{"product_id":"delicious-rob-dunn-9780691199474","title":"Delicious: The Evolution of Flavor and How It Made Us Human","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA savory account of how \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe pursuit of delicious foods shaped human evolution\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNature, it has been said, invites us to eat by appetite and rewards by flavor. But what exactly are flavors? Why are some so pleasing while others are not? \u003ci\u003eDelicious\u003c\/i\u003e is a supremely entertaining foray into the heart of such questions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith generous helpings of warmth and wit, Rob Dunn and Monica Sanchez offer bold new perspectives on why food is enjoyable and how the pursuit of delicious flavors has guided the course of human history. They consider the role that flavor may have played in the invention of the first tools, the extinction of giant mammals, the evolution of the world's most delicious and fatty fruits, the creation of beer, and our own sociality. Along the way, you will learn about the taste receptors you didn't even know you had, the best way to ferment a mastodon, the relationship between Paleolithic art and cheese, and much more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlending irresistible storytelling with the latest science, \u003ci\u003eDelicious\u003c\/i\u003e is a deep history of flavor that will transform the way you think about human evolution and the gustatory pleasures of the foods we eat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rob Dunn, Monica Sanchez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691199477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691199474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/23\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.60w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2022","brand":"Rob Dunn","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44055267180799,"sku":"9780691199474","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0ca12797-6cfd-4f67-a2dc-481d77a461b1.jpg?v=1685034683","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/delicious-rob-dunn-9780691199474","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}