{"product_id":"how-to-taste-the-curious-cooks-handbook-to-seasoning-and-balance-from-umami-to-acid-and-beyo-ndwith-recipes-9781632171054","title":"How to Taste: The Curious Cooks Handbook to Seasoning and Balance, from Umami to Acid and Beyo ndwith Recipes","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to Taste: The Curious Cooks Handbook to Seasoning and Balance, from Umami to Acid and Beyo ndwith Recipes\u003c\/strong\u003e by Selengut, Becky. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781632171054.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis engaging and approachable (and humorous!) guide to taste and flavor will make you a more skilled and confident home cook\n\nHow 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. Youll find out how temperature impacts your enjoyment of the dishes you make as does color, alcohol, and more. The handbook goes beyond telling home cooks what ingredients go well together or explaining cooking ratios. Youll learn how to adjust a dish thats too salty or too acidic and how to determine when something might be lacking. It also includes recipes and simple kitchen experiments that illustrate the importance of salt in a dish, or identifies whether youre a \"supertaster\" or not. Each recipe and experiment highlights the chapters main lesson.\n\nHow to Taste will ultimately help you feel confident about why and how various components of a dish are used to create balance, harmony, and deliciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sasquatch Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44959919112245,"sku":"ByrdShop_1632171058","price":46.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781632171054_0be062a0-70ea-4d97-85d0-327008f23bd1.jpg?v=1778805665","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/how-to-taste-the-curious-cooks-handbook-to-seasoning-and-balance-from-umami-to-acid-and-beyo-ndwith-recipes-9781632171054","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}