Cuisine
Subgroup:

The Cuisine Subgroup organises regular programmes ranging from demonstrations and tastings to full presentations and meals. Themes and subjects vary, from examining national cuisine by region to tours of international gastronomy, including different continents and styles of food preparation and presentation. The ingredients are regularly studied for their health, well-being and medicinal properties and the origins and evolution of dishes is often a topic of great interest.The group congregates at a variety of forums, from peoples homes to restaurants and other outside venues.
Coordinator: Nabeela Aijaz
Co-coordinator: Fozia Memon

Subgroup Programmes:

Cuisine Club: TURKISH 'DASTARKHWAN'- DEMONSTRATION/LUNCH
Saturday, 20 November 2021
A morning to remember...join us to learn the fine art of Turkish Cuisine, and then partake of the delicacies in a lovely garden setting!
A heritage of the Ottomans Turkish Cuisine specialties - now appreciated globally- are often named for places and may refer to different styles of preparation.
The meal centres around bread to borek, grilled meat, vegetable, maize dishes, fish and baklava ...and then- of course- concludes with that relaxing fragrant cup of tea (Kehwah) or that very distinctive coffee with its own unique aroma...utter bliss!

Cuisine: Pakistan On a Plate
Friday, 13 November 2020
The secrets of Pakistani cuisine- an informative culinary tour!
Though Pakistan is a country of geographical and linguistic diversity, there is common ground to be found in its food. In this endeavor, Nilofer Afridi Qazi has traveled the length and breadth of Pakistan, from the fertile valleys and the sea of Sindh; to pastoral Baluchistan; to the plains of the Punjab with its five rivers and the rugged frontier province of KPK. In the process she has collected over a 100 recipes…

Cuisine: A ‘cuisinal’ tour around Southeast Asia
Sunday, 18 October 2020
A Sunday Lunch in fabulous surroundings… A must for adventurous food lovers!
Shahnaz Barker founded ‘Coriander Connections’ in Hong Kong in 2009, an enterprise that promotes the very essence of Asian and Southeast Asian cuisine. She will share with us her expertise on various cuisines and cooking techniques of the region. This will include the nutritional, medicinal and health benefits of the ingredients and the many different herbs and spices that are used.
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