GEO 509 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Terroir, Mont Saint-Michel, Nutmeg
21 Mar 2016
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1 star very good restaurant in its class. 3 star destination restaurant, restaurant that is worth the journey. 2 critical elements: to have a great restaurant: vision and concept of one person (could be the chef or the owner, connection between the food with the land/water that it originates from. Mont saint michel, setting on tidal marshes, region renounced for sheep that grazes on the grass at the salted marsh. Pre-sale (pre salted), the lamb picked up the flavor of the region. Fed pigs nothing but apples for the last two months before it was slaughtered, has a faint taste of fruit. There are many cheeses that is named from their originating region. Mold could be a reflection of where the cheese was manufactured (like the caves) Central / latin america produces a lot of coffee. Lambic beer produced with yeast that are present in the atmosphere, no yeast added. Water is also important, water makes different bread.
