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- Jonathan Meades: Surreal. Totally surreal. Well surreal. Double surreal. What does "surreal" mean? Does it mean anything?
- Jonathan Meades: The ability to soft-boil an egg is not regarded as a virtue in Spain. The more pervious a culture is to Surrealism, the less preoccupied it is with the least imaginative thing you can do with an egg. It's a post-Protestant talent to stand around for four minutes watching water precipitate gastronomic banality.