Stay at home and still travel? With various recipes you can start on a tasty journey around the world.
- Said El Alam, Ravi Nage and Udo Leick are chefs at Emirates Flight Catering.
- You have put together the ideal three-course meal for your time at home.
- This should help people escape everyday life and get a first taste of the next vacation *.
Starter: Arab lentil soup, United Arab Emirates
In the Near and Middle East, lentils and other legumes are known as popular nutrient sources, and in Europe they have been on the rise as superfoods not only among vegetarians and vegans for several years. As a starter, Said El Alam therefore presents a traditional Arabic lentil soup.
"Red, yellow, green - on the spice souk in Dubai, the flavors shine in all imaginable colors and thanks to the many different spices that provide the unmistakable taste of the lentil soup , this dish puts all amateur cooks on one of the famous exotic dishes when they are being prepared Spice bazaars in the United Arab Emirates, "enthuses the cook. The recipe is also very easy to cook and is therefore also suitable for beginners. For the complete recipe and the video instructions, click here.
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For more intense taste experiences , the airline is presenting other popular Arabic recipes on the Emirates Food Channel on YouTube, for example for shrimp machbous . The complete video instructions on the delicious dishes from Fischsayadieh to Lammkofta can be viewed here. The channel also offers an interesting look behind the scenes of how the airline puts together its on-board menus and works closely with its global partners.
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Main course: Lamb Biryani, India
At the main course, the local chefs can experience India - and without a real trip there. Emirates Flight Catering chef Ravi Nage talks about the traditional Indian dish lamb biryani with yoghurt raita: "The typical Indian spices such as cardamom, saffron, pepper or cinnamon that are used in the lamb biryani let you go on a trip again and again dream of one of the many beautiful spice plantations in the country , such as those found in the cardamom mountains between Kerala and Tamil Nadu ".
In addition to the ginger plant cardamom, coffee and pepper are also grown on the plantations of the mountain range. For the complete recipe and the video instructions, click here.
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Dessert: Crepes with apple compote, Europe
There is always room for something sweet, and some chefs even claim that dessert is the most important part of a menu. Udo Leick, Emirates Flight Catering chef from Germany, presents Emirates' recipe for sweet crêpes with apple compote as the last course. The pan dish, known in Germany under many different names, is popular with all age groups and is served both as a main course and as a dessert .
"Together with the aromatic apple, cream cheese and raisin filling , the tastes of this dessert always take me to a cozy café in Paris or a beautiful chalet in the Alps," explains the chef. For the complete recipe and the video instructions, click here.
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