{"id":4992,"date":"2022-02-25T21:18:54","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T20:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?p=4992"},"modified":"2022-02-25T21:18:54","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T20:18:54","slug":"surinamese-food-creating-new-authenticity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/4992\/surinamese-food-creating-new-authenticity\/","title":{"rendered":"Surinamese Food: Creating new Authenticity"},"content":{"rendered":"
A cook torn between tradition and keeping pace with new developments. Ricardo – a slim and tall man with a bald head but greyish beard –\u00a0 <\/span>made a name for himself in Amsterdams surinamese food scene. Immigrating from Surinam in the 80s, he brought his experience in cooking to the Netherlands, now serving traditional dishes to his customers in his own eatery \u201eRicardo\u2018s\u201c since 2006.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The chef has lots of experience cooking surinamese food. \u201eI was always the cook. Even in Suriname during the time I went to school all my friends came to me and then we sat and I just cooked something for us. It\u2019s one thing I did my whole life. I didn\u2019t do nothing else, only cooking.\u201c\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n It doesn\u2019t seem that he has lost passion for his cultural heritage in any way since then, expressing it through his work. The restaurant owner stresses that the food will only be authentic if you show full commitment. \u201eIf you and I, we are cooking at the same time, there would always be a difference. Because I put my soul inside. I do it with love, and you can find that in the taste. If someone put\u2019s love in the food while cooking, you always taste that.\u201c<\/p>\n While doing so, Ricardos main concern is to keep his kitchen true to surinamese tradititon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n