The Commonwealth Club Goes Raw

13th May 2008, 10:23am

London venue the Commonwealth Club is adding raw food items to their summer menus in a move that follows recent dining trends and the popular raw food movement.

The hot summer months offer the perfect opportunity to test out some of the menu items such as, Iced Red Pepper Gazpacho with Salted Baby Plum Tomatoes.

Other menu items include Salmon, Lime and Crème Fraîche Tartar, Home Cured Duck, Parma Ham & Pineapple Carpaccio, Beetroot Cured Halibut with Shaved Avocado and Shaved Smoked Tuna, Hazelnut with Orange & Chicory Salad. Dessert items include, Blueberry Smoothie Mousse, Hazelnut Crackers and an interestingly delicious Strawberry and Crème Fraîche Soup.

The cooking process diminishes the natural amounts if vitamins and minerals in food, a diet of predominantly cooked food consequently can lead to excessive food consumption as this is the body's attempt at gaining adequate nutrition.

A raw food diet can boost energy levels and be a healthy alternative to cooked food due to the effect the cooking process has upon living enzymes, as the majority of the digestion aiding enzymes found in food are destroyed at 118 degrees.
 

This means that the body has to use its own metabolic enzymes to digest food cooked above this temperature. This can often lower energy levels within the body and create a sluggish feeling.

Head Chef at the Commonwealth Club, Mark Page, comments "I have been interested in the raw food movement for quite a while and had so many recipes floating around in my head. Summer seems to be the perfect time to include the items on the menu." He adds, "The raw options can make conference delegates more productive and stop that afternoon sluggish feeling that so many are afflicted by."

© Eat Out Magazine

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