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品嘗的科學:普立茲獎得主教你用腦品出好滋味(三版)

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品嘗的科學:普立茲獎得主教你用腦品出好滋味(三版): : Harold McGee John McQuaid Eating Well BBC5160LTCMTHE BEATLES BBC DiscoveryBBC1110

作者: 約翰‧麥奎德  |  譯者: 林東翰 / 張瓊懿 / 甘錫安


     
光是懂得食物的成分與烹飪的科學,
對於「滋味」,你只懂了一半!
普立茲獎、國際專業烹飪協會大獎得主 約翰‧麥奎德力作
李家維/葉怡蘭/莊祖宜/陳淑華 推薦
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  備受尊崇的食品科學家哈洛德‧麥克吉(Harold McGee)與一群知名廚師曾鄭重宣告:
  「吃這件事除了會用到各種感官,也與我們的心智有關。」

  與我們的其他感官相當不同,「對味道的感受」不僅因人而異,且差異可能極大。
  它涉及我們全身、大腦、心理等許多層面,神祕莫測,因此在過去兩千年來,
  這領域一直處於科學研究的邊緣。直到近年隨著新型科技與科學理解的進展,
  才終於躍居科研的前沿,使「烹飪」成一門講究的技藝,從而揭露諸多奧祕:

  ○「聯覺人」的大腦裡,一種感官會觸發另一種看似毫不相關的感官,比如文字的字義或發音會觸發味覺。大腦也可能會混淆不同味道和氣味。
  ○光是「想像」苦味或看到嫌惡皺眉的表情,大腦就會體驗到「苦」的反應,影響你嘗出的滋味,所以生活經驗會持續影響嘗東西的偏好。
  ○為何代糖吃起來,就是比不上真正的糖?
  ○為什麼「甜點是另一個胃」,此話不假?
  ○發酵作用如何解放出「新味道分子大軍」,帶動一連串廚藝實驗?
  ○辣的刺激其實是種不適感,人類為何偏偏喜愛?
  ○鮮味是怎麼藉由與其他味道協力合作,讓食物的美味跳出來?
  ○澱粉加重鹽,洋芋片這種垃圾食物貌不驚人,為何卻令人一口接一口?
  ○細胞上的「受體」可以察覺環境中的特殊物質,比方帶苦味的分子。人類細胞每個都有受體,這意味著我們「全身具有味覺」?
  ○我們的大腦相當消耗能量,為了攝食效率,人類祖先發展出更佳狩獵能力與烹飪技術,並學會用火,製作更美味、好吸收的食物。
  ○代糖的分子能與甜味受體產生鍵結,但無法完全結合,就像一支鑰匙能插入鎖中,但無法轉到底開鎖一樣,因而無法完全觸發大腦的愉悅線路。
  ○在幾個大腦結構中,反應「愉悅」與「痛覺」的神經細胞都很接近,或許這是某些人覺得越辣越過癮的原因。

  品嘗是人體最為獨特的感官能力,有太多有趣的事值得探掘!
  國際專業烹飪協會大獎得主約翰‧麥奎德深入廚房、超市、農場、餐廳,
  以及大型食品公司與科學實驗室,揭露最新的飲食研究結果,
  並援引神經學、人類學、生物學、遺傳學、演化論等眾多領域的知識,
  廣泛地闡述了味覺如何塑造智人的發展,
  以及我們如何逐漸理解這種最神祕感官的運作方式。(更詳盡介紹可參閱目錄引文)
 
  

作者

約翰‧麥奎德(John McQuaid)

  耶魯大學出身的資深記者,擅長撰寫深度報導,文章曾刊於《華盛頓郵報》、《連線》、《吃得好》(Eating Well)、富比世網站,以及全世界最大博物館體系史密森尼學會的刊物《史密森尼雜誌》等。他與馬克・施萊夫斯坦為《紐奧良平民時報》所做的科學與環境系列報導預測到了卡崔娜颶風,並且探討了全球漁業危機與外來物種問題,贏得普立茲獎肯定。他還有其他作品榮獲美國科學促進會、美國生物科學學會與國際專業烹飪協會的大獎。

譯者

林東翰


  曾經擔任出版社與《BBC知識》雜誌編輯,譯有《衝撞日產:卡洛斯・戈恩的跨文化經營之戰》、《全球趨勢資訊圖集:5大面向、160張精緻彩圖,掌握當代必備世界觀》、《跌落神壇的金融天才:史上最大對沖基金LTCM興衰啟示錄》、《最有梗的桂冠:搞笑諾貝爾獎》、《特斯拉:點亮現代世界的傳奇》、《落腳矽谷:一位創業家的貼身觀察》、《漫步自由市場》,以及《THE BEATLES:披頭四:唯一正式授權傳記》等書。負責翻譯本書第一、二、四章。

張瓊懿

  德州農工大學醫學生理學博士,喜歡藉閱讀來開拓視野,更樂於與人分享所聞、所學,因而熱衷翻譯。譯作有《心流:高手都在研究的最優體驗心理學》、《大疫時代必修的生命教育》、《大腦韌性》、《我發瘋的那段日子》、《美國福爾摩斯:海因里希與催生鑑識科學的經典案件》、《強菌天敵:一個打敗致命超級細菌的真實故事》、《生命的關鍵決定:從醫生決定到病人決定的時代》與《不願面對的真相》等書,並擔任《BBC知識》雜誌的譯者。負責翻譯本書第三、七、八、九章。

