Liquid nitrogen pistachios: Molecular gastronomy, elBulli and foodies
2010; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 13; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1177/1367549409352275
ISSN1460-3551
Autores Tópico(s)Culinary Culture and Tourism
Resumo‘Molecular gastronomy’ was invented by scientists to apply physics and chemistry to restaurant and home cooking, and is best known today through the world’s number one restaurant, elBulli, in Spain. This article examines molecular gastronomy as it is practised by three types of producers in different locations: by professional scientists in the laboratory, through a case study of its founders Nicholas Kurti and Hervé This; by professional chefs in the restaurant, through a case study of Ferran Adrià at elBulli; and by amateur ‘foodies’ in the home, through a case study of foodie called Rob. It argues that molecular gastronomy is particularized in each location, as it is tied to the scientist’s goal of ‘culinary enlightenment’, the chef ’s goal of ‘culinary creativity’, and the foodie’s goal of ‘gastronomic education’. In doing so, it contributes to debates about the shifting boundaries of science and expertise in late modernity.
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