# Gastrophysics

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- Book: [Gastrophysics](https://www.bookquiver.com/charles-spence/gastrophysics) ([Gastrophysics.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/charles-spence/gastrophysics.md))
- Authors: [Charles Spence](https://www.bookquiver.com/charles-spence)
- Publisher: Penguin
- ISBN: 978-02-4197-774-3
- Pages: 336
- Published: 2018-05-03
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Why do we consume 35% more food when eating with one more person, and 75% more when with three? Why are 27% of drinks bought on aeroplanes tomato juice? How are chefs and companies planning to transform our dining experiences, and what can we learn from their cutting-edge insights to make memorable meals at home? These are just some of the ingredients of Gastrophysics , in which the pioneering Oxford professor Charles Spence shows how our senses link up in the most extraordinary ways, and reveals the importance of all the 'off-the-plate' elements of a meal: the weight of cutlery, the placing on the plate, the background music and much more. Whether dining alone or at a dinner party, on a plane or in front of the TV, he reveals how to understand what we're tasting and influence what others experience. Mealtimes will genuinely never be the same again.