🍄 From Molecular Gastronomy to Natural Fermentation
Chef Danny, with 32 years of cooking experience, worked at El Bulli - the world's best restaurant known for molecular gastronomy using artificial additives to create unique textures.
However, he questioned: Why couldn't they achieve the same effects using natural products instead of unknown chemical compounds?
This led him to research natural alternatives like:
- Seeds
- Fungus
- Yeast
His journey took him to study Blue Zones, particularly Okinawa, where he discovered:
- The world's purest turmeric
- Aspergillus fungi (used in soy sauce, sake, miso)
- Monascus fungi (responsible for red rice coloring)
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