Elements of Taste by Errett, Benjamin -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Epigraph Aperitif 1: Setting the Table: How All Taste Comes Back to the Tongue

Palate Cleanser 2: Sweet: The Taste of Innocence

Kawaii: The Sweet Society Cozies: Murder without Death Bronies: Finding Sweet Solace Beanie Babies: Cultural Sugar Highs Sweet Sounds Sweet Smarts

Palate Cleanser 3: Sour: The Taste of Rebellion

Sloche: Adolescence on Ice The Last Action Hero Sweet and Sour: Marvel’s Magic Formula Sour and Salty: The Taste of Punk

Palate Cleanser 4: Salty: The Taste of Experience

Salty Postcards and George Orwell Salty Superheroes Disco Won Salty-Sweet: So Wrong but So Right

Palate Cleanser 5: Bitter: The Taste of Repulsion

Coffee, Beer, and Cults of Bitterness Unwatchable Films When Bitter Is Better Mr. Difficult Bitter Art

Palate Cleanser 6: Umami: The Indescribable Taste

Oddly Satisfying Norwegians, Part I: Karl Ove Knausgaard Oddly Satisfying Norwegians, Part II: Slow TV Martin Parr and the Mundane The Interesting Secret of the Dull Men’s Club A Job You Can’t Lose

Palate Cleanser 7: Harmony: How to Put It All Together

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