Beautifully packaged, The Flavour Thesaurus is not only a highly useful, and covetable, reference book that will immeasurably improve your cooking - it's the sort of book that might keep you up at night reading. It covers classic pairings such as pork & apple, lamb & apricot, and cucumber & dill contemporary favourites like chocolate & chilli, lobster & vanilla, and goat's cheese & beetroot and interesting but unlikely-sounding couples including black pudding & chocolate, lemon & beef, blueberry & mushroom, and watermelon & oyster. There are 980 entries in all, with 200 recipes and suggestions embedded in the text. The front section contains an entry for every flavour match listed in the back section and is organised into 16 flavour themes such a Bramble & Hedge, Green & Grassy, and Earthy. The back section lists, alphabetically, 99 popular ingredients, and suggests classic and less well known flavour matches for each. The Flavor Thesaurus: A Compendium of Pairings, Recipes and Ideas for the Creative Cook Hardcover by Niki Segnit (Author) 694 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover 17.85 44 Used from 9.66 30 New from 14.00 1 Collectible from 47.56 A perfect reference for the aspiring foodie. The book follows the form of Roget's Thesaurus. 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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