Delicious Australia – (10)October 2019

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FUTURE

PROOF

THEWORLD’SMOST

famoustrendforecaster,

LidewijEdelkoort,saysfood

hasgraduatedtobea new

designdiscipline.Thetrend

forecastsfromEdelkoort’s

companyTrendUnionareusedbynoted

namesin fashion,design,retailand

hospitality.Herlatestreport,‘FormFollows

Food’,revealscookingtobethelargest

mega-trend.“Platingis thenewhobbyand

foodiesthenewculturalelite,”shesays.

Edelkoortsaysthreetrendswillinform

kitchendesign;trendsinformed by how

weareeatingnow:

CONCRETEIn theconcretekitchen,the

moodis Brutalist,inspiredbysturdierfoods

suchasrough-hewnartisancheeses,nut

buttersandloavesmadewithalt-grains

suchasryeandbuckwheat.Thetextures

thathavecomewiththecraftrevivalin

foodwilltranslatetotactilekitchen

surfaces.Newconcreteblendsmadefrom

biomaterialsechotheno-wastefood

movementandthereturntocucina povera

orpeasantcooking.

BLACKThereturntoprimalrituals–

foraging,hunting,openfiresandtheuse

ofcharcoalin everythingfromstaining

breadtowaterfiltration– heraldsa new

darkaesthetic.Edelkoortsaysdarkkitchens

willbeanantidotetothesterilityofwhite

environments,andforecastsmaterials

suchasblackquartz,castironandclay

pots,oxidisedmetalandlacqueredwood

thatwillmimicscorchedingredients,

dark-huedwholegrainsanddirt-flecked

vegetablespickedstraightfromtheearth.

MARBLEToday,theuseofmarbleis for

itsmottledsurface,a trendthat’striggered

byourdesireforthemorenatural–

a reactiontothecookie-cutterproducts

oftheindustrialfoodsystem.Thinkofthe

marbleslabsonshowin restaurantssuch

as Fred’s and A Tavola in Sydney.

delicious.com.au/food-files

Formoretipsonmaking the

most of ingredients.

ASTHEWEATHERwarms

up,pineappleis onhigh

rotationat myhouse.The

smellofpineapplereminds

meofchildhoodsummers

eatingbigwedgesofthefruitbythepool,

ordevouringpiecesofMum’sfreshly

bakedpineappleupside-downcake,

drenchedin syrup.WhileI lovepineapple

onitsownasa refreshingsnack,I also

lovepairingit withsavouryingredients,

suchasa zingysalsa.Andasit’sheading

intobarbecueseason,I makethisquick

sweet-and-soursalsatoservewithgrilled

barbecuemeats,orfishorporktacos.

Finelychop^1 / 2 a pineappleandplace in

a bowlwith2 tbsfinelychopped

coriander,1 finelychoppedpickled

jalapeno,1 finelychoppedlongredchilli

(removetheseedsif youdon’twantit

tobetoospicy)2 finelychoppedlong

greenshallotsand^1 / 2 tspdriedoregano.

Grill1 corncobuntilcharred,thenslice

offthekernelsandaddtothesalsa.

Squeezeoverthejuiceof1 limeandadd

(^1) / 4 cupofoliveoil,thenseasonwithsalt
andpepper.Refrigerate until needed or
use straight away.
Foodandthewaywecookis at
theforefrontofa newwaveof
design, saysShannon Harley.
Pass lasuses
upthetropicalfruitto makea spicysalsaperfectforgrilleddishes.

ILLUSTRATION

ALICE CLEARY

STOREANDSELECT

Contrarytopopularbelief,pineapple

doesnotripenafterit is picked.The

bestwaytoknowif a pineappleis

ripeis bythesmell– thesweeter

andstrongerthesmell,theriper

thefruit.Choosefirmpineapples,

withoutsoftspotsorbruises. Store

in therefrigerator.

GOESWITH

Coriander,chilli,lime,rum,coconut,

maple syrup, ham, yoghurt.

Searchdelicious.com.aufor‘Coconutand

ginger sago with caramelised pineapple’

INSIDER.

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