1.   Allowing the pork to steep in a slightly sweet marinade intensifies the flavor of the meat, creating a more dramatic contrast to the tangy blue cheese sauce.

2.   As temperatures drop, the grapes dehydrate, concentrating the sugars and acids and intensifying the flavors.

3.   A touch of soy sauce completes the sauce, which cuts through the richness of the duck while intensifying its flavor.

4.   After layering the sauteed vegetables, the casserole is baked, which further helps meld and intensify the flavors.

5.   But in my experience, cocoa does more than intensify flavor and sharpen edges.

6.   By the time the vegetables are tender the water has evaporated and the vegetables sizzle in the residual fat, intensifying their flavor.

7.   Cooking the cauliflower stems with the garlic and shallots, then pureeing them helps to thicken the sauce and intensifies the flavors.

8.   High heat intensifies flavor.

9.   Ice wine is made of grapes left on the vine to freeze, intensifying the flavor.

10.   If you must use Persians, throw in a teaspoon of zest to intensify the flavor.