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Nigel Slater's Simple Cooking

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Cookery series featuring Nigel Slater as he explores classic culinary pairings

Cook Nigel Slater explores classic culinary pairings, working out why these combinations taste so good and how we can use this knowledge to make us better cooks.

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Nigel Slater's Simple Cooking: Series 1

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Nigel Slater's Simple Cooking: Series 1: Episode 4: Soft and Crisp

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BBC One - Nigel Slater's Simple Cooking, Series 1, Soft and Crisp

Nigel Slater looks at how contrasting textures can really lift a dish.

Nigel Slater explores classic taste combinations. He looks at how contrasting textures can really lift a dish, and makes a savoury pie with a puff pastry crust.

Nigel Slater continues his exploration of brilliant culinary combinations, this time turning his attention to texture. 

Success in the kitchen is not just about tastes and flavours; contrasting textures can really lift a dish. He makes a classic savoury pie with a puff pastry crust, and a reworking of his favourite childhood pudding: poached pears. He even puts traditional pizza ingredients together in a new way to make an entirely original dish.

Nigel also travels to Brighton to meet a couple who have their own seafront smokery, who show him a soft and crisp recipe of their own.

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