Monday, March 21, 2005

truth as an ingredient...

Without truth,

we cannot really create.


Even in cooking
the truth is important.



For example:
No point pretending the cream is fresh.

If it's sour, we work with sour cream... not fresh cream.



The same can be said for knowing which meats to stew for a long time.

Which meats that are good enough to eat rare off-the-grill.



The honest truth is hard to take.

But it's rewarding in the long run.

Knowing that sugar is sweet... allows you to sweeten with it whever you want a sweet balance.

Knowing that bacon is salty allows you to make something salty.


Truth Recipe No.1
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Boiled asparagus
Fried bacon - Fry in some chili and thyme.


How:
Bunch up a few sticks of asparagus and then tie the bacon around it.

Use toothpick to hold the bacon in place.


Epilogue:

The asparagus is bland. Or at least bland-ish.

Bacon is honestly saltish and even smoky-ish.

And they both honestly will bring out the best of the other.