Taste Surprising Stories and Science about Why Food Tastes Good

Name: Taste Surprising Stories and Science about Why Food Tastes Good
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ISBN: 9781439190746

ISBN-10: 1439190747

ISBN-13: 9781439190746

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Authors: Barb Stuckey

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Whether it’s a grilled cheese sandwich with tomato soup or a salted caramel coated in dark chocolate, you know when food tastes good. Now here’s the amazing story behindwhyyou love some foods and can’t tolerate others.A seasoned food developer to whom food companies turn for help in creating delicious new products, Barb Stuckey reveals that much of what we think we know about taste is wrong. As Stuckey explains how our five senses work together to form “flavor perceptions,” she tells fascinating stories about people who have lost the sense of smell or taste and the unexpected ways their experience of food changes as a result. You’ll learn why kids (and some adults) turn up their noses at…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Publisher: Free Press
Publication date: 3/26/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English



Introduction



The Workings of the Senses



Taste



Smell



Touch



Sight



Sound



How the Pros Taste



From Womb to Tomb



The Basic Tastes



Salt



Bitter



Sweet



Sour



Umami



The Sixth Basic Taste-and Other Contenders



Pulling It All Together



Your Brain on Food



How Taste Affects Your Waist



Balancing Flavor



Summary: Sensory Truths You Never Suspected



Fifteen Ways to Get More from Every Bite


A Note About the Notes


Illustration and Photography Credits


Acknowledgments


Index