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Record Nr.

UNINA9910466080903321

Autore

Mouritsen Ole G.

Titolo

Mouthfeel : how texture makes taste / / Ole G. Mouritsen and Klavs Styrbæk ; translated and adapted by Mariela Johansen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

0-231-54324-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (372 pages) : color illustrations, photographs

Collana

Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History

Disciplina

664/.072

Soggetti

Food texture

Taste

Food - Sensory evaluation

Food preferences

Cooking

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Complex Universe of Taste and Flavor -- 2. What Makes Up Our Food? -- 3. The Physical Properties of Food: Form, Structure, and Texture -- 4. Texture and Mouthfeel -- 5. Playing Around with Mouthfeel -- 6. Making Further Inroads into the Universe of Texture -- 7. Why Do We Like the Food That We Do? -- Epilogue: Mouthfeel and a Taste for Life -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Why is chocolate melting on the tongue such a decadent sensation? Why do we love crunching on bacon? Why is fizz-less soda such a disappointment to drink, and why is flat beer so unappealing to the palate? Our sense of taste produces physical and emotional reactions that cannot be explained by chemical components alone. Eating triggers our imagination, draws on our powers of recall, and activates our critical judgment, creating a unique impression in our mouths and our minds. How exactly does this alchemy work, and what are the larger cultural and environmental implications?Collaborating in the laboratory and the kitchen, Ole G. Mouritsen and Klavs Styrbæk



investigate the multiple ways in which food texture influences taste. Combining scientific analysis with creative intuition and a sophisticated knowledge of food preparation, they write a one-of-a-kind book for food lovers and food science scholars. By mapping the mechanics of mouthfeel, Mouritsen and Styrbæk advance a greater awareness of its link to our culinary preferences. Gaining insight into the textural properties of raw vegetables, puffed rice, bouillon, or ice cream can help us make healthier and more sustainable food choices. Through mouthfeel, we can recreate the physical feelings of foods we love with other ingredients or learn to latch onto smarter food options. Mastering texture also leads to more adventurous gastronomic experiments in the kitchen, allowing us to reach even greater heights of taste sensation.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910482957203321

Autore

Gamboa Jorge

Titolo

Archaeological Heritage in a Modern Urban Landscape : The Ancient Moche in Trujillo, Peru / / by Jorge Gamboa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-15470-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (108 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Archaeological Heritage Management, , 2192-5313

Disciplina

985.16

Soggetti

Archaeology

Cultural property

Management

Cultural Heritage

Cultural Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. From Ruins to Heritage Places -- Chapter 2. The Ancient Moche of Trujillo -- Chapter 3. Urban Development and Archaeology at Trujillo -- Chapter 4. Why Preserve the Minor Sites? Identity, Heritage and Urban Life Quality.



Sommario/riassunto

Archaeological Heritage in a Modern Urban Landscape evaluates issues about the preservation, social role and management of archaeological sites in the Trujillo area, north coast of Peru, specifically those of the Moche culture (100-800 AD). Moche was one of the great civilizations of ancient Peru, with spectacular ceremonial adobe architecture and settlements distributed across a landscape formed by coastal valleys and one of the largest deserts of South America. In the last decades political and economic changes have brought rural migrations to the city of Trujillo and nearby zones, causing the emergence of extensive new communities in the margins of the metropolis. And although Trujillo’s Moche heritage has become a symbol of regional identity, most local Moche sites are under siege because of urban development. This book offers a new perspective on the development of modern communities settled beside archaeological sites and contributes to improving best practices in the management of archaeological sites and preservation in an urban setting.