<p>Barb Stuckey, professional food developer and author of <em>Taste What You're Missing: The Passionate Eater's Guide to Why Good Food Tastes Good</em>, explains the science of taste, and shows how our individual biology, genetics, and brain create a personal experience of everything we taste.</p>

Barb Stuckey, professional food developer and author of Taste What You're Missing: The Passionate Eater's Guide to Why Good Food Tastes Good, explains the science of taste, and shows how our individual biology, genetics, and brain create a personal experience of everything we taste.

Please Explain: The Science of Taste

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