Egg
classicYolk fat blunts the bitterness; the Veneto has done nothing else with it.
vegetablebitter · green · grassy · resinous · asparagus
Hop shoot
The most expensive vegetable on earth by weight, picked for three weeks, tasting mostly of bitter asparagus.
on its own
0.0sour
1.0sweet
1.0savoury
3.0bitter
1.0umami
Butter
classicFat is the only thing that makes a shoot this bitter comfortable.
Arborio rice
commonStirred through at the end so the resin stays green, not stewed.
Parmesan
commonSalt and glutamate meet bitterness; neither one wins, which is the point.
Olive oil
commonPeppery oil doubles the resin instead of trying to soften it.
Lemon
commonAcid at the end, because bitterness plus sour is a shape people recognise.
Beer
rareSame plant, different stage. The shoot tastes of what the flower will become.
Black truffle
wildEarth under a hard green bitter; both cost more than the rest of the plate.