aeroir

aeroir

English

Etymology

aero- +‎ terroir (“the complete set of local conditions in which a particular wine or family of wines is produced”). Coined by American freelance writer Nicola Twilley working with the Center for Genomic Gastronomy at or before 2015.[1]

Noun

aeroir (countable and uncountable, plural aeroirs)

1. (neologism) The taste or flavor of the air associated with a particular place or environment.
   • 2015 November 23, Jeffrey Edalatpour, “Smog-Infused Meringues and Tacos Tell the Truth about the Air We Eat”, in KQED‎, archived from the original on 2022-12-19:

     Each city, region and country has a specific Aeroir, or combination of potentially harmful elements, such as hydrocarbons, soot or sulfur.

   • 2016 November 16, Nina Levent, ‎Irina D. Mihalache, “Last Course of the Volume”, in Food and Museums, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 348:

     The Smog Tasting project is part of a larger body of research into "aeroir" […]

   • 2018 May 9, “The 2018 University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt List”, in The University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt‎, archived from the original on 2022-11-30:

     142. A set of three smog meringues that capture the different aeroirs of Chicago. [30 non-toxic points]

   • 2018 July 1, Nicola Twilley, “Exploring Aeroir, or the Atmospheric Taste of Place”, in Food and Landscape: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 2017, Prospect Books, →ISBN, page 55:

     Her research made us wonder: is street food so spicy and boldy flavoured in order to make up for the aeroir in which is it served, like a kind of anti-smog seasoning?

   • 2020 November 23, Satarupa Paul, “Here's What Air Pollution Tastes Like, According to Two Artists”, in VICE‎, archived from the original on 2021-01-18:

     Since then, the project has grown to include a range of methods for sensing, analysing and evaluating the unique atmospheric taste of a place—or "aeroir".

   • 2020 November 24, Cathrine Kramer, Emma Conley, Zack Denfeld, “Unhinged, Bonkers, and Delicious”, in NEO.LIFE‎, archived from the original on 2022-07-06:

     For example, we rolled out a Smog Synthesizer, which simulates "aeroir," the smell and flavor of air pollution from various places and times.

References

1. Natasha Frost (2017-11-17), “With Smog Meringues, You Can Taste Your City's Air Pollution”, in Atlas Obscura‎, archived from the original on 2022-12-05

Further reading

• “aeroir” (US) / “aeroir” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.