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BEIJING, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Japanese researchers recently invented an electrical fork that can make any dish taste salty, thus acting as a substitute for the popular seasoning.
According to Hiromi Nakamura, a Post Doc Research Fellow at Tokyo's Meiji University, the technology can be very useful for people on special diets.
Nakamura called this process "Augmented Gustation." The fork's two sides, the front end and the handle, are used as electrodes. She said: "When you take a piece of food with the fork and put it in your mouth, you close the circuit. When you remove the fork from your mouth, you disconnect the circuit. So it actually works as a switch." A fork like this can help people with high blood pressure or hypertension, as they can enjoy saltiness to their heart's content without worrying about extra sodium.
Basically, electricity affects our taste buds, not the food itself. Even though she's come a long way, Nakamura is not ready to release her fork to the masses just yet. She is still researching, as she claims that the more she can understand how the taste buds get affected, she can literally design various tastes without adding them to the food itself.
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