1.   While we use salt to heighten flavor, we use acidity to provide definition.

2.   And the little bit of vinegar heightens the flavor, counteracting the heaviness of the marjoram.

3.   As you would guess, less expensive brands tend to use the minimum required quantity of costly vanilla beans, then heighten the flavor with corn syrup.

4.   A sprinkling of fresh lemon juice or chopped mint after cooking will also heighten the flavors.

5.   After the filler is rolled into the cigarette, the company adds back the nicotine to heighten its flavor.

6.   Flavors are heightened, Simpson said, by exposing more surface area of the vegetables by chopping.

7.   In dessert making, brown butter can lend the flavor of nuts when there are none, or heighten the flavor of those already present.

8.   It is added to many dishes to heighten flavor, used like a tablespoon of demiglace or a little pancetta.

9.   Like lemon juice, verjus heightens the flavors of soups and sauces.

10.   The meat, poultry or seafood is usually marinated first, then sometimes briefly sauteed with vegetables to heighten the flavors.