Bangkok--29 Jun--Spark Communications
Renowned health and wellness Chef Paisarn Cheewinsiriwat from Chiva-Som International Health Resorts held a cooking demonstration to highlight the uses of excellent quality New Zealand foods including New Zealand lamb, New Zealand king salmon, Greenshell? mussels and kiwi fruit.
The demonstration, held at the Bangkok showroom of award-winning New Zealand home and kitchen appliance maker Fisher & Paykel, included a range of dishes that underlined the variety of dishes that can be created with safe and sustainably produced food from New Zealand.
“New Zealand food and beverage has been increasing in popularity in Thailand. Last year Thailand was the fastest growing export market and this cooking demonstration is an opportunity to show the Thai public how healthy and nutritious meals can be simply prepared using premium New Zealand produce,” said Thanadej Trakul-Yingyong, Acting New Zealand Trade Commissioner to Thailand.
During the cooking demonstration Chef Paisarn prepared a range of dishes that could be enjoyed as part of a healthy diet. In all, four dishes featuring New Zealand food and beverage were prepared:
- Asian-style Greenshell?Moules marinie?re
- Baked marinated New Zealand King salmon trout with homemade mustard on bed of saut?ed snap peas, garden pea shoot and tomato concasse
- Roasted New Zealand lamb loin served with onion marmalade, celeriac puree and morel sauce
- Kiwi ice lolly and kiwi sabayon
Premium Quality Produce
Based on a foundation of sustainably managed farms and fisheries, a globally recognized system of traceability to regulate food safety, and an innovative approach to research, New Zealand has developed its food and beverage industry to a high standard and now exports to over 180 countries around the world.
New Zealand is one of the best countries in the world for growing seafood due to the high quality of its natural environment and clean waters. New Zealand Greenshell? mussels have a wealth of nutritional benefits and are high in iron, protein and essential Omega-3 fatty acids. Additionally, Greenshell? mussels, unique to New Zealand, are low in fat, calories and cholesterol. Omega-3 fatty acids, found in seafood such as New Zealand Greenshell? mussels and New Zealand king salmon, are believed to boost energy, enhance learning ability, and improve problem-solving skills[i].
New Zealand produces a diverse range of high-quality meat products and is the world’s largest export of sheep meat, including lamb. Sheep in New Zealand are raised in free-range open fields year-round, living on a diet of fresh pasture, grass and nutrient rich clover ensuring the meat is naturally raised. Strict biosecurity controls, quality control processes and geographic isolation have resulted in New Zealand in obtaining animal disease-free status from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).
Kiwi fruit, the most recognizable of New Zealand foods, is a key part of New Zealand’s horticulture industry. A clean, green environment, diverse geography and climate and excellent soil quality along with stringent biosecurity regulations means New Zealand is free of many of the world’s major pests and diseases. All kiwi fruit exports are produced under the Zespri System, a world-leading ‘end-to-end’ supply chain that is focused on getting the fruit to market with the least environmental impact.
The necessity of adequate nutrition with diets containing omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids for proper brain development, function and delayed aging: Review, Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences, K. Kochman and M. Czauderna
Mr. Thanadej Trakul-Yingyong (2nd from right), Acting New Zealand Trade Commissioner to Thailand together with Executive Chef Paisarn Cheewinsiriwat (4th from right) and Mr. Itthi Voranate(1th from right), Sous Chef from Chiva-Som International Health Resorts Hotel, Mr. Somporn Timsaeng(3rd from right) CEO of Fisher & Paykel and Mr. Wutikorn Dawmanee (5th from left) Managing Director of Pan food Co., Ltd. organize a cooking demonstration of Healthy and Tasty Dishes created with New Zealand Food.
Executive Chef Paisarn Cheewinsiriwat and Mr. Itthi Voranate, Sous Chef from Chiva-Som International Health Resorts Hotel are preparing a dish with New Zealand king salmon during the Healthy and Tasty Dishes created with New Zealand Food workshop, held at Fisher & Paykel
Mr. Thanadej Trakul-Yingyong (2nd from right), Acting New Zealand Trade Commissioner to Thailand together with Executive Chef Paisarn Cheewinsiriwat (4th from right) and Mr. Itthi Voranate(1th from right), Sous Chef from Chiva-Som International Health Resorts Hotel, Mr. Somporn Timsaeng(3rd from right) CEO of Fisher & Paykel and Mr. Wutikorn Dawmanee (5th from left) Managing Director of Pan food Co., Ltd. organize a cooking demonstration of Healthy and Tasty Dishes created with New Zealand Food.
Executive Chef Paisarn Cheewinsiriwat and Mr. Itthi Voranate, Sous Chef from Chiva-Som International Health Resorts Hotel are preparing a dish with New Zealand king salmon during the Healthy and Tasty Dishes created with New Zealand Food workshop, held at Fisher & Paykel