Dustin Johnson earlier this month in Hong Kong.
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Dustin Johnson appears hungry. He’s seen this yr’s Masters Champions Dinner menu, curated, as is the customized, by final yr’s Masters champion, Jon Rahm, and he says he’s hankering for the meal that’ll be served two days forward of this yr’s first main.
But it’s right here the place we’ve possibly realized one thing about DJ.
He’s unafraid to stay a bit. He’s a little bit of a eating daredevil.
Rahm’s feast must be undoubtedly electrical. Upon its announcement earlier this month, the headline on this web site mentioned this: “Jon Rahm’s Masters Champions Dinner menu is out, and we’re salivating.” A good evaluation. Then there have been Rahm’s emotions on it.
On a teleconference, the Spaniard spoke for a number of minutes on the Spanish-flavored dinner, which famed chef Jose Andres assisted on and can function six tapas, a first-course salad, two choices for the primary course and a dessert. Below is a complete look at it all. Below which can be a couple of of the 1,000 phrases Rahm selected to explain the grub.
— “Then it’s chistorra, which I guess is spicy Basque chorizo. I don’t even know how to explain it, to be honest. It’s wrapped in potato. That was José’s doing. I don’t know exactly what he means. I’m going to trust him on that one. But if you want to look it up, it’s a type of chorizo that’s a little spicy. It’s usually served in similar serving sizes. I love chorizo that has a kick and spice to it, so that’s why we went with that one.”
— “Then we have scrambled eggs with what would be some mushrooms. It’s not really mushrooms. I don’t know how to translate, and I don’t even know what he has written here. I can’t even translate it myself. It’s just scrambled eggs with mushrooms but not really mushrooms. It’s a little bit different. From the same family, though.”
— “Then fundamental course can be a salad, after which you might have two choices. It will likely be turbot fish with white asparagus. It’s a white fish, very native from the place I come from, which really commonest is cod or sea bass, however I don’t like cod so I refuse to have one thing I don’t like at my dinner.
“Then finally, it would be what in northern Spain is known as chuleton, which is basically a ribeye that is seared on basically a regular grill with a bit of coal, basically smoked and seared. Usually traditionally they will basically serve it to you already cut up and then you have a hot plate that you can cook it up to your temperature. Most people in northern Spain go about as much as medium rare. If you go past that, you’re going to get a weird look just because that’s how we are. Very proud people of what we do, and meat usually is high quality.”
— “Then dessert, the translation from Spanish, which is milhojas, would be 1,000 leaves. It’s basically a puff pastry with custard and just very little layers. It was basically Kelley and I’s wedding cake. It varies a little bit where you’re doing it in Spain, but it’s absolutely one of my favorites.”
Sounds nice.
Sounds.
It’s truthful to say that until you’re an excessive foodie, you possibly haven’t heard of an merchandise or two on the menu. Of course, there’s additionally one thing to be mentioned for attempting new issues. That selection is the spice of life and all that.
DJ, it appears, is a subscriber to the thought.
No, Rahm’s meal doesn’t comprise well-known, American-based objects such because the cheeseburger sliders that the 2022 winner, Scottie Scheffler, served final yr, or the pigs in a blanket that Johnson, the 2020 winner, served in 2021.
But sure, Johnson feels like he’s going to eat and eat effectively — even when, effectively, he can’t inform you all that he’s consuming. Johnson may be described as a easy soul, and in a really DJ method, his emotions had been shared about Rahm’s meal throughout a current teleconference for Johnson’s LIV Golf collection, with the thought captured by Golf Digest’s Christopher Powers.
“I have seen the menu. I’m sure it’s going to be fantastic,” Johnson mentioned.
“I don’t know what lots of it’s. I did know the ham, clearly from enjoying in Spain final yr. I ate lots of the ham, so I do know that’s going to be nice.
“I love Spanish food, I’m just not that familiar with it. But I can imagine it’s going to be great.”
