![]() I could not study the 'color wheel' as I could not process/ understand it, and I am not motivated to read all the fine print stories interspersed with the lists of pairings. But the author and I do not organize ideas in complementary ways, and we taste and eat very differently. I really wanted something that would guide me to understand patterns, create new templates, visualize & predict what's likely to work or not. Beautifully packaged, The Flavour Thesaurus is not only a highly useful, and covetable, reference book for cooking - it might keep you up at night reading. There are nearly a thousand entries in all, with 200 recipes and suggestions embedded in the text. You can expect to find traditional pairings such as pork & apple, lamb & apricot, and cucumber & dill contemporary favourites like chocolate & chilli, and goat's cheese & beetroot and interesting but unlikely-sounding couples including black pudding & chocolate, lemon & beef, blueberry & mushroom, and watermelon & oyster. ![]() Within these sections it follows the form of Roget's Thesaurus, listing 99 popular ingredients alphabetically, and for each one suggesting flavour matchings that range from the classic to the bizarre. ![]() ![]() ![]() The book is divided into flavour themes including Meaty, Cheesy, Woodland and Floral Fruity. Ever wondered why one flavour works with another? Or lacked inspiration for what to do with a bundle of beetroot? The Flavour Thesaurus is the first book to examine what goes with what, pair by pair. ![]()
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