A lovely saturday morning with its
beautiful weather beckoned us for a culinary class to Prego at Westin, Gurgaon
. We were to learn some easy recipes from the south of Italy and this was a
street food special. Expectedly there was a lot of sizzle, frying and of course
calories! We all love fried food and this was an indulgent afternoon. The good looking chef
who’s spearheading Prego, Alessandro went
about to explain us some basics of Italian cooking . This inevitably drew comparisons between the Italian delicacies
dished out that day to its Indian counterparts . The Panzerotti was similar to a savoury gujia ( although we don’t make
any) and the Mexican empanada. I especially loved the tomato dip that went along
with the panzerotti. Sfingi Sicialiani
were akin to Gulgule. However this was airy, light and flavoured with cinnamon.
Chef Alesaandro went the extra mile and got some vegetarian Arancini balls made
for herbivores like me, which was a very thoughtful gesture.
The session concluded with an
interesting lunch that was very satiating and flavouful and enjoyed over some
scintillating conversation interspersed with loads of laughter. I returned home
and dished out some Sfingi , served
them to my kiddos with some ice cream and they’ve been asking me to make it
every second day since then.
The Westin, Gurgaon regularly conducts culinary master classes, which explain
the nuances of various cuisines apart from teaching how to make some popular
dishes.
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