{"id":11099,"date":"2019-03-04T12:24:28","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T08:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/?p=11099"},"modified":"2019-03-04T12:24:28","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T08:24:28","slug":"house-of-cheese-at-dubai-cheese-fest-a-hit-with-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/house-of-cheese-at-dubai-cheese-fest-a-hit-with-residents\/","title":{"rendered":"House Of Cheese At Dubai Cheese Fest A Hit With Residents"},"content":{"rendered":"

The inaugural Dubai Cheese Fest has been dubbed a huge success as over 3,500 cheese connoisseurs from Dubai paid homage to \u201cfromage\u201d during the two-day event held at the stunning Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina, from 22-23 February.<\/p>\n

It was a case of \u2018bon app\u00e9tit\u2019 at the world-famous House of Cheese, brought to Dubai by The French Dairy Board, CNIEL, as visitors had the opportunity to understand that there is not one but many ways to enjoy French cheeses, and that it integrates with all food cultures.<\/p>\n

Showcasing the very best of French produce and delicacies such as Morbier, Fourme d\u2019ambert, Bleu d\u2019Auvergne and Saint Nectaire as well as Tomme de Savoie, Brie and Comt\u00e9 – Fabien Degoulet \u2013 awarded world\u2019s best cheesemonger 2015 – was on hand to show how French cheeses may be included and adapted to Japanese and Korean cultures for example.<\/p>\n

Delivering a series of workshops and demonstrations in the House of Cheese corner using typical spices and ingredients, Fabien created recipes such as Comt\u00e9 sushi, Langres & Cambodian Red Pepper, Brillat-Savarin & Wasabi Powder, Camembert & Nori seaweed and Brie de Meaux & Kumamoto tangerines. He demonstrated that French cheese could also be used in authentic Japanese material by creating a contemporary Cheese Bento.<\/p>\n

Mansi Jasani, very talented cheesemonger and cheesemaker based in Mumbai, delivered a workshop which focused on the integration of French cheeses into Indian culture. She created simple recipes which combined French cheeses with Indian ingredients such as Himalayan honey, Bhakadvadi (Maharashtrian snack), Kerala black pepper and Chunda (Gujarati sweet mango pickle).<\/p>\n

Chef Mohanad Alshamali from BHAR \u2013 Renaissance Downtown Hotel \u2013 recently awarded best Middle Eastern Chef, revealed how European cheeses are at the heart of Middle Eastern culture \u2013 combining ingredients such as zaatar, dates and sumac to create simple and innovative recipes such as Basturma, grilled peaches, Brie & spiced dates and homemade Fourme d\u2019Ambert shanklish and mint.<\/p>\n

Providing a fourth alternative on the consumption of European cheeses, Pierre Gay, awarded best cheesemonger in France, presented a \u2018Sweet Cheeses\u2019 workshops. He created a range of recipes including fresh Brillat-Savarin spoons with cocoa powder as well as mint and Comt\u00e9 lollipops.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe House of Cheese corner has been a resounding success\u201d said Marie-Laure Martin, International Project Manager, CNIEL.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe participated to the Cheese Fest to demonstrate the diversity and depth of French cheeses. Dubai foodies have an unrelenting thirst for the latest trends, and we wanted to showcase that cheese can be eaten anytime, anywhere, anyhow,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

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The inaugural Dubai Cheese Fest has been dubbed a huge success as over 3,500 cheese connoisseurs from Dubai paid homage to \u201cfromage\u201d during the two-day event held at the stunning Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina, from 22-23 February. It was a case of \u2018bon app\u00e9tit\u2019 at the world-famous House of Cheese, brought […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11100,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11099"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11099\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11103,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11099\/revisions\/11103"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}