Wood Fire Cooking on a Fire Pit – what an experience

 

Wood fire cooking on a fire pit is very trendy at the moment. However, it has been part of camping out for forever. Nothing new about that.

 

What is new is that people now watch cookery shows on TV.  Therefore, wood fired cookery is no longer about simply throwing a sausage on the grill. People expect it to be a ‘culinary’ experience.

 

For the guests at Truffle Lodge, cooking out under a star-studded sky, is the experience. It is so lovely, I don’t know if they really care what actually comes out the other end. I think that they would be happy with bread toasted on the coals.

 

Of course, nothing beats food cooked over the coals. The smell and taste of the smoke That is why ribs have been favourite in the USA for generations, as have BBQs in Australia and Africa.

 

We have been able to combine elements of sous vide cookery with the fire pit cookery. The menu that we create must not only be perfect, it must be perfect for Truffle Lodge.

 

Over the last few months we have been experimenting with eco pots to introduce some new dishes. I recently ‘went bush’ with my brother and they whisked out corned meat that been cooking in their eco pot as we travelled. We all agreed that corned meat and white sauce should go on the menu.

 

Our challenge is to ‘keep it simple’. The food is part of the Truffle Lodge experience, and it must fit happily in its context.