Feeding my passion in Calabria!: bread and money dishes!!!!

so... yesterday we made bread.. and when i say bread i mean bread! we made a 16hr biga, which is a 50% pre-ferment and from that we made a whole lot of bread! we made pizza fritte which is a deep fried pizza! WOW!!! this is not something i thought i would ever eat or be good but it is amazing! to give you an idea of what the texture of the dough is...... imagine SGT pepper pizza, but better! i know its hard... we made sweet pizza too... with nutella! a HUGE jar of nutella
interesting fact is that lard is use in focaccia to give it its crisp texture! and thats something i've now learn the importance of.... lard.. it really make a big difference in anything you eat! and its healthier too!!!

we made bases for specialty bread and from there you can make ANY flavour you would like! we made hazelnut, onion and nero de sepia... that is cuttle fish ink! so we had black bread rolls!!! how cool!!!! we filled them with baccala! stunning flavours!!!
so... last night for dinner we had bread, bread, bread, bread, parma ham, bread, salad and then more bread! and you all know how i love bread! but even this was touching on too much for me!

today we dis what our chefs call "Cucina Creativa"..... creative cuisine. these are dishes which you can let your imagination run free with and you can make a lot of money off too.. and yes, being a chef is not a high roller career, but with dishes like these you could afford to have Christmas off.

we made an octopus carpaccio, which we only get to taste tomorrow, so ill let you know about that!
but one of the newest things in my life is horse meat. yes.... neigh.... horse meat. i was nervous at first and didnt know what to expect, but it is a beautiful subtle flavour unlike any other i have ever tasted. it is honestly something i like and i regret we are not allowed to eat this in SA...

oh... speaking about SA... what is up with foreigners.... people who have NEVER been in SA seem to know more about my country than i do... so for all my SA peeps.. we have all beem lied to..... our politicians dont lie, we have NO cheetas and we are all lying about our life styles and we do not make our wine.... so... as i was told, i must stop making up stories... WTF?!?!?!?!? maak my mos bitter bedonnerd!

one het vandag ook fillet gebraai en lat ek eerlik wees.. Chef John moet iewes SA bloed he, want daai man kan braai! dit was regtig pragtig! ooooooooo en lam pens (belly hahahaha) gerol en 2h30min in die oond gesit! dit was so sag soos botter! regtig ongelooflik!

ons het baie ander goed ook gemaak, maar ek sal maar fotos op sit en as jul wil weet wat dit is of hoe dit gemaak word vra maar net!

ek mis die huis en ek mis ons mense, maar die kos hier is regtig briljant!
xxx