A Sour Taste in the Mouth

Guardian Weekend – Part of a series of 6 articles on taste and cooking with co-author Peter Barham The combination a sweet and a sour taste provides some of the most piquant dishes in the culinary repertoire. Whether it’s in an oriental sweet and sour dish...

With a Pinch of Salt

Guardian Weekend – Part of a series of 6 articles on taste and cooking with co-author Peter Barham The idea of adding a pinch of salt to enhance the flavour of food is a fairly recent one. Our ancestors didn’t go for such subtleties. When they put salt in...