Developing Your Palate

In the quest for a highly flavored dessert, where should you begin?

First, it’s essential to taste the main ingredients that you intend to use. How can you create flavorful desserts if you haven’t educated your own palate first? As mentioned in the introduction, all students and practitioners of pastry must taste each element of a dessert alone and then in combination to be sure that the end result is satisfying, harmonious, and delicious at least in the eyes of the person producing it. Taste, and taste again. Ask yourself questions such as the following to help ensure that your finished products encompass that first cornerstone, flavor: