In order to be able to handle, work with, and understand ingredients, we continue to expose our palates to as many flavors and tastes as we can get our hands on. By expanding the knowledge base of ingredients and their combinations, our abilities to improvise and adapt in the kitchen become more polished and rehearsed. It is interesting to note that in order to improvise, we must first have a rock-solid base of not only fundamentals but also ingredient combinations and a knowledge of their inner workings. In searching for this knowledge while exposing our palates, we raise the level at which we may perform in an improvisational manner and thus hopefully improve dining experiences, allowing ourselves to raise our culinary benchmarks.
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