Aug 13, 2023
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What's the most pretentious thing you've seen on a restaurant menu?

What's the most pretentious thing you've seen on a restaurant menu?

Maybe the deconstructed food.

The restaurant trend of creatively deconstructing classic dishes like chicken pie or apple crumble has been present for years. However, these photos below reveal that deconstruction doesn't always lead to a tasty and impressive outcome.

Deconstructed Greek Salad

A sophisticated diner - a chain hamburger diner / restaurant mostly present in south Brazil

A 'Caesar salad' presented as an intact lettuce head, encircled by a soft bread ring

When you ordered a banoffee pie - and received a slate smeared with various sweet sauces, and a few measly biscuit crumbs

In this Melbourne eatery, customers were provided with distinct glass containers holding coffee, milk, and hot water, allowing them to personally blend the components

A deconstructed adaptation of the Vietnamese sandwich known as Banh Mi features the filling presented as droplets on the plate, accompanied by crunchy bread croutons

A MasterChef contestant shocked a viewer by presenting a 'chicken pie' with the pastry placed separately and devoid of any sauce

But maybe not all is so bad, watch the video below to see how to make a deconstructed dish at the Michelin chef level, at least in skill:

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