Difference between revisions of "Cooking for novices"
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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 | + | 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 startlingly, it will taste and smell better. |
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| + | So far, I've only spoken of the end result: the dish you eat. But cooking can itself be enjoyable, relaxing. For many, the act of cooking is what it's all about. It's the slow, incremental improvements, the constant experimentation, the failures and final breakthroughs. | ||
Latest revision as of 17:52, 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 startlingly, it will taste and smell better.
So far, I've only spoken of the end result: the dish you eat. But cooking can itself be enjoyable, relaxing. For many, the act of cooking is what it's all about. It's the slow, incremental improvements, the constant experimentation, the failures and final breakthroughs.
