Kolkata: Having picked up the 'rasogolla' as a signature culinary item from this part of the country, celebrated Pakistan chef from Karachi Mohammad Arif advocates cuisine diplomacy between the two neighbours.
"Bowled over by the 'pyaar' of the people here, in Bengal. As we keep coming for the third successive year in a row, we get to know more about your food habits and your own delicacies. As we go back to Lahore and Karachi we carry the memories and wait for the next year," the salt bearded chef said.
From Sindhi Biryani to Dum Biryani, all having been served on the platter in the north-west frontier for centuries since the era of Nawabs, every single preparation is delectably different from the local varieties and can undertake the real diplomacy by winning hearts, Arif said.
"Similarly we will take back your sweets on return. Rasogolla and Doi to our homeland. If the culinary route is open on both sides, lots of misgivings will go away about each Other" the veteran chef said.
Besides biryani, thousands year old royal dishes chicken Nihari, Reshmi Seekh Kebab, Chicken Malai Tikka, Shami Kebab and Chicken Changezi, dishes from Peshwar, Karachi and Lahore were served on platter as hundreds lined up at the trade fair hub of BNCCI.
"Introducing Ilish Biryani, a unique delicacy from 'opar Bangla', Dhaka chef Mohammad Shahdin said "This could be aptly called "A reunion of tastes' representing cultures and traditions, smell and contrasting features of different regions in the sub-continent.
"Our Ilish Biryani, an extension of the Karachi and Awadhi Biryani in Dhaka style where Padma's Hilsa is omnipresent, dates back to the Dhaka Royal's days and if there can be meeting of minds why not fusion of three distinctive aromas in a single preparation," Mohammad Shahdin says. The sub-continental food summit will tickle tastebuds till January 4.
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