How to Taste: The Curious Cooks Handbook to Seasoning and Balance, from Umami to Acid and Beyo Ndwith Recipes

by Becky Selengut

This engaging and approachable (and humorous ) guide to taste and flavor will make you a more skilled and confident home cook

How to Taste outlines the underlying principles of taste, and then takes a deep dive into salt, acid, bitter, sweet, fat, umami, bite (heat), aromatics, and texture. You'll find out how temperature impacts your enjoyment of the dishes you make as does color, alcohol, and more. The handbook goes beyond telling...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1632171058
• ISBN13: 9781632171054
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Sasquatch Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.0"