Taste has infrastructure too. Here's how to notice it.

You know that moment when you're craving something familiar but the menu's full of unknowns? Or when you've moved somewhere new and can't find your comfort foods? I've found a way to decode unfamiliar dishes by recognizing their hidden connections to what you already love. Through 10 paired examples — from fried plantains vs. fried bananas to empanadas vs. meat pies — I demonstrate how to read the invisible architecture beneath what we eat.