That is, when a food is offered to a child to eat, the child is exposed to the sight of the food, its smell and its texture as the food is handled; he or she may also hear the name of the food. If they taste it, they additionally experience the texture of the food in the mouth and the sound it makes as it is chewed. Familiarity with these non-taste sensory properties of a food may play some part in the positive effects that result from repeated tasting.