Edna Crandall March 12, 2014 Share March 12, 2014 A place to discuss the meals prepared by Dr. Lecter. Would you eat it if it was made without people? Is the wine really people? Nothing is vegetarian. I really enjoy the food stylist's blog. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/
David T. Cole March 12, 2014 Share March 12, 2014 It seems like a lot work for what it is, especially when he dines alone. I find Seamless is a pretty responsive company so maybe if he suggested it, they will add a Cannibal section and he could order in on those busy nights. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-3859
MisterGlass March 29, 2014 Share March 29, 2014 It's how he savors his victims. It is his art and his celebration, even if he is the only consumer. It makes the kill complete. I also like the food blog; it is fascinating to see what she makes. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-9456
Tabbyclaw March 30, 2014 Share March 30, 2014 I do some of my fanciest cooking when it's just me, but a lot of that is because I a) have very different tastes from the rest of my family, and b) am not the primary chef, so I'm not utterly sick of cooking when I do it. Cooking for everyone means I'll whip up a quick pasta carbonara or pork chops with apples, or maybe a slightly fancier chicken pot pie or beef stew. But when it's just me, that's when I get to indulge in real fancy cookery. That's when the palak paneer with homemade cheese comes out, and the herb-crusted lamb chops, and the rabbit pie that takes two days. I'm looking forward to the next time the rest of the family is out of town for a few days; I've had a duck in the freezer for a while now. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-10879
MyrtleGroggins April 9, 2014 Share April 9, 2014 Okay, foodies, seriously, what the heck is this shiz? A gently fried guinea fowl claw embedded in a fig newton? A wilted, braised celery skeleton super glued to a shortbread cookie? I am captivated by this! Is this a real thing? Or is this just the twisted idea cooked up (hardy har...sigh) by the art department? 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-27649
Tabbyclaw April 9, 2014 Share April 9, 2014 Squab drumstick on a fig tartlet (which, yes, became Fig Newtons when it was actually filmed). Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-27680
MyrtleGroggins April 9, 2014 Share April 9, 2014 Thanks! Like an idiot, I managed to read the thread backwards, completely missing the linked blog in the first post. Go me. However, I have since been happily absorbed in said blog (good thing I didn't need to be productive this evening...) I must wonder how one is supposed to navigate that particular hors d'oeuvre, though - does one use the squab leg as sort of a toothpick and just slurp the tiny morsel of meat and sinew from it (along with the giant mouthful of fig), or does one just knaw on the bones for a bit, too? Alas, no squab leg recipe in the blog! Also, for those who enjoy tartare, have you ever actually consumed heart tartare (non-human, preferably)? The heart is pretty tough as far as muscles go, and it would take a fair number of hearts to make enough for a dinner party! The recipe calls for veal heart, though, which should be pretty tender compared to that of adult cattle (or adult humans, for that matter). Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-27708
MisterGlass April 13, 2014 Share April 13, 2014 I enjoyed the fact that Hannibal not only declared to Jack that he would have a dinner party just when Will said he would, but that he actually made the food a flower garden to mimic the murder of the man in the tree. He is bold beyond belief. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-33211
Epeolatrix April 14, 2014 Share April 14, 2014 he actually made the food a flower garden to mimic the murder of the man in the tree So might the drumstick with raised claw represent the mushroom garden victims, with all those hands sticking up from the earth? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-34969
MisterGlass April 20, 2014 Share April 20, 2014 The food blog vocabulary word of the week is "engastration" which is apparently the technical term for stuffing animals inside each other. The fish eating themselves look much more disturbing in close up. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-42147
ElectricBoogaloo May 12, 2014 Share May 12, 2014 Janice Poon's blog about ortolan bunting in episode 2.11 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-69625
MisterGlass May 20, 2014 Share May 20, 2014 I am not cultured enough to appreciate Hannibal's aspic (or as I refer to it in my head, fish jello), but I always enjoy Janice Poon's commentary: Hannibal wouldn't buy vodka off the shelf. He makes his own from Mr and Mrs Potato Head 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-80705
ElectricBoogaloo May 23, 2014 Share May 23, 2014 Janice Poon's blog for 2.12 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-85552
Epeolatrix May 23, 2014 Share May 23, 2014 I've found some interesting recent articles about José Andrés and his contributions as a culinary consultant. How to Cook a Human with Hannibal's Bryan Fuller and Chef Jose Andres (TV Guide)Killer food: Dissecting José Andrés’ culinary visions for NBC series ‘Hannibal’ (Las Vegas Weekly) Also, there is an interesting academic article on "symbolic meanings of food through Hannibal’s food work and food spaces" called Playing God in the Meals of Hannibal Lecter by Choi Yik Heng. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-86217
