CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. FIGURES AND MAPS vii
4. TABLES ix
5. FOREWORD xi
6. PREFACE xiii
7. 1. FOOD PREFERENCES AND TASTE 1
8. 2. PRIMATE MODELS FOR TASTE AND FOOD PREFERENCES 15
9. 3. FOOD PREFERENCES IN NEOTROPICAL PRIMATES IN RELATION TO TASTE SENSITIVITY 27
10. 4. NEURAL PROCESSING UNDERLYING FOOD SELECTION 39
11. 5. GOOD TASTE AND BAD TASTE 55
12. 6. DISGUST 65
13. 7. WILD PLANTS AS FAMINE FOODS 83
14. 8. THREE CENTURIES OF CHANGING EUROPEAN TASTES FOR THE POTATO 101
15. 9. THE PATHWAYS OF TASTE 115
16. 10. EVOLUTION IN EATING HABITS IN THE ALTO DOURO OF NORTHERN PORTUGAL 127
17. 11. NATIONALITY AND FOOD PREFERENCES IN THE CERDANYA VALLEY, EASTERN PYRENES 139
18. 12. BREAKING THE RULES 155
19. 13. CHOICES OF FOOD AND CUISINE IN THE CONCEPT OF SOCIAL SPACE AMONG THE YAO OF THAILAND 167
20. 14. TASTE AND EMBODIMENT 175
21. 15. FOOD PREFERENCES AND TASTE IN AN AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE 187
22. NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS 208
23. INDEX 212