Recipes

For an agar agar recipe that impresses through flavour and appearance, this lemon meringue cake is ideal. Special Ingredients agar agar makes the lemon curd stable, velvety and easy to slice without sacrificing its wonderful creaminess.Agar agar is a natural...

When orange juice becomes structure: technique and control in modern cookingModern cooking means more than adding flavour.It means controlling it.Orange juice provides a perfect example: used as a structured element rather than a liquid, it delivers aroma and acidity without...

In contemporary cooking and creative patisserie, visual impact has become as important as flavour. Edible glass is one of the most fascinating recent techniques: thin, transparent, glossy, crisp sheets that resemble glass but are entirely edible.They add structure, height and...

Soya lecithin or sunflower lecithin?The differences when making oil airOil air is a characteristic modern cooking technique: light, elegant and capable of turning a fatty ingredient into a delicate aromatic foam. An essential emulsifier usually lies behind it: lecithin.The main...

Ultratex: a thickener that changes the rulesTransforming an ingredient without changing its colour, aroma or chemical characteristics is a superpower in modern cooking.Ultratex is an instant modified starch widely used by contemporary chefs to thicken cold liquids in seconds with...

Calcium lactate and sodium alginate: the key ingredients in molecular magicReverse spherification is one of modern cooking’s most spectacular and fascinating techniques. It creates perfect spheres with liquid centres, resembling an egg yolk but fully customisable in flavour and colour....

Low acyl gellan gum is one of modern cooking’s most versatile, innovative gelling agents. Produced by natural fermentation, it is vegan, gluten-free and non-GMO, perfect for stable, sliceable, heat-resistant structures with a clean, professional finish.Unlike the high acyl version, low...

In modern cooking and molecular gastronomy, texture is everything. Whether structuring an emulsion, creating a creamy base or turning oil into stable plant-based butter, Special Ingredients Silk Gel is an ideal ally for professional chefs and pastry chefs.What is Silk...