Kumara Cake
October 4 - October 28
TopSail Restaurant, Onerahi
Roasted Kaipara Kumara with toasted pumpkin seeds, almonds & pinenuts crushed, shaped & grilled. Topped with a Kotare Farm Grande Verte fresh fig with ‘fired’ Belle Chevre Manaia Ma cheese. From Chef’s garden a slick of the lanky chef’s elderberry syrup, nasturtium flower and salad burnet
The earthiness of the red kumara when roasted caramelises the natural sugars that combine perfectly with the toasted nuts and seeds. This caramelisation continues when the cake is grilled lending itself perfectly to the sweet ripe fig that is topped with the slightly salty forest floor flavour and creamy texture of the torched Manaia Ma goats cheese. The elderberry syrup is compatible with all three components and adds drama and ‘sparkle’ to the finished dish. The peppery nasturtium flower and the hint of cucumber in the salad burnet leaf complete the juxtaposition of tastes textures and colours
Kaipara Kumara – Huanui Orchard, Kotare Farm Grande Verte fresh fig – Maungatepere, Belle Chevre Manaia Ma – Waipu, Lanky Chef – Parua Bay
DETAILS:
Dates: 04-28 October
Time: All opening hours (Thursday to Saturday from 5.30pm)
Cost: $28
BOOKINGS:
Phone: 09 436 2985
Email: dine@topsail.co.nz
Website: TopSail Restaurant
VENUE:
Name: TopSail Restaurant
Address: 206 Beach Road, Onerahi, Whangarei
