Deep-fried Courgette Flowers

Deep-frying is much misunderstood and generally maligned. The British have traditionally eaten fish and chips which, when done well, make one of the few dishes of which we can be proud. However, the quality of our national dish increasingly leaves much to be desired, while deep-frying has generally suffered a thoroughly bad press.

The comparatively recent introduction of electric deep-fryers to domestic kitchens on a large scale has done nothing to improve matters. Those</