Hilalaya & Jordi Roca
Jordi Roca, the best baker in the world, did not hesitate to accept the challenge of leaving the kitchens of El Celler de Can Roca to develop an exceptional menu for about only diners in a unique scenario: the Himalayas. The expedition led by mountaineer Carlos Soria, who at 76 is the oldest in the world, invited the renowned pastry chef to join their team and design a menu to be cooked high mountains over 7,000 meters high . A unique experience that can be seen in the documentary The Himalayan ice cream, which will hit Discovery MAX Wednesday November 25, at 23.30.
In March 2015, just one month before the devastating earthquake that devastated occurred Nepal, the Himalayas witnessed this exceptional meeting. The Himalayan ice cream recounts the process of culinary research under the Roca brothers to define a historic menu that had to be cooked for 76 mountaineer and his team during the 7 days of the ascent to the summit of Annapurna, the mountain most dangerous in the world.
The relationship between two endearing characters that are twice their age, the incredible scenery of the Nepalese Himalayas, and the physical demands of the stage frame an adventure that combines gastronomy, extreme sport, culture and the world of travel.
After the challenge, the youngest of the Roca brothers dedicated for months to perfect the freeze food conservation -method from freeze-drying of food-to achieve make a ‘gourmet’ menu that fits in a bag the size of an envelope.
Having passed the first test, Rock travel to Kathmandu to join the expedition led by Soria and teach them to cook this exceptional menu from the base camp located at 4,200 meters. This trip will serve to soak Rock of Nepali gastronomic tradition and surprise the members of the expedition with an artisan ice cream made with typical products of the region at room temperature, becoming the chef has prepared a higher altitude ice cream form natural.
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