Understanding flavor principles
A great way to understand a new cuisine is to break it down into its basic flavor principles. What are flavor principles? We're glad you asked.
Emerging Cuisines: Peru
Peruvian cuisine may be a latecomer to America’s tables, but it’s gaining a foothold. “The healthy, fresh ingredients and unique flavor profiles are creating a surge of interest in Peruvian food and restaurants,” confirms Marcella Guzman, an instructor at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale.
Sake is one of the oldest alcoholic beverages in the world, and through the years it has become part of the cultural identity of Japan. The exact origins of sake are still a mystery, but the beverage’s roots have been traced back several thousand years. Some scholars argue that it was created in China and then brought to Japan.
The NRA Show draws quite an international list of attendees and one of the regulars is Peter Backman, managing director of Horizons, a foodservice research and consulting company based in London. Every year, we sit down for a quick meeting to compare notes about restaurant trends in America and Britain. Here are some of the things I learned during our May 6th chat.