Chef Ranveer Brar Highlights The Importance Of Exploring Cuisines & Cultures

Chef and TV host Ranveer Brar has earned quite a name for himself through an impeccable culinary aesthetic and a knack to keep audiences glued to their TV/gadget screens. Going in depth of his art, the chef who is currently part of the cooking show Raja Rasoi Aur Andaz Anokha, recently spoke at length about the importance keep exploring and learn new things about various cutures and cuisines.

“Much as it is about new ways, it’s also about exploring the existing ways, methods and nuances. It is important for me as a chef to continue my exploration of cuisines and culture,” Brar told IANS.

He added: “For me, any cuisine is an extension of the culture it belongs to. What fascinates me is where the food we eat comes from, where it has evolved from and then innovate ways of taking it forward without losing the essence of the dish.”

And evolution is something Brar would know all too well, given his own journey from small screen shows to a full-fledged web series of his own (and, of course, all the acclaim).

He further asserted upon the unmatched value of ghar ka khana (homemade food), adding that while in a pursuit to reinvent, new trends are introduced regularly; there is nothing quite as amazing as home cooked food. And we’ll nod to that.

“Food is an ever-evolving space. Be it ingredients, or cooking and presentation methods, there is always something new to discover and/or experiment with. But at the end of the day one comes back to ghar ka khana. And that’s what I see gaining more importance — home food, people experimenting more in their kitchens, entertaining guests at home. What I do see fading away is the use of molecular elements,” he said.

Speaking on his on-going project, which is a discovery oriented show format that transforms table-top cooking into an exciting food lab, Brar said: “‘Raja Rasoi’ is a favourite of mine. Indian cuisine has a lot of unexplored aspects to it, be it the ingredients, cooking methods or even the stories attached to it. That’s the USP of this show. And that’s what we have tried to take forward in season three,” he said, adding that the show model “deviates from the usual counter-top cooking and highlights back to roots practices and techniques”.

Fans of the chef have something more to look forward to as he is also looking forward to the third season of his Twitter video series “Ranveer on the Road”, which is currently airing its second season shot in Seychelles. The third season will be about exploring Turkey, reports India Retailing.