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Taking his guests from Eastern Europe to South America, from the Middle East to Asia, from flowers to spices, he is not afraid of game or offal. The specialties to share therefore begin with a banh mi stuffed with mung bean falafel, sesame cream and black pudding, followed by a Laotian-inspired dish, a tour beef heart flavored with orange blossom.
An original cuisine, which plays with references, such as the traditional pho soup which incorporates truffle and foie gras to wink at the “VGE soup” signed by Bocuse in 1975, at the time of his admission to the rank of knight of the Legion of Honored by the then French President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing.
THE tahchin (OR tahcheen), famous Iranian rice cake, goes well with crispy rice nor Thadeua Laotian, while the Vietnamese recipe for ban today, made from rice vermicelli, has Mediterranean accents, with ingredients such as anchovies, pine nuts, parmesan and basil. There is no shortage of culinary surprises on this menu, including desserts that incorporate savory notes, combining cream of porcini mushrooms and white chocolate, or even spicy ones, such as sticky rice with smoked jalapeño pepper.
Banh Mi restaurant, place des Eaux-Vives 10, Geneva, 022 314 02 25, evening menu by Patrick Nguyen from 9 to 13 January 2024, service at 7pm and 9pm, with DJ set on Saturday 13 January for the closing party of the residence , www.lebanhmi.ch
2024-01-09 09:14:48
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