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Author Holmes, Bob (Evolutionary biologist), author.

Title Flavor : the science of our most neglected sense / Bob Holmes.

Publication Info. New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2017]

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  612.87 HOLMES    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  612.87 HOLMES    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  612.87 HOLMES    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  612.87 HOL    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  612.8 HOLMES    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  612.87 HOL    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  612.86 HOL    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  612.87 HOLMES    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  612.87 HOL    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 310 pages ; 25 cm
Note "Independent Publishers Since 1923."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Summary 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.
Subject Taste.
Taste buds.
Flavor.
Senses and sensation.
Flavor. (OCoLC)fst00927108
Senses and sensation. (OCoLC)fst01112562
Taste. (OCoLC)fst01143475
Taste buds. (OCoLC)fst01143484
Taste.
Taste Perception.
Taste Buds.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology.
COOKING / Essays & Narratives.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Food Science.
COOKING / Essays.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Food Science.
ISBN 9780393244427 hardcover
0393244423 hardcover
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