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David Chang’s Unified Theory of Deliciousness
submitted about 9 years ago by tournantMixologist

As a chef and juice vendor, I believe Chang gets to the exact heart of what makes certain flavor combinations outstanding and how those flavors can come from unexpected places. Obviously this applies more directly to food, but it's a fantastic theory to keep in mind when creating juice flavor profiles.

Link to Wired article

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by Baphometabout 9 years agoOne of "The Damned"

> Salt:overseason/underseason

pretty much how I feel about Acetyl Pyrazine. Good read...

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by wh1skeyk1ngabout 9 years agoDiketones, Schmiketones

I feel like this sub would benefit from a thread about too much/too little of certain flavorings. Some flavors have a sweet spot where too much is basically killing your recipe with an off flavor, but too little is leaving it short changed. For example, AP, EM, Sweetener, FA Joy, FA Nonna's Cake, CAP Glazed Donut, TFA Sweet Cream etc. They all seem to have a "sweet spot" where the flavoring really shines.

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by T_Maceabout 9 years agoProud Sidebar Reader!

Bookmarked for voop reading material!

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by Enyawreklawabout 9 years agoCreator - Best Recipe of 2015: Rhodonite

Also If you guys have never been to Milk Bar, do your best to go. You'll be motivated to look at desserts differently.

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by T_Maceabout 9 years agoProud Sidebar Reader!

*reads post, makes note in evernote to take Milk Bar field trip, refers back to post to say thanks. Realizes it's rare Wayne sighting. All becomes meta. Takes another puff of Marble 27. Ponders universe, wonders why brain has not exploded yet. If you're ever in Toronto.. I got u fam.

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by 6retro6about 9 years ago

Great read, thanks for sharing!

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by massproducedcarloabout 9 years ago

Saved. Just curious, have you used the flavor bible in trying to find good flavor combinations when making your own mixes?

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by Elab0r8about 9 years ago

I recently bought the flavour thesaurus and think it's fucking awesome. Basically just thousands of flavour pairings. Super useful

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by massproducedcarloabout 9 years ago

I actually do have the flavor bible since I enjoy cooking but haven't used it to make my own mixes. I'm not quite sure if it's going to be reliable because the flavor concentrates aren't exactly the real thing. Any success?

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by T_Maceabout 9 years agoProud Sidebar Reader!

> flavour thesaurus

this one?

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by Elab0r8about 9 years ago

Yup, really useful. I got it for cooking but works just as well for mixing ejuice

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by T_Maceabout 9 years agoProud Sidebar Reader!

Just popped back in to say thanks OP. Finally got around to reading this. Fucking superb. Cheers.

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by tournantabout 9 years agoMixologist

Cheers

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