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Linda Naylor's avatar

Aromatics! My favorite subject.

When I developed Essential Douglas Fir Shortbread for Essential Confection, I integrated fir essential oil into the Euro-style butter. Even flavors outside the food system have affinity relationships with other flavors so I included lemon essential oil as a boost. The butter has a killer mouth feel, and the flavors are grounded in galangal and pink peppercorns.

First learned about volatiles in wine country 20+ years ago. Volatilizing the esters!

My motto: Taste + Aromatics = Flavor.

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Peter Giuliano's avatar

Douglas fir shortbread sounds amazing!!!

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Karin Tamerius's avatar

I assume this is why food tastes and smells so different on an airplane? Different air pressure means different volatility?

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Peter Giuliano's avatar

EXACTLY! I'm impressed you noticed that! Lower pressure air is less dense and means that it can't "float" aromas as easily. When I was a kid, I always noticed that eating lunch in the mountains during winter tasted really different. Now if someone can explain to me why I am approximately 100% more likely to cry at movies on airplanes....

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