Awards
- Short-listed for Galaxy National Book Awards: Tesco Food & Drink Book of the Year 2010
- Shortlisted for Galaxy National Book Awards: Tesco Food & Drink Book of the Year 2010.
- Winner of Andre Simon Memorial Fund Book Award 2010
- Winner of André Simon Memorial Fund Book Award 2010 (UK)
Overview
'Delightful and informative ... packed with knowledge and information, but conveyed with such a lightness of touch' YOTAM OTTOLENGHI 'The books I value most are those I return to again and again. Such has been the case with The Flavour Thesaurus' NIGEL SLATER 'An eclectic combination of dictionary, recipe book, travelogue and memoir ... A deceptively simple little masterpiece' SUNDAY TIMES Ever wondered why one flavour works with another? Or lacked inspiration for what to do with a bundle of beetroot? Well look no further... The Flavour Thesaurus was the first book to examine what goes with what, pair by pair, flavour by flavour. Divided into themes including Meaty, Cheesy, Woodland and Floral Fruity, Niki Segnit lists 99 popular ingredients, and for each one suggests unique flavour pairings that range from the classic to the bizarre. You will find traditional pairings such as pork & apple, lamb & apricot and cucumber & dill; contemporary favourites like chocolate & chilli and goat's cheese & beetroot; and interesting but unlikely-sounding pairings like banana & chicken, black pudding & mint, lemon & beef, blueberry & mushroom and watermelon & oyster. With nearly a thousand combinations, Niki also provides around 200 recipes and ideas throughout the book. Now featuring a new foreword by Bee Wilson and a fold-out poster of the flavour wheel, The Flavour Thesaurus is a highly useful, and covetable, reference book for cooking - it's the only kitchen companion you need. Can't get enough flavour pairings? Pick up a copy of The Flavour Thesaurus: More Flavours, the follow-up to the culinary sensation
Full Product Details
Author: Niki Segnit
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 3.60cm
, Length: 22.00cm
Weight: 0.494kg
ISBN: 9780747599777
ISBN 10: 0747599777
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 21 June 2010
Recommended Age: From
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
'A deceptively simple little masterpiece' Sunday Times 'An exquisite guide to combining flavours' Observer 'An original and inspiring resource' Heston Blumenthal 'It has intrigued, inspired, amused and occasionally infuriated me all year, and will for years to come' Nigel Slater, Observer Books of the Year
Author Information
Author Website: http://www.bloomsbury.com/Authors/details.aspx?tpid=11238
Niki Segnit’s first book, The Flavour Thesaurus, won the André Simon Award for best food book and the Guild of Food Writers Award for best debut. It has been translated into fifteen languages. Her second book, Lateral Cooking, has been called 'a staggering achievement' by Nigella Lawson, the 'book of the decade' by Elizabeth Luard and 'astonishing and addictive' by Brian Eno. It has been translated into nine languages. In 2023 her long-awaited follow up The Flavour Thesaurus: More Flavours, was published to critical acclaim. She lives in London with her husband and two children.
