Entering into the world of
culinary experimentation can be a mind boggling ordeal. Inventing great recipes can seem difficult at times but if you follow your
intuition, coming up with the right combination of ingredients can be exciting
and will always fill you with a great sense of pride and accomplishment. The main thing
one must remember when designing and preparing a new dish is: would you want to
eat it? I know that this question seems pretty basic and a person would think
that it is just common sense but we have all been served that dish that just
tasted awful. In our minds we wonder, “How in the world did this person mess up
such a potentially awesome creation?” It just goes to show you that not
everyone realizes how to follow their taste buds when attempting to cook a
great meal. It is one thing to mess up a few times when experimenting at home,
it is quite another to serve someone a terrible dish.
So what exactly constitutes a great recipe? A good chef never needs
to measure their ingredients. When you have been inventing recipes for long
enough, you begin to develop an eye for how much of each ingredient is necessary
for each dish. You will eventually figure out how to eyeball all of your ingredients.
For now I would stick to the basics of measurements. If you are just beginning
to create your own recipes, I would suggest you find foods you enjoy and learn
what ingredients are necessary for each. Start experimenting with different
variations of the ingredients and keep a written record of your efforts until
you find that one great recipe that
you can truly be proud of.
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