This study introduces the Blooming Resonant Tea system, a drinking system that integrates taste, visual, and auditory stimuli to enhance the flavor of herbal tea and ingredient immersion. Studies show that cymatics (the use of vibrational frequencies to create dynamic liquid patterns) and music can amplify existing flavors, while dynamic projections can enhance food perception. To augment flavor, the system employs two methods: generating cymatics patterns through a VP2 vibrator embedded in the cup and using flavor-associated music. For ingredient immersion, blooming projections are used to visually transform the tea from a bud to full bloom. This system offers a customizable multi-sensory drinking experience, allowing users to select different herbal teas with matching projections, cymatics patterns, and music, creating a tri-sensory tea-drinking ritual for the future.

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