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Sustainable Furniture

Sustainable Furniture

Sustainable living – sounds good, but what comes to mind? Do you sometimes ask yourselves the same question? One of the points that is a bit tricky probably is the furnishings. Our Green Pearls® partners have a lot of experience and also a few tips on…

Barrier-free Green Pearls® hotels – sustainable vacations for all

Barrier-free Green Pearls® hotels – sustainable vacations for all

It is not always easy to find the perfect hotel for ourselves, because we all have our demands and ideas. Unfortunately, the search is even more difficult when it comes to barrier-free hotels. But many of our green pearls have wheelchair accessible rooms and even…

Amongst the hustle and bustle of cities – Paris, Freiburg and Milan

Amongst the hustle and bustle of cities – Paris, Freiburg and Milan

Are you longing to travel to a place where you can just leave the car at home and let yourself drift through the city on foot? Where you can take your time enjoying the sights since your hotel has the perfect central location? We have curated a selected the best hotels for a relaxed city trip.

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Active inclusion and comprehensive sustainability: Green City Hotel Vauban

Active inclusion and comprehensive sustainability: Green City Hotel Vauban

Since 1992 the “International Day of Disabled Persons” takes place and also when up to this day a lot has changed, there still is a lot to do so that people with disabilities can take part equal in public life.

Sustainability & daily hotel routine: how our hotels realize the concept of social responsibility

Sustainability & daily hotel routine: how our hotels realize the concept of social responsibility

When it comes to sustainability not only environmental protection is important but also social responsibility. Let’s have a closer look at our Green Pearls® hotels worldwide!

“A dish about one ingredient (onion) across all its lives, inside an ocean of umami.” – Aggeliki Charami

 

Handmade tortellini with an umami filling

Portrait Aggeliki Charami at Omnia Restaurant
Chef Aggeliki Charami ©Paradiso Pure.Living Vegan Hotel

Ageliki Charami, the executive chef at the Paradiso Pure.Living vegan hotel, LA VIMEA and the OMNIA plant-based restaurant, has a penchant for Asian and Japanese cooking techniques, as well as umami flavour. This vegan recipe, which she shared with us, is the most elaborate one on our blog so far and is perfect for special occasions. The noodle dough, which is coloured with a little turmeric, is the easiest part.

The onion-umami filling, on the other hand, requires a trip to a Japanese speciality store. The flavour of the caramelised onion is enhanced by kombu (seaweed), shiro miso (Japanese seasoning paste), umeboshi (fermented Japanese fruit) and rice wine.

 

Sustainability fact: seaweed is considered the vegetable of the future. It grows without the need for freshwater or fertiliser, and it absorbs huge amounts of CO₂. However, importing it from Japan undermines its environmental sustainability due to the long shipping distances involved. A more climate-friendly alternative is to source seaweed (kelp) from Europe, for example from France or the Baltic Sea.

 

But the dish is far from finished yet . As we work our way through the recipe, we’ll make our own rosemary oil (it’s easier than it sounds!) and prepare three different onion toppings for more experienced cooks, as well as a seaweed bisque and a lemon potato cream. We’ll then “dab” these onto the dish before serving.

By the way, this is what Aggeliki says about the recipe:

This recipe is really simple. I created it so that you can easily make it at home, without needing any special restaurant equipment or complicated techniques.”

Well then! Go for it and surprise your guests (or just your favorite person) with this special dish. We hope it turns out great, and enjoy your meal!

PS: If you would like to tell your guests about the creator of this dish when you serve it, take a look at the interview with Aggeliki Charmi here.