Darwinian gastronomy: Why we use spices: Spices taste good because they are good for us

BioScience

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 453-463

  Sherman, Paul W ^a   Billing, Jennifer ^a  

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EID: 0032933348     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1313553     Document Type: Article

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