The Secret to Perfect Spinach

 

The students in my Classical French cooking class were watching a recording of the prestigious Bocuse d’Or cooking competition in Lyon, France. The competition is fierce, training takes months and win or loose can hang on the smallest detail. Details like seasoning of spinach. Yes, spinach needs more that just salt and pepper, it needs a bit of garlic and a grate of nutmeg.

After the video we went to the kitchen and did a side-by-side taste test. To a student they were skeptical that such a small addition in such a small quantity could make a substantial difference. They were all surprised to find that it did make a difference for the better. The spinach was spinach-ier. Not everyone liked nutmeg, but even they acknowledged a change.

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