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A thoughtful consideration of taste as a sense and an idea and of how we might jointly develop both. When we eat, we eat the world: taking something from outside and making it part of us. But what does it taste of? And can we develop our taste? In Taste, Sarah Worth argues that taste is a sense that needs educating, for the real pleasures of eating only come with an understanding of what one really likes. From taste as an abstract concept to real examples of food, she explores how we can learn about and develop our sense of taste through themes ranging from pleasure, authenticity, and food fraud, to visual images, recipes, and food writing.

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"This engaging book . . . invites rumination on the familiar saying, 'We are what we eat.'" -- Carolyn Korsmeyer, author of "Making Sense of Taste" and "Savoring Disgust "

Taste: A Philosophy of Food

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      Publisher Reaktion Books
      Published 11 October 2021
      ISBN-13 9781789144802
      978-1789144802
      ISBN-10 1789144809
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      Cultural studies: food and society

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A thoughtful consideration of taste as a sense and an idea and of how we might jointly develop both. When we eat, we eat the world: taking something from outside and making it part of us. But what does it taste of? And can we develop our taste? In Taste, Sarah Worth argues that taste is a sense that needs educating, for the real pleasures of eating only come with an understanding of what one really likes. From taste as an abstract concept to real examples of food, she explores how we can learn about and develop our sense of taste through themes ranging from pleasure, authenticity, and food fraud, to visual images, recipes, and food writing.

      Trade Review
      "This engaging book . . . invites rumination on the familiar saying, 'We are what we eat.'" -- Carolyn Korsmeyer, author of "Making Sense of Taste" and "Savoring Disgust "

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