MisterGlass May 24, 2014 Share May 24, 2014 That rack of lamb was a disconcerting centerpiece. Will should have known something was wrong. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-86803
ElectricBoogaloo May 24, 2014 Share May 24, 2014 (edited) Janice Poon's blog about 2.13 The other accompaniments will be lobster emerging from a broken cantaloupe. This platter seems to perplex everyone when I bring it to set. I explain: some of you are just not letting your cantaloupe ripen enough. Leave it for a month in the back of a warm car and it will hatch a lobster Ha! Edited May 24, 2014 by ElectricBoogaloo 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-86818
unworried well September 26, 2014 Share September 26, 2014 José Andrés! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-410023
Epeolatrix October 15, 2014 Share October 15, 2014 I found this when I was doing some Walking Dead reading, so I am reposting it here due to momentary interest crossover. According to chefs hired by The Walking Dead marketing guys (for a promo stunt to design a hamburger that tasted like human flesh), the winning recipe features minced pork, minced veal and bone marrow, along with 'pockets of fatness'." Obviously for Hannibal, we'd want to spice that up a bit. :-) Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-468553
John Potts April 9, 2015 Share April 9, 2015 Edna Crandall A place to discuss the meals prepared by Dr. Lecter. Would you eat it if it was made without people? Surely the question is "Would you eat it, even if you knew it was people?" To which I'd reply: "No - I mean, not unless it was made with really bad people." And given Hannibal tends to prey on the rude, I'm OK with eating most of the people Hannibal does! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-1017142
ElectricBoogaloo June 5, 2015 Share June 5, 2015 Janice Poon's blog about S3.E01 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-1214153
MisterGlass June 6, 2015 Share June 6, 2015 Cookbook?! I...um...did not think they would go there with tie in merchandise, but it fits. Good for Janice. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-1216392
jenrising June 6, 2015 Share June 6, 2015 I am all in for Janice's cookbook. If only so I can display it and frighten dinner guests. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-1217777
ElectricBoogaloo June 12, 2015 Share June 12, 2015 Janice Poon's blog for S3.E02 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-1235268
Crossbow June 18, 2015 Share June 18, 2015 I just heard about the cookbook! I can't wait!!! I just printed out some recipes from her blog. Lomo Saltado - You can do this one vegetarian with portobello so I'm gonna make ALL my friends eat it. Tandoori Liver - I probably will have to eat this all myself. No one I know will touch it. Lung and Loin Bourguinonne - Plenty of Asian and Mexican grocery stores here that probably have lung, but roommate won't eat it so probably just loin. Roast Veal stuffed with Spinach and Mushrooms - I'll eat almost anything, but nothing endangered and not veal. This will have to be pork loin again. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-1254691
Anela June 19, 2015 Share June 19, 2015 I think I preferred the inferences to what he ate, over the visuals of him actually preparing body parts. ew, ew, ew. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-1255298
ElectricBoogaloo June 19, 2015 Share June 19, 2015 (edited) Janice Poon's blog for S3.E03 You really do learn something new every day - I had no idea that firefly larvae are the main predators of snails! Edited June 19, 2015 by ElectricBoogaloo Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-1255809
MisterGlass June 20, 2015 Share June 20, 2015 That's fascinating, though per her advice I did not google it. I wonder if Janice gets a screen credit for being a hand stand-in. The rice dough oysters are impressive. Because I was curious, here's an article on punch romaine and the Titanic. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-1257727
Crossbow June 23, 2015 Share June 23, 2015 I think I preferred the inferences to what he ate, over the visuals of him actually preparing body parts. ew, ew, ew. I always think it looks more comic than gross. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-1265525
MisterGlass June 27, 2015 Share June 27, 2015 The episode 4 blog entry. Some nice comments about Fannibals and their efforts to keep the show afloat up to this point. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-1276425
Crossbow June 30, 2015 Share June 30, 2015 Compulsively checking her blog for updates about this alleged cookbook. CAN'T WAIT. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-1283968
ElectricBoogaloo July 3, 2015 Share July 3, 2015 Janice Poon's blog for S3.E05 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-1291980
MisterGlass July 4, 2015 Share July 4, 2015 Her snail pictures are so much more pleasant than the ones in the show. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-1293682
ElectricBoogaloo July 10, 2015 Share July 10, 2015 Janice Poon's blog for S3.E06 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-1310594
