Can I tell you how much of a fan I am of ‘Chopped‘- one of the many amazing culinary contest shows on the Food Network? The premise – four contestants *with better than mediocre culinary skills* compete against each other by turning ‘mystery basket ingredients’ into a three course meal.
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The prize? Bragging rights and ten thousand dollars! *blink. blink*
YEP!
I did say ‘ten thousand smackeroos!
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Of course it’s not as simple as cooking whats in the basket. Of course not! That wouldn’t be fun, right? RIGHT! So here’s the twist…..
… the ingredients have to be presented in a ‘deconstructed’ form of their original self! Alright then! Since I’m new to the notion that really good food involves more than opening a package and popping it into the microwave, the whole idea of deconstruction – relating to food …. and what’s that?!
the best that I can come up with *and this after shamelessly watching some uncalculated number of episodes! * my safe guess is that deconstructed meals have these three ‘Musts‘:
☆ you take foods that are normally combined in the dish
☆ change their forms – use your culinary know-how
and
☆then plate them together in a different way.
‘BOO YOW’
DECONSTRUCTION! !!!!
It’s not just about taking the dish apart, but putting its elements back together.
I know that it’ll be a minute before I can do this little trick!
What food tricks do you have?
Do tell….
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