Food is Art

[Alex K]

Despite my lame attempt at humor above, I absolutely adore food and cooking, and I cook almost all of our food myself. I would like to grow as well, but as a city dweller, I have to rely on my parents and in-laws to provide home-grown stuff. There are plenty of farmers around, though.

However, I think the holy culinary truth is not to be found in fancy "art food" (which has its own justification, sure), but is actually very simple:

- take good fresh ingredients
- season them such that their characteristic flavor is not covered, but enhanced. In some recipes, taste
relies a lot on spices (e.g. curries). In that case use interesting spices and yet don't overdo it.
- cook, fry or keep it raw, again such that the characteristic flavor of the ingredients is enhanced.

For me, culinary heaven can consist of fried potato wedges, some hummus and yoghurt dip. Some sage lightly fried in butter. A piece of fresh fennel, if it's really fresh. If I can have that, I have no need for haute cuisine.
You can't do wrong.