Acid
Tomato sauce tastes flat and sweet.
Today · 2:14pm
- Diagnosis
- Sugar dominates the finish; no acid to cut the long-cooked tomato.
- Prescription
- One teaspoon sherry vinegar off heat. Re-taste before serving.
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Sherry Vinegar · Reserva
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Acid (4)
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Palate Score
47
Fat
Risotto is gluey, not creamy.
Yesterday · 7:48pm
- Diagnosis
- Mantecatura skipped. Starch is present, fat is not — texture without lift.
- Prescription
- Cold butter and parmesan, off heat, beaten in vigorously for 60 seconds.
Umami
Soup tastes thin even with stock.
2 days ago
- Diagnosis
- Glutamate floor too low. Stock has body but no savor weight.
- Prescription
- One teaspoon white miso whisked into the warm pot, off heat.
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White Miso · 18 Month
Fat
Salad dressing tastes harsh.
4 days ago
- Diagnosis
- Acid-to-oil ratio inverted. Vinegar is leading where it should support.
- Prescription
- Re-emulsify at 1:3 acid to oil. Add a half teaspoon of honey if still sharp.
Smoke
Grilled steak tastes one-note.
1 week ago
- Diagnosis
- Char without nuance. Maillard developed; no aromatic finish.
- Prescription
- Espelette pepper and Maldon at the table. No sauce — let the crust speak.
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Espelette Pepper · AOP
Acid
Pesto turned dull overnight.
2 weeks ago
- Diagnosis
- Oxidation flattened the basil; chlorophyll faded faster than flavor.
- Prescription
- Squeeze of lemon and a pinch of salt. Stir, do not re-blend.
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