World more than, December is a month of culinary feasting. In India, with the festive season wrapping up to embrace a new season and a new year, who can possibly resist the tempting lure of fantastic meals? No wonder, the hospitality segment is all set to roll out some scrumptious culinary offerings to tempt your taste buds!
With authenticity becoming a essential providing in the culinary feasts that are on provide, a pertinent point has been conveyed on the similar in Dr. Sukhmani Khorana’s book titled as ‘The Tastes and Politics of Inter-Cultural Food in Australia. In her view expressed in the aforementioned book, she points out that diverse food is now a mark of cosmopolitanism. A notable linkage the author makes is how the beginning has coincided with MasterChef Season in 2009, which became an instant hit with a global audience and continues to be a top favourite.
Coming to the many culinary offerings being rolled out in India, the focus on showcasing authenticity in cuisine is gaining ground as well.
The ITC Hotels’ is all set to showcase their Indian culinary offerings by announcing the launch of its a lot awaited ‘Biryani & Pulao Collection’. These culinary dishes permeate each area and hold universal appeal, even as it embodies the dining legacy from ITC Hotels. Describing this as a ‘strong reminder of our culture’, Anil Chadha, COO-ITC Hotels added that the ITC Hotels is recognized for generating investments in cuisine investigation that brings with each other the richness of India’s 4 essential regions – north, south, east and west.
Most importantly, ITC Hotels has rolled out these culinary offerings primarily based on genuine recipes that will be served at choose banquets. Further, the ‘Biryani & Pulao Collection’ presents ten gems from India’s most renowned heritage kitchens, recognized for their fine aromas, distinct taste, textures and simplicity. These are meticulously ready dishes and perfected more than the years by renowned master chefs of ITC Hotels.
With the Christmas season in complete swing, for quite a few migrant and diasporic communities across the globe, feasting is a by no means-ending search for memories of their cultural roots in a new location, brought to life by the scent, sight and taste of meals. Notably. hotels and beach resorts in Goa such as Whispering Palms and Zuri White Sands Goa Resort are witnessing an uptick in bookings ahead of Christmas.
A notable instance of how meals can strengthen a sense of one’s genuine cultural traditions is how Farida Ayubi and her household opened a restaurant ‘Parwana’ in Adelaide, which celebrates her Afghan meals traditions and expresses the memory and history of a area, which they candidly describe as ‘now long disrupted’. A glimpse of the Parwana Afghan kitchen and their culinary offerings on Instagram presents an genuine peek into the Afghan cultural identity and its linkage with the preparation of its personal signature cuisine.
Another notable instance is Imad’s Syrian kitchen, which developed ripples in the London restaurant scene, as its menu brings to life some of Syria’s most celebrated dishes. The brand on Instagram celebrates authenticity with Imad’s detailed musings from Damascus such as when he would stroll out to the fields to choose fresh strawberries and grapes and farmers would generously share their bread, potatoes and onions which they had grown with him. These musings touch upon bringing alive the cultural diversity that meals brings to the table.
Closer to house, feasting is also about embracing the sweet desserts and plum cakes that are synonymous with the season of celebrating Christmas.
Highlighting red as the colour of the season, Honey & Dough is rolling out Red Velvet cupcakes and Christmas tree cupcakes which showcase a sparkling Christmas tree with a scrumptious frosting that melts when you taste it on prime of the sponge. The showstopper, even so, is the Chocolate Christmas Houses that make the festive season come alive as it is created with chocolate figurines as nicely as a chocolate residence, which can be an immediate showstopper on your Christmas dinner table if you are organizing to indulge your self and loved ones this season.
A easier but equally tempting provide is the Gingerbread man cookies which provide a ideal balance of sweetness with the flavours of warm spices.
Little boxes of Chocolate Truffles also make for tempting gifting solutions this season.