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Tasty : the art and science of what we eat / John McQuaid.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McQuaid, John, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gastronomy.
- Flavor.
- Taste.
- Food habits.
- Food--Sensory evaluation.
- Food.
- Food industry and trade.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 291 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Scribner, 2015.
- 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.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-278) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1451685009
- 9781451685008
- OCLC:
- 873006329
- Publisher Number:
- 99961966876
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