Attention Math/Food Geeks

Attention math/food geeks (T.Rev, DurhamFood, and Paul, I'm looking at you, among others):

Flavor network and the principles of food pairing

What really sucked me in to this was the, er, map:

A link to an even larger version is on the click-through page.  

The article is a bit intimidating in places, but I suggest reading through it anyway: it's not that long.  Feel free to skip any math you don't get.  ;)  I particularly like the idea of establishing metrics for "contribution" and "authenticity" for ingredients in a cuisine.  It may or may not be real, but it's neat.  :)

Comments

[Eric J]

Shouldn't chicken be a big circle in the middle with everything else connected to it?

[Joe Eater]

Eric: Yes, except for maybe this stuff, which is purportedly made of chicken. :)