# The Flavor Bible by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg

3 Hacker News commenters recommended The Flavor Bible by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A reference book for finding ingredient pairings and an atlas of flavors that work together.

## Why people recommend it

- Useful for finding ingredient pairings (1 comments): "it's a great reference book to find pairings of ingredients" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48296566))
- Atlas of flavors that work together (1 comments): "I have a wonderful book that explores this idea of an atlas of flavours that work together." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48294459))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Food Lab by J. Kenji López-Alt](https://hackerapproved.com/p/food-lab.md): 7 recommend
- [On Food and Cooking by Harold McGee](https://hackerapproved.com/p/on-food-and-cooking.md): 3 recommend
- [Modernist Cuisine by Nathan Myhrvold](https://hackerapproved.com/p/modernist-cuisine.md): 3 recommend
- [The Sourdough Framework by Hendricius Ruppel](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sourdough-framework.md): 3 recommend
- [Tartine Bread by Chad Robertson](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tartine-bread.md): 3 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0316039845?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780316039840) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Flavor Bible by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg", https://hackerapproved.com/p/flavor-bible/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).