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All the Feels: How Texture Makes Taste

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The Joy of Eating Tissues

The science behind this trick is the idea that you can get back some of the sensory experience of taste and flavor by actually boosting texture. So before Ben and Jerry's ice cream from the most part was smooth, they added nine pounds of almonds to make it super chunky. "I feel like we should embrace texture and all its many splendid variety," says Q-Food guide Kathy.

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