WANDERLUST KÜCHE – A CULINARY DIALOGUE

Street food, super food, craft beer - the world of eating and drinking is as dynamic as never before. Ther is no thing that connects people grounds as much as a wonderful meal. With this in mind, the Goethe-Institute of Southeast Asia connects culinary ciultures of this region to special events at the dinner table. During November 2018, the project Wanderlust Kitchen: - A Culinary Dialogue will makes it way throughSoutheast Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

At each stop, a German chef  and a local Chef will create together  an international menu for some dozens of guests.
 
Globalisation of fine taste is spreading through the world. Never before in the history of cooking and eating has there been such a strong global trend towards "fusion cuisine", where the best of local cuisines are combined for new delicious dishes. Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand are no exception. Here, as elsewhere, the growing gourmet food scene is particularly dominant in the large cities.
 
So far, German cuisine has generally and exclusively been perceived as Bavarian fare: pork knuckle, fried sausage, dumplings with sauerkraut and freshly brewed beer - that’s about all there is in the goodie box "Made in Germany". But  there is a lot more to German dishes.
 
The Goethe-Institute of Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Manila, Sydney, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Singapore and Wellington  will present new German cuisine in each of their countries.  They bring the Hamburg chef Trio "Werteköche, represented by  Mirko Trenkner and  Steffen Burkhardt and Helge Hagemann.
 
Each Goethe-Institute will host the highlight event, the so-called Blue Hour dinner. For this event, a German master chef pairs up with a chef from the respective partner country to prepare an international menu for dozens of guests.
 
The title of this gourmet event, Blue Hour, is a reference to the magical moment when the working day draws to a close and the light turns blue shortly before sunset, announcing the most relaxing and social part of the day.
 
In addition to The Gourmet Event “The Blue Hour” on November 24th 2018, the Goethe-Institut Hanoi will of a culinary cinema with two films of the famous German director Fatih Akin: Soul Kitchen (15.11.2018) and Solino (22.11.2018).

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