I baked 2 big batches of cupcakes; one with fresh strawberries and one with artificial strawberry flavour; and I went out into the street challenging people to test their taste buds. They were asked to try one and figure out if they had the real or the artificial strawberry cupcake.
Most people know the real from the fake but usually they had to give it some thought. Some had quite a professional approach and started with a nice long sniff.
Smokers were poor tasters and admitted to being so. Whenever people had a chance, they swapped cupcakes and then the difference was plain as day.
To many people the artificial flavour cupcakes just tasted like generic fruit or vanilla. One little boy said they tasted like blueberry cupcakes! One girl said they tasted like cheap strawberry candy. She hit the nail on the head.
I must say that this was a really fun “prototype” and I especially enjoyed making so many people smile, even when they didn’t stop for a cupcake.
CREDITS: Thanks Mayo for coming along and taking these lovely photos! :)
