The Science of Spice

(Jacob Rumans) #1

  • Foreword

  • SPICE SCIENCE

  • What is a Spice? ........................................................

  • Spices and their Flavour Compounds .............................

  • Periodic Table of Spices ...............................................

  • Creating Spice Pairings and Blends ...............................

  • WORLD OF SPICE

  • Middle East ...............................................................

  • Africa .......................................................................

  • South Asia .................................................................

  • Southeast Asia ...........................................................

  • East Asia ...................................................................

  • The Americas

  • Europe

  • SPICE PROFILES

  • Sweet Warming Phenols ..............................................

  • Warming Terpenes ....................................................

  • Fragrant Terpenes .....................................................

  • Earthy Terpenes ........................................................

  • Penetrating Terpenes ................................................

  • Citrus Terpenes ........................................................

  • Sweet-Sour Acids .....................................................

  • Fruity Aldehydes .......................................................

    • Toasty Pyrazines .......................................................

    • Sulphurous Compounds .............................................

    • Pungent Compounds .................................................

    • Unique Compounds ...................................................

    • Chinese Steamed Salmon with Chilli and Star Anise .........

    • Chicken and Aubergine Biryani with Seven-spice ...........

      • Black Lime Harissa ................................................ Ejjeh with Courgette, Feta, and Dill and



    • West African Peanut Curry with Durban Masala .............

    • Asian Larb Salad with Curried Duck and Khao Kua.........

    • Date and Tamarind Granita with Caramelized Pineapple ..

    • Black Sesame, Liquorice, and Cardamom Ice Cream ......

    • Sweet and Spicy Apple Pastry Rosettes ........................

    • Spiced Scallops with Saffron Beurre Blanc ...................

    • Spiced Filipino Adobo with Chicken and Pork ................

    • World of Spice Further Recipes ...................................

    • Table of Spices and their Flavour Compounds ...............

    • Index ......................................................................

    • About the Authors .....................................................

    • Acknowledgements ...................................................



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