{"product_id":"lateral-cooking-niki-segnit-9781526652874","title":"Lateral Cooking","description":"\u003cp\u003e'You could cook from it over a whole lifetime, and still be learning' Nigella Lawson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A rigorous, nuts-and-bolts bible of a book' Jay Rayner, Observer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e-----------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis new edition of the groundbreaking book  reveals the principles underpinning all recipe creation. Now smaller, lighter and simpler! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDo you slavishly follow recipes without understanding how they actually work? Would you like to feel freer to adapt, to experiment, to play with flavours? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf so, look no further                 -     in these pages, Niki Segnit, author of the landmark The Flavour Thesaurus, gives you the tools to do just that. Organised into 77 'starting-point' recipes, Lateral Cooking 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSo, 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLateral Cooking 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn these pages, you will discover to cook 'by heart' -     and that's where the fun really begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis updated edition has been redesigned with a focus on the recipes, in a smaller and easier-to-read format.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Niki Segnit","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50705173315827,"sku":"9781526652874","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9781526652874.jpg?v=1788206605","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/lateral-cooking-niki-segnit-9781526652874","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}