Heston's Feasts Heston's Medieval Feast (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary

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Heston's Feasts

Heston's Medieval Feast (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary

During medieval times, meals were the entertainment of the day. For Heston's medieval feast, he wants this sense of entertainment to be front and center. For the hors d'oeuvre, Heston is making meat fruit. During medieval times, it was ...See moreDuring medieval times, meals were the entertainment of the day. For Heston's medieval feast, he wants this sense of entertainment to be front and center. For the hors d'oeuvre, Heston is making meat fruit. During medieval times, it was believed that raw fruits and vegetables were disease laden. Hence, meat was often used to resemble real raw fruit. For Heston's version, he uses many different types of meat, but adds one special ingredient: bull's testicles. For the entrée, Heston uses as the main ingredient something that was popular for the day but that is virtually not seen on dinner tables anymore: lamprey. He wants to present the dish as if the fish was still alive in its natural habitat. With this dish, Heston learns that there is a fine line between "wow" and "disgusting". His main course is a straight take from the old rhyme "four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie". Because blackbirds are a protected species, Heston instead uses pigeon. Included with the individual pie servings, Heston serves one big pie literally with four and twenty live pigeons. And for dessert, Heston wants to create a bit of illusion by serving ice cream that resembles a pork pie, and serving edible cutlery, candles and napkins. Written by Huggo See less

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Anthony Bloom Self Self See fewer	War Horse (2011)
Heston Blumenthal Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Eat the Years
Kyle Connaughton Self Self See fewer	The Delicacy (2020)
Germaine Greer Self Self See fewer	Extras (2005)
Craig Revel Horwood Self Self See fewer	Paddington (2014)
Jim Keeling Self Self See fewer	Heston's Feasts (2009)
Liz McClarnon Self Self See fewer	Bring It On (2000)
Andi Oliver Self Self See fewer	The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (2008)
Bill Paterson Self Self See fewer	The Witches (1990)
James 'Jocky' Petrie Self Self See fewer	Gordon Ramsay's Future Food Stars (2022)
Martins Ritins Self Self See fewer	1-2-3 Moskau! (2008)
John Thomson Self Self See fewer	Inkheart (2008)