Interesting blog post on Wired's website about some study to see if there are, in fact, real laws of cooking that reflect how flavors work together.
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/01/are-there-fundamental-laws-of-cooking/
Cool diagram. I wonder if -- if they studied world foods -- how many "types" of food would there be? Or could you use the flavor pairings to identify the unusual?
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