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“Pollen” consisted of buckweat chebakias<ref>The chebakia is a traditional middle-eastern pastry, often served for Ramadan. The spicy dough is fried in oil then dipped in honey to allow its conservation.</ref> dipped and glazed and preserved in honey, later sprinkled with pollen. These fried flaky pastries were served with a lightly whipped <i>fake-vanilla</i><ref>The vanilla seeds were mimicked with powdered dehydrated black sesame. Reproducing the look of a vanilla cream allowed us to trick the guests in thinking that the cream was produced from luxurious ingredients while preventing us from supporting the prodcution of an already over exploited ressource.</ref> honey oat cream as well as salt roasted grapes. | “Pollen” consisted of buckweat chebakias<ref>The chebakia is a traditional middle-eastern pastry, often served for Ramadan. The spicy dough is fried in oil then dipped in honey to allow its conservation.</ref> dipped and glazed and preserved in honey, later sprinkled with pollen. These fried flaky pastries were served with a lightly whipped <i>fake-vanilla</i><ref>The vanilla seeds were mimicked with powdered dehydrated black sesame. Reproducing the look of a vanilla cream allowed us to trick the guests in thinking that the cream was produced from luxurious ingredients while preventing us from supporting the prodcution of an already over exploited ressource.</ref> honey oat cream as well as salt roasted grapes. | ||
Illustrating a talk on the collapse of biodiversity and the sterile environment now facing | Illustrating a talk on the collapse of biodiversity and the sterile environment now facing pollinators, this dish was deliberately calling on a variety of crops. No mono-product, no mono-culture. | ||
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<li>The dough of the chebakias called for buckwheat, wheat and potato starch, which was fried in peanut oil</li> | <li>The dough of the chebakias called for buckwheat, wheat and potato starch, which was fried in peanut oil</li> | ||