Good Cooks Break Rules: Who Says Pasta Must Be Al Dente?
Pot Luck Food Talks: Kitchen Stories From Behind the PassShow Notes
🎙️ EP191 — Who decided pasta must be al dente? Who said risotto needs a bite? Do cooks really need to follow every rule they inherit? Breaking kitchen rules and questioning culinary dogma.
🎧 In This Episode: 🍝 Pasta that crunches like glass 🐟 Baked flour that tastes like fish 🧫 Why fermentation feels lazy nowadays 🤌 The al dente lie 🥘 Spain's impossible paella timing 🍚 Pulling rice off the heat early 👨🍳 A new cook in tears 🫘 Chickpeas should never have a bite 😤 The cocky sous chef and his rice book 🍚 The rice method that never fails
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