Bloggerview with Ken Hom,

The Master who is Ken Hom

As Monday is the beginning of the Chinese Year of the Dragon I thought it would be a good idea to have the worlds most famous Chinese Chef share his likes and dislikes with you.

 He will be cooking a special recipe on BBC1 Saturday Kitchen Live on 28 January, at 10 am.

Name and occupation: Ken Hom / TV present, chef and author


What would you like to plug? My books and ready meals at Tesco and my woks


Name your three desert island ingredients Garlic, ginger and chilli


Your best cooking tip. Keep your wok hot


What is your favourite snack? Crisps


What would you have for your last supper? Peking duck


What foodstuff would you banish to room 101? Brussels sprouts


What's your favourite restaurant? Too many to name but...
In Rio de Janeiro - Olympe by Claude Troisgros


What's your favourite tipple? Champagne


Which book gets you cooking ? All of Delia’s


What comfort food comforts you when you are sick? Chinese sausage


Kitchen implement you can't do without. My wok


What's your dream lunch party line-up?
Nelson Mandela, Chou-en-Lai, Charles de Gaulle


And what would you cook for them? Peking duck, of course


What is your favourite cooking aroma? Truffles


What was your childhood teatime treat?None, as we were not allowed


What was the first thing you learnt to cook? Rice


What was there first thing you taught your children to cook? Rice


What was your mothers signature dish and do you try to copy it? Her steamed halibut


What would you make to impress your partner? Peking duck


Where do you go for the best fish and chips? Seashell


What was your most memorable meal?. In Hong Kong, a boned stuffed sucking pig


What was your biggest culinary disaster? As a young child (11 years old) I burnt the fried rice


What's the worst meal you've ever had? Too many to name


What's the most outlandish thing you've ever eaten? Bear paws


Gin or Vodka? Gin


Muesli or fry-up? Fry-up


Wine or beer? Wine


KFC or Burger King? KFC


What's the best/worst thing about the British restaurant scene?
The best is good home comfort cooking. The worse is pretentious bits and pieces.


What do you think will be the next big thing? A return to good cooking


What would you do if you could choose any other career? dancer, opera singer or musician


Make a wish  Love and peace on our planet. 


Thank you I really enjoyed doing that, brought back some good memories.