Oman- Mixing cakes and cultures
dried fruits are laid out on a table for the christmas cake mixing
chef horst and the chefs from al falaj participate in the cake mixing
'but at the same time human beings are being globalised forever, the way we roam around... we're nomadic. and i think it's a tremendously beautiful thing to be present to that and integrate all that.' during his oman visit last week, the chef went around tasting food from the street markets, local restaurants and he also ventured to wahiba and tasted shuwa - which he has fallen in love with. 'i'm intrigued by the method of cooking, and the spices used - it makes the shuwa even more amazing and unique. ' the chef is a die-hard fan of traditional cooking methods and insists that age-old ways add to the taste of a cuisine, and it is this methodology that influences him the most. he's always looking to integrate this into his cooking and business ideologies. for instance, he talks about the 'heritage cuisine' in sri lanka where he is currently with the aitken spence group of hotels. 'we're taking sri lankan cuisine globally in a formatted package that's contemporary. we're looking at the deep-rooted, age-old recipes that have been forgotten, and we're looking at how to introduce them in a contemporary way that appeals to a modern crowd.' cooking in clay pots and open fires makes a huge difference in the taste of traditional recipes, says the chef, which is why he wishes to integrate these methods. chef horst has run restaurants across america and england and has travelled extensively to other culinary centres of the world. 'i am constantly being influenced,' says the chef, whose speciality lies in contemporary french cuisine. he says that it may not necessarily reflect on his style but, 'i borrow from where i am'. 'the key is to stay as local as possible. i look for authenticity and local flavours.' he uses an analogy with music to break down this point. 'it's a bit like music, you have your palate and you have your notes and there's a formatted way of doing things in certain respects. so it's like taking that knowledge and seeing what you can do with the ingredients you have at the moment and whether you want to use age-old techniques or newfound ones.' >MENAFN0711201701410000ID1096051315
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