Heston Blumenthal in search...

Heston Blumenthal, chef extaordinaire, the creator of egg and bacon ice cream, and sausage and mash Cornetto, is in search of the perfect Pot Noodle. Blumenthal has discovered that the best pot to pour the boiled kettle water into would be one crafted around the time of the Chinese Qing dynasty. Although he has conducted trials with Ming dynasty earthenware. And decided that a dynasty somewhere between the two would have designed something better. Archaeological digs, he hopes, will prove fruitful.

The dish should be ordered in advance at his restaurant, The Fat Duck. Twenty four hours is usually proficient, although it is as well to enquire about successes on recent excavations.