The flavor bible : the essential guide to culinary creativity, based on the wisdom of America's most imaginative chefs /
Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg ; photographs by Barry Salzman.
- 1st ed.
- New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2008.
- xi, 380 pages : color illustrations, music ; 27 cm
Flavor = taste + mouthfeel + aroma + "the X factor" : learning to recognize the language of food -- Great cooking = maximizing flavor + pleasure by tapping body + heart + mind + spirit : communicating via the language of food -- Flavor matchmaking : the charts.
A detailed reference on how to season ingredients to draw out the best possible flavors contains thousands of entries on how to combine flavors and make informed choices about herbs, spices, and other seasonings.