Flavour magic, or brain magic
While I was testing for one of snacks for upcoming event, I made a chili oil using a Western herb, lemon thyme.
When it was finished, the aroma was strikingly familiar.
A few minutes later, it clicked: it smelled just like Sichuan peppercorns.
Perhaps my brain instantly connected the combination of chili and citrus with that distinctive peppercorn fragrance — the one that usually comes with a numbing sensation.
Except this time, there was no numbness.
An interesting discovery, a kind of flavour illusion.
Mæst Food Secret Dinner — SHŌSETSU
November 1st
5 pm & 7:30 pm
Dissect Location · near Kitsilano, Vancouver
SHŌSETSU marks the arrival of winter in the Japanese sekki calendar.
As we move toward colder days, the menu shifts to winter ingredients.Roots vegetables and fermented, preserved elements from past harvests.
A six-course, 10 elements intimate plant-based tasting menu guided by Japanese Seikki calendar.
Japanese sensibility, Nordic restraint, and the flavors of the Pacific Northwest, local farms and foraged ingredients.
