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KILLER COMBINATION Chocolatier Lothar Buss had the audience eating out of his hand with his disarming smile, skilled hands and impeccable recipes
The official slogan for this year's FIFA World Cup is "A time to make friends". And what better way to make friends than to partake of a few not-so-simple gourmet meals overflowing with delicacies from the German fatherland. In a promotion called "Taste of Germany" that ends with the World Cup finals this Sunday, Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces has been doing just that — offering customers a specially crafted mix of food and beverages with a distinctly German turn of mind.
Thus, Cafe Mozaic at the Taj Residency offers customers a buffet breakfast comprising cold meat and sausages and special lunch buffet counters with an array of cuisines from the host as well as the other playing nations. Similarly, besides a range of cocktails, Ice, the bar at the Taj, has also put forth a signature line of drinks including aged malts, cognacs and Cuban cigars. Eats at the Ice include innovative options such as tapas and tempura.
Easily the highlights of the promotion, however were the specialty chefs flown down from Germany for interactive sessions at Sugar 'n' Spice. On July 1, for instance, confectioner Lothar Buss wowed the crowd with a fascinating demonstration on German desserts such as apple strudel, marzipan and pumpernickel mousse. Despite slight difficulties with the English language, the jolly chocolatier had the audience eating out of his hand with a delightful combination of winsome smiles, expert hands and sinfully delicious results. After all, how often does one watch a cooking demo featuring everything from a spray gun to children's balloons to a solid chocolate boot that most foodies would gladly pick over the more famous golden version?
Buss, who admits to being a chocoholic and eating nothing but chocolates for breakfast, has been passing on many of his trade secrets to the staff at Sugar 'n' Spice, as a result of which the dessert shop now boasts authentic black forest cake, strudel and more. But none of them really compare to his version of an Indo-German partnership, balls of delicious German chocolate flavoured with chilli from India.
"This is the trend in chocolates now," he says, adding that even more exotic spices such as rosemary and thyme are now added to chocolate. Other demonstrations at Sugar 'n' Spice included Chef Gerd Noppel and Chef Thomas Volle, who delved into that German art of sausage making.
The Taste of Germany promotion draws to a close on July 9.
R.M.
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