Flavor Balancing In Desserts

In the food industry, pairing flavors is part of our day-to-day life. But have you ever really taken the time to understand why flavors bode well together? It all starts with the four basic tastes: sweet, salty, sour and bitter. The purpose of food creation is to bring these tastes together as one, creating the ultimate dish. In The Flavor Bible, Traci Des Jardins of Jardinière in San Francisco says that people tend to think "monochromatic" when it comes to sweets, but it's important to remember that sweets need balance too. Although sweetness is the single most important taste for making desserts delicious, the other three tastes must be incorporated into the dish as well. Bon Appétit calls the salty and sweet combination the decade's most enduring dessert trend, so the question stands of what other flavor and taste combinations will be the next big thing.

The Flavor Bible brings us a few characteristics of each basic taste:

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