I've never heard those.concepts described as grammar before, but it makes a lot of sense and puts into words well the reason why some food just feels like it doesn't go together.

As far as adapting food goes vs traditional recipes. Personally, I think there's room for both. I really enjoy getting to try food done 'traditonally' but I also enjoy fusions of food, or new rakes on old things or just finding a recipe myself somewhere and changing it up in some way.

Food's great and it's great people keep experimenting, adapting food from other cultures and combining things.