{"id":2268,"date":"2011-02-26T03:00:45","date_gmt":"2011-02-26T09:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=2268"},"modified":"2011-02-25T23:55:01","modified_gmt":"2011-02-26T05:55:01","slug":"spark-your-creativity-with-the-5-senses-taste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/26\/spark-your-creativity-with-the-5-senses-taste\/","title":{"rendered":"Spark Your Creativity with the 5 Senses: Taste"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Petite-tasse-et-un-croissant\"<\/a>

Petite tasse de cafe et un croissant \/ coffee and a croissant<\/p><\/div>\n

This is #5 in a series of articles on Creativity and Inspiration for Writers<\/strong>. Tips shared here are inspired by my e-book, Overcome Writer\u2019s Block<\/em><\/a>, and will soon also be part of a course at We Write Books community<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How can we be a better writers, or get re-inspired in our writing?<\/p>\n

Let’s tap into our five senses. I’ve already written about sight<\/a>, sound<\/a>, smell<\/a> and touch<\/a>. Today is taste!<\/p>\n

I left taste for last because for some reason for me it feels the most intimate and vulnerable experience to share. How about you?<\/p>\n

When I eat or imagine my favorite meal — roasted chicken and steamed red chard — my ability to use words seems to fade. Food is so sensual and drops me into my lowers chakras.<\/p>\n

Taste<\/strong><\/span> is also so connected to emotions I find it hard to speak about food without bringing in the emotions. When I eat I feel content, grateful, satisfied, and relaxed.<\/p>\n

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Wikipedia tells us there are 5 kinds of taste<\/a>:
\nThe sensation of taste can be categorized into basic tastes: sweetness, bitterness, sourness, saltiness and umami. The recognition and awareness of Umami is a relatively recent development in Western cuisine.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Reading further, I learn that taste is indeed complicated, a combination of smell, texture sensation, and temperature sensing. No wonder it’s challenging to write about.<\/p>\n

Well, the point of this series of articles is to encourage you to awaken your senses and bring back your newfound awareness to your writing.<\/p>\n

Favorite foods:<\/p>\n