Heston Blumenthal reveals the secret history of some iconic British dishes and then transforms them, as only Heston can. Note: Copyright Holder is Channel 4, UK.
Why do people get so arsey about food? Heston is having fun and making good food, and people feel the need to swarm into the comments and slag British cuisine, or Hestons glasses, or each other, or complain about something that they clearly misunderstood. Every cuisine in the world is shit if it's cooked badly, and amazing if it's cooked by someone who knows what they're doing.
+ThisAlbino I disagree about your statement, that "every cuisine in the world is shit if it's cooked badly, and amazing if it's cooked by someone who knows what they're doing". Seriously, I mean it. I'm from west Germany, the industrial part of westphalia. Our ancestors were workers or farmers and believe me, 80% of the dishes they came up with are a mix of cabbage, potatoes and pork meat. There is NO WAY that someone can make these recipes a good dish (except the 20% which are actually pretty awesome). But of course it always also depends on the ressources people traditionally had. Look at Japan, where almost every settlement is close to the shore, people have loads of fresh fish and great soil to farm. They slice fresh fish and eat it with soy sauce - how great is that??? Or look at India, where nearly every spice you can imagine naturally grows. They can add so many flavours to their dishes, something people here could never do. I mean, of course simple meals can taste fantastic when prepared by a master, but I would not agree that ANY cuisine in the world tastes amazing, due to the fact that some were created out of the pure necessity of getting something to eat, no matter if tasty or not. Anyways, cheers from Germany! :)
+Raachen you're mixing dishes with ingredients, making it an unfair comparison. I've tasted plenty of bad Japanese dishes (I lived there for a year during uni), as well as Indian ones (I live in London). Just as I've had disgusting American food and amazing soul food. My favorite cuisine is Norwegian, seeing as that's where I'm from, but I'll be first in line to say that some of the Scandinavian food is truly disgusting. Point is: you'll find good and bad food everywhere.
I like Heston; he's mellow. If this were an American show, it would be "EXTREME" and "BADASS" and would have a heavy metal soundtrack and Guy Fieri screaming his head off for an hour... (American TV doesn't tell you stuff, it yells it at you!)
im taiwanese and unlike most of you folks out there, the eye is actually the most sought after part of the fish. It is packed with soooo much flavour and it's just soo delicious. so glad Heston introduced it to the western public
The best fish'n'chips I have ever tasted was in Inverclyde (near Glasgow) It was served with peas, two slices of generously buttered white bread, and a pint mug of strong hot tea. I went there every evening for a week, and I have never forgotten it. Lovely grub!
I'm not wealthy by any means but I'd happily spend that much at Heston's restaurant and then I'd do the same at one of Ramsay's restaurants. Eating their food is on my bucket list.
I remember in Australia when the fishmongers used to pretty much give away the fish heads (massive salmon heads etc.) to anyone who wanted them... It was the best for us Asians who love it - my family used to grill it up or do a fish head curry. They've caught on now, and they're expensive.
where are you from? I don't remember that happening in any Melbourne place I knew. I also don't remember many people wanting fresh salmon. As a body builder (long gone folks) in the 90's I'd get told to piss off by fishmongers when asking for such things or butchers when asking for 5kg of chicken breasts. I'm fairly sure you're only dealing with family guys, or this is not true.
@@professornuke7562 This was when we used to go to Perth a lot in the early 90s. It was the fishmongers in Claremont where we were regulars. There was even a bowl of lemons that customers could take one or 2 from for free (would not happen nowadays). Yeah, pretty sure it was a family run place back 30 years ago - definitely wouldn't happen now.
The love of my life is a Perth girl, and wow....It seems that place NOT Melbourne and that is not an insult. They're just different. Free lemons, eh? Sounds like it was what my Dad said....generally a nicer place than the righthand coast.
@@professornuke7562 oh, the free lemons were supposedly from the owner's backyard (I think maybe they started charging for them after a few years). They also started charging for the fish heads after they knew there was demand. haha
I liked the bit on mushy peas. As a student in York 30 years ago we used to go to a pub which served a pork pie in a bowl, smothered in mushy peas and mint sauce. It was epic !
