I lived in Russia for a while, Olivier Salad is delicious. It’s incredibly difficult to make it look “culinary” and I can really appreciate the effort that went into your presentation. You’re probably going to get a few negative comments on here from people that don’t necessarily get it, so don’t take them to heart.
thatweirdsomeone
oh, its only covered in mayo, got scared. nice then, i wish i could eat some rn, love it endlessly
jennyfromtheeblock
For what olivier salad is, you really did something fantastic. Kudos!
I think you’ve done a very good job in making a version of a classic dish that would have been considered elegant in the era in which people started making it. Unfortunately, by modern standards, it’s a weird outdated dish that I wouldn’t serve even as part of a Russian dinner, and its appearance is also, by modern standards, pretty awful.
If you want to make a version that is attractive by modern standards, you’re going to have to think hard about shapes, colours, and sizes. In the late 19th Century, it was a great flex as a chef to make this sort of thing, cut every ingredient into identically-sized cubes, make a perfect oval, and then recreate a Christmas tree out of all those garnishes – it showed technical prowess, a little flair, and a great eye for detail. Nowadays, at least in western countries, it just looks super naff.
Here are a number of possible improvements you could try:
1. choose a large dish with more empty space. Use 2 dishes if you need more quantity. 2. lose the mayo topping – it’s hateful. You would get the same eating experience if you put the salad on top of some extra mayo, or if you piped some mayo in, leaving large open spaces. 3. Ditch the Christmas tree garnishes. If you really want those colours to hint at Christmas, that’s fine, but do it more subtly. 4. Better than 1 large serving would be a very small serving for each person. A small bowlful would be sufficient, and if they’re each garnished lightly and similarly, that could look nicer. 5. Serve anything other than this abomination of a dish!!!
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No offense, this looks really gross.
I lived in Russia for a while, Olivier Salad is delicious. It’s incredibly difficult to make it look “culinary” and I can really appreciate the effort that went into your presentation. You’re probably going to get a few negative comments on here from people that don’t necessarily get it, so don’t take them to heart.
oh, its only covered in mayo, got scared. nice then, i wish i could eat some rn, love it endlessly
For what olivier salad is, you really did something fantastic. Kudos!
The recipe step by step https://youtu.be/UoI5VtgEO_s?si=miMM613W2NUfkuQN
I think you’ve done a very good job in making a version of a classic dish that would have been considered elegant in the era in which people started making it. Unfortunately, by modern standards, it’s a weird outdated dish that I wouldn’t serve even as part of a Russian dinner, and its appearance is also, by modern standards, pretty awful.
If you want to make a version that is attractive by modern standards, you’re going to have to think hard about shapes, colours, and sizes. In the late 19th Century, it was a great flex as a chef to make this sort of thing, cut every ingredient into identically-sized cubes, make a perfect oval, and then recreate a Christmas tree out of all those garnishes – it showed technical prowess, a little flair, and a great eye for detail. Nowadays, at least in western countries, it just looks super naff.
Here are a number of possible improvements you could try:
1. choose a large dish with more empty space. Use 2 dishes if you need more quantity.
2. lose the mayo topping – it’s hateful. You would get the same eating experience if you put the salad on top of some extra mayo, or if you piped some mayo in, leaving large open spaces.
3. Ditch the Christmas tree garnishes. If you really want those colours to hint at Christmas, that’s fine, but do it more subtly.
4. Better than 1 large serving would be a very small serving for each person. A small bowlful would be sufficient, and if they’re each garnished lightly and similarly, that could look nicer.
5. Serve anything other than this abomination of a dish!!!