[Explanation] "Snack tester", also known as snack sensory inspector, is a profession that many people yearn for. The task of working every day is to taste various snacks, and some people will be paid and they can make money by eating and drinking. Recently, the reporter came to the factory of a certain snack brand in Shanghai and interviewed Huang Wenbo, the sensory inspection supervisor of the brand.
Huang Wenbo has been engaged in this profession for more than ten years. She told reporters that the reason why she chose this profession was because she could eat snacks, "sounds very happy."
[Concurrent] Huang Wenbo, Supervisor of Sensory Testing of Certain Brand Snacks
Because I like to eat snacks, and after making them for so many years, I still like them and I am very happy to make them.
[Explanation] According to Huang Wenbo, she will go to the warehouse to sample every batch of goods. The selected snacks will then be transported to the evaluation room for evaluation. Roasted seeds, nuts, candied fruit, meat products... Huang Wenbo has hundreds of snacks to be tested every day, and the methods for testing the quality of snacks are not only known as "eating", but also include vision and smell.
Different snacks have different detection methods, such as nut snacks. First confirm the information on the outer packaging such as the production date, and then use the machine to measure whether the packaging bag leaks, and then use tools such as scales and rulers to evaluate the particle size and the quality of the packaging. It's bad, and finally try the taste.
[Concurrent] Huang Wenbo, Supervisor of Sensory Testing of Certain Brand Snacks
Choosing a snack first depends on whether it is fresh on the date of production, because the fresher it is, the more fragrant and delicious it will taste. The second is to look at its color, such as pistachios, if the color is relatively white, it is not good. Because white color is not a normal color, it may be bleached.
[Explanation] Behind the food, the sensory inspectors of snacks also have their own responsibilities. They have to train every once in a while to remember the characteristics of new products; a certain type of gathering for a period of time may cause oral ulcers; in order to ensure Taste sensitivity, you can't smoke, drink, or eat spicy food in your daily life.
Huang Wenbo said frankly that since he was engaged in this profession, because he "eats too much" snacks, he often doesn't eat lunch, and he has gained more than ten kilograms of weight, which is "pain and happiness".
[Concurrent] Huang Wenbo, Supervisor of Sensory Testing of Certain Brand Snacks
As soon as I go to work in the morning, I start to eat when I have to order goods. There are also various snacks. Sometimes I don’t even want to eat lunch.
Xu Mingrui and Li Qiuying report from Shanghai
Editor in charge: [Ji Xiang]