René Redzepi makes the signature dish: The hen and the egg

[10cookman]

FANTASTIC

[diztypo]

god knows why this is supposed to be the best restaurant in the world, call me old fashioned but when I pay to eat out I would like someone to cook me the dish, not just give me some hay, an egg and some plants they picked next to the road

[Hyperpulsehammer]

@diztypo Amen to that.....

[Gilgamesh417]

@diztypo You're right, you are old fashioned. It's a deconstructed dish and they want the customer to get a little involved too. Oh yea, and the plants aren't just picked next to the road - you ever see anything edible grow next to the side of a road?

[MrJagermeister26]

one word; Geneus!

[FeignofCordor]

Oh bollocks to all this over priced pretentious crap give me a good Shepard `s pie over this any day

[SpookyBp33]

I have to say it is funny that people judge what this man does with out even having visited his restaurant.

[TheDave000]

I really don't get noma. Sure a restaurant that's as sustainable as Noma should be given a lot of respect as its how all restaurants may HAVE to be in the future, but getting your patrons to fry an egg really isn't even an interesting idea, let alone an interesting dish. Im sure its really good, but NO WAY can it be the best in the world. I see your nordic foraged produce and I raise you french game and Mediterranean vegetables. There are dozens of better restaurants out there. No way is it no1!

[TheSwdishAtheist]

@TheDave000 the thing is that noma is rated no1 cuse they make the meals for experience (and imo mostly the critics) I respect this way of cooking I might not agree with it but I respect it. I often go by what marco pierre white said, dont try to impress your customers try to feed them:)

[zhangvict1]

@TheSwdishAtheist No one in their right minds will ever go to a place like noma for "feeding". This is what McDonalds is for. It's like music or literature. You just want something for partying or a love story that gets the job done? Katy Perry and Twilight is good for you. You want art and intelligence? Then choose Beethoven and Shakespeare.

[TheSwdishAtheist]

@zhangvict1 cooking is not art its sience and I think you missunderstood me I do like these experiences but I dont belive they should be number 1. my grandphas cousin was world famous chef namned tore wretman and he would never ever approve this kiind of retaurant since its to fancy food he always said you should always keep it simple and never ever try to cover something up and that is wat I think rene is doing a lot he have is branches stones etc stuff on a plate you cant even eat

[zhangvict1]

@TheSwdishAtheist No cooking is actually art. Science is hypothesis, experimentation, and conclusion to discover out new ways the world works. Art is about creating something new to be appreciated.

I see your point about cooking should be about the food only, but with such expensive resturants, it is very difficult to use up the money only on the food. Spending all that extra money on better ingredients etc is not going to improve the experience as spending it on other stuff.

[TheSwdishAtheist]

@zhangvict1 but once again I do respect rene for his har work and his style of cooking eventough I dont agree with it

[atticuzz89]

haters gonna hate

[KingAcosta28]

I can't believe this shit passes as an experience...

[s18331833]

@KingAcosta28 why?

[nurtiffany]

i want to eat that !!

[dextc]

This is one amazing dish.. I whent there October 1st and i believe this was dish no.5 or 6.. The fact that you cook it (with alot of help and guidance by the waiter) just ads another plus to the experience.

[camillo1234]

Rene is the real deal

[kevinqa]

thanks for the videos

[briskenabler]

this is the food of the rich young hispster liberals eats

[vinhle72]

stop talking shit, homie here has worked at TK's french laundry, FA's El Bulli.

he has all the cred, that man can cook. he deserves to be on top.

[RussMusiq1]

If i were to take my family and that was served i would have been castigated.

[davidontherocks]

I can't believe how this will be incredible tasting. Apperently, it is. I guess I have to go there to experience it.

[trestjerner]

You guys just don't understand! Go get a McChicken instead!!!

[onetwowipe]

He isent really a chef imo. more like a food artist

[iamstinkynoreally]

@LaoGrow 2 That includes 5 hours of food, wine, fresh juice, coffee, dessert and an extra course cause we told them we didn't want to leave.

[misterq0604]

Visiting the restaurant: OMG. This place is a genius. It is totally worth it to pay $800 with creative presentations and refreshing experiences. Frying the egg was jewel in the crown!

Next morning at home: OMG. Making fried eggs for breakfast is so annoying! I wish I still had my GF to cook meals for me.

[afire007]

@misterq0604

i really hope this is sarcasm

[NekonekoLacus]

I think it is an excellent idea, i would love to try it! (if i have 900usd free)

[mikenike504]

The man definitely achieved something to generate this much naysayers. What alot don't realize is that it is just a fraction of the experience. My only gripe is: hay oil? What's with all the hay that's popping up in the food world? I hate the flavor of hay.

[garrettface]

It's part of an experience. You don't drop an shitton of money for a fried egg. You go for an experience. I"m sure this is part of a large tasting menu with many things that the chef will play with to make your dining experience original.

If you only want food to fill your stomach, eat as such, but some people enjoy experiences like this because they make your dining a bit of an adventure. I can't wait to eat here.

