Heston, why he talks like a c**t...

[Gob]

Chef Heston Blumenthal is famed for his bizarre dishes like curry ice-cream and snail porridge.

But his latest culinary experiment may leave a sour taste with some of his foodie fans.

He has resorted to using a tampon to soak up the juices in his mouth - so he can enjoy his food more.

Blumenthal told the Guardian: 'If you drain the moisture in your mouth you experience richness, creaminess and sweetness more intensely and there is really nothing more absorbing than a tampon.

'If you have a spoonful of ice-cream then put a tampon on the tongue for a couple of minutes when you eat the ice-cream again the taste will be richer.'

One of his lunch favourites is yoghurt with tampon, but patrons of the Fat Duck, his restaurant in Bray, Berkshire or Dinner in London, won't have to experience the delight of cleaning their palates in the same way.

Speaking to the paper's Weekend magazine about his food diary, he promised customers that tampons would not be served up with their food.

Blumenthal was introduced to the whacky idea when he met oral physiologist Don Prince at a Netherlands food research centre in Wageningen.

He reportedly described Mr Prince as 'brilliant but mad' and said they had 'played around' with different tampons as they tested their absorbancy.

The Michelin-starred chef admitted that people might think it was weird to put a tampon in their mouths, but said that if unused it was only an absorbent piece of material.

[The Hen]

There are just no words ...

[MajGenl.Meade]

The Michelin-starred chef admitted that people might think it was weird to put a tampon in their mouths, but said that if unused it was only an absorbent piece of material.

That's a heck of an "if" there..... I'll be taking an extra-biggie bag of Dr. White's to the next restaurant

[MajGenl.Meade]

At least he puts his cunnie where his mouth is