Bittersweet: The Five Tastes of Dessert and Beyond (A Baking Book)

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From Thalia Ho, creator of the award-winning blogButter and Briocheand author ofWild Sweetness, a lyrical and visually stunning cookbook of more than 100 enthralling dessert recipes, exploring the five tastes and how they transform on the plate and beyond.

In her follow-up and foil toWild Sweetness, Thalia Ho explores the five tastes and distills their ability to transform desserts into something memorable. Bitter brings deep complexity, sweet tempers and comforts, sour surprises and brings things to life with citrus or tang, salt can offset or enhance, umami is strong and satisfies.

With gripping prose, deep reflection, and hauntingly beautiful photographs, Thalia shares more than 100 inspired and inventive recipes to elevate what your last bite can beadventurous, otherworldly, and unforgettable:

• Sugar Buns
• Singed Sherbet Meringues
• Preserved Lemon Pie
• The Dark Side Roulade
• Crme Brle Ice Cream
• Salted Yolk Custard Tart
• Soy Ganache Brownies
• Deep Miso Caramel Apple Pie
• Ivoire and Caviar
• Crunchy Chili Oil Tart

For beginner and ambitious home cooks and bakers alike, this striking and meditative book is one youll want to show off, on your coffee table, on your shelf, and in the kitchen.

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Fans of Hos blog will be happy to see its vibe translates well to print, with plenty of affirming aphorisms sprinkled throughout. This tasteful guide to off-the-beaten-path confections enchants. Publishers Weekly on Wild Sweetness

Author Bio

Thalia Ho is the creator of the award-winning food blog, Butter and Brioche. Her inspired flavor combinations, decadent recipes, gorgeous photography, and poetic prose attract eager and engaged readers. Butter and Brioche won both Editor's and Reader's Choice in SAVEUR's Blog Awards for The Best Baking and Sweets Blog. Thalia's monthly food column appears on the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Company) website, and her work appears in a variety of online and print publications such as Food52, Bon Appetit, The Kitchn, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Teen Vogue, The Huffington Post, and Oprah.com. Thalia currently resides in Australia.