Part cookbook, part reference compendium, The Flavor Thesaurus provides a fun and unique guide to flavour pairings. Niki Segnit, a food and beverage marketer from London, has chosen 99 common ingredients and categorized them into 16 families. The "Earthy" category includes mushroom and cumin; the "Woodland" group features carrot and hazelnut; the "Creamy Fruity" highlights are mango and coconut.
The book dedicates a few pages to each flavour, detailing what pairs well with it and why (some pairings even include a recipe). The dyads range from the classic (tomato & basil, chocolate & peanut) to the obscure (watermelon & pork, banana & caviar), leaving little doubt that the author did exhaustive research to assemble such a comprehensive volume. The writing is witty and engaging to boot, making for an enjoyable lesson in cooking, culture and culinary science.
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