I have been desperately looking for a replacement/additional show to add to my binge list since I cant watch season 1-4 of GBM anywhere. Thanks a bunch for sharing
As an American, I admire British culture. minced meat in a fish head may not look too impressive, the US as well as the UK put a lot of effort in presentation, but I bet that would be damn tastey.
***** " _Congrats i just added you to my racist list._ " OMG, the honor, this is just too much; i can't possibly accept this. BTW its interesting that you, a self-proposed, battle hardened, trolling expert needed to mute me in your post.... what's the matter sweetheart, what'r you so afraid of? speak some truth did i? " _poor you... either you have a good come back or you don't_ " ...or just mute/block like a little bitch if you don't stand a chance, huh? Noooiiiice. LOL, pathetic.
Ghetto Feelosifer also, did you watch this video! ALL SORTS OF OFFAL! Lol, did you know it's about British food? The food the royalty ate? Hahahaha...... hahaha. Yeah, why don't you... I dunno, do some more disgustingly wasteful modern shit.
Legend has it Heston sent the fish back to the sea so it can mature for 2 more years for more of a briny taste and the hobbits have gone on a quest for the elusive wheat of extra crispness.
I always triple cook my chips the exact way he describes, now i know why there come out so good. didn't think heston done them the same way, thats awesome.
Just try to imagine a life where you go out of the house in the rain, you stand in queue for nearly 10 minutes for the joy of eating mushed peas out of a plastic thimble, and then think that's the high point of your week. Just imagine that.
This guy is a complete nutcase - in the nicest possible way ! I've eaten at one of his restaurants, and the food was superb. I'm not entirely sure what benefit there is to experimenting with simple classic dishes to this extent - but hey, it makes for entertaining viewing, and the guy has earned a reasonable amount of dosh - to say the least ! - from doing this. I actually found the "history" parts of this pretty enjoyable - you're never too old to learn something new :-)
I live in New England (Massachusetts), and we like our Fish and Chips as well. Haddock and Cod are king here, but sometimes Pollock or Flounder (Plaice) are used. The side is Cole Slaw, not Mushy Peas. I'd like to try Mushy Peas as I love Pea Soup. I also like my fry with lemon juice and malt vinegar on it. For my chips, I like mayo for dipping, I know it's weird, but it's a taste I picked up in Amsterdam. I also have the meal with a proper British Ale or Cider.
I remember my first and only trip to London me and my mother stayed over for four days, walked 13 kilometers a day didn't find a single restaurant. We subsisted off scones from cafés and tea. Stood in line for Madamé Tussauds thinking it was the other ones wish to visit until I questioned her if she seriously wanted to do this having finally seen the price of entry to which she replied "I though you wanted to do this!". So we left. Then went to the Brittish museum to gawk at all the loot. Saw Beowulf in a cinema because I wasn't allowed in my home country at that age. Came back to the hotel room and discovered half a bucket of popcorn in my mothers bra (we didn't buy any). On the last day we found a pizza hut and ate a medium pizza each with all you can eat ice cream. I then finally got an asthma attack because of the pollution and we left Brittain, hungry exausted and delerious. Good times. Would go again if my finances allowed it.
I survved on mooshy peas for a few months when I was broke... they are filling and sustaining(but kind of boring)... i ate for a week for $10.00: peas [3 bags 3$}, rice{one big bag 2$}, tea w/sugar(3$}... spinach leaves[2$]... kept me alive and felt actually very healthy and energetic...
Ridiculous. Just an amazing chef bored with the standard. The only reason for disgusting green peas (they are only peas people) is so when mom and dad wanted fish and chips at the restaurant they needed something to feed the baby too. The real magic is who got the general public to fall head over heels for mushy peas and making it iconic. Fucking genius.
Basically, Fish and Chips is a traditional food of England, which you can find it on the streets, harbors, etc. and it even was the food for the labors (idk if it's still like that today :p). In Indonesia, you can only find it in high class restaurants, i mean... wuut :v
