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Firstly, I'm no chef, but I to be frequently found in the very best restaurants in the world and love to cook. I love food. | Firstly, I'm no chef, but I to be frequently found in the very best restaurants in the world and love to cook. I love food. | ||
| + | It wasn't always that way. In fact, it wasn't until I reached my thirties that I actually started buying things that weren't ready meals. | ||
| + | Oh, how I wish I had discovered cooking far earlier in life. So, in this article, I hope to explain some of the elementary facts that can make your cooking easier. | ||
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| + | ==What makes good food?== | ||
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| + | Good food has little to do with price. In expensive restaurants you'll pay a premium for the food, the staff and the experience. At home, it comes down to three factors: taste, smell and appearance. And here's the secret: they are all linked to each other. Mess up one, and you mess up the whole dish. Similarly, taking an otherwise boring food and putting lots of effort into its appearance will actually make it more appealing and, perhaps startingly, taste and smell better. | ||
Revision as of 17:47, 26 April 2018
Introduction
Firstly, I'm no chef, but I to be frequently found in the very best restaurants in the world and love to cook. I love food. It wasn't always that way. In fact, it wasn't until I reached my thirties that I actually started buying things that weren't ready meals. Oh, how I wish I had discovered cooking far earlier in life. So, in this article, I hope to explain some of the elementary facts that can make your cooking easier.
What makes good food?
Good food has little to do with price. In expensive restaurants you'll pay a premium for the food, the staff and the experience. At home, it comes down to three factors: taste, smell and appearance. And here's the secret: they are all linked to each other. Mess up one, and you mess up the whole dish. Similarly, taking an otherwise boring food and putting lots of effort into its appearance will actually make it more appealing and, perhaps startingly, taste and smell better.
