Why is Friday night always considered Fish Night? Surely anyone can eat a fish as and when they choose? I understand that due to religious observances some people may adapt their dietry routines to accommodate this, e.g. Catholics do not eat meat on Good Friday. Some orthodox Catholics have made this a Friday tradition and do…
Month: January 2012
“Oh Solomillo”
I was looking forward to dinner since its conception in the shower at 7am! There was a 600g pork fillet (solomillo de cerdo) with my name emblazoned across its sinewy flesh waiting for me in the fridge. There was only one thing that I wanted to do to this cut of meat. I removed any excess…
The Five Senses
I previously mentioned that eating was a sensory experience, however, there are some restaurants which actively campaign against this. They try to make the philosophy of their establishment about taste and not about the social experience that is a meal. Dans Le Noir? serves food in a pitch-black room. Another serves food dyed in blue!…
Gastro
The name of this blog suggests that perhaps this is going to be another one of those frivolous wittering blogs written by somebody who pretends to know about food. I wish to immediately push that idea out of your head. It is no such thing. This blog is a culinary voyage (so to speak) my journey with food….
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