The Condiment Book

The definitive condiment compendium by expert and TikTok sensation Claire Dinhut aka Condiment Claire

‘ In Condiment Claire I trust!’ – Yotam Ottolenghi

‘ A bright and punchy powerhouse of a book, one that promises to be a proper friend in the kitchen’ – Nigella Lawson

‘A love letter to the most underrated ingredients in your kitchen – fresh, fun and genuinely useful. (Though don’t make me choose between mustard and butter.)’ – Felicity Cloake

‘An utterly indispensable guide to flavour and eating well’ – Nicola Lamb
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Are you Team Ketchup or Team Mustard? What are your Top 3 condiments? And is butter really a condiment? Let Claire guide you through the condiment world of flavour starting with the Classics that we all know and love – Ketchup, Mayonnaise, Mustard and Butter – right through to Hot Sauces, Ferments and Pickles (think Miso and Kimchi), Dressings & Oils, Fruit in Jars and Dips.

With illustrations and charts throughout, The Condiment Book covers everything from failsafe recipes for much-loved condiments, hundreds of variations and flavour pairings, condiments from across the globe, fascinating historical facts (did you know that Aztecs used chillis as a weapon?) – it is the definitive guide to this class of food that isn’t strictly necessary yet to most of us is indispensable.

Author Biography

Claire Dinhut, also known as CondimentClaire on social media, is a creator, host, cook and writer with a deep passion for flavour. Having grown up in several countries, she is fascinated by the impact a specific flavour can make on a culture. A dual national of the US and France, she splits her time between London and her family home, a mill in the French countryside, where she enjoys gardening, foraging, harvesting and experimenting with taste. She is a Harvard educated historian with a focus on food, fashion and lifestyle and speaks French, Italian and Spanish.