Professional Chefs Bring Out The Best of Madar Farms' Microgreens At Emirates Salon Culinaire

Abu Dhabi, 16 March 2020: Hundreds of professional chefs from the UAE and abroad prepared dishes using a variety of microgreens grown by Madar Farms at this year’s Emirates Salon Culinaire competition in Sharjah.

As part of the Expo Culinaire event, in collaboration with Emirates Culinary Guild, the chefs put their creative, gastronomic and artistic skills to the test in front of a judging panel.

Among the ingredients used were different ranges of microgreens that were grown in the UAE by AgTech company Madar Farms. Their local fresh produce included pea shoots, arugula, tendril peas, daikon radish, and amaranth.

Abdulaziz AlMulla, co-founder and CEO of Madar Farms, said: “As a partner, we are delighted to have been involved in this year’s Emirates Salon Culinaire. For any chef, fresh ingredients are key for preparing any type of dishes. With Madar Farms using cutting-edge farming techniques and advanced methods to grow quality produce every day, our supply of microgreens for the competition meant they were not only full of flavour but were grown here in the UAE.”

Chef Uwe Micheel, President of the Guild and Director of Kitchens Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Deira Creek, said: “We were privileged to have Madar Farms as one of our new partners for this year’s event. Madar Farms was our sole supplier for the microgreens and the freshness and quality of the products were very well received by the competing chefs.”