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Just watched that and was about to comment the same. I wish there was some kind of quantification to this stuff, or at least a subjective graph demonstrating th
by silicon2401 6y ago
Just watched that and was about to comment the same. I wish there was some kind of quantification to this stuff, or at least a subjective graph demonstrating the different aspects of foods and which ones are complementary: flavor, texture, color, smell, etc. if we had this kind of quantified space to explore, i think we could programmatically find some bizarre combinations that taste amazing
- RobertKerans 6y agoFlavour thesaurus is very good, if quite small relative to what I think you want (or I might be projecting -- it's what I want). Would be a good start for seeding the graph anyway, it's a great book. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flavour_Thesaurus?wprov=sfla1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flavour_Thesaurus?wprov=sf...
- mhh__ 6y agoI don't think there's as much science to it as he implies but this is how heston blumenthal cooks. I genuinely can't find the book (it's not modernist cuisine) but he recommended a book which is sort of part chemistry textbook part cookbook.