Bob Holmes
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
310 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Can you describe how the flavor of halibut differs from that of red snapper? How the taste of a Fuji apple differs from a Spartan? For most of us, this is a difficult task: flavor remains a vague, undeveloped concept that we don't know enough about to describe - or appreciate - fully. In this delightful and compelling exploration of our most neglected sense, veteran science reporter Bob Holmes shows us just how much we're missing. Considering every...