British food is the best in the world, says chef of Michelin-starred restaurant – Novinky

Anyone with even the slightest interest in gastronomy knows that British food has a bad reputation. Attendance Daily Mail but now he has come up with a counter-opinion, which instead considers him the best of all. In this case, the defender of British gastronomy is the chef of the London restaurant Ikoyi, which has two Michelin stars.

Jeremy Chan clearly knows a thing or two about good food, as his restaurant was named the 42nd best in the world this summer, among other things. “I love living in Britain and I really love British food. I think he is the best. It’s minimalistic, no nonsense. It’s meat, vegetables and a simple sauce. I think desserts are very comforting. It has a bad reputation, but when I go to Japan or elsewhere, I miss British comfort food,” Chan said.

The chef has now, among other things, created part of the menu for a popular European train carrier, which will also include braised lamb. According to Chan, this may look like a school lunch at first sight, but it is actually much more interesting than it seems.

“It really looks like a school cafeteria. Lamb. Carrot. barley It’s really spartan. But that’s what I like about British food – it can look spartan. But it tastes full and pleasant,” the chef explained his love for British food.

So how does Chan make such simple ingredients taste great? He prepares the lamb in a strong mushroom soup and the carrots are glazed with honey. In every meal, the chef respects the true nature of the ingredients used and emphasizes their taste as much as possible.

In his restaurant, Chan cooks mostly from regional, organic, seasonal foods in an open kitchen, which are grown slowly in a sustainable way. These are usually flavored with spices from sub-Saharan Africa. The tasting menu in Ikoya starts at 350 pounds (about 10,588 crowns).