Kitchen Delights London Reporter gets to grips with an intriguing Marmite menu........
Love it or hate it - Marmite has been a firm staple of British life since records began (well since I was born). This dark sticky brown paste certainly makes an impression – whether on my morning toast or via a loving dollop popped into my spag bol to bring out the flavour. So now we know that I don’t hate it.
It was with wild excitement that I was invited to try a Marmite curry at Cinnamon Soho in London’s West End. Talk about being innovative and catching the attention of a bunch of curious food blogger's. You’ll have to read on to see if it worked…
Here is what Vivek Singh, the man behind Cinnamon created for us.
Stir fried shrimp, Marmite and pepper fry
Yummy! Yummy! The marmite gave it a subtle depth and surprisingly, went well with the shrimp – a bit like a flavoursome glaze and very moreish!
Seared fillet of sea bream, Marmite and curry leaf crust, Marmite coconut sauce
Wow – you wouldn’t think it, but this was by far my favourite dish - I don’t know how, but it worked. The Marmite was infused with a curry leaf crusting so you could enjoy the delicate taste of the white fish but with a zingy after taste of Marmite cutting through.
Chilli and peanut chicken breast with a Marmite korma sauce - Marmite and honey, chilli-garlic naan
A great idea, combination wise, but not the holy trinity of the curry world. I’m not sure if I was just mourning a typical korma sauce for this Indian classic.
Marmite Chocolate and Cardamom Mousse
I can’t say I loved this – I really wasn’t feeling it with the chocolate and cardamom – I felt it was too earthy but I did like the salt interspersed throughout the mousse. My fellow diners loved it though!
All this can be yours as a set Marmite Menu for £35
Thanks a million to Cinnamon Soho
www.cinnamonsoho.com
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