I Love The UK, I Swear To God
OK, real news story:
The study, carried out by the Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills, looked at 35 recipes published by five of the most popular celebrity chefs and assessed their readability and writing style.
So the government in the UK has nothing better to do then criticize celebrity chefs for being too wordy. No other problems to be dealt with, better get on to the celebrity chefs studies. I also love that they have a Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills. Rule Britannia!
Edit: In today’s paper they have an article on the recipes of Britain’s prehistory, I think I will stick with wordy old Nigella Lawson myself. ‘I’ll have the roast hedgehog and nettle stew guvnah!’
September 14th, 2007 at 8:12 am
Even more fun than the article were the choleric comments from the GBP.
September 14th, 2007 at 1:53 pm
From the article:
“Gordon Ramsay’s language is so easy to read that his cooking methods could be followed by a seven-year-old.”
My comment:
But, it’s so vulgar I wouldn’t expose a twelve-year-old to it.
September 16th, 2007 at 2:33 pm
Hmmn, is this an Englishism? They say they are listing the “recipes,” but what they list are the names of the dishes. To me, a recipe is a list of ingredients and instructions for making it. “Take two hedgehogs and remove the hide and entrails. Stuff with parsnips…”
September 16th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
Some actual recipes in this article.
Same recipes but better layout here.
September 17th, 2007 at 11:34 am
Wonderful, thank you! Some of us have done Roman cooking with the Legio XX group. I remember one guy was making real garum with fish, salt and a buried crock, rather than the anchovy method. Anchovy paste was another cheat.
My leeks are a bit skinny this year due to the dry summer, but good to know I have more options for them!