I would eat anything for lunch (but I won ’t eat that) – how can I cure my aversion to eggs?

Killian Fox has eaten termites, he ’s tried crickets, but there’s one food he is afraid of. Can psychology and a brilliant young chef help?Why do fears exist, if not for us to confront them? This is what I ’m telling myself as I enter Tim Spedding’s kitchen in east London on a brisk evening in late spring. On the face of it, it doesn’t seem like such a bad proposition: one of the most exciting young chefs in the city, who honed his skills at the Ledbury and the Clove Club, has offered to cook di nner for me at his home. The downside is that everything on tonight’s menu contains boiled eggs – the food of my darkest culinary nightmares.I have only myself to blame. This is all part of a plan to overcome an aversion that I ’ve been trying to beat for years, without much success. Having enjoyed Spedding’s recent residency at P Franco in Hackney, where he turned out a series of extraordinary dishes from a tiny space at the back of a wine bar, I thought he’d be a good person to help out. So why is the sight of six peeled eggs on the kitchen counter making me wish I’d never asked?Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Food & drink Psychology Eggs Life and style Science Source Type: news