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The Flavour Thesaurus

The Flavour ThesaurusAuthor: Niki Segnit
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Category: Book

List Price: £18.99  (19.70EUR)
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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 22 reviews
Sales Rank: 105

Media: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 5.6 x 1.5

ISBN: 0747599777
EAN: 9780747599777
ASIN: 0747599777

Publication Date: June 21, 2010
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Product Description
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. This book follows the form of 'Roget's Thesaurus'. It includes 980 entries in all and 200 recipes or suggestions are embedded in the text.


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5 out of 5 stars Fantastic Book!   September 8, 2010
James Richardson
What a fabulous find! I brought this book for my partner who is a whizz in the kitchen anyway, but thought that this might offer some additional inspiration, or at the very least make a decent coffee table book!
People are often fascinated in the type and cheer quantity of the most obscure food pairings which can take place!

Buy this book if you're fascinated in food, have a huge foodie in your family or simply want a talking point at drinks parties!




4 out of 5 stars Do us a flavour mate   September 7, 2010
O'Cinneide
This book was so well reviewed that I just had to have it...it seemed such a good idea.
There are without doubt some brilliant blendings which we would never have imagined but an awful lot of these are also, in Basil Fawlty's words "the bleedin' obvious".On the whole though it is a worthwhile investment and an entertaining read.



4 out of 5 stars Love the style of this book   August 29, 2010
Jenny
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

This is great. It's much more subjective and personal than I expected it to be from the reviews. Rather than getting repetitive with the descriptions of the flavour combinations, she jumps between roughed-out recipes, historical stories, entertaining metaphors and funny personal anecdotes. It's amazing to see how many of the "surely not!" combinations are used in mainstay dishes around the world, and is great for inspiring experimentation, as it seems that just about anything is possible!


5 out of 5 stars Gorgeous book   August 24, 2010
23ruthie
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This seems like such an obvious thing to do - create a reference of flavour combinations - that I cant believe no-one's ever done it before. Maybe they have, but this would be hard to beat. Very engagingly written, she's warm and funny about her subject as well as reassuringly nerdy. I would have bought this just because it's a lovely lovely book, even if it didn't also include some great recipes. Beautiful AND useful.


3 out of 5 stars OK   August 23, 2010
totalkitchen
1 out of 6 found this review helpful

This book is an OK good read, but for a reference book on what ingredients go with what the book Culinary Artistry by Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page is much much better. I would recommend buying Culinary Artistry before this book for its informationon not just ingredients but on menu design and lots of information from top chefs on how they come up with dishes and menus.

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