With nearly a thousand entries and 200 recipes, The Flavor Thesaurus is not only a highly useful and covetable reference book, but the sort of book that will keep you reading, laughing, and cooking for years to come. Moving from Meaty to Cheesy, Earthy to Mustardy, and more, Segnit celebrates traditional pairings such as pork and apple and cucumber and dill points us toward contemporary favorites like goat cheese and beet and introduces us to unlikely but delicious matchings such as blueberry and mushroom. Segnit has scoured thousands of recipes in countless recipe books, talked to dozens of food technologists and chefs, and visited hundreds of restaurants-all in her quest to uncover the planet's essential pairings. In this lively and original book, Niki Segnit identifies the 99 fundamental ingredients of food and examines what goes with what-revealing for the first time just how infinite are the possibilities in an everyday kitchen. Whether a flavor is defined by a 'grassy' ingredient like dill, cucumber, or peas, or a 'floral fruity' food like figs, roses, or blueberries, flavors can be combined in wildly imaginative ways. Niki Segnits first book, The Flavour Thesaurus, won the Andr Simon Award for best food book and the Guild of Food Writers Award for best debut. Winner of the André Simon Award * Observer Best Books of the Year * Guild of Food Writers Best First Book AwardĪ complete guide to the 99 most essential ingredients and their numerous flavor combinations, offering inspiration for the cook who has everything. If you’ve been following me on Instagram for a while, you will definitely have heard me banging on about the Flavour Thesaurus – it’s such an amazing book and my copy is very well thumbed – and so I was giddy with excitement to meet Niki and talk all things flavour.“A perfect reference for the aspiring foodie.” – Chicago Tribune Niki Segnits first book, The Flavour Thesaurus, won the Andre Simon Award for best food book and the Guild of Food Writers Award for best debut.

It really is that good: find Niki’s books here and here. “The Flavour Thesaurus is a deceptively simple little masterpiece, set to take its place by McGee on Food and Cooking as a household Bible.” The Flavour Thesaurus Niki Segnit Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (2010) ISBN 10: 0747599777 ISBN 13: 9780747599777 New Hardcover Quantity: 11 Seller: PBShop.store US (Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.) Rating Seller Rating: Book Description HRD. 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 Sunday Times said of Niki’s first book: The book is divided into flavour themes including Meaty, Cheesy, Woodland and Floral Fruity. Niki counts Heston Blumenthal, Nigel Slater and Ottolenghi as fans and according to an article I found online – Kate Winslet too. Her latest book is Lateral Cooking which I’m sure is going to follow in the foot steps of her first and it’s already received rave reviews. Niki is the author of two books: the first being the Flavour Thesaurus which has sold more than 250,000 copies and has been translated into 14 languages which is just amazing.

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