Learn how the wild preferences of wood already are in your meal, guided by a global flavor forager

Most people don’t expect hardwood to taste their meals beyond the barbecue, if at all, and gastronomists rarely discuss the significance that wood has on greatest taste. But trees and real wood have a lot better impact over our plate and palate than you may think. Just what exactly does timber taste of? And how has it been used in cooking, distilling, fermenting, and even perfume creation to make a unique about The Taste of Wood: In Search of the Wild Taste of Trees and shrubs, from Smoke cigarettes and Sap to Main and Bark taste and smell?

To find out the answers to these issues, food marketing communications expert Artur Cisar-Erlach embarked on a global journey to understand how trees infuse the world’s most delectable dishes with the flavor of their timber. His flavor hunt extended right into a three-year exploration covering everything from pizza, whisky, mozzarella cheese, tea, and perfume to quinine, wines, maple syrup, blue yogurt, and more. From wooden barrels used to age scotch in Austria to wood-burning pizza ovens of Naples to traditional Canadian maple syrup makers, The Taste of Real wood explores how wood infuses a few of our best-loved foods through its smoke, sap, origins, and bark. As his pursuit spans continents and ethnicities, Cisar-Erlach introduces visitors to a vibrant cast of characters including Modenese balsamic vinegar companies, Piedmontese truffle hunters, South Tyrolean winemakers, and outrageous mountain pine chefs. Finding that timber flavors beverages as well, the author encounters Austrian whisky distillers, Bavarian brewers, avant-garde central London tea merchants, and Indian tea exporters.

A world trip brimming with interesting encounters, unforeseen turns, beautiful landscapes, medical discoveries, and historic connections, The Flavor of Wood is the story of a passionate flavor hunter, and offers readers unparalleled usage of some of the world’s finest quality cuisine and unidentified tree flavors.