RABBIT PLUM SALAD FOODPAIRING

In the mood for a salad? Mindy Fox posted in the Guardian a salad with plum, celery, almond and rabbit salad.

Diving into the flavor profile and Foodpairing (R) tree of plum, you can see see indeed links with all the suggested ingredients. But as you can see, there are many other possibilities to make salads with plums.

KUMARA FOODPAIRING COMBINATION BY ATTICA

Not familiar with Kumara (sweet potato)  I came across a dish from the tasting menu by Attica; Kumara-almond-Pyengana (a type a cheddar cheese from Tasmania)

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The Foodpairing tree of sweet potato looks like this;

 As you can see the ingredients selected by chef Ben Shewry cluster all around the sweet potato; egg yolk, cheddar cheese, almond, shallot, buckwheat. So a nice example of Foodpairing.

The Chimay we didn't analyzed yet, but we are working on loads of Belgian beers which will be added in the coming time.

CUCUMBER SOUP FOODPAIRING

Summer days are coming, time for some refreshing cucumber soup. Find here some surprising combos to try out.

Based on the tree, you can make combinations with grapes, almond and vanilla (like Hubert Keller)

 or walnut (like Michael Symon) or melon, white truffle,...

Click on the dynamic Foodpairing tree to see more combinations. Copy the embed to paste the Foodpairing tree into your own website.

DWARF PEA FOODPAIRING

We just got our first harvest of dwarf garden peas. We planted 2 varieties; Charmette and a variety from Nepal with super small peas.

If we look at the Foodpairing (R) tree of fresh pea, we obtain ingredients like apricot, coffee, mint, pork, butter, pumpkin...

  

So you can turn peas into a pre-dessert (or just before the main course) with a crumble of coffee, puree of dwarf peas with peppermint, coulis of apricot and dwarf peas to finish.

 

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We have been selected as one of the 10 companies in the category of 'Food & Bev'.

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Last week, we were part of a conference in China on pastry, bread,... together with the chefs of Mugaritz, Moto, B&P,... looking how we can support better the Asian chefs and food industry.

TRAM EXPERIENCE AT BRUSSELICIOUS

As its name suggests, 'Tram Experience'; aims to offer a gastronomic and touristic experience. In a tramway of the 60's, which has been totally refurbished, guests enjoy several classic dishes of Belgian gastronomy, all modified for the occasion by tor 6 op chefs such as Lionel rigolet or Sang-Hoon Degeimbre.

There are 34 place settings on board: 7 tables set for 2 and 5 table set for 4. The decor reminds Electrolux's Scandinavian origins with the white furniture, contemporary and refine design, wood floor and blue neon lights.

Combinations like this asparagus - camomile - crab - beurre noisette icecream can be experienced while moving through the streets of Brussels. (of course a Foodpairing combination)

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SALMON FOODPAIRING BY DABBOUS

Going through an article by the Guardian about Ollie Dabbous, the most wanted chef in UK, we noticed quite some Foodpairing combinations.
Find here one with salmon; salmon - elderflower - almond by Ollie Dabbous

AVOCADO-TEQUILA-STRAWBERRY-COCONUT FOODPAIRING AT MONASTRELL

About a month ago we participated together with the people from Monastrell in a Foodpairing Cocktail & Foodpairing dinner.
Chef Maria José San Roman presented food combinations together with cocktails by bartender Gegam Kazarian.

One of the spectacular Foodpairing combinations was this dessert with strawberry and coconut linked with a avocado-tequila-lime juice-ginger-basil cocktail.
The tequila in the cocktail is a special one Excellia, Tequila aged in Cognac barrels. We didn't analyze yet this particular tequila, but from the Foodpairing tree you can see tequila and strawberry do combine.

ROOIBOS FOODPAIRING

The flavor of Rooibos tea makes one of my memories of South-Africa. The flavor contains floral and nutty notes, making a link to e.g. rooibos-coconut or rooibos-raspberry. Find other combinations with Rooibos in this Foodpairing tree (copy the embed to integrate in your website)

LSD FOODPAIRING

LSD is an abbreviation of Licorice Sausage Date, a topping on a pizza by Gabriele Bonci of Pizzarium. As you can see Licorice-Sausage/ Salami-Date is a Foodpairing combination (what had you expected) What topping would you propose based on Foodpairing? Select tomato or capers or olives or salmon or Parmesan...and start to make new, mind-blowing pizzas.

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At Pizzarium they do also other Foodpairing combinations like Coppa sausage with orange or pizza with potato and vanilla...