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English
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A journey into the surprising science of the sense of flavor by a veteran New Scientist correspondent outlines narrative principles in neurobiology and modern food production to reveal the broad range of factors that can affect one's appreciation of what we consume.
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Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"The champion of uncelebrated foods including fat, offal, and bones, Jennifer McLagan turns her attention to a fascinating, underappreciated, and trending topic: bitterness. What do coffee, IPA beer, dark chocolate, and radicchio all have in common? They're bitter. In this deep and fascinating exploration of bitter through science, culture, history, and 120 deliciously idiosyncratic recipes, award-winning author Jennifer McLagan makes a case for this...
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Publisher
Ryland Peters & Small
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Umami is the super-savoury/savory fifth basic taste. It is both ubiquitous and elusive, present but often unrecognized, and it has the extraordinary ability to enhance individual flavours/flavors, transporting dishes to another level.
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Publisher
Atria
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Foodies rejoice! Malcolm Gladwell's favorite food inventor offers a guide to the senses with advice on how to develop your palate and better enjoy the pleasures of eating. Featured by Malcolm Gladwell in a New Yorker magazine article about the quest to develop the perfect cookie, Barb Stuckey is the food developer that famed foodies--such as Michael Pollan--turn to when they need to understand the pyschology and physiology of taste. In Taste What...
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English
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Who doesn t love to dive into a good meal? Our sense of taste is important without it, how would we know what we like to eat? Early readers take a tour of their taste buds and explore worlds of flavor. From a fresh, sweet orange to a yummy slice of pizza, readers will learn all about this savory sense with text presented in standard Latin American Spanish and English. Strong picture-text correlation enhanced by full-color photographs helps build early...
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Publisher
Enslow Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
What s your favorite food? Everyone has their own personal likes and dislikes when it comes to food. Explore the world of taste and digestion in this volume that follows food through the digestive system. Touching on proper nutrition as well as the functioning of this important body system, this title is relatable, readable, and dare we say it highly digestible!
12) ZigZag
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Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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When ZigZag, an alligator who can taste words, accidentally swallows "tambourine" with all of its vowels, he finds disappointing "ppls" instead of tart, green apples and a too-short "bd" instead of his comfy, cozy bed.
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English
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From My Little Pony to the Sex Pistols: An engaging exploration of why we love what we love. Katy Perry. Wes Anderson. Coldplay. Star Wars. Hamilton. Gilmore Girls. We all have our most and least favorite things. But why? In this smart, funny, and well-researched audiobook, Benjamin Errett brings together the latest findings from the worlds of psychology, criticism, neuroscience, market research, and more to examine what taste really means-and what...
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Publisher
Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"This much-needed cookbook combines tips and techniques with a dash of understanding about food aversion and how to help your kids-and yourself-cook beautiful meals in an empowering way, and is a groundbreaking resource for anyone who has ever been called "picky" or "discerning." Learn how to alter the texture or taste profile of a dish, or even fit it within a specific palette with a unique color-coded guide. Delicious, nutritious, and easily tailored...
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English
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Taste has long been considered the most basic of the five senses because its principal mission is a simple one: to discern food from everything else. Taste is a whole-body experience, and breakthroughs in genetics and microbiology are casting light not just on the experience of french fries and foie gras but the mysterious interplay of body and brain. Tasty explains the scientific research taking place on multiple fronts: how genes shape our tastes,...
18) Tasting
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Series
Publisher
BookLife
Pub. Date
c2016.
Language
English
Description
Discover how our five senses work and help us to understand the world around us. With repetitive and easy to read text and simple diagrams this series is an ideal introduction for younger readers.
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