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Why Are American Chips So Boring?
Taste is about discovery, having interest in things, and making a lot of mistakes. It’s about trying to find the authentic set of choices that both reflect your own background, but also the choices and discoveries that you have made consciously and deliberately. It's always changing and it's also always in reflection of what everyone else is doing ... See more
Tahirah Hairston • RLT Interview #4: W. David Marx, Writer
Rozin and Schiller argue that the human conversion to chili—which is not seen in other omnivores, such as rats—represents a “hedonic shift.” Around the age of five, children start to season their own food. They see older siblings and parents reaching for the salsa on the table and start to copy them. Maybe the first bite makes them cry with pain, b
... See moreBee Wilson • First Bite: How We Learn to Eat
'Beef Parmentier'? 'Shepherd's pie'? 'Chili special'? Sounds like leftovers to me.
Anthony Bourdain • Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
The world of taste is commonly described as encompassing five—possibly six—basic characteristics: sweetness, sourness, saltiness, bitterness, savoriness (umami), and possibly heartiness (kokumi).