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Cook Smarts Flavor Profiles Download 201410
Cook Smarts Flavor Profiles Download 201410
FLAVOR PROFILES
Here’s your guide to basic flavor profiles and how to balance and
enhance these flavors in your cooking. With this info you’ll create
perfectly balanced and flavorful culinary masterpieces!
BALANCES
KOSHER SEA ANCHOVIES/ HARD CHEESES, Counteracts the other
SALT SALT ANCHOVY PASTE LIKE PARMESAN flavor. If your dish is COFFEE COCOA/CACAO GRAPEFRUIT JUICE BEER
experiencing too much of BITTER SOUR
one flavor, use a balancing FOOD INGREDIENTS THAT ARE BITTER
flavor to level it out.
SWEET
Balances sourness, bitterness,
DANDELION GREENS ENDIVES BROCCOLI SPINACH
FOOD INGREDIENTS THAT ARE SALTY/UMAMI spice. Enhances saltiness.
PICKLED BUTTERNUT,
TOMATO PASTE YOGURT SOUR CREAM CARROTS SWEET CORN BEETS KABOCHA HARISSA JALPEÑOS HABAÑEROS
VEGETABLES POTATOES SQUASH
FOOD INGREDIENTS THAT ARE SOUR FOOD INGREDIENTS THAT ARE SPICY
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