Rob Dunn and Monica Sanchez, "Delicious: The Evolution of Flavor and How It Made Us Human" (Princeton UP, 2021)
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What Are the Differences Between Bitter and Bitter?
Sothe book has nine chapters, and as a reader, i would divide them into two parts. The first is based centrally on human anatomy. And the second part shifts to be more focused on different types of food,. in flavors. So in the first chapter, you tell us about taste receptors on the tongue that are somehow connected to the brain. And you argue that pleasure and displeasure while having food have been evolutionary speaking mechanisms. That help species to be guided to have the nutrients they need or avoid the ones that they don't. Is this connection between survival and pleasure, which i find interesting? Could you tell us more about that? Fur setaste for ceptors are are superan
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