Tasty: The Art and Science of What We Eat, McQuaid John

Автор: McQuaid John
Название: Tasty: The Art and Science of What We Eat
ISBN: 1451685009 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781451685008
Издательство: Simon & Schuster
Цена: 2989.00 р.
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Описание: A fascinating and deeply researched investigation into the mysteries of flavorfrom the first bite taken by our ancestors to scientific advances in taste and the current foodie revolution.

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. Yet its really the most complex and subtle. 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.

With reporting from kitchens, supermarkets, farms, restaurants, huge food corporations, and science labs, Tasty tells the story of the still-emerging concept of flavor and how our sense of taste will evolve in the coming decades.

Tasty explains the scientific research taking place on multiple fronts: how genes shape our tastes; how hidden taste perceptions weave their way into every organ and system in the body; how the mind assembles flavors from the five senses and signals from bodys metabolic systems; the quest to understand why sweetness tastes good and its dangerous addictive properties; why something disgusts one person and delights another; and what todays obsessions with extreme tastes tell us about the brain.

Brilliantly synthesizing science, ancient myth, philosophy, and literature, Tasty offers a delicious smorgasbord of where taste originated and where its goingand why it changes by the day.