Kriol Kitchen pair hit the road

Gareth McKnightBroome Advertiser
Camera IconBroome sisters Mitch and Ali Torres with Kriol Kitchen episode one guest chef Patty Mamid (centre). Credit: Broome Advertiser

Broome sisters Mitch and Ali Torres have tantalised tastebuds over two sumptuous seasons with their local recipes, but the Kriol Kitchen duo are hitting the road for a much-anticipated latest helping.

The popular culinary program is a celebration of the fusion of contrasting culture and flavours in food, with the third series starting on NITV earlier this month.

The ten-episode show delves into the world of Kriol cuisine, which is a melting pot of influences from Aboriginal Australia, Malaysia, China, Japan and the Philippines – originating from the heady days of the pearling industry.

For the third season the Torres siblings travel from Broome to Darwin, stopping along the way to sample family recipes from a host of talented chefs.

The first half of the series has been shot in Kimberley locations such as Udialla, Biridu, Kununurra and Wyndham, with the second half filmed in Darwin.

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The pair has delighted in tasting dishes adorned with ingredients as diverse as barramundi, buffalo, magpie and kangaroo.

The Broome Advertiser’s collective mouth was watering after catching up with Mitch Torres last week, who admitted that filming the series had been very enjoyable.

“We have had so much fun making the show because we get to meet lots of different people and we get to taste some fantastic home recipes that have been handed down or developed,” she said.

“It’s a journey of delightful discoveries of family recipes and history.”

The latter episodes of the show concentrate on Torres Strait Island cuisine, with Ms Torres captivated by the spoils in the Northern Territory.

“One of the things we said as we were travelling along was ‘I wonder if Darwin people can cook?’” she said.

“I can confirm they definitely can; it has been fabulous.”

Ms Torres said that with recipes available to be followed, viewers could help themselves to distinctive North West food.

“We come across people all the time that have tried our dishes, which is great,” she said.

I always tell people that it’s all about experimenting. Most of the Asian-infused ingredients that we blend with our local native food stocks are readily available.

“You can dabble in it, you don’t have to use the same measurements; use what your taste buds dictate.”

Kriol Kitchen is available to watch on NITV at 7.30pm every Wednesday. For more information visit www.nitv.org.au .

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