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How Taste Changed the World with Adam Liaw

By: Adam Liaw, Josh Martin
Narrated by: Adam Liaw, Yotam Ottolenghi, Dan Barber, Kenji Lopez-Alt
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  • Join Australian cook Adam Liaw as he investigates the science and history of our five tastes – sweet, bitter, salty, sour and umami. Our taste for salt is vital to our biology but it also turned food into a commodity underpinning global economics for thousands of years. Sweetness that once guided our evolutionary forebears to energy-rich fruits is now used to sell us soft drinks. Deliciously immersive, this epic new Audible Original unravels how taste has shaped our food, our society and our planet.

    Featuring: Yotam Ottolenghi, Dan Barber, Kenji Lopez-Alt and Fuchsia Dunlop.

    Written and produced by Adam Liaw and Josh Martin. Produced by i8 Studio Pty Ltd.

    This is an Audible Original Podcast. Free for members.

    ©2022 i8 Studio Pty Ltd. (P)2022 Audible Australia Pty Ltd.
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  • Ep 1: The Case for Taste

    Ep 1: The Case for Taste
    May 4 2022
    Adam Liaw cracks the code of taste in cooking. He is joined by superstar chef, author and restaurateur Yotam Ottolenghi who explains how taste guides our hand in the kitchen even when we aren’t even thinking about it.
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    33 mins
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  • Ep 2: Sweet

    Ep 2: Sweet
    May 4 2022
    Our taste for sweetness guided our evolutionary forebears to energy-rich fruit but its effect on civilisation has been anything but sweet. Facilitating the enslavement of millions and bringing forth the Industrial Revolution.
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    40 mins
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  • Ep 3: Bitter

    Ep 3: Bitter
    May 4 2022
    Bitterness helps us avoid toxic foods. Yet in the case of chocolate, coffee, tea and pepper - many of our favourite foods are bitter. Our quest for these foods directly resulted in globalisation and even modern democracy.
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    45 mins
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A must if you're remotely interested in food

A must if you're remotely interested in food and why we like certain flavours and their combinations

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Fascinating, well produced series

Not just interesting if you have an interest in food, but also a great listen if you enjoy history.

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Much better than I thought

I really enjoyed this audiobook and would recommend to anyone who has ever tasted food :)

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Surprisingly good!

I expected a story of food but this is actually a human story, full of history and drama.
Really well researched and presented in an engaging style..
I listened to several episofes twice before moving on.
Bravo!. Or should I say, Bon Appetite?

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Best podcast ever!

It is really good to go to bed to and really calms me down
You need to try it just do it it will change your LIFE!
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Thought provoking series.

Thanks to Adam and all involved with this production.
Loved every minute of this intelligent series.
Not only was the taste aspect great but also the research and history driving it interestingly forward. I even learned a thing or two along the way. Clear and precise narration as well as the music choices and sound effects made this an easy and enjoyable listen.

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I thought I would not like this

Not more Adam Liaw! He is everywhere. I was wrong, this podcast is very very interesting.

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Definitely not an acquired taste

Saw the ad on YouTube and it grabbed my interest. Loved it.

Very minor complaint, but it was a little repetitive throughout the series. I think some of the best lines were repeated so many times it started to feel like massive filler, and I felt like by the time they actually rolled around in context they were blunted for having heard them so often.

Nitpicks aside, a really enjoyable series and a great intro to the concept that Audible has podcasts (for me at least)

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Fascinating and engaging!

I loved this! Such an impressive production and engaging content. Adam is awesome. I couldn't wait to get back in the car each time to continue on the journey through time and across the world! Thanks for this gem.

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This is Food Enducation

This is an awesome experience ! I learned so much about food from this series. I highly recommend this podcast.

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