Heston's Medieval Feast

Summary During medieval times, meals were the entertainment of the day. For Heston's medieval feast, he wants this sense of entertainment to be front and center. For the hors d'oeuvre, Heston is making meat fruit. During medieval times, it was believed that raw fruits and vegetables were disease laden. Hence, meat was often used to resemble real raw fruit. For Heston's version, he uses many different types of meat, but adds one special ingredient: bull's testicles. For the entrée, Heston uses as the main ingredient something that was popular for the day but that is virtually not seen on dinner tables anymore: lamprey. He wants to present the dish as if the fish was still alive in its natural habitat. With this dish, Heston learns that there is a fine line between "wow" and "disgusting". His main course is a straight take from the old rhyme "four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie". Because blackbirds are a protected species, Heston instead uses pigeon. Included with the individual pie servings, Heston serves one big pie literally with four and twenty live pigeons. And for dessert, Heston wants to create a bit of illusion by serving ice cream that resembles a pork pie, and serving edible cutlery, candles and napkins.

S1.E2 ∙ Heston's Medieval Feast

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Greta Scacchi Heston Blumenthal James 'Jocky' Petrie Kyle Connaughton

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Mar 9, 2009

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Filming locations : London, England, UK

Production companies : Optomen Television

Summary During medieval times, meals were the entertainment of the day. For Heston's medieval feast, he wants this sense of entertainment to be front and center. For the hors d'oeuvre, Heston is making meat fruit. During medieval times, it was believed that raw fruits and vegetables were disease laden. Hence, meat was often used to resemble real raw fruit. For Heston's version, he uses many different types of meat, but adds one special ingredient: bull's testicles. For the entrée, Heston uses as the main ingredient something that was popular for the day but that is virtually not seen on dinner tables anymore: lamprey. He wants to present the dish as if the fish was still alive in its natural habitat. With this dish, Heston learns that there is a fine line between "wow" and "disgusting". His main course is a straight take from the old rhyme "four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie". Because blackbirds are a protected species, Heston instead uses pigeon. Included with the individual pie servings, Heston serves one big pie literally with four and twenty live pigeons. And for dessert, Heston wants to create a bit of illusion by serving ice cream that resembles a pork pie, and serving edible cutlery, candles and napkins.

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Mar 9, 2009

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Filming locations : London, England, UK

Production companies : Optomen Television

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