Title:
Flavor : the science of our most neglected sense / Bob Holmes.
Author:
Holmes, Bob (Evolutionary biologist), author.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2017]
Call Number:
QP456 .H66 2017
Abstract:
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.
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9780393244427
Physical Description:
310 pages ; 25 cm
General Note:
"Independent Publishers Since 1923."
Contents:
Broccoli and tonic -- Beer from the bottle -- The pursuit of pain -- This is your brain on wine -- Feeding your hunger -- Why not iguana? -- The killer tomato -- The cauliflower bloody Mary and other chefly inspirations -- The future of flavor.
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