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Are Michelin Stars All in Our Mind?
I’ve been watching ‘Knife Edge’ on Apple TV, a documentary that follows the trials and tribulations of Michelin star hopefuls. It is a guilty pleasure; it’s basically reality TV with some Michelin star prestige to ramp up the stakes. A couple of things did strike me when I was watching though. Firstly, why would anyone… Continue reading
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Quick Bite: How salt enhances the flavour of our food
In my recent post on MSG and our taste perception I was going to include a bit about salt and how it works as a flavour enhancer but, as usual, I went on a bit so I couldn’t fit it in. So I wanted to do this short post while it was all fresh in… Continue reading
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The science behind umami: Understanding the way we perceive taste
I still remember when I read that we had a new flavour. It was the early 2000s, maybe the late 1990s, but umami was finally being talked about in the West. It seemed strange. How could we not notice an entire taste? It was like discovering we’d always had an extra arm without noticing. The… Continue reading