A Taste of Molecules: In Search of the Secrets of Flavor (Women Writing Science)

by Diane Fresquez | Other |
ISBN: 1558618392 Global Overview for this book
Registered by tenscentpistol of Genève, Genève Switzerland on 6/1/2018
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Journal Entry 1 by tenscentpistol from Genève, Genève Switzerland on Friday, June 1, 2018
From Diane Fresquez :
If you read it and like it, please be so kind as to write a review on Amazon or anywhere you like.

This is a book about food, family, science, stories and memory. It's meant for a general audience, and it has recipes, too, like Belgian Hop Shoots with Smoked Salmon. For more about events, and requests to speak at your book club (in person or by Skype), please visit www.tasteofmolecules.com

From Amazon :
Food meets science, via Proust.
We're introduced to flavour even before we're born, and throughout our lives we attach memories, and a sense of home and identity to meals eaten with family and friends. The Danes are so obsessed by the joy of eating together, they even have a word for it--hygge (pronounced who-ga): "That sense of comfort, safety and pleasure that arises from the taste of good food eaten with good company." But how are new flavours created, and how does flavour get into food in the first place?
An enchanting personal tale. After a death in the family, the author uses the food of her childhood home in New Mexico as a springboard to travel, taste and discover the food and food science around her home in Belgium and beyond. Through lighthearted chapters such as "The Singing Baguettes" and poignant ones like "Recipes for Remembering" we get a gentle and charming introduction to the world of flavour and sensory science.
Science like you've never tasted it. Discover what it's like to dine with -- and experiment on -- a group of food scientists in a so-called dark restaurant; to taste new apple varieties, only with your eyes; and to watch a young beekeeper turn honey into one of the oldest, most sublime beverages in the world. The book is a lively, enjoyable read to be tasted again and again through the science and memory-inspired recipes in the back.
Diane Fresquez lives in Belgium, and for many years was a special correspondent for the Wall Street Journal.

Journal Entry 2 by tenscentpistol at Paris, Ile-de-France France on Friday, June 1, 2018
The European bookray copy got lost. So here's the new copy, to get this ray going!

Forum thread : http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/20/503052
First copy : http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12389861/

Participants :
- Lizzy-Stardust (UK)
- Abi-Gibby (UK)
- elstaplador (UK, international shipping)
- rodespringbal (Belgium, EU shipping)

Bookray completed October 2018.

Journal Entry 3 by tenscentpistol at Paris, Ile-de-France France on Friday, June 1, 2018

Released 5 yrs ago (6/2/2018 UTC) at Paris, Ile-de-France France

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Off it goes to Lizzy-stardust, happy reading!

Journal Entry 4 by Lizzy-stardust at Salford, Greater Manchester United Kingdom on Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Received in the post today. What a pleasant surprise!

Journal Entry 5 by Lizzy-stardust at Salford, Greater Manchester United Kingdom on Monday, August 6, 2018
I was soooo looking forward to reading this book, but found it very difficult to get into. After struggling with it for over a week, I've resigned myself to giving up. Life's too short to read books you don't enjoy. Will get it out to the next (hopefully more appreciative bookcrosser asap.

Journal Entry 6 by wingAbi-Gibbywing at Millbrook, Cornwall United Kingdom on Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Arrived in post today

Journal Entry 7 by wingAbi-Gibbywing at Millbrook, Cornwall United Kingdom on Tuesday, August 14, 2018
I'm going to have to agree with Lizzy-Stardust on this book, very difficult to get into and not overly enjoyable.

Released 5 yrs ago (8/17/2018 UTC) at -- Controlled Release, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom

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Journal Entry 9 by elstaplador at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Safely received!

Journal Entry 10 by elstaplador at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom on Monday, September 3, 2018
An entertaining pop science book, which explored a number of different areas connected with the science of flavour. I found it very interesting, if perhaps a little superficial - I might have preferred a little more science along with the scientists. I enjoyed it, though, and felt very hungry by the time I got to the end!

Journal Entry 11 by elstaplador at By mail, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Monday, September 3, 2018

Released 5 yrs ago (9/3/2018 UTC) at By mail, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases

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Sending to the next participant in the ring. Enjoy!

Journal Entry 12 by wingrodespringbalwing at Roosdaal, Vlaams-Brabant / Brabant Flamant Belgium on Thursday, September 6, 2018
thanks for this book.

Journal Entry 13 by wingrodespringbalwing at Roosdaal, Vlaams-Brabant / Brabant Flamant Belgium on Saturday, October 6, 2018
Nothing for me. I excepted something completely different. I thought it was really boring. I didn't enjoy it and I gave up.

Released 5 yrs ago (10/13/2018 UTC) at Opentuindagen in Beervelde, Oost-Vlaanderen / Flandre Orientale Belgium

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Since Boekentrol wasn't interested anymore (lots of books to read first), I will cross this in the wild at an event where taste is the key.

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Journal Entry 15 by wingAnonymousFinderwing at Beervelde, Oost-Vlaanderen / Flandre Orientale Belgium on Sunday, October 21, 2018
This book was passed on at the garden festival. I had been tasting the delicious blends of fruit and spices created by the Paradijshof. At home in Leuven our house is filled with the perfume of quinces, so it is a good moment to read this book.

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