Aromas of the dayWarsaw Farmers Market: HerbsDill: the whole farmer's market smelled like dill, and it flavors much of the food we have eatenThe other main smell was dill and garlic from pickles -- just like at the delicatessens of my childhood…
Aromas and Flavors from JeanieMy blogger friend Jeanie recently wrote about her visit to Grand Oak Herb Farm in mid-Michigan to enjoy a flavorful tea and learn some new aromatherapy ideas. Her blog post about the farm had lots of thoughts on delightful aromas and flavors that contrast with the reading I've been doing, and especi…
How we smell and tasteA recent article in the Guardian -- "What makes eating so satisfying?" -- summarized some of the research on how the brain and sensory organs work together to create flavor and enjoyment in eating and drinking. This fit very well with my recent project to learn more about human responses to aromas a…
Garlic Smells"Can I smell the pickles?" I used to ask when I was a small child and my father took me to a delicatessan. I only vaguely remember the deli, which we must have walked to (no car), but I remember the wooden pickle barrel, which was almost as tall as I was. The deli man would take off the barrel's lid…
The Spirits Can Smell YouIllustration from Radcliffe-Brown's The Andaman IslandersNote: My project on aromas and smells and how we perceive them has themes that match both my food blog and my travel blog, so I have decided to post in both places.Andaman islanders around 100 years ago lived in tropical forests and on the sho…
Aroma NewsI have been reading about the sense of smell, which I've written about on my other blog. I just read a summary of new research about sensitivity to odors here. The summarizing quote from one of the cited articles:Our team recently discovered that blood cells — not only cells in the nose — have odora…
