BTV cooking course
I wonder if anyone, as fortunate as me, had seen the cooking course aired on BTV World on Friday, 15 April 2005. The step by step procedure of cooking four favourite recipes was shown live. They were: fried rice, sichuan chicken, mixed vegetable fry, and chicken bharta. The most disgusting part of the whole scenario was the state of the kitchen, the utensils, storing of the ingredients and the spices. There was an aluminum saucepan filled with water that looked as if it had not been washed for years. Nothing in the kitchen looked hygienic. On the other hand, the amount of tasting salt (monosodium glutamate) that was being put into the dishes was appalling. Tasting salt is an item which should be used in careful amounts. For instance, a pinch for a kilo of meat, fish or vegetable. Whereas the chef was virtually seen putting at least a tablespoon of it into each item. Do they know that 'tasting salt' can cause high blood pressure? In fact there was no professionalism in the way the entire programme was screened.
Finally, the programme ended with footage of the food being served in a well-decorated and cosy environment of an elegant Chinese restaurant.
I wonder what was the reaction of those who saw this particular programme. I suggest the BTV World pull up their socks.
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