[iamshalomguy]

im old school to me a 16 ounce steak is all i need i really dont understand how a birds nest with a pan to cook your egg and a bunch of things picked from the woods is considered the worlds best i admit it may be the best fried egg youve ever had but its still a damn fried egg with a nest someone plese explain this to me

[iamstinkynoreally]

They served this to us when I was at Noma in May. It was extraordinary and a glorious part of the experience. I suppose it could be confirmation bias but it was easily the best fried egg I have ever had.

Noma is the single most challenging and unexpected meal I have ever had and it was worth every one of the 4500 Krone we spent.

[mahlstadt]

bah - my restaurant has a much better signature dish:

first, a toaster is brought to the table with two bits of wholemeal bread on a bed of grass

next, the customer lightly toasts the bread before adding sugared butter

finally, some honey is spread on the bread and wild mint from the garden adorns the toast

perfection

[gaurav1221]

i'm sorry if this sounds mean but that looks disgusting at best. and that is horrible cooking IMO.

[edineujunior]

pay a lot of money for a fried egg?

[guitarbumx]

@edineujunior you pay a lot of money for the best quality egg with the best quality wild herbs and vegetables that you've likely never had the pleasure of having anywhere else. try make that dish yourself - you can't, probably can't even find an egg that good if you're an average American.

[edineujunior]

@guitarbumx, well, the answer is, yes I can make find all the best ingredients and I do can cook it, in matter of fact anyone can do it as long as they are willing to take a trip to get to know the close forest by their town and find that they do not only have so many different kinds of edible herbs but also very nice tasty mushrooms, also they must take some time to get to know the free range farms around the town...The truth here is not in quality but the willings to pay for the brand.

[guitarbumx]

@edineujunior True. But that's also sort of like saying I could learn how to cook like a 2-, 3-star chef at home and not have to go anywhere (and I have, for fun, done dishes by Thomas Keller and Eric Ripert and all that). Eating at these places isn't just about what's literally on the plate. I think saying "pay a lot of money for a fried egg?" trivializes the experience - which is often very rewarding. Not to mention that this dish is the simplest of Redzepi's many great plates.

[edineujunior]

@guitarbumx .... You see, with all the respect, I understand they have an array of dishes but this one (in which I consider a disaster to their reputation) sounds to me as a company that is abusing of their momentum to generate profit, nothing wrong with that, but whats wrong with buyers? The amazing thing is that people do are willing to pay a lot for an fried egg (in which they will make themselves), it is like going to PRADA to buy a white T shirt with a hand painted black dot on it.

[guitarbumx]

@edineujunior There are different ways to judge this, I guess. I consider myself a pretty well-adjusted person and I would gladly sit down to a 7 course meal at Noma and not be hurt by the fact that I am eating an egg that I cracked myself - the details, like the hay oil, the wild herbs, and the fact that I'm participating in my meal (not something you see often in a restaurant like this) make the difference.

Granted that everything else isn't so minimalist, that is.

But I see your point.

[afaf233]

@edineujunior hell i will give it to the guy for having a great scam going....very original and u will be suprised to see so many snobs just fall in love with this kind of circus......ellbulli gives them tangerine air foam as a dish and they all go wow....me i like to eat at my local chinese eat all yfet for only ten bucks.

[edineujunior]

@afaf233 haha lol

[AwantedNinja]

@afaf233 Your local Chinese... lol have fun with your msg loaded crap, I do agree that cooking your own egg is ridiculous but ElBulli is out of the ordinary and how can you say that the tangerine air foam isn't wow? You've never tried it.

[zimzima888]

@edineujunior Correction, you pay a lot of money to cook your own fried egg!

[Rorschach616]

genius indeed, pay peanuts to gullible, eager, and young chefs and get them to pick a few sackfulls of free, non toxic, local vegetation. Convince a fool with money to pay london prices and get him to cook it himself. I bow down before your mastery of the 'Emperors new clothes' scam

[MuayThaiViking]

@Rorschach616 heck i dont care. as long as it taste good i cant see the problem. its peoples' own money.

[onslaughtlz]

@Rorschach616 You, kind sir, are wrong.

[gaurav1221]

@onslaughtlz STFU.

[Flirri]

@Rorschach616 It's not quite that, they do the mise en place part of the organization, set the timers, set to the perfect temperature, the actual cooking is done by the diner, but nothing else. That's the best part of cooking, not the cleaning of the dirty dishes, etc. So they're paying for an experience, like a foodie amusement park. Seems fine for a place you might only get into 3 times or so while it's open.

[sydneywriter]

@Rorschach616 hwy Roeschach, what did you think of the other dishes you ate at Noma? 

[edineujunior]

@Rorschach616 SO TRUE! ....."I am NOMA I can make you cook an egg yourself and still make you pay your wallet off for it, because we are NOMA....."

[RM11EN]

@Rorschach616 Perfect explanation. And the worst are the morons saying how amazing dish it is.

[garyproton]

ingenious in its simplicity

[FlipSnipeZ]

Noma <3