Buddha-Bar Hotel Prague-Siddharta Cafe Brings Ancient Wisdom to New Menu

  • April 30, 2010
Buddha-Bar Hotel Prague-Siddharta Cafe Brings Ancient Wisdom to New Menu
The elements - Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water - are key pillars of traditional Chinese medicine, Feng Shui and other schools of Eastern thought. "The five elements work in nature as well as in the human body and the life cycle," Tomas Stehlik, Executive chef of Buddha-Bar Hotel Prague, said when presenting the menu. "The advantage of the theory is that it agrees with metabolism processes in our body, it is not any dogmatic diet," added Stehlik.

The Buddha-Bar Hotel Prague and both restaurants with its atmosphere and concept stem from the Oriental tradition. The hotel has been inspired by materials, patterns, colors and mainly the art of relaxation. "The Buddha-Bar cuisine has from the Oriental kitchen taken over the variety and originality of tastes and dishes. On the contrary, the Siddharta Café benefits from the thousands years old knowledge in alimentation and food preparation, which – taking in consideration a harmonious composition of five elements – can work as a health treatment," described Tomas Stehlik.

The elements also correspond to five traditional seasons of the year, with spring being ruled by Wood, which is the theme of the current menu. California sushi roll made with wholegrain rice and tofu; leak soup with lotus root; and duck with raspberry vinegar and shiitake mushroom risotto are among the courses in the Wood menu, which is meant to cleanse the body after winter.

The new menu is available as a business lunch, with variations every week. The selection of courses will change five times throughout the year, with the balance in each menu favoring the ruling seasonal element. Guests can also mix and match courses from the five elements menu and standard business lunch menu. A breakfast based on the five elements will also be available in a bento box.

Stehlik said that in the past, people lived more in harmony with nature, but in modern times much of that lifestyle has been forgotten, often to the detriment of people's health. "That's why I created a menu based on the five elements. It is an ideal alternative to often inappropriate diets," he said.

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