With more than 25,000 recipes, our archive goes through different and contradictory gastronomic eras. Many things have changed since 1929: the taste and the esthetic sense have evolved and continue to to change constantly.
As happens to each of us, concern old photographs it makes us nostalgic, but it also makes us smile when we run into a style choice that we find objectionable today or unfashionable. If we do it personally with our photos, why not do the same with our recipes?
Our photo albums they are numerous and, leafing through them, offer many surprises. So we started looking at the recipes of a period that we considered interesting: the fabulous 90's. In particular, it is the first years of the decade that have struck us, thanks to some models that are repeated, but which we will no longer repeat.
The most common theme seems to be the search for symmetry, with decorations that abound, especially in the middle of aspics and donuts. Chefs today prefer to stay tidier, but more so natural is minimal, also in the choice of the dish. Another habit identified during our research and which today is practiced more rarely is to serve the whole fish: today we certainly prefer to find a fish on the plate already comfortably filleted. In the gallery, you can see all the dishes indicted.
4 rules to present a dish well
Attention, the 90s dishes we have selected they are not to be removed from the recipe book, but perhaps from review in the presentation. Then we challenge you: why not try cooking these recipes and a install them in a modern way? Follow these simple advice and give space to your creativity even at home.
colors
Insert one or two contrast elements to break the monochrome.
Forms
Play with few elements: cleanliness and harmony of shapes are the key words.
Portions
Don't overdo the quantities. If you are still hungry, do not worry, the encore does not require sophisticated presentations!
Decorations
Never forget: all the decorative elements must be edible.
Like fashions, even the style on the table continues to transform itself more and more quickly: who knows if in a few years we will find it already vintage the 2019 photographs?
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