Delicious: The Evolution of Flavor and How It Made Us Human

by Rob Dunn and Monica Sanchez

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A savory account of how the pursuit of delicious foods shaped human evolution

Nature, it has been said, invites us to eat by appetite and rewards by flavor. But what exactly are flavors? Why are some so pleasing while others are not? Delicious is a supremely entertaining foray into the heart of such questions.

With generous helpings of warmth and wit, Rob Dunn and Monica Sanchez offer bold new perspectives on why food is enjoyable and how the pursuit of delicious flavors has guided the course of human history. They consider the role that flavor may have played in the invention...

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  • ISBN10 0691199477
  • ISBN13 9780691199474
  • Publish Date 23 March 2021
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Princeton University Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 304
  • Language English