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Food in Space! With Alton Brown and Guests

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The Risks of Taste: Exploring Astringency and Bitterness in Human History

This chapter explores human taste perception, especially astringency and bitterness, and how cultural acclimation helps us embrace these flavors. Through amusing anecdotes, it illustrates humanity's curiosity and willingness to take risks in food innovation, even when faced with potentially hazardous choices.

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