Tasty : the art and science of what we eat / John McQuaid.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Scribner, 2015Copyright date: Edition: First Scribner hardcover editionDescription: vii, 291 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781451685008
  • 1451685009
  • 9781451685015
  • 1451685017
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 664.072 23
LOC classification:
  • TX631 .M395 2015
  • TX546 .M377 2015
Online resources:
Contents:
The tongue map -- The birth of flavor in five meals -- The bitter gene -- Flavor cultures -- The seduction -- Gusto and disgust -- Quest for fire -- The great bombardment -- The DNA of deliciousness.
Summary: A fascinating and deeply researched investigation into the mysteries of flavor, from our ancestors' first bites to ongoing scientific advances in taste and today's "foodie" revolution. -- Source other than Library of Congress.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-278) and index.

The tongue map -- The birth of flavor in five meals -- The bitter gene -- Flavor cultures -- The seduction -- Gusto and disgust -- Quest for fire -- The great bombardment -- The DNA of deliciousness.

A fascinating and deeply researched investigation into the mysteries of flavor, from our ancestors' first bites to ongoing scientific advances in taste and today's "foodie" revolution. -- Source other than Library of Congress.

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