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References

Braidwood, R.J., et al. (1953) Symposium: Did Man Once Live by Beer Alone? American Anthropologist (55)4: 515-526 http://bit.ly/13CJ0q7

Curtis, V.,  de Barra, M., & Aunger R. (2011) Disgust as an adaptive system for disease avoidance behaviour. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 366: 389-401. http://bit.ly/1AKLMUi

FAO (2006) Good hygiene practices along the coffee chain. http://bit.ly/1Gv3BdB
Fontana C., et al. (2010) Surface microbiota analysis of Taleggio, Gorgonzola, Casera, Scimudin and Formaggio di Fossa Italian cheeses. International Journal of Food Microbiology 138:205–211. http://bit.ly/1w2lTLs

Hart, B.L. (1990) Behavioral adaptations to pathogens and parasites: five strategies. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 14: 273–294. http://bit.ly/1AiKYI9
Katz, Sandor. Interview: August 8, 2014.

Kindstedt, P.S. (2013) Making Great Cheeses, part 2. American Society for Microbiology: Microbe Magazine 8(5): 361–367. http://bit.ly/13g60dK

Mennella, J.A., et al. (2001) Prenatal and post-natal flavor learning by human infants. Pediatrics 107: e88. http://bit.ly/1Aupl5S

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Image Credits

1. Rotten apple – Rafal Olkis / Shutterstock
2. Apple – Abhijit Tembhekar http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Red_Apple.jpg
3. Cheese – Dieter Seeger http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Emmentaler_aoc_block.jpg
4. Chocolate – Flickr user jules http://www.flickr.com/photos/58367355@N00/3866423477/
5. Bacteria – US Naval Research Laboratory http://www.nrl.navy.mil/PressReleases/2012/image1_8-12r_1019x671.jpg
6. Kid eating chocolate – Zurijeta / Shutterstock
7. Woman with coffee – beginwithaspin / Shutterstock
8. Bread is torn in half – Laboko / Shutterstock
9. Rotten Meat – arc15 user The_Camp_Ninja http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=1234345
10. Salami – André Karwath http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salami_aka.jpg
11. Decomposed Meat – Youtube user agnozja https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OMTywqUPvg
12. Inside cacao – Irene Scott/AusAID http://www.flickr.com/photos/dfataustralianaid/10708819954/
13. Cocoa Beans – Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade http://www.flickr.com/photos/dfataustralianaid/10687048615/in/photostream/
14. Cocoa Beans 2 – Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade http://www.flickr.com/photos/dfataustralianaid/10687070725/in/photostream/
15. Chocolate – Peter Pearson https://www.flickr.com/photos/peterpearson/2359015164
16. Gorgonzola – Formaggio Kitchen http://www.formaggiokitchen.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=1153
17. Feet – Wikimedia user Kayau http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kayau’s_feet.jpg
18. Fish Sauce – Wikimedia user Lord Mountbatten http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fish_sauce-Vientiane.JPG
19. Kiviaq – Inga Sørensen https://picasaweb.google.com/107346908723426363590/RejseTilGrNlandAug20093#5417783833033827874
20. Stinky Tofu – Wikimedia user Richy http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stinky_Tofu_Mala.jpg
21. Sauerkraut – Wikimedia user Qwerty Binary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sauerkraut_2.jpg
22. Soy Sauce – Flickr user Creative Tools http://www.flickr.com/photos/creative_tools/4341203106/
23. Prosciutto – Flickr user Sun Taro http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Prosciutto_di_Parma_-_affettato2.jpg
24. Kefir Milk – Wikimedia user Quijote http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kefir_in_a_glass.JPG
25. Kimchi – Flickr user Nagyman http://www.flickr.com/photos/nagy/23219340/
26. Kombucha Mature – Wikimedia user Mgarten http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kombucha_Mature.jpg
27. Koumiss bottle – Wikimedia user A.Savin http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kumys-bottle.jpg
28. Katsuobushi – Sakurai Midori http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Katsuobushi.jpg
29. Wine – André Karwath http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Red_Wine_Glass.jpg
30. Yogurt – Wikimedia user Oxytousc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yogurtland_Yogurt_High_Res.jpg