Crossbow July 10, 2015 Share July 10, 2015 (edited) Janice Poon's blog for S3.E06 Highlights: The director asked me if I wanted to work on Mads or if we should get a prosthetic body double. With a heavy heavy heart (sobbing!!!) I said it would be too onerous for Mads to endure being naked, covered in glaze and laid out naked on a table while I drape his nakedness with fruit. So on set, I glaze and garnish the Man-o-Latex instead of the Man-o-Dreams. The fun we have goofing around with the prosthetic Mads head almost makes up for not having Real Mads in for the scene. (Did I mention "nakedly draping his naked body with fruit?") Normally, I sadly tell you here that I am unable to include recipes and sketches in this recap because of the wishes of the publishers of my forthcoming Hannibal cookbook. Then when Hannibal didn’t get renewed by NBC, I thought perhaps the cookbook would be axed as well. Now, I am ELATED to tell you there will be no recipes here and no sketches because publisher Titan has confirmed they are committed to the Hannibal cookbook and it will be available next fall! Yay!! I will be unable to show you sketches and recipes til then. Yay - with a soupcon of sadness, of course. Edited July 10, 2015 by Crossbow Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-1311748
MisterGlass July 20, 2015 Share July 20, 2015 From Janice's blog entry about 3.07, I swear, this show is turning me into a vegetarian. No kidding! I didn't realize Mason's pig centerpiece was wearing a flower crown. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-1340408
ElectricBoogaloo July 20, 2015 Share July 20, 2015 Janice Poon's blog for S3.E07 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-1340643
Crossbow July 21, 2015 Share July 21, 2015 Janice Poon's blog for S3.E07 I cannot even believe she was going to put tentacle porn in her cook book. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dream_of_the_Fisherman%27s_Wife Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-1346191
Tippi Blevins July 23, 2015 Share July 23, 2015 I said it would be too onerous for Mads to endure being naked, covered in glaze and laid out naked on a table while I drape his nakedness with fruit. So on set, I glaze and garnish the Man-o-Latex instead of the Man-o-Dreams. She's a better woman than I am, because I would have been like, "No, no, it absolutely must be Mads...for realism and stuff." I'm a long-time vegetarian but I get some good cooking ideas from this show, mostly about the presentation. Like using sugar cane skewers sounds nifty! 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-1353188
Captanne July 23, 2015 Share July 23, 2015 One of the neatest but very artsy "bizarre" movies I've ever seen was called "The Cook, the Thief, his Wife, and her Lover." For penis on a platter, I highly recommend it. I seriously loved that film but, like Hannibal, it's a bit difficult to recommend unreservedly. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-1353309
Crossbow July 24, 2015 Share July 24, 2015 One of the neatest but very artsy "bizarre" movies I've ever seen was called "The Cook, the Thief, his Wife, and her Lover." For penis on a platter, I highly recommend it. I seriously loved that film but, like Hannibal, it's a bit difficult to recommend unreservedly. I absolutely loved that film but one of my friends walked out on it. For me, the very worst scene was near the beginning, and after that nothing phased me. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-1354879
Captanne July 24, 2015 Share July 24, 2015 (edited) Well, Peter Greenaway isn't for everyone. How's that coming from someone who watches "Hannibal"?! LOL The irony is not lost on me. Stylistically, I find Hannibal a lot like a Greenaway film. Except Greenaway also has a plot. Edited July 24, 2015 by Captanne Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-1354897
ElectricBoogaloo July 27, 2015 Share July 27, 2015 Janice Poon's blog for S3.E08 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-1361466
ElectricBoogaloo August 2, 2015 Share August 2, 2015 Janice Poon's blog for S3.E09 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-1380301
jeansheridan August 10, 2015 Share August 10, 2015 Was this the first episode with no food at all? Just the eating of the painting. So sad. I miss the feasts, although the actors probably don't. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-1400743
Tippi Blevins August 11, 2015 Share August 11, 2015 They made an edible painting out of rice paper for Armitage to eat, but he also ate a regular paper one, too: http://janicepoonart.blogspot.com/2015/08/episode-10-woman-clothed-in-sun.html Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-1403874
Tippi Blevins August 20, 2015 Share August 20, 2015 Video from College Humor. If Hannibal were a bad chef: 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-1431864
Crossbow August 20, 2015 Share August 20, 2015 (edited) You can tell it's bad because the spoon is on the wrong side of the knife and the napkin is in the wrong place. Edited August 20, 2015 by Crossbow 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-1432099
Crossbow August 24, 2015 Share August 24, 2015 Interview with Janice Poon: http://www.hopesandfears.com/hopes/city/food/214499-hannibal-food-stylist-interview 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-1443144
ElectricBoogaloo August 30, 2015 Share August 30, 2015 (edited) Janice Poon's blog about S3.E13 Of note: In the original script, Hannibal was going to slice [bedelia's roasted leg] so I had to make it open at one end. But in the final script, Bedelia alone was seated for dinner so I had no need to worry about resets and it was a fairly stress-free shoot. Edited August 30, 2015 by ElectricBoogaloo Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-1460742
Captanne August 30, 2015 Share August 30, 2015 Hmm. Interesting. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1298-the-food-of-hannibal/#findComment-1460915
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