What You Need to Know
The Fat Duck is a fine dining restaurant in Bray, Berkshire, England, owned by the chef Heston Blumenthal. Housed in a 16th-century building, the Fat Duck opened on 16 August 1995. Although it originally served food similar to a French bistro, it soon acquired a reputation for precision and innovation, and has been at the forefront of many modern culinary developments, such as food pairing, flavour encapsulation and multi-sensory cooking.
Steps
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Sound of the Sea (UK): Multi-sensory plating with edible sand and seafood foam
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Nitro-scrambled egg and bacon ice cream (UK): Rapid freezing using liquid nitrogen for texture transformation
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Mock Turtle Soup (UK): Molecular reconstruction of historical dish using modern techniques