The captain of my soul 纪念世纪大战之创意菜

The captain of my sole 纪念世纪大战之创意菜

The great British Menu competition is on again.  This year's  theme is about the centenary of the WWI   in the fish course of the Northern Ireland, one of contestants produced this beautiful dish called the captain of my soul. The chef explained Winston Churchill mentioned the phrase in one of his speeches.  At this point the judges, 2 Michelin stars Tom Kerridge and Marcus Wareing looked at each other unsure J.  Well  Winston Churchill made numerous speeches, who can remember them all?  The connection of the dish with war and heroism was thus established

 

The ingredients boasted the best of the British sea food. Dover Sole, crab, long-leg clams and sea spinach.  The chef poached the sole fillet in butter and made the crab coquettes and lightly steamed clams in their shell.  The sea spinach was cooked and pureed

 

Placement of the dish is a spread of sea spinach puree topped with the sole fillet with the arrangement of the crab coquettes and clams and greens.

 

This dish had the delicious tasty Dover sole, crab coquettes added texture and colour, I am not sure about the long-leg crams.  I would have taken them out of their shells and lined them up as soldiers!

 

This dish got 8 out of 10, best of the heat, but not the full mark the chef was aiming for.  Wondering what would he do to improve the dish?  Maybe highlighting the colour theme of British Navy uniforms?  They are really smart and all the dinner guests will get it.

 

BTW The captain of my soul was from Invictus,  by English poet William Ernest Henley (1849–1903) and have been frequently quoted in speeches and films.

Invictus*** ^[

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul

 

 

***unconquered

 

所有跟帖： 

• 好贴，谢谢分享！ -NanjingReninUK- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/10/2014 postreply 05:49:27

• 不在英国的童鞋可能不知道，Great British Menu is a BBC television series in wh -NanjingReninUK- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/10/2014 postreply 05:53:26

• 谢谢南京MM回贴, -deerrocks- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/10/2014 postreply 06:01:27

• 长知识了，一直以为英国人不讲究吃。 -单翅蝴蝶- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/10/2014 postreply 06:17:01

• 英国人一般不宣扬讲究吃, 特别在中世纪以后 -deerrocks- ♂ (138 bytes) () 04/10/2014 postreply 06:28:11

• 不讲究吃不可能有这样一来的厨房:) -deerrocks- ♂ (221 bytes) () 04/10/2014 postreply 06:48:13

• 听起来很有意思，不懂什么是sea spinach,要是有图片就更好啦 -smurfette- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/10/2014 postreply 07:02:02

• 好像是一种海边长的野菜，当spice 用？ -丑－丑- ♀ (86 bytes) () 04/10/2014 postreply 07:28:39

• 谢谢丑丑可当一般的菜用. -deerrocks- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/10/2014 postreply 08:24:23

• 谢两位。我以为是像海带一样长水里的呢。 -smurfette- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/10/2014 postreply 10:01:48

• 谢谢好介绍，长知识了！ -丑－丑- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/10/2014 postreply 07:30:23

• 这是你自己写的吗？ -ragtimefox- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/10/2014 postreply 07:45:41

• 是的,早上写的, -deerrocks- ♂ (24 bytes) () 04/10/2014 postreply 08:19:03

• 能用中文写吗? -vivacasino- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/10/2014 postreply 08:32:32

• 看到软肋了? -deerrocks- ♂ (59 bytes) () 04/10/2014 postreply 08:36:35

• 啥意思?你不是会说中国话吗? -vivacasino- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/10/2014 postreply 09:19:39

• 拼音不灵, 常被笑没文化. -deerrocks- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/10/2014 postreply 09:42:35

• 那我就再仔细点读读。对转贴的有时兴趣不大。 -ragtimefox- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/10/2014 postreply 08:34:03

• 多谢关注, 苏姐很久不见了, 想念她的大餐。 -deerrocks- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/10/2014 postreply 08:38:32

• me too! 太想念苏姐了！ -丑－丑- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/10/2014 postreply 10:33:21

• me 3 :)) -smurfette- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/10/2014 postreply 11:00:07

• 我也很想她！ -ragtimefox- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/10/2014 postreply 12:56:19

• 值得置顶 -weston- ♀ (482 bytes) () 04/10/2014 postreply 09:18:14

• very inspiring --- never yield to manipulations of any type -smurfette- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/10/2014 postreply 09:30:23

• 谢谢提供信息, 我写的匆忙, 都没有找到这一段 -deerrocks- ♂ (44 bytes) () 04/10/2014 postreply 09:39:35

• Food for thought，喜欢这种精神。 -单翅蝴蝶- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/10/2014 postreply 09:59:20

• 谢西兄！ -丑－丑- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/10/2014 postreply 10:34:59

• Good topic, good English, hats off to you -erica1963- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/10/2014 postreply 09:22:38

• thanks, much appreciated! -deerrocks- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/10/2014 postreply 11:01:54

• 电视我正好看了，那些菜好夯实，看看就觉得好饱。：） -布谷- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/10/2014 postreply 14:25:25

• 主菜那道,肉肉很多：） -deerrocks- ♂ (35 bytes) () 04/11/2014 postreply 03:34:40