甘錫安

  由科學界踏入「譯界」,現為專職譯者。曾擔任Discovery頻道與資訊雜誌編譯,現仍為《科學人》與《BBC知識》等雜誌翻譯。書籍譯作包括《決斷的演算:預測、分析與好決定的11堂邏輯課》、《暗池:人工智慧如何顛覆股市生態》、《成分迷思:解讀健康新聞的10堂通識課》、《因果革命:人工智慧的大未來》與《別理假訊息,擁抱真科學》等書。住在有山有海有美食的台灣頭基隆,熱愛吸收各類知識,正努力朝「全方位譯人」的目標邁進。負責翻譯本書第五、六章。
 

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Chuck It large Whistle balls, Absolutely love these great rubber balls, I think there is at least 20-25 balls all over my house, yard and in my boys toy box. At least one is trapped until fall on our ravine hill side, they do bounce high and off his snout for more travel time.!! (Over the fence and into ravine) I subscribe and save getting usually 1 or 2 a month, Really… makes it easy to find one, when they are everywhere!!😜 They are usually blue in color, once in awhile I get an orange one (which I prefer, easier to find in the grass/bushes) These do have a light whistle sound when throwing and my dog will change direction hearing where they are headed. These balls are very durable and last a very very long time. Actually I don’t think one has worn out.. lost yes…. Definitely get the large size, perfect for a med to large dog to play fetch forever!!
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My doberman and her dog friends love this large high bounce rubber fetch ball! She loves to chew it endlessly between throws and her Rottweiler buddy loves to do the same because it has a hole through it. I definitely recommend the large 3 inch ball for larger dogs.
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Michael Murrell
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The orange ones are perfect!
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I wish I could give 4 1/2 stars but it isn't possible. The reason why I don't give 5 stars is because no one sells these in a 2 pack of just orange balls. I was able to find blue only but not orange only. I have a pitbull and so does my good friend. We take our dogs out all the time and they absolutely love chasing these balls.... The orange ones to be exact. They will not play with or bring the blue balls back. They are a waste. I had to buy 2 packs to keep the oranges. I'm taking the blue ones to the local dog park and just dropping them off. Now to the reason these balls deserve 5 stars: They are super easy to throw and they also make a slight whistling noise when you throw them because of the holes. They are real easy to wash due to the material. Also, they are pretty indestructible. The only reason I'm ordering more is due to them being lost. Our dogs have never torn them apart. I'm sure they could if we let them, but we use these for chase, not as chew toys. My friend also tied a rope through one of the balls to throw and retrieve with the rope. He uses this as a fun indoor toy. These do not float in water but I buy other chuckit balls for that purpose. They have the orange balls with the blue stripe which work great in pools. The balls are awesome and I keep coming back for more. Hopefully your dogs like the blue balls.
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Worth the money
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I've had several sizes of Chuck-It ball launchers for years but had resisted buying the balls to go with them because I had about 50 tennis balls already that cost only pennies apiece and these were quite a bit more expensive. But, I got tired of the dogs chewing up the tennis balls. I'd start a ball throwing session with a brand new ball and for the first few throws it would sail through the air and the dogs would have to work to retrieve it. However on the way back, their jaws would work it, chomp-chomp-chomp. And when they returned to me, they'd want to stand there and chomp some more, despite my command to "Drop it!" Within 30 minutes, the brand new ball would have a hole in it and then instead of sailing several football fields through the air, then bouncing over a couple of trees, I'd throw it and it would piddle unenthusiastically to the end of the driveway before falling to the ground with a sulky thud, not even bothering to bounce. So - I finally grew tired of going through a ball every time I play with the dogs - which is everyday - and ordered these chuck-it balls. They are the same size as a tennis ball but made of a rubber-like material (not silicone) and after several months of use, have no wear and tear on them at all. The dogs can exercise their gums on them all the way back to me - throw after throw - and the ball still flies the same distance each time, and bounces satisfyingly upon contact with the ground. The description says "colors may vary" but the first packet I ordered were blue and orange as pictured. Unfortunately my dog lost the orange one the first time we used it. She got thirsty and ran down to our pond for a drink, dropped the ball in the pond and it hasn't been seen since. It is dense enough it doesn't float as a tennis ball might, and by now is probably so covered in mud and slime that I wouldn't recognize it if I tripped over it. Lesson learned: we don't throw the ball in the pond pasture any more. After losing the orange ball, I ordered a second packet of the balls so that I would always have a spare. The second packet is also blue and orange. So while colors may vary, in my experience so far, they haven't (which doesn't matter to me or the dogs).
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Super Chewer Friendly!!
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This ball is perfect for the super Chewer!! It is squishy and durable rubber that stands up to the aggressive chewer. It does not squeak. It has great bounce and is a great toy for fetch. Very cute to watching my pup bring the ball back for another throw. The rubber doesn't stick or have an average powering smell. It smells just like a rubber ball. It is highly functional for a great game of fetch! Highly recommend and very happy with our purchase. It is well worth the price. We will be ordering more.
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