{"product_id":"five-tastes-cookbook-ingredient-set","title":"Five Tastes Cookbook \u0026 Ingredient Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Five Tastes Cookbook Ingredient Set pairs Fuchsia Dunlop’s flavour-led Chinese cookbook with five useful pantry staples. The book explores sour, bitter, sweet, pungent and salty tastes across around 120 recipes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Five Tastes Cookbook and Ingredient Set contains:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive Tastes by Fuchsia Dunlop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/chinkiang-black-rice-vinegar-300ml\"\u003eChinkiang Black Rice Vinegar, 300ml\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/lee-kum-kee-premium-light-soy\"\u003eLee Kum Kee Premium Light Soy, 500ml\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/lee-kum-kee-pure-sesame-oil\"\u003eLee Kum Kee Pure Sesame Oil, 207ml\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/lee-kum-kee-chiu-chow-chilli-oil\"\u003eLee Kum Kee Chiu Chow Chilli Oil\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/lee-kum-kee-chilli-bean-paste\"\u003eLee Kum Kee Chilli Bean Sauce - Toban Djan, 368g\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSous Chef Drawstring Gift Bag\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen people in ancient China spoke of the ‘five tastes’, they were talking not only literally about the five tastes recognized in Chinese gastronomy – sour, bitter, sweet, pungent and salty – but also metaphorically about all the ingredients and flavours at a cook’s disposal. They were part of the dynamic process of the cosmos, like the five elements and the constant flux of yin and yang. A chef was a kind of magician, someone able to harness the virtues of the five tastes and combine them harmoniously in a dish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn how five tastes shape Chinese cooking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes around 120 flexible, home-friendly recipes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack vinegar brings dark, malty sourness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChilli bean sauce adds fermented depth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA generous gift for curious home cooks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou don’t need to be a Chinese cook to find inspiration in the Chinese arts of flavour. With a few core seasonings, flavour combinations and techniques, you can conjure up delicious dishes from whatever ingredients you have to hand, whether seasonal treats from a farmers’ market, specialist produce or basic vegetables from a supermarket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese recipes – which celebrate the Chinese philosophy that good health and pleasure are inseparable when it comes to food – will show you how to celebrate the irresistible flavours of China in your own kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStart with dumpling dips, glossy stir-fries, cold noodles or mapo tofu. More than a recipe collection, the book explains how flavours work together, helping you adjust a dish by taste rather than follow every instruction rigidly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll included ingredients are dairy-free. Contains wheat, soy and sesame. The cookbook includes meat and fish recipes and is not a vegetarian cookbook.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sous Chef","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41582671855674,"sku":"SC0722","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0111\/1729\/7722\/files\/SC0722.jpg?v=1789119782","url":"https:\/\/www.souschef.co.uk\/products\/five-tastes-cookbook-ingredient-set","provider":"Sous Chef","version":"1.0","type":"link"}