North Fife Cooking

Along with the post of yesterday, such was the positive impression created by Heston Blumethal I decided also to purchase his book, In Search of Perfection.
One of the world's most renowned chefs, Heston Blumenthal has made his name creating such original - and some might say bizarre - dishes as Snail Porridge and Nitrogen Scrambled Egg and Bacon Ice Cream at his internationally acclaimed restaurant, The Fat Duck. Heston decided, though, that it was time to go back to both his and our roots and to focus his creative talent on reinventing some of our most well-known and abused dishes.
In order to do this he travelled around the world in search of perfect versions of eight dishes which represent the essence of our culinary heritage:

Roast Chicken & Roast Potatoes
Pizza
Bangers and Mash
Steak
Spaghetti Bolognese
Fish & Chips
Black Forest Gateau
Treacle Tart & Ice Cream
Everybody's idea of perfection is different, and so Heston, drawing on interviews with experts and cooks as well as using his own culinary and scientific research, sets out to discover what makes these standards so great. He explores the origins of each dish, how to find the best ingredients, and of course the many different ways - and whys - of cooking them to perfection. He reveals priceless culinary tips along the way: everything from how to cut potatoes for flawless frying, to what makes the choicest beef, to the secret ingredients in the perfect spaghetti Bolognese, to capturing the essence of a fish and chip shop in a perfume bottle, to making aerated chocolate bars at home with a vacuum cleaner.
In Search of Perfection examines the role of food in our lives and memories and is a completely original, inspiring and fascinating exploration of these kitchen classics.
I enjoy to cook at home in Flisk North Fife and look forward to being shown ways towards perfection. To quote Michelangelo, Trifles make Perfection and Perfection is no Trifle.In Search of Perfection.