Flavor

My personal complaint is that these days, we depend TOO much on flavor, spices, and sauces to make good food.

Yes, in many cases, spices and sauces brings out or enhances the natural flavors of the main ingredient.

However, have we relied too much on these flavor enhancing elements that we have neglected to appreciate the real natural flavors of the main ingredient.

My personal mantra, as well as the mantra of many fine dining chefs is that the dish should be kept AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE! We must appreciate every single element in a dish, and we must enjoy it to the core of its REAL flavor.

To rely too much on element enhancing flavors, we totally give up our real connection with the natural taste of the ingredients on the plate.

Well, i guess it is safe to say that our earliest ancestors enjoyed the most natural flavors in their cooking. Sometimes, being slightly primitive in cooking is GOOD!