aroma

While for Palestinians themselves, he hopes that it’s a way to reconnect with their roots in a Proustian rush of memory triggered by an aroma.

The aroma of cooked meats typically comes from chemical reactions between sugars and amino acids.

Cranberries' flavor and aroma come from compounds in the fruit such as cinnamates that add cinnamon notes, vanillin for hints of vanilla, benzoates and benzaldehyde, which tastes like almonds.

The aromas the team tested on participants were vanilla, almond, lemon, lemon myrtle, eucalyptus, peppermint, vinegar and lemongrass.

"This complex process involves several stages and the activity of various micro-organisms, which help develop the beans' flavour, aroma, and colour," he says.