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The young chef, who in his short career has already turned down a job with Gordon Ramsay, wasn't really expecting sales to go through the roof due to the price - he simply wanted to create something special for Pancake Day. There's no word yet on how many were actually sold.
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2-21-2007 @1:44PM calamari said... It's time for a someone to start a cooking feature similar to those "get that million-dollar look for $500" spreads that decorating magazines do. Cook these super-expensive recipes with more moderately priced ingredients (supermarket vanilla, ordinary champagne jelly, berries in a less pricey cognac) and see if blind taste-testers can tell the difference.
I'd be interested to see which super-pricey ingredients actually add value when the meal hits the mouth.
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2-21-2007 @2:14PM Joanne Lutynec said... I agree 100% - and I'd like to see the blindfolded taste-tasters include average people plus some top chefs.
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2-22-2007 @12:48AM emma said... calamari, that would be fantastic.
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2-22-2007 @12:33AM GhaleonQ said... The vanilla would definitely be noticeable.
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2-22-2007 @10:42AM calamari said... Actually, Ghaleon, I'd put money on the vanilla *not* being noticeable. Cooks Illustrated's taste tests found that in baked goods, artificial vanilla extract tasted better than the real stuff.
I expect *some* pricier ingredients *do* make a difference... but I think we'd be surprised if we found out which ones. That's why I'd love to see it tested.
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2-22-2007 @6:05PM Justin Chen said... In related pancake news, we're holding a Pancake Food Fight at Menuism.com at http://www.menuism.com/foodfight
Rate pancakes during February for a chance to win $50.
Happy Eating!
Justin
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