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Whether you've never picked up a knife or you're an accomplished chef, there are only four basic factors that determine how good your food will taste. Salt, Fat, Acid, and Heat are the four cardinal directions of cooking, and they will guide you as you choose which ingredients to use and how to cook them, and they will tell you why last minute adjustments will ensure that food tastes exactly as it should. This book will change the way you think about cooking and eating, and help you find your bearings in any kitchen, with any ingredients, while cooking any meal. --



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Samin Nosrat

SAMIN NOSRAT is a chef, teacher, and author of the best-selling, James Beard award-winning Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. She has been called "a go to resource for matching the correct techniques with the best ingredients" by The New York Times and "the next Julia Child" by NPR's "All Things Considered." Samin is an EAT columnist for The New York Times Magazine and can be found eating, cooking, and laughing in the "Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat" documentary series on Netflix.



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