You - like me before - might think that trees are not designed to be cooked. But then, you probably haven’t met Artur Cisar-Erlach.
Author, ecologist and food communications expert, I first discovered Artur’s work when I began working on my own book several years ago. At the time, he had just published The Flavour of Wood and let me tell you - I was instantly entranced.
The work is a fascinating journey into the ways in which wood and trees are inside many of our most cherished food items - be it pizza or maple syrup - with a distinct and multi-faceted flavour. It is the result of over three years of travel to uncover tree flavours that you wouldn’t even begin to imagine, and shines a light on the fascinating people that work in this field, from Bavarian brewers to Indian tea exporters.
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