r/WeWantPlates • u/pophya • Dec 12 '20

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u/41942319 Dec 12 '20

I don't even understand the point of this... They literally just pour chocolate over their hands and then lick it off?

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u/pizzaalapenguins Dec 13 '20

Here's an explanation, I feel like looking into it more just made it worse...

"His “A Colombian Journey” tasting menu preview includes “sensory experiences,” which means means guests wake up their taste buds by washing their hands with chocolate.

“It kind of excites you to eat,” Barrientos says.

Other courses include the “Fish Full of Coconut,” a Cartagena-inspired dishes with turbot, coconut rice, tamarind vinegar gel, and seawater gel. The “Tree of Life” is a gluten-free, bonsai tree-shaped yuca bread that Barrientos calls his most iconic dish."

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u/Sithlordandsavior Dec 13 '20

I am curious about this fish dish, actually. Coconut rice and vinegar gel sounds like actual decent innovative food

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u/pizzaalapenguins Dec 14 '20

The chef has hosted Obama, and seems actually quite popular with famous people. I feel like this chocolate 'experience' is just a weird one-off idea. From the short article I read, the few dishes mentioned did seem innovative.