Series of events required for an organism to receive a gustatory stimulus, convert it to a molecular signal, and recognize and characterize the signal

Mouthfeel : how texture makes taste / Ole G. Mouritsen and Klavs Styrbæk ; translated and adapted by Mariela Johansen.

The terroir of whiskey : a distiller's journey into the flavor of place / Rob Arnold.

Neurogastronomy : how the brain creates flavor and why it matters / Gordon M. Shepherd.

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Mouthfeel : how texture makes taste / Ole G. Mouritsen and Klavs Styrbæk ; translated and adapted by Mariela Johansen.

The terroir of whiskey : a distiller's journey into the flavor of place / Rob Arnold.

Neurogastronomy : how the brain creates flavor and why it matters / Gordon M. Shepherd.