Spices / Uses

[SPBendersky]

Going to try and get this out so we can all understand. Trying to find a book, video etc. that explains how each spice works with each protein and what it does as far as taste, and why it should be used for certain cooking dishes. Cant figure what some spices are for since I am not a prof cook.

Regards,

 

[lizabu]

The book The flavour bible is the best book I've seen for this. It doesn't just do spices though. You can look up any ingredient and it tells you a list of things that go amazingly with it. For example look up peaches and it will tell you almonds, prosciutto, mint etc. Look up rosemary and it will say lamb, potatoes etc. They have thousands of combinations.