Its time to spice up your home cooking and transform your dishes from bland and boring to punchy and flavoursome with this definitive guide to spicesTaking the periodic table of spices as a starting point this adventurous recipe book explores the science behind the art of making incredible spice blends to help you release the flavour in your dishes. Discover a spice book like no other from TV personality food scientist and bestselling author Dr Stuart Farrimond.Spice profiles organised by their dominant flavour compound showcase the worlds top spices with recipe ideas information on how to buy use and store and more indepth science to help you release the flavours and make your own spice connections. There is also a selection of recipes using innovative spice blends based on the new spice science designed to brighten your palate and inspire your own culinary adventures.Sure to get your tastebuds tingling you can explore An explanation of what spices are and how theyre produced. Which countries favour which spices and a bit of the history behind it. Dozens of spice blends you can make and what you can use it for. 52 exciting recipes from around the world which showcase each spice blend. A reference guide to look up each spice to understand how to use it. Colourcoded charts to help you learn the chemical compounds that make up the flavours. Instructions on how to design your own spice blends with photographic references without.Great cooking goes beyond following a recipe its knowing how to use the right combination of spices and herbs to get the greatest possible flavour from your dishes.