A ground-breaking book, designed to help creative cooks develop their own recipes, from the bestselling author ofThe Flavour Thesaurus.Lateral Cookingis, in a sense, the `method companion to its bestselling predecessor,The Flavour Thesaurus- and is just as useful, ingeniously organised and enjoyable to read.The book is divided into 12 chapters, each covering a basic culinary category, such as `Bread, `Sauces or `Custard. The recipes in each chapter are then arranged on a continuum, the transition from one recipe to another generally amounting to a tweak or two in the method or ingredients. Which is to say, one dish leads to another: once you've got the hang of flatbreads, for instance, then its neighbouring dishes on the continuum (crackers, soda bread, scones) will involve the easiest and most intuitive adjustment.