Written in MORE SPORT the 13/10/2022 04:30
So much Rafael Nadal like Roger Federer they are part of a select list where tennis legends are found all over the world, having been able to mark an era with their game and their style. However, after playing together in the Laver Cup, where the Swiss said goodbye to professional sport, it became known that there is something beyond sport that has deeply united them for a long time.
It was in China, several years ago, in 2017, that Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer visited the most exclusive restaurant in the Asian country, called The Club. Access was restricted, on that occasion, to tennis players and teams, both the Spaniard born in Manacor and the 41-year-old Swiss.
However, the tennis duo is not only united by a love of food and tennis. In addition to enjoying each other’s company, every time they see each other thanks to the friendship they have managed to cultivate over the years, both were honored in China by the same restaurant, which decided to take inspiration from Nadal and Federer to name two of its most distinctive pizzas.
On a certain occasion, Rafael Nadal He was able to invite his friend Federer to one of his restaurants. The branch where they were seen is from the Zela restaurant, which is located in London and serves Japanese food.
Figalicious and Pallofistica, inspired by Federer and Nadal
Figalicious was the name chosen by the Chinese venue The Club for Roger Federer-inspired pizza and is by no means a traditional food. It brings on its surface fresh sliced figs, parma ham, fresh rocket, truffle oil and fresh cream. Plus, it has an option that includes mozzarella, if desired with that ingredient. On the other hand, Pallofistica is what he had Rafael Nadal like muse This pizza is more traditional and its ingredients are tomato, mozzarella, anchovies, olives and shrimps.
