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The Worlds'
SHORTEST COOKING LESSON
inspired by
SALT FAT ACID HEAT
but 50x faster
So I chopped up the wheel,
to make it easier to read
and it still kinda sucked.
So I decided to go one* step further
I combined the seasoning advice,
into one, handy spreadsheet.
That will make you EAT your hat, and if you follow the seasoning advice, it will be the TASTIEST goddamn hat you've eaten in your ENTIRE life.
Now you can easily see which combinations of:
Fats/Oils, Acids, Spices, Seasoning, and Garnishes
go well together, from which country's cuisine.
First glance, scroll past.
HOW TO READ THE SPICE CHART
with the UK & France as examples:
Top across, you have the Country/Cuisine
Then Acids
Then Fats
Then Heat
(Spices & Seasoning)
We can see the UK flavour profile uses either Beer, Cider, or Wine
for acid. Very Boozy Brits!
(Meaning Vinegar, Lemon, Lime & Orange won't work in the UK profile.)
The UK & France both use Olive Oil.
Neutral means Seed Oils.
(i.e. Rapeseed, Vegetable, Sunflower)
We can see the UK uses Ginger, Mint, and Curry Powder.
France uses Basil and Fennel Seeds
Then Garnishes
We can see the UK uses Ketchup, Mustard, and Brown Sauce.
France uses Tomatoes and Olives.
The Garnishes really bring all the flavours together.
(If a spice is in a Black Font, like Herbs De Province
it means it ONLY appears in that cuisine)
I would recommend printing out the sheet/s in A3 at your local library.
Having them easily accessible in the kitchen
has made me a much better cook.
For years, I used to consider cooking and eating, to be a CHORE
before I learned how to season.
Honestly, I thought it was a quirk of my personality,
nope, turns out I just couldn't cook!
See this brilliant news story about China's response to 'white-people food'.
And this Chef explains why white people don't season their food.
With gorgeous Ai Art.
Read on to learn about the BONUS charts.
There are multiple ways
to organize the information.
The Oils & Acids Chart
Helps you quickly decide what cuisine to choose based on what Oils and Acids you have available.
The MASTER chart
helps you work out what cuisines you can cook, based on your current stock, and what you could buy, to expand your options.
Simply find the spice you have, and follow it along horizontally, to see which cuisines it works in.
The spices are listed in order of how many cuisines they are used in. Want to expand your options?
Buy a spice that works in more cuisines. e.g.
Cumin is used in 7.
Ginger is used in 13.
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