"I got overwhelmed by my own flavour," he says.
If I ever got round to writing one, both would have prominent entries in my personal flavour thesaurus.
An example is this recipe here which I've extracted from my book Flavour especially for Word of Mouth readers, where I decided to use coffee, courgettes and oregano together (playing on the bitter and vegetal notes) after seeing the ingredients used in an entirely different dish in an American magazine.
Unaccountable elites are always irresponsible, and I got my own flavour of Jersey's mouldy governance on the first day of a visit in March 2009, when the Jersey Evening Post carried a front-page story headlined "States in shambles", referring to the States Assembly, Jersey's parliament.
This is one of my favourite flavour combinations for these cookies, but this really isn't a recipe where you need to feel hidebound by someone else's preferences – as long as you stay true to the rough ratios of the cookie dough itself, you can substitute and swap in different flavours, fillings and toppings however you please.
The recipe that I cook and eat the most (very scientific, I know) will win a hamper from myself with lots of edible goodies, spice packs, a copy of my book Flavour, (which you can buy here, in case you were wondering) and a few surprise trinkets.
So it really doesn't matter if you're not ready for my particular flavour of jelly because no one's offering you any.
To be honest, absolutely everything and anything will spark my desire/greed for flavours and recipes - from mood to music.
Fat means flavour in my book.
It gives an extra dimension of flavour to my cakes.
