Jamie Oliver question?

[Stig]

Has he ever cooked anything without adding lemon juice and olive oil to it?

I think not.

The most one-dimensional 'chef' on the planet.

[bga]

Lemon juice and olive oil is the only substance known to neutralise his saliva so his hand is forced a bit.

[5potTurbo]

Stig said:

Has he ever cooked anything without adding lemon juice and olive oil to it?
I think not.

Au contraire, mon ami!

If you don't like the man, that's another matter.

[Pete Franklin]

his food tastes great- whats the problem?

[Stig]

5potTurbo said:

Stig said:

Has he ever cooked anything without adding lemon juice and olive oil to it?
I think not.

Au contraire, mon ami!

If you don't like the man, that's another matter.

I have nothing against him per c'est, but I have noticed of late that irrespective of culinary style (see Jamie does Greece,Spain,Tibet,Kuala Lumpur etc.', he has a propensity to add lemon juice and olive oil even if (IMHO) the recipe doesn't require it.

I can't help but feel that this makes most of his dishes taste of.... well, olive oil and lemon.

[Pferdestarke]

I can understand lemon in most cases. Once you get used to the acidity cutting the richness it is almost like another form of seasoning.

I hardly use olive oil in my cooking and when I do they are usually mild. I find extra virgin over-powering in most dishes.

[Cotty]

Pferdestarke said:

I hardly use olive oil in my cooking and when I do they are usually mild.

I use it in a lot of things I cook but like you say the mild sort

[calibrax]

Stig said:

I have nothing against him per c'est

What's worse than mixing olive oil and lemon juice? Mixing Latin and French!

(I think you meant "per se"... )

[Pferdestarke]

Cotty said:

Pferdestarke said:

I hardly use olive oil in my cooking and when I do they are usually mild.

I use it in a lot of things I cook but like you say the mild sort

I've recently switched from the mild olive, to flavourless veg/sunflower oil for the higher smoke point. They all do the job though.

A friend fries in sesame oil which burns very easily. he likes the taste.

[Mobile Chicane]

I increasingly use goose fat for cooking - hang the expense eh? Mild olive oil for anything designed to be served cold.

[DangerousMike]

i use hedgehog fat. goes great with sicilian wild lemons.

Edited by DangerousMike on Tuesday 24th August 22:46

[OllieWinchester]

Pferdestarke said:

A friend fries in sesame oil which burns very easily. he likes the taste.

I find myself using this more and more, really like it.

[mybrainhurts]

Stig said:

I have nothing against him per c'est,

I'm here to balance that...

If I ever meet him, I'll pull his head off and feed it to a dog...

Gently, mind...

[DangerousMike]

wrapped in foil with some fennel, parsley, olive oil and lemon juice and baked in the oven beforehand for a bit too.

[Plotloss]

Mobile Chicane said:

I increasingly use goose fat for cooking

It's also very good for creaking doors.

[sleep envy]

mybrainhurts said:

Stig said:

I have nothing against him per c'est,

I'm here to balance that...

If I ever meet him, I'll pull his head off and feed it to a dog...

Gently, mind...

don't forget a drizzle of olive oil before you plate it up for the dog

[Stig]

calibrax said:

Stig said:

I have nothing against him per c'est

What's worse than mixing olive oil and lemon juice? Mixing Latin and French!

(I think you meant "per se"... )

Doh! - hoisted on my own petard

[mybrainhurts]

sleep envy said:

mybrainhurts said:

Stig said:

I have nothing against him per c'est,

I'm here to balance that...

If I ever meet him, I'll pull his head off and feed it to a dog...

Gently, mind...

don't forget a drizzle of olive oil before you plate it up for the dog

You said DRIZZLE...

You've gone and done it now, my lad...

[dumbfunk]

I think he's a genuine guy - After watching him speak at TED (great site by the way!) I even felt a little pinch of pride!
See if this changes your opinion?

http://www.ted.com/talks/jamie_oliver.html



dumbfunk

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bga said:

Lemon juice and olive oil is the only substance known to neutralise his saliva so his hand is forced a bit.

The "just finish with a drizzle of olive oil" line is a running joke in our house. I hate it when he cooks something that looks superb and then drowns it in fking olive oil. Fat tongued idiot. I do use lots of his recipes though