{"product_id":"9780141982816","title":"The Missing Ingredient : The Curious Role of Time in Food and Flavour by Jenny Linford","description":"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, Sunday TimesThe Missing Ingredient  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.   Written 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.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56224847397237,"sku":"9780141982816","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780141982816.jpg?v=1762226872","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780141982816","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}