A pinch of salt, a dash of science

The magical world of the gastronomical lab can render taste buds stunned, says Joe McNamee, but is it really where the future of food lies?

MOLECULAR gastronomy may draw furrowed brows, and puzzled looks from Joe and Josephine Public, but start talking bacon and egg ice cream or snail porridge and there’s every chance you’ll get a more positive response.

Aha! That rather strange Heston Blumenthal character off the telly who has experimented with the tampon as the ultimate palate cleanser.