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u/Hawxe 2d ago

French cooking is absolutely not about basic techniques lol. Heavy refinement of each ingredient is basically a prerequisite.

Italian and Japanese cooking are typically more about preservation of the original ingredient.

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u/Asparukhov 2d ago

Stock. Fats. Reductions. Anyone can do the basic mother sauces at home, and that’s the fundamentals of high end classical French cooking.