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What is the Lobster of Pudding?

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MissKittyFantastico84 · 27/11/2022 19:52

Ok, weird thread title but...

I asked this question the other day and no one really cared to answer but - what would you say is the lobster/steak of pudding?

The always high end option? The one you choose when pushing the boat out? Am I right in thinking that there.... might not be one?

I would say starter would be oysters/cavier etc... but pudding?

You have you chocolate melty bomb thing but that's a bit M&S/microwave pud now....

Thoughts? Smile

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Teeheehee1579 · 03/12/2022 18:45

cheese 😀 I know it’s not really dessert but a really good cheese board for me is pushing the boat out after the main course.

DogInATent · 03/12/2022 19:01

karmakameleon · 03/12/2022 18:39

I noticed that almost all of the suggestions here take time and skill (obviously rare and dear in themselves) rather than expensive raw ingredients.

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The opening post included oysters, which aren't an expensive ingredient. Fine dining is all about the quality of the ingredients and the preparation, rather than the ingredient cost.

Desserts like souffle and crepe suzette are made from simple, inexpensive ingredients that require skill to prepare and/or present. They have a very high hassle-factor for home preparation.

karmakameleon · 03/12/2022 19:16

DogInATent · 03/12/2022 19:01

The opening post included oysters, which aren't an expensive ingredient. Fine dining is all about the quality of the ingredients and the preparation, rather than the ingredient cost.

Desserts like souffle and crepe suzette are made from simple, inexpensive ingredients that require skill to prepare and/or present. They have a very high hassle-factor for home preparation.

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I’m not sure where you shop but I wouldn’t say oysters are generally cheap. I’d guess about £1.50 each at a fishmonger (I’ve never seen them in Asda!) and it would take a few to make a decent portion. All the other foods mentioned in the OP (lobster, steak, caviar) are generally agreed to be expensive and I think the OP was talking about a dessert equivalent of an expensive dish to make, not necessarily fine dining, which I agree is often a skilled chef doing amazing things with cheap ingredients.

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DogInATent · 03/12/2022 19:30

karmakameleon · 03/12/2022 19:16

I’m not sure where you shop but I wouldn’t say oysters are generally cheap. I’d guess about £1.50 each at a fishmonger (I’ve never seen them in Asda!) and it would take a few to make a decent portion. All the other foods mentioned in the OP (lobster, steak, caviar) are generally agreed to be expensive and I think the OP was talking about a dessert equivalent of an expensive dish to make, not necessarily fine dining, which I agree is often a skilled chef doing amazing things with cheap ingredients.

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Three oysters per person, and you're right, the price is about £1.25-£1.50 per oyster in the UK. We pay £15/dozen direct from a local producer. On holiday in France we pay a fraction of that!

A luxury dessert 'pushing the boat out' on a meal for me is something I could not (or would not) make myself. If it wasn't for dietary requirements that would be either a souffle or crepe suzette, or zabaglione. Neither of which are particularly expensive in ingredient terms.

If it's sheer chavvery of expense that floats your boat, then the dessert menu does have the potential for peak-Essex random applications of gold leaf and bling - luxebook.in/ten-most-expensive-desserts-in-the-world/

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