Our delicious Indian-Mexican fusion: Flan Napolitano infused with Indian flavours of saffron and chai. Photo by: Elizabeth Rumebe.
On August 13th at 8pm, I’m getting together with pastry chef Elizabeth Rumebe of Amaranto Creations at Toronto’s Hot & Spicy Festival at Harbourfront Centre.
We’re teaming up for a collaborative demo called 10 Tastes to Try Before You Die: 2 Tastes in 1. By taking a traditional Mexican Napolitano Flan and infusing it with the Indian flavours of chai, saffron and pistachios…voila, we have an Indian-Mexican fusion!
When we met up for our recipe testing session we were so incredibly fascinated by the nuances each test version had. Each of the four tasted delicious, but the one we’re demonstrating was the ‘cream of the crop’. Our delicious Indian-Mexican fusion results went from the testing phase to recipe success that literally left us licking off our plates!
Mexican and Indian cuisine and culture have many similarities. When my mother Arvinda visited Oaxaca years ago she also noted the same. I’ve discovered people who love Mexican foods are also huge fans of Indian food as well, and it’s no wonder since both cuisines share the same prominent flavours of chilies, cilantro and tomatoes. The similarities go beyond even that.
Stop by and join us for a lively discussion of both Indian and Mexican cuisines and where the similarities lie between these two very delicious, fresh and complex cuisines.
You can also sample our very unique Indian-Mexican sweet creation as well! See you there.
A teaspoon of: Bedouin Soundclash. Listening to: St. Andrews.
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Can’t wait- this is going to be a whole lot of fun. Great post- thanks Preena!
Looking forward to this too! Our ‘testing’ session was so much fun and I can’t wait to see how the crowd likes the Indo-Mex fusion!
Preena, this sounds awesome. Pop by the booth and say hi we will be there all weekend long. I will try to pop away to catch your demo but might not be able to.
–Jay
Thanks Jay, will definitely drop by Jake Albert’s at the Hot & Spicy Fest this weekend!
See you then,
Preena
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