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04-13-2016, 11:35 AM
Electric fork zaps a salty taste to your tongue without the sodium
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If you love salt but you're worried about your sodium intake, a new futuristic fork could save your life.
This week, a two-day trial (http://labtokyo.jp/**salt/en)*was conducted*at a restaurant in Tokyo offering a salt-free five-course meal to patrons. The star of the show was an "electro fork" that can send a salty taste to your taste buds when its button is depressed.
SEE ALSO: 19 apps to reinvent yourself in 2016 (http://mashable.com/2016/01/15/19-apps-new-year-2016/)
The salty taste is triggered by a current generated by the utensil, and the fork is able to mimic sour, bitter and metallic taste sensations. A sweet taste is sorely missing however — bad news for dessert fans. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/13/electro-fork-salt/)
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If you love salt but you're worried about your sodium intake, a new futuristic fork could save your life.
This week, a two-day trial (http://labtokyo.jp/**salt/en)*was conducted*at a restaurant in Tokyo offering a salt-free five-course meal to patrons. The star of the show was an "electro fork" that can send a salty taste to your taste buds when its button is depressed.
SEE ALSO: 19 apps to reinvent yourself in 2016 (http://mashable.com/2016/01/15/19-apps-new-year-2016/)
The salty taste is triggered by a current generated by the utensil, and the fork is able to mimic sour, bitter and metallic taste sensations. A sweet taste is sorely missing however — bad news for dessert fans. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/13/electro-fork-salt/)
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