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Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio

The Science of Taste: Nik Sharma’s Flavor Equation

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio

Milk Street Radio

Food, Arts

4.42.8K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

We get a lesson in the science of flavor from Nik Sharma. He explains why he might consider fat to be its own flavor—just like sweet, sour, salty and bitter—and reveals the chemistry behind some of his best recipes, like spareribs in malt vinegar. Plus, Kim Severson explains how the pandemic has changed the way we shop for food; Dan Pashman reflects on 10 years at The Sporkful; and we make Austrian Goulash.


Get the recipe for Austrian Beef Stew with Paprika and Caraway: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/austrian-beef-stew-with-paprika-and-caraway-goulash


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0:00.0

Hi, this is Chris Kimble from Milk Street.

0:03.0

You know, when I travel for work, I come across home cooking.

0:06.9

It's not really exotic per se.

0:08.6

It's what folks are cooking and eating every day.

0:11.4

But it's true, the flavors and ingredients techniques

0:13.6

are new, at least to me.

0:15.8

But I also relearn many of the basics.

0:18.1

For example, in Paris, I learned to boil an egg.

0:20.5

In Mexico City, I learned how to make a cake in a blender

0:23.8

and chang my Thailand.

0:25.2

I learned how to grill a chicken.

0:27.4

It turns out that you are, in fact, a much better cook

0:30.1

than you think.

0:31.1

You just need a little bit of inspiration.

0:33.2

So if you want to learn something old and something new,

0:36.3

please join us at Milk Street Member dot com.

0:40.0

For just $1, you get immediate access to everything Milk Street,

0:43.6

from recipes to videos, from podcasts to TV shows,

0:47.1

from online classes, to our online store,

0:50.0

with over 2,000 unique products from pantry to cookware

0:53.9

to tools.

0:55.2

Once again, please join us at Milk Street Member dot com

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