Description
Style of cooking created by Hervé This
Technical
Note by Note cuisine is a style of cooking based on molecular gastronomy, created by French chemist Hervé This. Dishes are made using pure compounds instead of using animal or plant tissues. This said the cuisine is like "a painter using primary colours, or a musician composing electroacoustic music, wave by wave, using a computer".
Sensory Profile
Aroma ()
Wine Analogy
Like blending single-varietal wines to create complex cuvées
Coffee Analogy
Similar to third-wave coffee's focus on molecular flavor profiling
Perfume Analogy
Comparable to constructing fragrances from isolated aroma chemicals
Origin & History
Civilization
French
Era
Late 20th century
Region
Haute cuisine
Spread Path
Michelin-starred restaurants → Molecular gastronomy movement