Paul Foster (pictured) who heads the fine dining restaurant Salt in Stratford-upon-Avon, revealed his special technique for making poached eggs in a 2022 TikTok video - revealing that he does not use vinegar - although he said was trained to do so when he was a young chef.
He said the first step is to 'get some vinegar water going' - ie; bring your water with a drop of vinegar to the boil before breaking your egg into the pan.
Featuring Mark Gilmour, who is understood to have been the eatery's sous chef at the time of creating the clip before becoming the junior sours chef at Barnes' Waterman's Arms, you need to add one basic ingredient to the cooking water.
He said in the clip that all you need is a pot of boiling water, a sprinkle of salt, the freshest egg and most importantly - and controversially - no vinegar.
Paul added that after adding the egg to boiling water, he suggests setting a two-minute timer, before removing the egg and placing it on a kitchen towel.
