Explore the world of Australian food through 'tweedeos'

Indigenous foods and unique ingredients of Australia can now be explored in India thanks to the efforts of master chef Ranveer Brar aided by rapid proliferation of social mediaBrar has brought across to food aficionados the Australian farms markets vineyards and gastronomy stories through shortvideos on popular social networking site Twitter These videos called the Tweedeos provide a glimpse into the delicious diversity of cuisine in the islandcontinentThe fact that Australia has a culture and food ecosystem that has developed in isolation was one of the biggest reasons for me to visit that country Brar said explaining what prompted him to zeroin on the land of kangaroos for hisinnovative initiativeAlso I think Australia has an evolved farm to table philosophy Something that I stand for hence it was a firstchoice for my tweedeo series Brar told PTITalking about the unique quality of food of the commonwealth land he said the ingredients are truly the most remarkable part of the Australian cuisine On one side there are these new world fresh and zesty ingredients and on the other end there are the original native Australian ingredients that go back thousands of years and are unique to the Australian ecosystem Brar saidThe old world ingredients are the native Australian ingredients like there is a variety called the Morton Bay Fig which is like a primitive fig its like a 1500yearold variety Then there are these berries the riberries lilly berries they call it lilly pilly berriesThese berries are also very native very unadulterated more than a 1000yearold nongenetically modified specieshe saidSo on one end in Australia there are these very original very untouched ingredients and on the other end theres everything which is new like wines olives oranges tomatoes which is very new world which came to this part of the southern hemisphere only after 18501860s So that for me is a contrast its a really beautiful part of the experience the master chef saidTraditionally Australian food is very native in nature foraging picking up stuff hunting and gathering thats howAustralian cuisine actually startedoff Brar saidThere was a movement called the Pacific Rim movement the first socalled inspired food movement which started on thisside of the world That is where Australia inspired India So most of the Asian inspired dishes that we see today actuallystarted in AustraliaLike today lemon grass is used coconut is used everywhere Thai chilly we use everywhere so that whole conversation started in Australia Brar said Brar in association with Twitter India and Tourism Australia launched the video series titled Ranveerontheroad on July 21The tweedeos sojourn will span 40 short real videos in which the chef will reveal his take on the graphically vastcontinentcountry and uncover its historyOn similarities and differences between Australian and Indian cuisines he said The similarity that truly stands out is the diversity in cuisine and culture for both India and Australia The differences in eating habits stem out from therich vegetarian culture in India while Australia has been more meateating until recentlyOn the aim behind starting the series Brar said Tweedeos are small webisodes that carry a personal perspective from my travels Its aspects of a destination and culture that either has not been looked at from a fresh perspective All of us spend a lot of time on the cellphone and this creates an opportunity for content hosting and consumption on this mediumHe said Indian cuisine is immensely popular in the bigger cities of Australia like Sydney Adelaide and Melbourne Ivisited a few Indian restaurants to the happy sight of more Australians dining than IndiansAsked how tweedeos are a better medium to put across information to food enthusiasts the chef said the reason I chose Twitter was because I felt I could have very personal conversations with the viewerEvery tweedeo is handpicked by the chef himself curating the best of local flavours culture traditions and bonds unique to India and Australia which is not just food but all making memories about The Land Down Under 140 characters at a timeThe tweedeos will be launched every week on Tuesdays and Thursdays