Bittersweet, 9780063411418
Hardcover
Explore the five tastes, and create unforgettable, transformative desserts.
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Bittersweet

The Five Tastes of Dessert and Beyond (A Baking Book)

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  • Hardcover

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    9 February 2026

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Summary

From Thalia Ho, creator of the award-winning blog Butter and Brioche and author of Wild Sweetness, a lyrical and visually stunning cookbook of more than 100 enthralling dessert recipes, exploring the five tastes and how they transform on the plate and beyond.

In her follow-up and foil to Wild Sweetness, Thalia Ho explores the five tastes and distills their ability to transform desserts into something memorable. Bitter brings deep complexity, sweet tempers an…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780063411418
ISBN-10:0063411415
Author:Thalia Ho
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint:HarperCollins
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:9 February 2026
Weight:1.14kg
Dimensions:26mm x 287mm x 223mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Fans of Ho’s blog will be happy to see its vibe translates well to print, with plenty of affirming aphorisms sprinkled throughout. This tasteful guide to off-the-beaten-path confections enchants. — Publishers Weekly on Wild SweetnessAn elegant recipe collection for the changing seasons. — New York Times on Wild SweetnessTrained as an artist, [Thalia] Ho found herself attracted to wildness in nature, and this turned her into a devoted consumer of such flavors. But, for her, wildness doesn’t mean foraging. Thanks to preserving and drying techniques, herbs and flowers can appear in Ho’s cooking all year. Sweets and desserts are Ho’s passion…Any fan of Black Forest cake will find Ho’s deeply chocolate and dried-cherry cookies to be more than simply attractive. — Booklist on Wild Sweetness“…a full, satisfying experience that in the end makes this the ideal book for people who believe that dessert is anything but an afterthought.” — —Booklist, starred review

About The Author

Thalia Ho

Thalia Ho is the creator of the award-winning food blog, Butter and Brioche. Her inspired flavor combinations, decadent recipes, gorgeous photography, and poetic prose attract eager and engaged readers. Butter and Brioche won both Editor’s and Reader’s Choice in SAVEUR’s Blog Awards for The Best Baking and Sweets Blog. Thalia’s monthly food column appears on the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Company) website, and her work appears in a variety of online and print publications such as Food52, Bon Appetit, The Kitchn, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Teen Vogue, The Huffington Post, and Oprah.com. Thalia currently resides in Australia.

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