A Taste of Molecules: In Search of the Secrets of Flavor

215 Pages·2013·0.923 MB·English

by  Diane Fresquez

A T A s T e o f
Molecules
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A T A s T e o f
Molecules
In Search of the Secrets of Flavor
d i A n e f r e s q u e z
Published in 2013 by the Feminist Press
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First printing October 2013
Cover and text design by Drew Stevens
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Fresquez, Diane
 A taste of molecules : in search of the secrets of flavor / by Diane Fresquez.
      p. cm.
 eISBN 978-1-55861-840-4
1.  Taste buds. 2.  Flavor. 3.  Gender identity in science.
4.  Flavoring essences.  I. Title.
 QP456.F74 2013
 612.8'7—dc23
                                                            2011052067
For my husband, Richard,
and our daughters, Louisa and Clara

CONTENTS
Front Cover
Title page
Copyright page

I. Taste Uncorked
L’Amuse-Bouche
Bright Sweetness
The Singing Baguettes
Library of Yeast
Beach Party in a Bottle
Learning while Intoxicated
Liquid Courage

II. Hiding and Seeking Flavor
Licorice on the Inside
Taster’s Choice
Smelly Pig
Apples of Your Eye
Banana-Flavored Pop Quiz

III. The Taste Buds in Your Brain
Recipes for Remembering
Pavlov’s Restaurant
Transport Delayed

IV. Scents and Sensibility
This Is Not a Soup Kitchen
Darkness Edible
Nectar & Co.

V. Recipes
Sopaipillas
Lamb Chops Marinated in Mead
Flower Power Elderflower Cocktail
Hop Shoots with Poached Egg and Smoked Salmon
Peppermint Chip Ice Cream
Apple Chutney
Sabayon with Musa Lova Banana Liqueur
Dutch Ham and Endives Gratinées
Crumble of Christmas Boudin Sausage with Mead Sauce
Madeleines
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the Feminist Press
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i. TAsTe uncorked