Taste Matters - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Taste Matters write by John Prescott. This book was released on 2013-02-15. Taste Matters available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The human tongue has somewhere up to eight thousand taste buds to inform us when something is sweet, salty, sour, or bitter—or as we usually think of it—delicious or revolting. Tastes differ from one region to the next, and no two people’s seem to be the same. But why is it that some people think maple syrup is too sweet, while others can’t get enough? What makes certain people love Roquefort cheese and others think it smells like feet? Why do some people think cilantro tastes like soap? John Prescott tackles this conundrum in Taste Matters, an absorbing exploration of why we eat and seek out the foods that we do. Prescott surveys the many factors that affect taste, including genetic inheritance, maternal diet, cultural traditions, and physiological influences. He also delves into what happens when we eat for pleasure instead of nutrition, paying particularly attention to affluent Western societies, where, he argues, people increasingly view food selection as a sensory or intellectual pleasure rather than a means of survival. As obesity and high blood pressure are on the rise along with a number of other health issues, changes in the modern diet are very much to blame, and Prescott seeks to answer the question of why and how our tastes often lead us to eat foods that are not the best for our health. Compelling and accessible, this timely book paves the way for a healthier and more sustainable understanding of taste.
Matters of Taste
Matters of Taste - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Matters of Taste write by Donna R. Barnes. This book was released on 2002. Matters of Taste available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Published to accompany an exhibition held in Sept. 2002 by the Albany Institute of History and Art.
A Matter of Taste
A Matter of Taste - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Matter of Taste write by Stanley Lieberson. This book was released on 2000-01-01. A Matter of Taste available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. What accounts for our tastes? Why and how do they change over time? Stanley Lieberson analyzes children's first names to develop an original theory of fashion. He disputes the commonly-held notion that tastes in names (and other fashions) simply reflect societal shifts.
A Matter of Taste
A Matter of Taste - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Matter of Taste write by Rebecca Tucker. This book was released on 2018-11-27. A Matter of Taste available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. How farmer's markets and organic produce became synonymous with "good food" and why they shouldn't be. How did farmer's markets, nose-to-tail, locavorism, organic eating, CSAs, whole foods, and Whole Foods become synonymous with “good food”? And are these practices really producing food that is morally, environmentally, or economically sustainable? Rebecca Tucker's compelling, reported argument shows that we must work to undo the moral coding that we use to interpret how we come by what we put on our plates. She investigates not only the danger of the accepted rhetoric, but the innovative work happening on farms and university campuses to create a future where nutritious food is climate-change resilient, hardy enough to grow season after season, and, most importantly, available to all—not just those willing or able to fork over the small fortune required for a perfect heirloom tomato. Tucker argues that arriving at that future will require a broad cognitive shift away from the idea that farmer's markets, community gardens, and organic food production is the only sustainable way forward; more than that, it will require the commitment of research firms, governments, corporations, and post-secondary institutions to develop and implement agriscience innovations that do more than improve the bottom line. A Matter of Taste asks us to rethink what good food really is.
The Taste of Place
The Taste of Place - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Taste of Place write by Amy B. Trubek. This book was released on 2008-05-05. The Taste of Place available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. How and why do we think about food, taste it, and cook it? While much has been written about the concept of terroir as it relates to wine, in this vibrant, personal book, Amy Trubek, a pioneering voice in the new culinary revolution, expands the concept of terroir beyond wine and into cuisine and culture more broadly. Bringing together lively stories of people farming, cooking, and eating, she focuses on a series of examples ranging from shagbark hickory nuts in Wisconsin and maple syrup in Vermont to wines from northern California. She explains how the complex concepts of terroir and goût de terroir are instrumental to France's food and wine culture and then explores the multifaceted connections between taste and place in both cuisine and agriculture in the United States. How can we reclaim the taste of place, and what can it mean for us in a country where, on average, any food has traveled at least fifteen hundred miles from farm to table? Written for anyone interested in food, this book shows how the taste of place matters now, and how it can mediate between our local desires and our global reality to define and challenge American food practices.
