{"product_id":"the-missing-ingredient-9780141982816","title":"The Missing Ingredient","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Brilliant and original ... From slow feasts to fast food, Linford  shows that, no matter what we are cooking, time is of the essence'' - Bee  Wilson, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Missing Ingredient\u003c\/i\u003e  is about what makes good food, and the first book to consider the  intrinsic yet often forgotten role of time in creating the flavours and  textures we love.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten through a series of encounters with  ingredients, producers, cooks, shopkeepers and chefs, exploring  everything from the brief period in which sugar caramelises, or the days  required in the crucial process of fermentation, to the months of slow  ripening and close attention that make a great cheddar, or the years  needed for certain wines to reach their peak, Jenny Linford shows how,  time and again, time itself is the invisible ingredient. From the  patience and dedication of many food producers in fields and storehouses  around the world to the rapid reactions required of any home cook at  the hob, this book allows us to better understand our culinary lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrilliant and original ... From slow feasts to fast food, Linford shows that, no matter what we are cooking, time is of the essence' -- Bee Wilson * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eA compelling book...Time is the unacknowledged genie of the kitchen. \u003ci\u003eThe Missing Ingredient\u003c\/i\u003e considers the meanings that go beyond quantitative measures -- Darra Goldstein * TLS *\u003cbr\u003eThoughtful, lively  and original.  No one has approached food in regard to time before -- Jill Norman, Food and Wine Writer\u003cbr\u003eInteresting...clever...revelatory -- Rachel Cooke * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eThoughtful and engaging * Waitrose Weekend *\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully written and highly original. Jenny Linford scrutinises time-honoured food production methods and cookery techniques through the often ignored lens of time. A gently informative, almost lyrical volume for our impatient times -- Joanna Blythman, author of Shopped: The Shocking Power Of British Supermarkets\u003cbr\u003eJenny Linford has created something quite remarkable: a treatise on the single most vital and most overlooked element of food and cooking that's as page-turning as a thriller. It's hard to believe nobody has tackled the concept of 'time' before, and Jenny has done it more than justice. A glorious, essential addition to every food lover's book shelves. -- Marina O’Loughlin, restaurant critic","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732502032727,"sku":"9780141982816","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141982816.jpg?v=1719997163","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-missing-ingredient-9780141982816","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}