‘Fusion Food’ has
suddenly become specialty of many chefs. Today, it is more common and wide
spread cuisine around the world and Bengaluru Chefs are definitely turning the
heat on with their knowledge of food. Having said that, only few of the city
chefs and restaurants have been able to impress the diners with their fusion
food, remaining has failed miserably.
Sometimes the
dishes have too much going on the plate and the overall product can also cause
confusion on the palate.
Talking about
fusion and the confusion it can create, few weeks back I was invited to be part
of ‘Japanese-Indian fusion themed Chef’s table’ at Davanam Portico Suites. It
was all about Chef Kapil Sahi fusing two distinct culinary styles, a marriage
of impeccable bold flavors of Japanese cuisine with the rich, flavourful Indian
cuisine.
Coming straight to
the business, the food served by Chef Kapil was lip-smacking to say the least.
He scored heavily for few dishes presented and few failed miserably. Let’s get
to the detail.
Tokyo Chat (Papdi
with Sunomuno)
It was Indian all
the way with no sign of Japanese influence of flavour whatsoever.
Tandoori Prawn
Sushi
These were just outstanding
and truly depicted the fusion of Indian-Japenese. Undoubtedly, one of the best
fusion dishes I have tasted.
Lamb Katsu Curry
The lamb was
beautifully cooked and the taste reminded me of Kolkata. The only problem,
where is the Japanese influence again? If Chef had told me this was an Indian
food, I wouldn’t have shied away from saying that this was one of the best Indian
lamb dishes. Unfortunately, it was supposed to be a fusion food and not an
Indian food.
Sake Infused Jalebi
with Wasabi Ice Cream
You need guts to
experiment with something and that’s what Chef did here. I would have never
imagined something like Jalebi with Wasabi ice cream. But unfortunately the
combination didn’t please me. Wasabi dominated the dish left, right and centre.
To conclude, Chef
Kapil deserves a pat on his back. He tried to bring two distinct cuisines together
and create something extraordinary but somewhere it lacked the depth and
balance of flavours from both the worlds. It lacked the essence of great fusion
food. But as I said earlier, you need guts to experiment and I am sure Chef
Kapil will create something amazing next time he tries his hands on fusion
food.
Gr8 Chef..Keep it up, & well going..
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