The five senses: Using TASTE
29.06.23
Imagine the writing scenario…
Your child is crafting an incredible story about a character in a city. Your child knows they need to include ‘The Five Senses’ to help bring their descriptions to life. 
They get to ‘taste’.
One of the easiest ways to include ‘taste’ in writing is when the character eats something.
“But my character isn’t eating anything!” you hear them cry.
Step forward positive and negative air!
A good way to think about taste is to consider POSITIVE and NEGATIVE and how this links to the air in the setting.
Technique 1 - Positive
For example, if the character has just entered the city and seems fun, lively, and full of promise, this is a POSITIVE experience. This can be linked to the taste of nice things, even if the character isn’t eating.
Example: The smell of frying chips wafted from the fast food outlet, and the peppery taste of oil covered his tongue; his tastebuds watered, and his stomach rumbled.
Technique 2 - Negative
The character becomes lost in the city, and the tastes become noxious, mimicking the character’s state of mind.
Example: Thick smoke pumped from the car exhausts, curling around Bob’s tongue, leaving a metallic residue stuck to his tastebuds.
Happy tasting!
Anna 