Fed up with not so ‘new age’ nourish bowls? Bored with Buddha bowls? I bring you the latest healthy food trend: the plenish plate (a.k.a. the plenish platter)! The concept is simple and has distinct advantages over the bowl presentation. Firstly, its much easier to see all the various food ingredients. Individual items don’t get buried at the bottom of the bowl. Secondly, different toppings can be used for each item without getting mixed up. Arguably you can also get more food on a plate than in a ‘Buddha bowl’. Last but not least, the plate can be eaten in a much more elegant manner, using a knife and fork (European style) rather than fishing around with a fork or chopsticks whilst steadying the bowl with the other hand.
The trend was first spotted in London but some say it originated in LA. Chef and proprietor Izzy Coltart of Oryoki Kitchen in Hackney, London states, 'Plenish platters are particularly popular with customers at lunchtime and have almost overtaken sales of our signature tenzo bowls’
Here is a plenish plate I made earlier:
Clockwise from the top: yuzu marinated radishes, rocket in vinaigrette, white asparagus with fennel pollen, beetroot in yoghurt and mustard dressing, Spring onions, tomato salad with olive oil and basil, char grilled tofu (marinated in beer and Marmite) with a sorrel and kefir sauce, baby gem lettuce. In the centre, black rice with tamari dressing.
The trend was first spotted in London but some say it originated in LA. Chef and proprietor Izzy Coltart of Oryoki Kitchen in Hackney, London states, 'Plenish platters are particularly popular with customers at lunchtime and have almost overtaken sales of our signature tenzo bowls’
Here is a plenish plate I made earlier:
Clockwise from the top: yuzu marinated radishes, rocket in vinaigrette, white asparagus with fennel pollen, beetroot in yoghurt and mustard dressing, Spring onions, tomato salad with olive oil and basil, char grilled tofu (marinated in beer and Marmite) with a sorrel and kefir sauce, baby gem lettuce. In the centre, black rice with tamari dressing.
But I did wonder if it could take off! If anyone has an instagram account feel free to post the images (which are mine) and some of the text to see how many hits it gets. Maybe we could start a world wide food trend!
