Trend 3: The world on a plate
Fusion food has been on the menu for a while now, but its popularity is set to grow in the Middle East as a whole host of different cultures and world foods collide in this booming market. With imports growing exponentially, some chefs think there there is little we can do to keep them apart.
“Traditional cuisine is melting together with the modern cuisine,” says Juan Amador, three-starred Michelin chef, whose restaurant, Amador, will open in Abu Dhabi's Park Rotana early 2012. “The world gets smaller and ingredients are available almost everywhere, so fusion will grow as a trend. Having all kind of ingredients available means that chefs have far more opportunities to experiment with new taste combinations.
“I intend to fuse Arabic and Spanish foods when I open my restaurant,” he reveals.
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