Chef Akane Eno of kappo restaurant Ichigo Ichie and Vasunthara Ramasamy from MasterChef Singapore and Cutlery Optional embarked on a bold experiment – and the fun they had together translates into a one-night-only menu of never-before-paired flavours and thought-provoking cultural exchange.
Unless you count instant curry, Japanese and Indian cuisines seem about as far away from each other as kimonos and saris.
Vasunthara, who also runs south Indian private dining concept Cutlery Optional, took Eno on a tour of the market and shops, investigating the produce that was in season; and introduced her to her favourite restaurants. On Jun 10, the two chefs will hold a collaborative dinner at Ichigo Ichie, serving their six-course Japanese-meets-Indian menu. Dishes include Vasunthara’s famous thosai topped with Japanese king crab, fermented red chilli paste and sudachi; Iga beef sirloin with kasundi , green mango, green banana and bael-black garlic miso; and an ochazuke-style dish of cashew basmati rice with grilled ayu fish, and Japanese Amera tomato rasam to pour over the rice.
And for Vasunthara, “the beef course is special too, because it's interesting that plant-based ingredients accentuate the beefiness of the beef.”Eno and Vasunthara happen to have similar cooking philosophies: Never to overpower the ingredients, and to let milder flavours shine. In fact, many of the principles and philosophies of traditional Japanese food are similar to some types of Indian cuisine because they are linked by Buddhism and meditation, she went on to share.
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