Yang Su-Chiu, Hsu Li-Chieh
School of Arts and Design, Sanming University, Sanming, China.
Front Psychol. 2024 Jul 23;15:1427665. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1427665. eCollection 2024.
Prior research on the relationship between the taste, aroma and drinking utensils of beverages tends to focus on topics such as alcohol, sparkling beverages, juice, coffee, and hot chocolate. There is limited research focused on the interdependence between the perception of teacups and the tea taste. The literature has not yet found any research covering the impact of visual shape and the tactile sensation of teacups on the perception of tea flavor. Therefore, this study proposed six hypotheses related to the teacup shape and texture, teacup preference and taste and smell of tea. This study involved experimental design and questionnaire data collection, using a convenience sampling method to recruit 102 participants voluntarily. The research results are: (1) Age and gender have an impact on the taste and aroma perception of tea; (2) The width, height, rim thickness and smoothness of the teacup surface do have an impact on the perception of taste and fragrance of tea. (3) The preference of teacup played an intermediary effect between tea taste and the shape and texture of teacup. The implications of these findings on the perception of tea flavor are discussed.
先前关于饮料的味道、香气和饮用器具之间关系的研究往往集中在酒精、气泡饮料、果汁、咖啡和热巧克力等主题上。针对茶杯感知与茶味之间相互依存关系的研究有限。文献中尚未发现任何关于茶杯的视觉形状和触感对茶味感知影响的研究。因此，本研究提出了六个与茶杯形状和质地、茶杯偏好以及茶的味道和气味相关的假设。本研究涉及实验设计和问卷调查数据收集，采用便利抽样方法自愿招募了102名参与者。研究结果为：（1）年龄和性别对茶的味道和香气感知有影响；（2）茶杯表面的宽度、高度、边缘厚度和光滑度确实会对茶的味道和香气感知产生影响。（3）茶杯偏好在茶味与茶杯形状和质地之间起到了中介作用。讨论了这些发现对茶味感知的启示。
