Melitta key account manager international Falko Pluckebaum believes the market is full of innovation at the moment. Melitta key account manager international Falko Pluckebaum believes the market is full of innovation at the moment.

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Using coffee in food

Coffee has long been a favourite ingredient in dessert items and features in various marinades and sauces, but there is more to come.

Nespresso currently has a partnership with the Michelin-starred chef Yannick Alléno to explore coffee recipes. “This month we held a dinner at Stay in One&Only The Palm with some unique dishes created by chef Alléno using Nespresso,” says Debayle.

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But Godinho says coffee bean quality and roast quality has had “little to no impact on the recipe developments”. “In food preparation, coffee serves a minimum requirement to provide a particular boost to the gastronomic experience as a whole,” he continues.

“Although having said this, there are a few chefs out there who are beginning to play with coffee as a more active ingredient in their recipes. The next step would be to match coffees of particular origins with certain foods that can complement each other as separate items.”

Bean Machine uses espresso to enhance the flavour of its dark chocolate cakes, but Pantry Caf é’s Kalwani says the rise of coffee in food “is very insignificant” when compared to traditional use of coffee at the moment in UAE.

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