Mouthfeel

How Texture Makes Taste

Ole Mouritsen, Klavs Styrbæk (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

376 Seiten

2017
Columbia University Press (Verlag)
9780231180764 (ISBN)

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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.

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 StyrbA|k 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 StyrbA|k 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.

Ole G. Mouritsen is a distinguished scientist and professor of biophysics at the University of Southern Denmark. He serves as director of the Danish Center for Taste (Taste for Life) and the Center for Biomembrane Physics (MEMPHYS) and is president of the Danish Gastronomical Academy. His books include Umami: Unlocking the Secrets of the Fifth Taste (Columbia, 2015), Seaweeds: Edible, Available, and Sustainable (2013), and Sushi: Food for the Eye, the Body, and the Soul (2009). Klavs StyrbA|k is an award-winning chef who, with his wife, runs the gastronomical innovation project STYRBAKS, incorporating an experimental restaurant and a chefs' school. With Ole G. Mouritsen, he is the author of Umami: Unlocking the Secrets of the Fifth Taste (Columbia, 2015).

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 Recipes

Erscheinungsdatum	12.03.2017
Reihe/Serie	Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History
Übersetzer	Mariela Johansen
Zusatzinfo	148 color illustrations
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Essen / Trinken ► Grundkochbücher
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Humanbiologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie
	Technik ► Lebensmitteltechnologie
ISBN-13	9780231180764 / 9780231180764
Zustand	Neuware