Acquired Tastes Examples
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Acquired Tastes
Looks at culinary fare since the beginning of white settlement in Australia - Sea rations - Damper - Billy tea - Colonial cookery - Early practices of the 20th century - Traditional Australian 'meat pie' (Pie floater P.68) - Household & domestic equipment.
Acquired Tastes
Author: Boston Athenaeum
language: en
Publisher: Boston Athenaeum Library
Release Date: 2006
A stunning commemoration of 200 years of collecting, study, and debate at this venerable Boston institution
How Taste Works
""How Taste Works"" explores the fascinating world of gustation, unraveling the complex interplay between biology, chemistry, and psychology that shapes our taste experiences. This comprehensive guide delves into three key aspects: taste perception physiology, flavor chemistry, and taste's role in human evolution and health. The book challenges common misconceptions and offers a fresh perspective on our interactions with food and flavor. Starting with the five basic tastes—sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami—the book progresses through cellular-level taste detection, explaining taste receptors and signal transduction pathways. It then examines flavor chemistry, discussing how volatile compounds and food preparation methods influence our taste perceptions. The book's unique approach combines scientific explanations with practical applications, such as how understanding taste chemistry can aid in developing healthier food products or treating eating disorders. Written in an accessible style, ""How Taste Works"" balances academic rigor with engaging narrative, making it valuable for students, food enthusiasts, and industry professionals alike. By incorporating recent research from molecular biology, neuroscience, and anthropology, the book provides a holistic view of taste's significance in human development and daily life, ultimately offering readers a new appreciation for this crucial sense.