Lateral Cooking

<p><b>'You could cook from it over a whole lifetime, and still be learning</b><b>’ <i>Nigella Lawson</i></b><br><br><b>‘A rigorous, nuts-and-bolts bible of a book’<i> Jay Rayner, Observer</i></b><br><br><b>-----------------</b><br><br><b>This new edition of the groundbreaking book reveals the principles underpinning all recipe creation<i>. </i>Now smaller, lighter and simpler! </b><br><br>Do you slavishly follow recipes without understanding how they actually <i>work</i>? Would you like to feel freer to adapt, to experiment, to play with flavours? <br><br>If so, look no further – in these pages, Niki Segnit, author of the landmark <i>The Flavour Thesaurus</i>, gives you the tools to do just that. Organised into 77 ‘starting-point’ recipes,<i> Lateral Cooking</i> includes plenty of tips for substituting ingredients and reducing the phenomenal variety of world cuisine down to its bare essentials – and then building it back up again. <br><br>So, under ‘Bread’, Niki guides you through flatbreads, oatcakes, buckwheat noodles, chapattis and tortillas, showing you how they are all variations on one theme. A few simple tweaks and you can make soda bread, scones or cobbler. And so on, through breads and batters, broths, stews and dals, one dish leading to another. <br><br><i>Lateral Cooking </i>is as inspirational and entertaining a read as it is a practical guide. Once you have the hang of each starting point, a wealth of new flavour combinations awaits. The variations given are a springboard of inspiration to the contents of your fridge and kitchen cupboards, all related in Niki’s signature combination of culinary science, history, chefs’ wisdom and entertaining personal anecdote. <br><br>In these pages, you will discover to cook ‘by heart’ – and that’s where the fun really begins.<br><br>This updated edition has been redesigned with a focus on the recipes, in a smaller and easier-to-read format.</p>