Flavour Thesaurus Niki Segnit

10th Anniversary Edition of the bestselling book jacketed with a limited edition poster\r\n\r\n\'The books I value most are those I return to again and again Such has been the case with The Flavour Thesaurus\' Nigel Slater\r\n\r\n\'Every time I return to it which is often it makes me tingle with happy greed\' Bee Wilson \r\n\r\n\'A bible for anyone who cooks by grabbing ingredients from the fridge\' Independent\r\n\r\nEver wondered why one flavour works with another? Or lacked inspiration for what to do with a bundle of beetroot? \r\n\r\nThe Flavour Thesaurus was the first book to examine what goes with what pair by pair and is divided into flavour themes including Meaty Cheesy Woodland and Floral Fruity Within these sections it follows the form of Roget\'s Thesaurus listing 99 popular ingredients alphabetically and for each one suggests unique flavour pairings that range from the classic to the bizarre \r\n\r\nYou will find traditional pairings: pork & apple lamb & apricot cucumber & dill; contemporary favourites like chocolate & chilli and goat\'s cheese & beetroot and interesting but unlikelysounding pairings like black pudding & chocolate lemon & beef blueberry & mushroom and watermelon & oyster There are nearly a thousand entries in all with 200 recipes and suggestions embedded throughout the text \r\n\r\nNow featuring a new foreword by Bee Wilson and a foldout poster of the flavour wheel The Flavour Thesaurus is a highly useful and covetable reference book for cooking it will keep you up at night reading \r\n\r\nObserver Book of the Year\r\n\r\nBest Food Book André Simon Food & Drinks Awards \r\n\r\nBest First Book Guild of Food Writers Awards