Bog Butter Beckons Taste Adventurers For people with adventurous minds and tastebuds, Irish bog butter aged for millenia in swamp peat is probably going to sound very tempting an item to add on to one's bucket list......
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New Book on a Least Liked Flavour: Bitter {Fragrant Readings} {Fragrant Recipes & Taste Notes}
If currently sweetness in perfumery has become so popular as to give birth to a mega gourmand-fragrance movement - and maybe the reverse happened too - it might be a good idea to cultivate its reverse side, bitterness, by...
Paper-Flavored Syrup for Your Gin, the Recipe by Remy Savage {Fragrant Recipes & Taste Notes}
French mixologist Rémy Savage has created a paper-flavored syrup based gin cocktail called Paper Anniversary after visiting an ancient paper mill turned distillery in Hampshire where he was struck by the confluence of these two smells......
Une Boîte de Coco: The Anti-Coca-Cola Taste from the Past {Fragrant Recipes & Taste Notes}
This morning I received an email about nostalgic France, filled with black and white photographs, which reminded me of a treat I had a vague recollection of. The other day, as I was reading about an old-fashioned, licorice- and...
Smoke & Pickles: Recipes & Stories from a New Southern Kitchen by Edward Lee {Fragrant Recipes & Taste Notes}
Louisville, Kentucky-based chef Edward Lee has published a book entitled Smoke & Pickles: Recipes & Stories from a New Southern Kitchen. As its name indicates it is not just a recipe book but a cooking memoir interweaving tales of identity and...
Mariage Frères Lily Muguet 2013 in 3 Tea Variations to Fête May Day {Fragrance News - Taste Notes}
Tea house Mariage Frères have launched their annual vintage muguet-scented tea called Lily Muguet followed by the year in which it was issued. Lily Muguet 2013 comes carried by the leaves of black, green and white teas in...
Just the Very Special Smell of Olive Oil is Shown to Trigger Satiety {Fragrant Recipes & Taste Notes}
A research study relayed by The New York Times conludes at this time that just the scent in particular of extra virgin olive oil and especially the Italian varieties which are particularly aromatic and rich in Hexanal (scent of...
The Heirloom Tomato from Garden to Table by Amy Goldman {Fragrant Reading} {Fragrant Recipes & Taste Notes}
If you love vintage vegetables and fruits, like we do, as well as nurture a special appreciation for tomatoes, then, you might be interested in this book by author Amy Goldman on the history of tomatoes entitled The Heirloom...
A Jasmine Treat for Valentine's Day by Pierre Hermé {Fragrant Recipes & Taste Notes}
For Valentine's Day 2013, Parisian pastry chef Pierre Hermé is proposing a jasmine cake he dubbed Tarte Coeur Infiniment Jasmin (Infinitely Jasmine Heart Pie)......
A New Flavor is Born: Black Ivory Coffee aka Elephant Dung Coffee {Fragrant Recipes & Taste Notes}
That's right, life never was so easy as in today's world for a working elephant The latest trend in coffee appreciation centers on the many nuances found in the "coffee cherries" excreted by elephants in Thailand. The advantage over...
A Seasonal Bread for Winos: Le Pain au Beaujolais & Rosette Fetes Arrival of Beaujolais Nouveau {Fragrant Recipes & Taste Notes}
Courtesy picture ©David GrimbertIn November in France, you have just two weeks to taste a freshly made bread sold in a number of boulangeries, but not all of them. Coinciding with the yearly ritual of the arrival of Beaujolais Nouveau...
Grasping for Words? Check out the Agri-Food Canada Maple Syrup Flavour Wheel {Fragrant Recipes & Taste Notes}
Fall season is maple syrup goodness season. All those smoky, caramelized, spicy tones are perfect for accompanying cravings for a cosy, festive atmosphere transitioning from autumnal cold to indoors warmth. But wait, before pouring your maple syrup grade A...
A Culinary Novel on Soviet Cuisine Reminisces about an Empire Foodways {Fragrant Recipes & Taste Notes}
A French translation of Küche totalitär: Das Kochbuch des Sozialismus by Wladimir and Olga Kaminer just came out in September 2012 in France calling attention to a title which was first published in German in 2007. La Cuisine Totalitaire is what...
Burger King Offer New Sweet-Savory Choice of Bacon Sundae {Fragrant Recipes & Taste Notes} {Food News}
The bacon in this new summer 2012 limited-edition Bacon Sundae by Burger King might actually be the healthiest part of it. When you look at the caramel drips and imagine how much standard white sugar there must be in the...
Harney & Sons Diamond Jubilee Tea for Royals Fans {Fragrant Recipes & Taste Notes}
Harney & Sons released a limited edition tea blend emulating the besposke Earl Grey tea blend which is known to be Queen Elizabeth II's favorite. It's called Diamond Jubilee of course......