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Bob Holmes
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Flavor: The Science of Our Most Neglected Sense

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AuthorBob Holmes
PublisherTantor Audio
PublishedApr 25 2017
Book FormatAudio
ISBN-139781665282192
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CategoriesTechnology & Engineering > Food Science - General
LanguageEnglish

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Can you describe how the flavor of halibut differs from red snapper? How Brie differs from cheddar? For most of us, unfortunately, the answer is: badly. Flavor remains a vague, undeveloped concept we don't know enough about to describe--or to appreciate--fully. In Flavor, Bob Holmes shows us just how much we're missing. He tackles questions like why cake tastes sweetest on white plates, how wine experts' eyes fool their noses, and how language affects flavor. He peers over the shoulders of fascinating food professionals engineering the perfect snack, chefs seeking surprising new flavor combinations, and even mathematicians pursuing the perfect pizza topping. He reveals how we can all sharpen our senses using professional techniques to name and describe flavors articulately. Whether you're someone who likes to cook creatively, delve into cutting-edge science, explore nutrition trends, or just to eat, Flavor will open your mind and palate to a vast and exciting sensory world.

Author Bio

In my 20+ years as a science writer, I’ve published more than 800 articles about evolution, ecology, environment, genetics, biomedicine, anthropology, and other topics.

Since 1994 I’ve been a correspondent for New Scientist magazine, the world’s largest-circulation newsweekly of science and technology. Now I write mostly for Knowable Magazine, an open-access online newsmagazine of science that’s published by Annual Reviews.

I taught for several years in the Science Writing program at the University of California, Santa Cruz (and am an alumnus of the program), and now teach Science Journalism at Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre on Vancouver Island, Canada.

Stored in a box somewhere, I also have a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.

I live with my wife and standard poodle in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Source: bobholmes.org

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