ArrowArtboardCreated with Sketch.Title ChevronTitle ChevronIcon FacebookIcon LinkedinIcon Mail ContactPath LayerIcon MailPositive ArrowIcon Print
Technology

Taste the TV: Invention sends flavors straight to lickable screens

Professor at Japan's Meiji University envisions Netflix-style subscriptions

Meiji University professor Homei Miyashita believes the new device can eventually be used to train sommeliers. (Photo provided by Homei Miyashita)

TOKYO -- Watching cooking programs on television has been all the rage in recent years, but how do the dishes themselves taste? A Japanese professor has invented a device to give hungry viewers an idea.

Unveiled in October 2021 by Homei Miyashita of Meiji University, Taste the TV uses 10 or so cartridges to create a taste sample that imitates certain foods and can then sprayed onto a film on the screen or onto foods like rice and bread.

Sponsored Content

About Sponsored Content This content was commissioned by Nikkei's Global Business Bureau.

Nikkei Asian Review, now known as Nikkei Asia, will be the voice of the Asian Century.

Celebrate our next chapter
Free access for everyone - Sep. 30

Find out more