Random Food Questions Thread - Page 342

Same thing with beets?

Thanks, FG, of course the first thing I did was to go back and re-read your article

I guess you need the instant-read thermometer in there from the start though, right? I mean, you can't penetrate the crust afterwards, no?

Thanks also for the clarification on the water vs. eggwhites. I'd been reading a lot about eggwhites and it looked like more trouble than maybe it was worth.

My girlfriend asked me to submit the following question: Why do men buy lemon pepper?

The salt crusts I've made (with egg whites) are usually soft enough that you can penetrate the probe of your thermometer right through with little resistance. I think the egg whites have something to do with keeping it nice and light. The use of egg whites also gives you a very nice golden brown color after cooking, and you can also make a cool scale pattern to impress all your friends.

As far as prepping the fish beforehand. If you want to be sure that it isn't overly salty, you can just wrap the fish with some herb crepes, then cover with the salt. It makes for a very pleasant aroma when you cut it open at the table.

Is an herb crepe a crepe with chopped herbs in it?

yeah, what he said (i've learned to look up!). because the egg white has protein, there will be some browning. pure salt stays pretty much a grayed-out white. depending on the color and pattern of your pocket square, that might not be what you want.

Indeed.

You do realise that the word 'herb' starts with an 'h'? Or are you some kinda Frenchy or sumink?

Fang66's title should be "hossoso jr."

well i've learned to speak it with a silent h and i write informally like how i speak

i've noticed yesterday while watching whites in between studying that british people pronounce the h.



also y'all should watch the 6 episodes of whites that's on hulu

Skip to 3:09ish

lol

when i was a kid somebody corrected me in front of a group of people. i got embarassed and it's been in my brain since.

i think it's kind of stupid (like herb is erb but herbert is herbert?) but it's how we say it. we say a lot of things weirdly

RP, or anyone else for that matter, did you ever eat at El Bulli when it was open?

Someone did, I think, and posted a picture of caviar with hazelnut sauce and hazelnut caviar with caviar sauce. Something like that. I think it was El Bulli.

Edit: Aww yeah, my brain is fantastic.

Which is the best way to remove the brain of a suckling pig?