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Flavour Analysis

Pork liver brings together insistent metallic character, copper, animal fat and pork, all at once. A kombu dashi note brings savoury richness, with a game note setting wild meatiness alongside it, and char and loam notes give the profile a rounded, lingering character.

Dominant Flavour Families

Carnal / Animalic
Maillard
Earthy
Vegetal
Sharp

Flavour profile of pork liver

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Irony

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Pork liver

IronyEarthy

pork liver9.2

Dry, intensely metallic mineral character, metallic taste akin to blood or raw red meat. Strong in pork liver.

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