THE BRUTALIST KITCHEN MANIFESTO

• Brutalist kitchen is a dogma kitchen where certain rules apply.
• Brutalist kitchen is titled in reference to Brutalist architecture, renowned for its linear and blockish appearance.
• The main rule is the following: ingredients are used alone for a certain dish; only water and salt may be added.
• In Orthodox Brutalist Cuisine, neither water (nor salt) is added. Generally speaking, the Brutalist Kitchen is less about recipes and more about finding and preparing ingredients.
• We are born as Brutalist eaters, as mother’s milk is essentially Brutalist. 
• One ingredient is often divided and cooked in different ways and then added again on the same plate.
• The use of overlooked, hard-to-get or rare ingredients, or ingredients that are generally discarded, is characteristic of Brutalist kitchen.
• Brutalist Cuisine is not about lack of sophistication, but lack of combination of different ingredients and a commitment to purity.
• Elaborate cooking techniques are allowed, as is raw or quickly heated food.
• Decoration on the plate is avoided.
• Different ingredients are not permitted on the same plate, they have to be presented as different units. The different dishes may be served at the same time.
• The eater may combine the tastes of different ingredients while eating. Instead of a chef imposing what should go together and which amount for a given serving, the eater takes these decisions.
• Portions tend to be of substantial size.