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5 Things About Taste

November 25, 2014/in Public Lectures/by Grant Alkin

At our 2014 public lecture How We Taste, Chef Wylie Dufresne, Dr. Dana Small, and Peter Meehan explored the tantalizingly complex concept of flavor. The evening was full of scientific discovery, childhood memories, and culinary innovation. In honor of this enlightening event, here are 5 things you might not know about our sense of taste:

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Liz Roth-JohnsonAbout the author: Liz Roth-Johnson received her Ph.D. in Molecular Biology at UCLA. If she’s not in the lab, you can usually find her experimenting in the kitchen.

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Tags: bitter, chemistry, flavor, food, salty, science, smell, sour, sweet, taste, umami
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