The One Ingredient the World’s Top Chefs Can’t Do Without
Using the right ingredient makes all the difference to make a dish great. Here's what the top chefs choose to set their food apart.
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The world’s leading chefs have their pick of produce: fresh herbs and aromatic spices, seasonal fruit and vegetables, luxury seafood and the finest meats. But if they had to pick one favorite ingredient for their cooking, what would it be? We asked dozens around the world for their favorites, and here’s what they had to say.
April Bloomfield (The Spotted Pig, New York): Anchovies. “In cooking, it helps to pull out and layer flavors in a way that makes a dish moreish. You get an abundance of umami.”
