Food favourites

[Paolo]

Dear Maart, I read you are good in cooking as well (sort of Renaissance Man ...). As italian, I'm a good food addicted, a serious part of my personal identity, really. Then: is there a list of favourite you like to offer friends.

Thanks

Paolo

[Maart]

Ciao Paulo!

Not forgotten you, just moving you up the list. Thinking...

Maart

[Maart]

Ciao Paolo

I like to make something new every time. I’m adventurous. I have disasters sometimes, but I’m not scared.

My best cooking is probably curry. It’s my favourite and I can eat it every day. I no longer have to measure anything, it’s second nature.

I’m pretty good at traditional things like Beef Wellington, roast birds, roast beef, roast lamb, Yorkshire puddings, etc.

I lived in Finistére in Brittany for a year so I’m very good with seafood and fish.

Before I said goodbye to Italy I fell in love with the real Italian food and pasta/polenta are never very far away. It’s the best fast food in the world. It's also some of the BEST food in the world.

At catering college my best marks were for desserts and pastry but I don’t get the chance to do these so much now.

My kids like most everything I make for them which makes me feel very happy.

I love cereals and fruit and chocolate. Putting them all together into a dessert is great.

I’m an omnivore, which is how homo sapiens was designed…

I’m also a gastronaut, so I love to eat other chefs’ food and I appreciate everything. Our local chef, Peter Jackson at Maes y Neuadd http://www.neuadd.com/ is a true artist and apparently a very keen golfer…

Maart

[Paolo]

Thanks Maart, you look indeed a master in internatioal Folk & Forrk Rock 

Talking about polenta, it's reputation is rightly growing now, but in the past it was considered the poorest of foods. My father told me that during World War II they were starving and ate just polenta for four years. For decades, then, he refuesed to have polenta in his dish.

Chhers

Paolo