Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat Compared: Surprising Flavor Test We’ve spent weeks diving into Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, discovering how these four elements transform dishes. What began as a cozy kitchen experiment snowballed into a fascinating study of flavor balance. Armed with identical ingredients but different techniques, we tested how slight variations—more salt here, a splash of acid there—altered taste profiles. The results were surprising: what seemed intuitive often bent to unexpected rules, revealing the complex dance of flavors. Our group is still hashing out notes, but one thing’s certain: demystifying these basics opened us up to cooking with newfound precision. If we’re честні (honest), this book has us looking at recipes in a whole new way.