The best way to execute french cooking is to get good and loaded and whack the hell out of a chicken. Bon appetit.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Uses hyperbole to describe aggressive cooking with a humorous twist.
- In plain terms
- Cook French food by getting drunk and hitting the chicken hard.
- What can you take from it?
- Passion and energy matter more than precision.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does anger improve cooking?
- How much technique matters?
Another view
The advice is absurd and not actually safe or practical.
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