An adult and child are together in a kitchen space with a brightly coloured bowl on a white surface.
Day visit activity

Tongue-Twisting Tastes

Find out what the five tastes are and see if you can match up the tastes with their names!

When: -
Where: Kitchen
Recommended for: Families

Partially accessible

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Inspired by our old Tongue-Twisting Tastes exhibits, join us in the Kitchen to explore what the 5 tastes are and see if you can match up the tastes with their names.

SOUR – Find out what makes things fizz. Make some sour sherbet to try.

BITTER – Where does chocolate come from? Find out what goes into it and enjoy a guided chocolate tasting.

SALT – How can salt help things freeze? Use some clever chemistry to make supercooled sorbet.

SWEET – We're getting technical in the kitchen as we get out the sugar thermometer and try our hand at some confectionary.

UMAMI – The ‘fifth taste’. Let’s chat about where it comes from and make some savoury seaweed snacks.

Drop in 2-3 times per day. Only runs on weekends. Check activity board on arrival.

We'll be running several 45 min sessions per day. Check activity board on arrival.