HERITAGE COOKING TRENDS

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HERITAGE COOKING TRENDS
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• Preparing and sharing food is an integral part of
  every culture worldwide. Families often cook
  together and pass recipes down through
  generations of home cooks. As international
  travel becomes more convenient, more people are
  leaving their favourite local foods behind to
  pursue a life abroad. Heritage cooking can help
  people enjoy their childhood favourites from
  anywhere, and many restaurants are experimenting
  with nostalgic dishes on modern menus.

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• What is Heritage Cooking?
• Heritage cooking is about embracing your roots
  and preparing traditional meals that remind you
  of your childhood. It highlights ingredient
  combinations and cooking techniques that taste
  like home adding warm nostalgia to every bite.
  Many immigrant and first-generation chefs are
  known for heritage dishes that introduce foreign
  flavours to western regions expanding peoples
  tastes and building acceptance and celebration of
  diverse food cultures.

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• Reasons Behind the Heritage Cooking Trend in 2022
• The health crisis of 2020 left many people
  feeling homesick, especially when living abroad
  without the option to travel. Restaurants and
  bars closed, forcing people to dust off their
  family recipe books and get creative in the
  kitchen. Many people that were missing their
  family members started preparing comfort food to
  remind them of happier times often choosing
  heritage recipes from their childhood.
• As the world reopened, many chefs adopted the
  heritage cooking trend with a new appreciation
  for familiar favourites that look, smell, and
  taste like home. The food industry has also
  shifted towards simplicity in recent years,
  celebrating raw ingredients and rustic flavours
  that often come with heritage cooking.

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• Incorporating Heritage Recipes into a Restaurant
  Menu
• Adding traditional dishes to your offering is an
  exciting way to spice up your menu and spoil your
  guests with foreign flavours here are four tips
  for heritage cooking in your restaurant
• Draw inspiration from your ancestry
• Try cooking your grandparents favourites from
  childhood whether thats classic Calgary bison,
  Chinese wontons, or Adobo from the Philippines.
  Ask your staff to share their stories for a truly
  unique blend of cultures and cuisine.

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• Make food from scratch
• The joy of heritage cooking is making bread,
  pasta, pastry, and sauces from scratch. You can
  try to use simple recipes with minimal
  ingredients and train your staff to make as many
  condiments and sides in-house as possible.
• Pair a rustic dish with a modern presentation
• Old school food doesnt need to look homemade
  the best Calgary chefs use photo-worthy
  contemporary plating styles even for simple
  heritage dishes.

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• Invest in the right restaurant equipment
• Get commercial kitchen equipment that can handle
  the demands of preparing heritage food for many
  guests at once. Warmers go a long way in keeping
  homemade flatbreads fresh, while prep tables help
  organize stir-fry vegetables into ready-to-use
  portions.
• Buy Restaurant Equipment in Calgary
• The FED is a trusted supplier of high-quality
  restaurant equipment in Calgary and beyond from
  leading brands such as Atosa and Omcan. Our
  well-stocked online store makes shopping for
  commercial kitchen supplies quick and easy
  setting the stage for a perfect heritage menu
  from preparation to plating.