#33: Cook Without Recipes by Understanding Flavor Profiles
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In today's episode, I'm covering the five main flavor profiles: salty / umami, sweet, sour, bitter, and spice. Most of us are just following recipes when we're in the kitchen but if you develop an understanding of flavor and how it's created using a wide variety of ingredients, you'll be free to go off-roading and become much more confident tinkering with recipes (or even creating your own!).
Here's what we'll cover:
- The concept of "The Flavor Star," and how flavor profiles balance and enhance one another.
- The ingredients you can use to create each flavor profile. We'll be going well beyond the basics of salt, sugar, lemon juice, and pepper.
- We'll dissect a few recipes to understand how different ingredients contributed to its flavor profile.
Have a listen and become a flavor star! You'll even get to hear me sing a few tunes in this one 🎶🎤.
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