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The United Nations General Assembly has designated 18 June as Sustainable Food Day. The letter says that the resolution recognizes gastronomy as a cultural expression connected to the herbal and cultural diversity of the world. “Gastronomy is rarely called the art of food. It can also refer to the taste of cooking in a specific region,” he says. “In other words, gastronomy refers to food and local cuisine. Sustainability is the concept that anything (e.g. agriculture, fishing or even food preparation) is done in a way that does not waste our herbal resources and can be carried out in the long term without harming our environment or our health. Therefore, sustainable gastronomy means a cuisine that takes into account the origin of the ingredients, the way food is grown and how they reach our markets and, in all likelihood, in our dishes.”
In recent years, the integration of sustainability into the tourism industry has been a central point around the world. And he’s taken an emergency since the pandemic hit. Now it’s transparent that we can’t continue things the way they’ve worked.
There are several players in the tourism and hospitality sector in India who have been following the principles of sustainable tourism for some time. Rare properties of India, for example. “Conscious luxury within the INDIAN RARE network goes beyond the apparent and also sees restoration as one of the key elements of network engagement, fitness and concentration on earth,” says Shoba Mohan, associate founder of RARE India. “To avoid unnecessary excesses, many hotels in our network adhere to guest table menus or are ready for guest selection. It also promises freshly prepared dishes with local seasonal produce and treated with local menus and encouraged through family culinary traditions.”
In our two-part series that marks Sustainable Food Day, we communicate to others some of India’s most productive ecological remains to see how they incorporate these principles into their properties.
Mr. Michel Christmann, Executive Chef, Villa Shanti, Pondicherry We make paintings with seasonal products and local ingredients. Lately we make jams, brioche, bread, paneer, yogurt, sauces, array … the list continues to grow. Soon we’ll have our own syrups.
An example of local foods on our menu would be our smoked fish. We get new fish from local fishermen, smoke it and pack it ourselves.
At Villa Shanti, we also visit and rediscover local culinary cultures. For example, Pondicherry’s Creole cuisine is little known. We look forward to providing this to our guests. It is not only vital to maintain food culture, but also the techniques historically used. For example, I started running with millet seeds and classic cooking techniques to decrease the use of subtle flour. In Tamil households, millet is used as a binder, as we would use eggs to make a custard.
Conservation techniques are examples of the dating between sustainability and food culture. Most other people buy pickles from an industrialized, additive-filled procedure. Not so long ago, we made them ourselves. These classic techniques have been adapted to local products here, with seasonality and artisanal methods.
Sustainability is a daily duty that affects every facet of our lives. Being able to what our consumers eat and consume on a daily basis is our first priority.
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