Chef’s favorites with Christian Motte: ‘Ants are weird? I love eating them!’
Peruvian chef Christian Motte has an impressive track record; from Lima to London, from Geneva to Dubai, wherever he cooks, he creates culinary magic. And good news for us: he now does so at his new Peruvian fine dining restaurant NAZKA. Right in Amsterdam’s De Pijp. Ceviche and pisco sour are definitely on the menu.
Always in the fridge
“Beer and cheese.”
Favorite drink
“Pisco Sour.”
Favorite ingredient
“Cilantro.”
Favorite family recipe
“Aji de gallina (Peruvian chicken ragout).”
Favorite hangover food
“Hamburger with fries when it’s cold, ceviche when it’s hot.”
Guilty pleasure
“Chocolate.”
Favorite NAZKA dish
“Everything on the menu!”
Favorite kitchen tool
“My knife.”
Favorite cooking music
“Latin or classic rock.”
Always buy ready-made
“Ramen noodles.”
Best supermarket product
“Cereals.”
If I could only eat food from one cuisine for the rest of my life
“Peruvian!”
Weirdest dish I’ve ever eaten
“Ants. And I’d happily do it again!”
Favorite restaurant
“Isolina in Peru. Order the short ribs seco.”
Favorite bar
“Paradiso in Barcelona. Try one of the signature cocktails; they’re all amazing.”
Never again
“A cocktail in Lithuania called ‘Chuck Norris.’ Don’t. Do. It!”
When I don’t feel like cooking
“I order a pizza.”
Favorite cookbook
“Nikkei Cuisine: Japanese Food the South American Way.”
Favorite cooking film/series
“Ugly Delicious (Netflix) and Iron Chef.”
The best tip I’ve ever received
“Service can be the best or worst flavor enhancer.”
Last supper
“Lomo saltado.”
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