A word from the chef

Hello, my name's Ronald Lugtenburg and my love for cooking started at a very early age. Whenever we had family parties, my mum would always make such great tasting meals, and she soon noticed my interest, so I became her regular helper in the kitchen! And because she would cook dishes from a variety of international cuisines, I quickly got a taste for different foods.

But it wasn't until we first went to a Chinese restaurant with an open kitchen that I realised that I wanted to specialise in the Oriental cuisine. I was amazed at how the chefs were preparing the food! They were creating fantastic dishes very quickly with relatively few ingredients, and the exquisite, delicious taste and sight of all the fresh and colourful foods ignited my curiosity!

I learned that Oriental cooking relies on a combination of subtle tastes and flavours, and that different regions have their own ‘signature’ cuisines, as follows: