French chef debuts 'world's first entirely synthetic gourmet dish'

[Food Network Fan]

French chef debuts 'world's first entirely synthetic gourmet dish'


London, Apr 20 : Popular French chef Pierre Gagnaire has created what he claims to be the world's first entirely synthetic gourmet dish.


The dish-a starter of jelly balls in apple and lemon flavours that are creamy on the inside and crisp on the outside-is making its debut in Hong Kong.

Entitled le note a note, the recipe is a combination of ascorbic acid, glucose, citric acid and a few grams of 4-O-a-glucopyranosyl-D-sorbitol, a sugar substitute otherwise known as maltitol


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[Food Network Fan]

That sounds...err ... well preserved ... I guess.

[BerryBaby]

Yes, in the world of going green and organic, someone had to take a different route...at least they got some publicity.

I'll stay green and organic, thank you!