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What does 'a bit spicy' mean in a recipe? The Scoville unit, a heat map of Turkish peppers, how to balance flavour, and a home guide for adjusting the heat dial.
The science behind why a plate feels neither too full nor lacking. A guide to designing balanced everyday plates at home with the five basic tastes, texture contrast, temperature layering and visual balance.
How a drop of lemon opens up a dish, the difference between juice and zest, freezing techniques, and lemon as a sodium alternative in diet. A guide to the acid axis in the kitchen.