How it works
A guess the food challenge is a blind taste test: the host numbers small cups of food, and players taste or smell each one and write what it is. This page prints the guess sheet, the host's key and the rules.
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Guess the food challenge ideas, by kind
The four Host's key sheets list foods that work: fruit, crackers and snacks, juices, and spices guessed by smell alone. Write a cup number beside each one you put out.
Run the guess the taste game
Ask every guest about allergies first; that rule prints on each sheet. Number the cups, choose the guess sheet for 6, 10 or 12 in the Sheet list and press Print blank sheet. Nobody is timed, and anyone may pass a cup.
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Tips
- Try pear beside apple, and white grape juice beside apple juice.
Questions and answers
How do you play a guess the flavor game?
Each player tastes one numbered cup at a time without seeing what is in it, then writes a guess beside the number. The host reads the key, and the most right guesses wins.
What are good foods for guess the food challenge?
Mild, familiar foods are our suggestion: peeled apple and pear, banana, grapes, plain crackers, pretzels, popcorn and fruit juices. The host's key sheets list them by kind. Nothing hot, spoiled or unpleasant belongs on the table.
Do players have to wear a blindfold?
No. Closing your eyes works, or the host can cover each cup. A player who would rather look first may, and anyone may pass a cup. A blank line costs only the point.
How is it scored?
One point a cup is our suggestion, written in the points box after the key is read. If two sheets tie, one more cup settles it. It is a folk game with no official rules.