Foodie Talk with Narendra Bhuwalka
#FoodBuzzz
Name
– Narendra Bhuwalka
Instagram
handle - @flavors4all
What is your favourite food memory from childhood?
Food memory from childhood would be my first meal which i cooked for my
parents.
What’s your favourite comfort food?
Dal
Rice
3 reasons why you consider yourself a Foodie?
I
love experimenting new dishes.
Food
unites people.
I
can eat any time of the day even if you wake me up in the middle of the night.
Which are your three favourite cuisine? Why?
Rajasthani - As my roots belong to this region.
Punjabi - Love the use of butter & richness of food.
South Indian - They have the best breakfast options ever.
Do you have a favourite food ingredient?
Cinnamon
Which food ingredient do you loathe/think is overrated?
Potato
What’s the strangest dish you’ve ever tried?
Dessert
made of Onions
What is your favourite fruit and vegetable? And your
favourite herb/spice?
Favourite
Fruit - Mango
Favourite
Vegetable - Potato
Favourite
herb/spice - Cinnamon
If you had to eat one meal for the rest of your life, what
would it be?
Dal
Rice
Have you ever travelled anywhere just/mainly for the food?
Yes
What’s been your biggest kitchen splurge so far?
A big fancy refrigerator
Do you indulge in food porn? Actively or passively? What
impresses you with food porn?
I
actively follow food porn. There’s lots to learn pertaining to the plating
trends, colour options and different ways of styling food.
What kind of oil do you use most of all?
Any
oil which is made of any edible seed.
Which is the most over-rated food cuisine?
Chinese
Any quirky food dishes combinations you have invented or
love feasting on?
Try ice-cream with tomato ketchup you will hate me for this.
Your
take on:
Keto
diets –Over hyped
Intermittent
fasting – Good for body
Fusion
food cuisine – Need of the hour
Which superfoods have impressed you the most?
Quinoa
What
are your favourites?
Indian
street food – Paani Puri
Indian
dessert – Rosogulla
Hidden
gem restaurant of your city (and why) – Alka Vihar in Malad west. I have
been eating there since childhood. I must admit that they have maintained same
quality
Over-rated
Indian restaurant in your city (and why) – Many
The
restaurant you keep going back to - Alka Vihar again...
How do you detox your body after an overdose of eating out?
I
do take Apple Cider Vinegar in morning and also take my evening walks for around
45 minutes.
Any health foods you swear by?
Khichdi with pure desi ghee.
Who’s your favourite celebrity chef?
Chef
Sanjeev Kapoor
What’s your favourite food-related TV programme?
Masterchef
What’s your favourite food magazine?
Currently
Verve Magazine
What’s your favourite food destination?
Punjab
and Rajasthan