During my visit to the community centre I held a number of interviews for the World in One City site, each with the intention of revealing anecdotes, stories and histories of a culture through their cuisine and its presence within the city.
Frascuelo is a Turkish/Cypriot restauranteur who I has the pleasure of interviewing. Brimming with passion for the food industry, it was practically impossible to get away, although I must confess his accent was mildly problematic, sounding at times like he had a mouth packed full of feathers.
We careered straight into his history within the culinary/fashion business, with numerous Turkish/Cypriot ventures under his belt I felt fortunate to have the privilege. We discussed his businesses family orientation and the adaption of certain menu items in order to cater to his western clienteles palates. One such item being the now omnipresent kofte kebab, which he passionately informed me the Brits could not quite come to terms with, with the shape being the primary protagonist, pressed minced, seasoned lamb on a skewer was far too unfamiliar to comprehend, so with a little squashing and molding into a more recognisable form, the Kofte kebab mutated into the burger with which Brits were more familiar. Sales consequently increased ten fold.
The interview and audio will be featuring on the site.
No comments:
Post a Comment