On my recent trip to Europe I had breakfast in Dubai and the local specialty was fresh dates with cereals and milk. It was a little bit unexpected to me, but as you know I love to look at different cultures, their history and traditions to explore. As I nibbled on fresh dates I realised…
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My earliest childhood memories have always been associated with a lot of food, games at the local shows, fairy tales and of course gifts. Having said that I also have a lot of memories about tropical fruits. As you know, I am originally from the Czech Republic and because of that we did not get…
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It was not that long ago that I worked on a private event where the client requested I use several ingredients that customer liked and wanted to showcase in different ways through the food and beverage on the night. I met with the chef for the night and we started to work on developing the…
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During our last trip to Indonesia, we came across a fruit that looked like tomato in the shape of an egg. I spent a bit of time talking to the locals about it and managed to get the right name in order to do further research. The tomato which looks like a fruit that could…
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As a little boy, I remember climbing plum trees by the roadside and harvesting the over ripe plums for my father and uncles to create their guilty pleasure “Slivovitz”. However at that time, I had no idea that plums could be dried and served as a snack or preserved that way, as it was simply…
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As a bartender living in Asia I faced the challenge of lemons being fairly expensive for citrus style cocktails. So, of course I did my research about other citrus fruits that could be used to replace a lemon. I found a citrus fruit called citron, which is one of the original citrus fruits together with…
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Lychee happens to be a nightmare ingredient to work with for cocktail bartenders but also a favourite of cocktail drinkers. I was highly against this fruit until I tried it fresh and now I’m quite happy to say “one Lychee Martini please”. Let’s take a closer look at this fruit. The origin of the fruit…
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Everyone is happy from their christmas gifts and are now getting excited about welcoming in the New Year. Whether you are going to celebrate at home or in your favorite hangout place here at the Indigenous Bartender we wish you a wonderful New Year’s Eve (and New Year)! For me, I’m usually always getting ready…
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Asia is a continent that conserves traditions while simultaneously holding a vision for modernisation; a concept that never fails to surprise me. It amazes me how often we tend to forget about what has been around us for centuries. We also usually regard some of these old school products as secondary ingredients that are fed…
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I was recently invited to participate at Bartenders Week in Taiwan not too long ago. During that stay, I jumped on a train and travelled south to the historical city of Tainan which I heard a lot of great things about. I have to say that it felt like I was travelling back in time.…
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