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Sometimes picking the right music or lighting for a dinner date can be daunting, but research suggests you should be focusing on the colour of your napkins too.
A new report examining the relationship between coloured napkins and the flavour of food found that colour is a powerful contributor. The report reveals which colours pair best with which dishes to help give your dinners that extra bit of flavour. Napkin brand Tork partnered with Swedish food stylist and chef, Linda Lundgren, who paired dishes with a range of coloured napkins.
She told trade magazine TheCaterer: "How do you make a strawberry mousse sweeter and richer-tasting? The answer isn't more strawberries or sugar. Instead, try serving the dish with a coral pink napkin. The colour actually increases the perception of sweetness and decreases bitterness, making it perfect for desserts. "
"The experiments found that aqua blue napkins enhance the flavour of eggs and Indian food. This is because it brings out orange and yellow as contrast colours and makes the dishes seem less salty," Ms Lundgren said.
Coral pink helps to decrease the bitterness of dishes like grapefruit and makes meals taste sweeter, while pink or rose red work best with desserts.
Mustard yellow helps to improve the flavour of green dish such as sprouts and salads, as well as tart flavours including fish and sea food. Anthracite grey helps to contrast the tones of lighter coloured table settings and meals, meaning grey napkins give Mediterranean food a richer taste.
A few years ago I worked in an international company that sold computer devices. I had to travel a lot over the country as a part of my work. I remember that I was at a stage of my life where I only cared about how to make more money.
On one of my trips, I came to the airport to take a bus to downtown, as usual. It was the same routine: get into the city, take the bus to the hotel, visit the customer, work late, take the bus back to the airport and fly back. . . That day, for some reasons, I decided to take the stairs down to a different exit, where I came across a beautiful garden I had never seen before. I waited there, enjoying the scenery. Finally the bus came.
Usually I took the seat behind the driver. That day I sat down somewhere in the middle. A boy was seated next to me, carrying a lot of suitcases. Suddenly, he turned to me and gave me one of the most sincere smiles I had ever seen from a stranger. Warmly, he said, "hi, the perfect day in the perfect place, huh?"
I remember thinking to myself—this must be one of those typical people who is young and naive and just thinks everything is beautiful and easy. Why was he annoying me when I just wanted to enjoy the bus ride? But out of politeness, I replied, "Perfect! Did your parents pay for you to have some vacations on the beach?" "No, I'm not here for vacation, and I don't have parents." He shook his head, "I'm here because I want to achieve my biggest dream. I'm on the way to the army school where my grandfather studied a long time ago. "
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