The Maillard Reaction, osmosis, emulsion... Cooking is chemistry done every day. Jay Behrouzi and Big Manny lift the lid on the science behind some of her favourite dishes.
Across this six-part series; we visit the kitchens of British-Filipino chef Rex De Guzman's and actress Bangs Garcia. Conversations features Iranian chef Kazem Ashourzadeh to American ice hockey player Bo Hanson. And we rub shoulders with private chef Nelson Reposo as well as the Mancunian Baker behind Mr Manakeesh.
Welcome to the culinary delights of a migrant’s Melting Pot in the UK.
The Maillard Reaction, osmosis, emulsion... Cooking is chemistry done every day. Jay Behrouzi and Big Manny lift the lid on the science behind some of her favourite dishes.
Across this six-part series; we visit the kitchens of British-Filipino chef Rex De Guzman's and actress Bangs Garcia. Conversations features Iranian chef Kazem Ashourzadeh to American ice hockey player Bo Hanson. And we rub shoulders with private chef Nelson Reposo as well as the Mancunian Baker behind Mr Manakeesh.
Welcome to the culinary delights of a migrant’s Melting Pot in the UK.
What happens when you hold food to flame? It’s time to find out how a bit of fire can make your food delicous! Jay Behrouzi joins Filipino chef Rex de Guzman in London to cook his version of Chicken Inasal, a grilled delicacy from the Visayan region of the Philippines.
She next heads to Wokingham to meet her teenage idol, Filipina actress Bangs Garcia who lets us in on why she left a successful celebrity career in the Philippines behind while cooking her recipe of pork lumpia - a spring roll that steals the show at any buffet table.
We also hear about the Maillard Reaction from Melting Pot’s resident scientist Big Manny and the different ways to get a crispy outside whilst maintaining a juicy inside.
Have a go at Jay’s versions of Chicken Inasal and Lumpia:
Chicken Inasal - https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/chicken_inasal_57945
Tuna Lumpia - https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/tuna_lumpia_21877
Melting Pot is a BBC Audio North Production for BBC Sounds Audio Lab
Written and produced by Jay Behrouzi Resident scientist - Big Manny Supervising producer - Richard McIlroy Executive producers - Gill Farrington & Pete Wilson Mixing and Sound Design - AJ Traspederme Production Coordinator - Mica Nepomuceno Commissioning editor - Khaliq Meer