Christopher Warsow, MS, is Corporate Executive Chef, Manager of Savory and Sweet Applications for Bell Flavors & Fragrances in Northbrook, Ill. He has extensive back of house experience and holds a Master’s Degree in Food Science from Michigan State University. He is a member of the Research Chefs Association and teaches culinology courses at Southwest Minnesota University. He can be reached at cwarsow@BELLFF.com or through the Bell Flavors & Fragrances website, www.BELLFF.com.
Vegetarian meat flavors can be produced by the Maillard reaction, the interaction of the amino acid components of protein with reducing sugar molecules when exposed to heat
