We offer you this cookbook for the occasion of IMEC’s 25th anniversary.
This cookbook was made possible thanks to the contributions of the following people: Michael T. Andreas, Alexandru Andrei, Esteban Angeletti, Maryam Ashouei, Ali Awan, Fabrice Axisa, Salma Bakr, Jennifer Braggin, Lindsay Brown, Trevor Carlson, Ronald Cottam, Jérome Daviot, Harold Dekkers, Ingrid De Wolf, Pamela Fischer, Takuo Funaya, Cat Ghiotti, Danny Goossens, Dirk Hendrickx, Alexei Ivanov, Geraldine Jamieson, Abdulaziz Karimkhodjaev, Annemie Kumps, Andrada Lazea, Peter Lemmens, Cathy Liu, Zhe Ma, Stéphane Malhouitre, Mauricio Manfrini, Dirk Manger, Katrien Marent, Olfa Marzouk, John McCormack, Satya Munaga, Malgorzata Pawlak, Nga Pham, Lars-Åke ˘ Tezcan, Sandeep Sangameswaran, Ragnarsson, Daniel Ruiz Aguado, Deniz Sabuncuoglu Dino Seelig, Arturo Sibaja-Hernandez, Sang-Pil Sim, Inge Struys, Xiao Sun, Cristina Torregiani, Dimitrios Velenis, Rafael Venegas, Srisaran Venkatachalam, Frank Vleugels, Shuzhen You, Brazilian co-workers.
Food brings people together. So did this cookbook. IMEC colleagues from all corners of the world shared their recipes and personal anecdotes for their favorite dishes. Dishes that remind them of a relative or dear one. That bring them closer to their culture or homes during their stay in Belgium.
A taste of imec
Celebrating 25 years of innovation in 2009
In 2009, IMEC lights 25 birthday candles. And since a celebration is always accompanied by good food, we want to treat you with this cookbook to thank you for your continuous support. ‘A taste of IMEC’ is a culinary travel around the world. We’ve collected some of the favorite dishes of our employees originating from about 60 countries. As you will see, besides being excellent researchers, they are also talented cooks.
We selected recipes from the five continents: Europe, Africa, Asia, the Pacific and the Americas. For each continent, the recipes are grouped per culinary region, from west to east, north to south. Each recipe is typical for the country of origin – through the ingredients, method of preparation, flavors, traditions and historical influences. Enjoy!
A taste of imec Celebrating 25 years of innovation in 2009
On January 16, 1984 IMEC’s memorandum of association was signed. Now, 25 years later, I’m proud to see that IMEC has developed into a world-renowned research institute. This is due largely to the perseverance of its founders, the leadership of Professor Baron Roger Van Overstraeten, who would look back proudly at the achievement of his life’s dream, the continuity of the cooperation with the government of Flanders, governmental institutes and Flemish universities, and most of all … the enthusiasm of its employees. The perfect combination of people who have built up years of knowledge and experience at IMEC and the continuous inflow of young talent from all over the world, was and still is a prerequisite for world-class research. Also the continued support of our industrial and university partners was indispensable for our evolution and growth. Together, we succeeded in putting Flanders on the world map of micro- and nanoelectronics. We look forward to a bright future for IMEC. I hope you enjoy this taste of IMEC … a taste of the world!
Gilbert Declerck, CEO IMEC