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Image: Haydn Blackey, CC BY-SA 2.0 \u003Chttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons\")\n\nOther examples of foods with similar components include bread and cheese, pear and honey, beef and garlic... the list goes on and on.","089673a3-87bb-45d3-9632-97981e5ca574",[65],{"id":66,"data":67,"type":50,"version":26,"maxContentLevel":19},"868d9040-e53d-485a-a8c1-b8ce83034317",{"type":50,"evolvingBehavior":20,"spacingBehaviour":26,"multiChoiceQuestion":68,"multiChoiceCorrect":70,"multiChoiceIncorrect":71,"multiChoiceMultiSelect":6,"multiChoiceRevealAnswerOption":6},[69],"Caviar and white chocolate pair great together, because they both contain what flavor molecule?",[56],[54,57,58],{"id":73,"data":74,"type":26,"maxContentLevel":20,"version":26},"39a59b07-5c5a-4312-af99-42dbe2fb516a",{"type":26,"markdownContent":75,"audioMediaId":76},"That scientific approach to flavor molecules if often referred to as **food pairing**. It's an exciting field, but it has to be said: when you're cooking at home, you can't get out a chemistry set every time you want to pair ingredients.\n\nLuckily, there's another easy way to test for flavor molecules. Remember, you have a tongue and a nose for a reason: they're designed for exactly this purpose. Just take some ingredients, and taste them. On their own, or in combination. Do they go well together, or do they not?\n\nIf you want, you can get creative. Take a piece of beef, and add chocolate. Take another piece of beef, and add jelly. Take a third piece of beef, and add coffee. Which one tastes the best?","cb4d42be-3e3c-4b4d-ab0f-db087cf78af7",{"id":78,"data":79,"type":26,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":26,"reviews":82},"9db73539-2557-47f3-b515-c9fdba6ad8b3",{"type":26,"markdownContent":80,"audioMediaId":81},"It's worth pointing out that similar ingredients aren't the only ones that go well together. Actually, combining **opposite tastes** can also work really well.\n\nFor example, a strong umami taste (pulled pork, for example) might go well with a sour taste (BBQ sauce) or a sweet taste (apple sauce). A sweet taste (meringue) might go well with a sour taste (lemon). A salty taste (peanut butter) might go well with a sweet taste (jelly).\n\n![Graph](image://9a357ca2-0dce-427e-8306-de2e9abaf45a \" \")\n\nAgain, you'll need to experiment with this. 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These oils evolved as a chemical defense against animals and bacteria. But luckily for us, they also contain flavor molecules.\n\nThese molecules differ from herb to herb. For example, thyme has umami notes, basil is sweet, lemongrass is sour, bay leaves taste bitter, and so on.\n\n![Graph](image://0db015e1-67a5-4edd-b1ae-322ad2ca8103 \"Thyme, basil, lemongrass, bay leaves\")\n\nAs well as those main fundamental tastes, every herb also has more complex flavors, which are often unique to each particular herb.\n\nFor example, even though basil is sweet, it also has a peppery note to it. Sage, meanwhile, is sweet as well, but also distinctly earthy. Then we have mint – sweet again, but with a cool and refreshing finish.","bba4fef4-1e4f-46cc-ab88-2cf01e96e6dd",[154],{"id":155,"data":156,"type":50,"version":26,"maxContentLevel":19},"1eefa7d2-c3f2-448b-9e43-d37c5d7ebde6",{"type":50,"evolvingBehavior":26,"spacingBehaviour":26,"activeRecallQuestion":157,"activeRecallAnswers":159},[158],"What do plants use as a chemical defense, which also happen to contain flavor molecules?",[160],"Essential oils",{"id":162,"data":163,"type":26,"maxContentLevel":20,"version":26},"29fdc5ac-1506-4c1c-b2a2-2c86f750d18a",{"type":26,"markdownContent":164,"audioMediaId":165},"There are so many different herbs out there, from regions all around the world. This vast selection can make it hard to know which ones to use.\n\nUnfortunately, there's no set answer. It depends what type of food you cook, as well as your personal tastes. In other words, you'll need to work it out yourself.\n\nOnline resources can definitely help – look up flavor profiles for different herbs to discover how each one tastes. You also just need to start buying and trying. Which herbs taste best to you?\n\nSlowly but surely, you'll build up knowledge of different herbs. And before you know it, your kitchen will be full of them: an arsenal of dried herbs in the pantry, and maybe even some fresh herbs growing on the windowsill.","e86bbc11-774a-4679-ac1c-fdad42b8029c",{"id":167,"data":168,"type":26,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":25,"reviews":171},"18439992-f005-4f98-a6a4-5ddbd673fb61",{"type":26,"markdownContent":169,"audioMediaId":170},"One extra little fact, to remember about herbs, is that they diffuse their flavors much better in **oil** than water.\n\nAs we said, most of the flavor in a herb comes from the plant's essential oils. And oil and water don't mix.\n\nThat's why recipes rarely suggest that you add herbs to boiling water. 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For example, thyme has umami notes, basil is sweet, lemongrass is sour, bay leaves taste bitter, and so on.",{"type":307,"tag":308,"props":521,"children":522},{},[523],{"type":307,"tag":335,"props":524,"children":527},{"alt":337,"src":525,"title":526},"image://0db015e1-67a5-4edd-b1ae-322ad2ca8103","Thyme, basil, lemongrass, bay leaves",[],{"type":307,"tag":308,"props":529,"children":530},{},[531],{"type":312,"value":532},"As well as those main fundamental tastes, every herb also has more complex flavors, which are often unique to each particular herb.",{"type":307,"tag":308,"props":534,"children":535},{},[536],{"type":312,"value":537},"For example, even though basil is sweet, it also has a peppery note to it. Sage, meanwhile, is sweet as well, but also distinctly earthy. 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