Delicious
The Evolution of Flavor and How It Made Us Human

Rob Dunn and Monica Sanchez, both American academics, start their discussion of the importance of food flavors and taste in human evolution by quoting Eric Schlosser, author of the bestselling Fast Food Nation: “The human craving for flavor has been a largely unacknowledged and unexamined force in h......more

Being both interested in nutrition and evolutionary theory, I already had some background in the topic. However, it wasn't anything in-depth so the fact that there was a book about the evolution of flavour made me very interested. It's certainly a niche topic and I thought it might be cool to read. W......more

شغلت طبيعة المتعة والاستياء البشر منذ أن جلس أوائلل الفلاسفة من العصر الحجري القديم حول نار، يطهون اللحوم ويتحدثون. أية أسئلة يمكن ان تكون اهم من «لماذا نشعر بالسرور او الاستياء ؟». أو «متى ولماذا نسمح لأنفسنا أن نتمتع بالسرور أو نخضع أنفسنا للاستياء؟» في القرن الأول قبل الميلاد، قدم الشاعر الروماني......more

I learned a lot from this book!! For example: -cats don't taste sweet -elephant foot is probably the most delicious meat ever -humans are the only animals that combine foods -many different animals will choose a food that is more "delicious" over a more calorically sustainable one also not to be a celeb......more