Chef
Luka Nachkebia
Everything around us works through the laws of physics and chemistry and if you ask me - culinary is a science. I am a scientist, a food technologist and I try to create art work in the form of delicious food using organic chemistry, biochemistry and physics.Though, apart from science culinary involves a good deal of emotions. I try to evoke emotions, curiosity and revive memories stored deeply in our minds. That's what I share with my students at the Agrarian University Culinary Academy.
Fasting beans with tomato
Georgians love beans and Mexicans love beans; Georgians love it spicy and Mexicans love it spicy. We also both love a good amount of salt. In short, Mexican meals are close to the Georgian taste. We, Georgians went so far that have come up with the Mexican dish (Mexican potatoes). Let me tell you that the Mexican potatoes that are sold in Tbilisi are not Mexican at all, but let’s leave this for the later. Mexicans have a sort of a bean fetish and use them basically in everything. Knowing about metabolism effects of beans, I rightfully think that Mexicans have the toughest guts in the world. I’ve learnt this dish from my Mexican friend, then twisted it a little to fit to the Georgian products and received quite a good one in the end.
Beef Tenderloin with beer and coffee
Modern gastronomy is in many ways based on science and one of the applications that you meet in there is unconventional combination of products of different origins and type. This considers looking at the ingredients throught the organic chemistry, deconstructing them and studying their hydrocarbon components. To cut it short, if two different ingredients, like coffee and beef consists of enough number of similar aromatic admixtures and components, then these two products will suit to each other. Scientists think that if more than 20-22 admixtures are similar, then they are good to each other, like beer, coffee and the beef have 26 organic admixtures in common, which encourages trying and cooking this meal. I know some of you may think how beer and coffee can compliment beef, but remember that as this recipe is part of this culinary guide and as I was given this right to publish it, it means producers of this website have tried and liked it. So, let's respect the authors and the modern culinary. To the group of readers which will tell that their grandmas cooked this exact meal long time ago, I'm replying that apparently their grandmas were super cooks and that they were ahead of their time.
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