Heston Blumenthal/Baked Alaska/In Search of Perfection 3

Culinary alchemist Heston Blumenthal creates a perfect version of the Seventies dessert trolley classic, Baked Alaska.

Heston's research begins at Delmonico's restaurant in New York, inventors of the dish. Convinced that its intrigue lies in its hot-cold contrast, he goes to the DIY store to buy roof insulation. Experiments take him as far as Bristol University and involve hot jam, white chocolate tubes and dry ice.

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[bigsmart]

imagine going to his restaurant and eating a meal that has had so much thought and care go into every single aspect. A meal he has researched empirically to achieve the best possible taste and texture. one day...

[slantone]

wow.....so much effort- you have to admire an artist / scientist who puts so much time into his work- only to have it gobbled up by some rich banker pig who knows not of the suffering just to achieve the perfection.

[sakara4]

its quite awesom...but way to complicated for food IMHO...but then again evryone has a different style =)

[Johnnyissocoollike]

He looks like a catfish... just sayin'...

[percboy93]

i heard old eggs are better at making meringue..

[monkfan72]

Not that I'm a cooking whiz or anything, but I made a comparable meringue with room temperature eggs, a pinch of salt to stabilize the mixture, vanilla and granulated sugar.

[ando1135]

Too much effort for the avg looking baked alaska

[101financepeace]

And what's name song of the trance music that starts at 2:28?

[TheViktorious1]

@TheViktorious1 the name that is playing in the background. btw, heston makes awesome food man, i love it!

[TheViktorious1]

@Lodoss9 awww not the song that I ment): but thanks anyway.

[Lodoss9]

@TheViktorious1 "Di-Gue-Ding-Ding" by Michael LeGrand