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Molecular Gastronomy: Where Food Meets Science


ever think of having a liquid nitrogen

ever think of having a liquid nitrogen soup or smoking a chocolate cake

soup or smoking a chocolate cake

soup or smoking a chocolate cake hiya Vulcan and watchmojo.com I’m your

hiya Vulcan and watchmojo.com I’m your

hiya Vulcan and watchmojo.com I’m your host Ashley and today we got the chance

host Ashley and today we got the chance

host Ashley and today we got the chance to speak to the world-renowned chef Mark

to speak to the world-renowned chef Mark

to speak to the world-renowned chef Mark Levin which is going to show us all of

Levin which is going to show us all of

Levin which is going to show us all of his unique cooking methods so can you

his unique cooking methods so can you

his unique cooking methods so can you please tell us a little bit about your

please tell us a little bit about your

please tell us a little bit about your methods we like to use methods that are

methods we like to use methods that are

methods we like to use methods that are not traditional for the reason that a

not traditional for the reason that a

not traditional for the reason that a lot of the new technologies that are

lot of the new technologies that are

lot of the new technologies that are coming out are a lot more efficient than

coming out are a lot more efficient than

coming out are a lot more efficient than what we’ve been used to working with in

what we’ve been used to working with in

what we’ve been used to working with in traditional kitchens so we prefer

traditional kitchens so we prefer

traditional kitchens so we prefer induction burners or gas burners small

induction burners or gas burners small

induction burners or gas burners small pieces that we can move around the

pieces that we can move around the

pieces that we can move around the kitchen and for the first thing that you

kitchen and for the first thing that you

kitchen and for the first thing that you made us what was that called it was a

made us what was that called it was a

made us what was that called it was a white beet soup with crabapple

white beet soup with crabapple

white beet soup with crabapple microspatula

microspatula

microspatula the spatula is made using liquid

the spatula is made using liquid

the spatula is made using liquid nitrogen instead of boiling water and a

nitrogen instead of boiling water and a

nitrogen instead of boiling water and a little bit of watercress and milk salami

little bit of watercress and milk salami

little bit of watercress and milk salami can you give us the reasoning on why you

can you give us the reasoning on why you

can you give us the reasoning on why you use liquid nitrogen liquid nitrogen is

use liquid nitrogen liquid nitrogen is

use liquid nitrogen liquid nitrogen is minus 200 degrees Celsius there’s

minus 200 degrees Celsius there’s

minus 200 degrees Celsius there’s nothing that is that cold that is

nothing that is that cold that is

nothing that is that cold that is attainable for use in a kitchen

attainable for use in a kitchen

attainable for use in a kitchen traditional freezers about minus 40

traditional freezers about minus 40

traditional freezers about minus 40 maximum so we can do things like freeze

maximum so we can do things like freeze

maximum so we can do things like freeze alcohol aware as we never could before

alcohol aware as we never could before

alcohol aware as we never could before we can freeze things that are really

we can freeze things that are really

we can freeze things that are really dense like maple syrup or honey where we

dense like maple syrup or honey where we

dense like maple syrup or honey where we could never do that before the process

could never do that before the process

could never do that before the process that you did was like liquid noodles and

that you did was like liquid noodles and

that you did was like liquid noodles and then you froze it right usually when you

then you froze it right usually when you

then you froze it right usually when you make specially would be a batter that

make specially would be a batter that

make specially would be a batter that you would cook into boiling water well

you would cook into boiling water well

you would cook into boiling water well this batter was already cooked and then

this batter was already cooked and then

this batter was already cooked and then we pass it in to the nitrogen to freeze

we pass it in to the nitrogen to freeze

we pass it in to the nitrogen to freeze it and what about the dessert that was

it and what about the dessert that was

it and what about the dessert that was called the the virtual chocolate cake so

called the the virtual chocolate cake so

called the the virtual chocolate cake so we make a cake batter instead of cooking

we make a cake batter instead of cooking

we make a cake batter instead of cooking it into a pan it’s just a different

it into a pan it’s just a different

it into a pan it’s just a different experience of smoking it instead no idea

experience of smoking it instead no idea

experience of smoking it instead no idea what I’m doing and it’s meant as a pre

what I’m doing and it’s meant as a pre

what I’m doing and it’s meant as a pre dessert just a warm up to an actual

dessert just a warm up to an actual

dessert just a warm up to an actual dessert course almost at ease kind of

dessert course almost at ease kind of

dessert course almost at ease kind of thing and how did you come up with the

thing and how did you come up with the

thing and how did you come up with the idea of the virtual chocolate cake we

idea of the virtual chocolate cake we

idea of the virtual chocolate cake we kind of got the idea that we wanted to

kind of got the idea that we wanted to

kind of got the idea that we wanted to something that is not actually eaten but

something that is not actually eaten but

something that is not actually eaten but experienced I think I just walked by a

experienced I think I just walked by a

experienced I think I just walked by a pipe store and then kind of clicked and

pipe store and then kind of clicked and

pipe store and then kind of clicked and I was like well that would be fun I’m

I was like well that would be fun I’m

I was like well that would be fun I’m not a smoker but I thought man I would I

not a smoker but I thought man I would I

not a smoker but I thought man I would I would probably enjoy doing that cake so

would probably enjoy doing that cake so

would probably enjoy doing that cake so we’ve recently discovered in last 10 to

we’ve recently discovered in last 10 to

we’ve recently discovered in last 10 to 20 years that 85 to 90% of what we were

20 years that 85 to 90% of what we were

20 years that 85 to 90% of what we were tasting were actually smelling the

tasting were actually smelling the

tasting were actually smelling the dishes kind of based on that and that we

dishes kind of based on that and that we

dishes kind of based on that and that we wanted more to be smelling something and

wanted more to be smelling something and

wanted more to be smelling something and in turn you would be tasting it just

in turn you would be tasting it just

in turn you would be tasting it just from the aromas that we get from

from the aromas that we get from

from the aromas that we get from lighting the

lighting the

lighting the better so how did you get into these

better so how did you get into these

better so how did you get into these different methods how do you think of

different methods how do you think of

different methods how do you think of all these I just pay attention to what

all these I just pay attention to what

all these I just pay attention to what some of the new things that are coming

some of the new things that are coming

some of the new things that are coming out I guess it appeals to me more

out I guess it appeals to me more

out I guess it appeals to me more because I’d like to try things out when

because I’d like to try things out when

because I’d like to try things out when they’re new and when you’re cooking

they’re new and when you’re cooking

they’re new and when you’re cooking every day with frying pans and pots and

every day with frying pans and pots and

every day with frying pans and pots and traditional ovens and grills and you

traditional ovens and grills and you

traditional ovens and grills and you know when something else comes out

know when something else comes out

know when something else comes out naturally you’re going to be excited

naturally you’re going to be excited

naturally you’re going to be excited about trying it out thank you very much

about trying it out thank you very much

about trying it out thank you very much thank you

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