MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 23:  Masterchef judge Gary Mehigan attends the Masterchef Australia Network Ten launch party, launching the new series of Masterchef, at the Luminare, South Melbourne on April 23, 2012 in Melbourne, Australia.  (Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 23: Masterchef judge Gary Mehigan attends the Masterchef Australia Network Ten launch party, launching the new series of Masterchef, at the Luminare, South Melbourne on AShow more

Foodie quote of the day



"I love Indian food. This is my third trip now. This time we went up to Jodhpur [Rajasthan], Chennai [Tamil Nadu] and Mumbai [Maharashtra]. It has been very diverse kind of a trip in terms of food. In Rajasthan, there's lot of lentils, paneer, cheese and it is very spicy" –  celebrity chef Gary Mehigan

On the menu

First course

▶ Emirati sea bass tartare Yuzu and labneh mayo, avocado, green herbs, fermented tomato water  

▶ The Tale of the Oyster Oyster tartare, Bahraini gum berry pickle

Second course

▶ Local mackerel Sourdough crouton, baharat oil, red radish, zaatar mayo

▶ One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Quail, smoked freekeh, cinnamon cocoa

Third course

▶ Bahraini bouillabaisse Venus clams, local prawns, fishfarm seabream, farro

▶ Lamb 2 ways Braised lamb, crispy lamb chop, bulgur, physalis

Dessert

▶ Lumi Black lemon ice cream, pistachio, pomegranate

▶ Black chocolate bar Dark chocolate, dates, caramel, camel milk ice cream
 

SQUADS

Bangladesh (from): Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Mahmudullah Riyad, Mohammad Mithun, Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das, Taijul Islam, Mosaddek Hossain, Nayeem Hasan, Mehedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Ebadat Hossain, Abu Jayed

Afghanistan (from): Rashid Khan (capt), Ihsanullah Janat, Javid Ahmadi, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar Afghan, Ikram Alikhil, Mohammad Nabi, Qais Ahmad, Sayed Ahmad Shirzad, Yamin Ahmadzai, Zahir Khan Pakteen, Afsar Zazai, Shapoor Zadran