Chef of the Month,
Abhijit Saha, of the very forward thinking Caperberry (Bangalore); shares a few of his thoughts on food. What he loves to eat and would love to forget.
Mlle Chou-Fleur: Food you love to cook? Abhijit Saha: Creative and flavourful
MCF: Food you rather not cook?
AS: The usual suspects
MCF: Frequently craving - sweet or savoury ? AS: Both
MCF: What is always in your fridge?
AS: Let me ask my wife
MCF: What dish transports you back to your childhood?
AS: Nolan Gurer Sandesh
MCF: Your favourite comfort food?
AS: Fish curry and rice
MCF: What is your secret guilty pleasure?
AS: Saffron Jalebi fried in desi ghee with rabri on the side
MCF: A dish you wish you invented?
AS: Sushi
MCF: A taste you would rather forget?
AS: Dry fish
MCF: Late night snacking or morning brekkie, and what is it ideally?
AS: Oreo cookies in the morning
MCF: If not a chef, what would you love to do?
AS: F1 racer
MCF: If you could peak in to anyone’s mind ?
AS: This is dangerous territory
MCF: Two cuisines you couldn't do without and one you wouldn't miss?
AS: Regional Indian and modernist cuisine. American fast food
MCF: Favourite escape/holiday destination?
AS: Barcelona right now but this changes frequently as I love to travel
MCF: Next big thing in food?
AS: Organic vegetarian and sustainable cuisine