Alex Atala Discusses Amazonian Ingredients

05 October, 2013

Alex Atala who runs the D.O.M restaurant in Sao Paolo Brazil, has sat down with Bloomberg News to discuss his latest cookbook and the growing rise in interest towards ingredients from the Amazon.

Atala has become an ambassador for new and interesting ingredients from the Amazon as he continues to develop menus and promote interesting flavors he is finding from the are.

In the video he talks about how certain flavors can help to represent this part of the world and just how unique some of the products from this part of the world are.

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