The art of french pastry phần 51
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confidence.
“CREATIVITY”AND
PASTRY
Ifyouarecreativeit’sall
themoreimportantthat
youmastertheserecipes.
Youneedtowalkbefore
youcanrun,andyouwill
runinthewrongdirection
ifyoudon’thaveafull
graspoftheessentials.I
welcomecreativity—itis
whatmakesusgoforward,
andIappreciatemy
students’desiretoexpress
it.Butafterteachingpastry
forseventeenyearsIhave
seenmanyover-creative
studentsforgetaboutwhat
worksinpastryandmake
mistakes.Hadthey
masteredthe
fundamentals,the
mistakeswouldhavebeen
avoided.
Onedayastudent
presentedmewithwhathe
calleda“never-been-donebeforecurrycrèmebrulée.”
Itasteditgraciously,but
eachspoonfulbecame
morepainfultoswallow;
thiswasdefinitelynota
winningflavor
combination.Itoldthe
studentthattheremightbe
agoodreasonwhynoone
haseverdoneacurry
crèmebruléebefore:curry
andcrèmebruléedonot
workwelltogether.The
studentagreedwithmebut
thensaidthatdespiteits
badtastethecombination
was“interesting.”I
respondedthatan
interestingpastryis
appreciated(ifnot
enjoyed)once.Aclassic
pastry,madewellandwith
aflavorcombinationthat
peoplehaveenjoyedover
centuries,isappreciated
forever.Perhapsthat
studentwillbecomea
seasonedpastrychefand
willsomedayfigureouta
waytoachieveaflavorful
currycrèmebruléethat
works.ButasofnowIstill
havethetasteofthat
dessertinmymind,and
notfortherightreason.
