Passion for flavour, respect for culture
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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Lately I have been interested in flora which can produce a spice and one that got me very excited is saffron. Did you know that saffron is the yellow-orange stigma from the crocus flower, commonly known as the Rose of Saffron? Today saffron is cultivated all around the world, however the main producing countries for…
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A few weeks ago, we posted an interview with Joy Spence about rum and her passion for sugarcane. Today, I would like to look at the culinary use of sugarcane from all around the world. While Persians, Greek and many ancient nations were using sugar cane to create sweetener instead of bees and pollination for…
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In my search for flavor combinations, I learned that melons and champagne work together very well. Melon is a sweet, fleshy edible fruit which belongs to a variety of plants. Botanically, a melon is a berry. We found that melons have several different cultivars that can be produced, one particular type being muskmelons. Melons originated…
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My step-daughter is allergic to peanuts. Therefore my favourite nibbles/snacks are not that common in our house. When we like to add some nutty flavour into dishes when we cook, we always have to look to other flavor substitutes. One of our favourite has become sesame seeds. Sesame seeds are not only healthy, but you…
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A few weeks ago, I was shopping in a wet market and I picked up a fruit thinking it was a tomato. I did not pay attention to it as I was in a rush, but when I got home and started cooking I realized my mistake. And so it was in this manner which…
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Recently I saw several coloured café lattes (green – matcha, orange – turmeric) and wondered how they were made. Meanwhile, I fell in love with a drink called “Jamu” which consisted of turmeric juice, honey and water. Here’s to learning more about turmeric… Indian turmeric is considered to be the best in the world. The…
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It was on our last road trip to Bali, when my wife Zurina suddenly became a little girl. She was transported back to her childhood memories when she recognised a small oval fruit that looked like small young potatoes, but with a sweet fruity scent. She screamed “….. oh baby, you have to try langsat,…
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During my last visit to Korea, while drinking beer with some friends, I was introduced to the oldest Korean alcoholic beverage, Makgeolli. Obviously, I could not resist to find out more about this interesting alcoholic beverage. Where shall we start… Makgeolli is a low alcoholic beverage with a milky, cloudy color. Makgeolli is traditionally made…
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