Chef Najat Kaanache and the Transformative Power of Red Roots
Be inspired by Moroccan chef Najat Kaanache's love of beetroot
Who is Chef Najat Kaanache ?
Born in San Sebastian, Spain to Moroccan parents, Najat Kaanache has enjoyed successful careers as a television actress and as a professional chef in 3-star Michelin restaurants across three countries.
Six Main Ingredients
A tireless advocate for women’s rights, Kaanache strives to inspire women of all ages to achieve their dreams. She is the founder of Six Ingredients, a global solutions-based organization centered in the philosophy that every challenge can be overcome by utilizing six main ingredients: the five chemical senses plus mindfulness.
Betalain (2021) by Chef Najat KaanacheDesign Indaba
Najat's lifelong love of beet
Najat's love affair with beetroot stems from the beautiful red color it produces, achieved by its unique composition of betalain pigments
Beet has tremendous energy and magical powers to transform food into art.
It can be prepared on its own through a number of techniques, or processed for its sugars or its unique ink.
Najat explains the power of beets ' I see the beet, how it grows deep inside the earth and forms itself with rich metallic blood. Then it emerges when it’s harvested to give the light of life and vibrant color.'
'It inspires me to create and paint with its vivid stain. I love to tint sauces and paint various fish preparations with a brush laden with beet pigment.'
