The plant-led follow-up to The Flavor Thesaurus, "a rich and witty and erudite collection" ( Epicurious), featuring 92 essential ingredients and hundreds of flavor combinations.

Galaxy National Book Awards". readingagency.org.uk. The Reading Agency. 6 February 2011 . Retrieved 23 February 2017. I was unable to make it past the chocolate section. The author's rambling is so incoherent it is indiscernible from bad editing. for those who don’t speak english and come from poland... there has been polish translation available for a few weeks now :-) English–Arabic English–Bengali English–Catalan English–Czech English–Danish English–Hindi English–Korean English–Malay English–Marathi English–Russian English–Tamil English–Telugu English–Thai English–Turkish English–Ukrainian English–Vietnamese

Tantalizing and inspiring ... Focused on plant-forward ingredients, this handy reference offers tasty vegetable match-ups for creative cookery … With its flavor pairings conveniently cross-referenced, this guide is as practical as it is mouthwatering. The most horrific thing about this book is that it does NOT explain why the food pairs work or not. It had one job and it failed miserably. This is my first one-star review. Not just on books, but on anything. I am generally of the opinion that if I don’t have nice things to say about other people’s hard work I might as well not. Sometimes, though, it’s good to warn people. Ok, all my food industry friends would just hate me for saying this but I didn't like this book at all. It felt like there was no rhyme or reason for the author's flavor pairings, sometimes using recipes, sometimes personal anecdotes to justify why certain things go together. She references The Sopranos in Peanut & Vanilla while arguing the importance of giving someone Fluff when they ask for it.

The Flavour Thesaurus: Pairings, recipes and ideas for the creative cook is a 2010 cookery book by Niki Segnit. It discusses 99 flavours divided into 16 categories and combined into 4851 pairings. Brilliant, informative and witty … The range of flavour combinations and recipe suggestions is incredible, written with lightness of touch and humour that had me laughing out loud. An invaluable read. This book will inspire a new generation of home cooks, chefs and writers alike. 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 will keep you up at night reading. There are many diverse influences on the way that English is used across the world today. We look at some of the ways in which the language is changing. Read our series of blogs to find out more. Lezard, Nicholas (17 July 2010). "Books: The Flavour Thesaurus: Pairings, Recipes and Ideas for the Creative Cook by Niki Segnit". The Guardian . Retrieved 23 February 2017.The Guardian called The Flavour Thesaurus a "superb book", writing "As you cannot write with scientific objectivity about taste without risking dullness .., the best approach is anecdotal, and this is where Segnit's book is elevated beyond mere usefulness to delight – she doesn't always give recipes with her entries, but when she does they are both simple and inspirational." [1] The Independent listed it amongst the best books for Christmas 2010, called it "Original and prodigious in range", and wrote " its recondite market (cooks drawn to outré combinations) has been broadened with lively writing, but the section on oysters is more fallible than might be expected from a reference work." [2]

I’ve told a dozen people who I know love to cook about this book now, and all of them have given me some version of the same stare, a You-Want-Me-to-Read-a-Book-About-Flavor Combinations? look that reminds me of the look a person might have on his face as he fills out the paperwork for taking out a mental illness warrant against you. Segnit's] prose hums with poetic cadence in descriptions such as caramel roasted, flower and meadow, creamy fruity, zesty woody, nutty milky, and animalic, making it a whimsical read for those who simply want to be delighted by a discussion of food … Clever, unusual, and overwhelmingly intriguing, part two of The Flavor Thesaurus adds pizzazz to cookbook collections with its offbeat, choose-your-own-adventure look at the possibility of flavor pairings today. I ran across this book at the new coffee shop in my town, and I was so taken with it that I asked the coffee shop owner if I could borrow it! Yes, I am now asking to take home books I run across at coffee shops. And then I had to buy my own copy. I'm a huge fan of cookery recipes, and I heartily recommend The Flavour Thesaurus by Niki Segnit. It lists more than 4,000 possible combinations of 99 flavours, with lots of recipes to inspire you After all the combinations you think you know, the ones you've never even considered will blow your mind … Eggplants take you to chocolate, which takes you to miso, which takes you to seaweed, which takes you to a recipe in another book or a restaurant dish you have to hunt down straight away. The curiosity is infectious, the possibilities inspiring on this ingredient-led voyage.” --Yotam Ottolenghi in The New York Times Magazine , on how he uses More Flavors for recipe developmentThe Flavor Thesaurus: A Compendium of Pairings, Recipes, and Ideas for the Creative Cook". kcls.bibliocommons.com . Retrieved 23 February 2017. Any aspiring culinary student will find this an invaluable reference work, and home cooks may find equal inspiration in Segnit's creative ruminations.

In Pork & Broccoli, her descriptions could convince even the most staunch broccoli hater to give it another go. Fans of Segnit's original The Flavor Thesaurus will be thrilled with her follow-up ... Recommend to those who enjoy experimenting in the kitchen and looking behind the scenes of cookery, along with fans who are looking for the next installment of flavor pairings. Food lovers will enjoy Segnit's meander through food memories, recipes, and advice, along with all the practical uses for this flavor reference guide. Sorry. I really wanted something that would guide me to understand patterns, create new templates, visualize & predict what's likely to work or not. But the author and I do not organize ideas in complementary ways, and we taste and eat very differently. I could not study the 'color wheel' as I could not process/ understand it, and I am not motivated to read all the fine print stories interspersed with the lists of pairings. It really is most akin to an American Heritage dictionary, in that it's mostly lists, with the odd illustration, chart, or usage note (but in the cookbook, those additions are just text). I’m sure there are people who will get some value out of this book. People who, say, aren’t too clear on what a thesaurus is and so isn’t mislead by the title.Jancis Robinson (6 April 2011). "André Simon Awards 2010 winners". jancisrobinson.com . Retrieved 23 February 2017. The Flavour Thesaurus has also been reviewed by The Sunday Times, [3] Foodtripper, [4] Good, [5] Library Journal, [6] Booklist, [7] Michigan Quarterly Review, [8] and The Globe and Mail. [9]