From Japanese to Mexican, we all love iconic cuisines. But the most genius chefs can bridge the culture gap through food, taking classic flavours of multiple cuisines and mashing them up to create something entirely new – and totally delicious. While it’s not easy to merge different culinary traditions into one menu, there are few chefs who have struck the perfect balance. From modern Indigenous food to Jewish-Japanese and Korean-Colombian fusions, here are five chefs harmonising culture through food.