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===== Flavour Pairings ===== | ===== Flavour Pairings ===== | ||
**Experiments with combining foods based on common volatile compounds** by [[Maja Kuzmanovic]] | **Experiments with combining foods based on common volatile compounds** by [[Maja Kuzmanovic]] | ||
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Simply said: when you eat food, you taste and smell it simultaneously. Several [[ Molecular Gastronomy]] experts are looking into pairing different ingredients based on the ' | Simply said: when you eat food, you taste and smell it simultaneously. Several [[ Molecular Gastronomy]] experts are looking into pairing different ingredients based on the ' | ||
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===== Unholy alliances ===== | ===== Unholy alliances ===== | ||
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prep: I pureed strawberries with vanilla dust, chopped some fresh coriander (or cillantro for teh north Americans) and mixed it in the puree. Then chilled it for a couple of hours in the fridge before serving. The puree was served in folded up banana-leaf cups (chinese supermarket) and eaten with a spoon. | prep: I pureed strawberries with vanilla dust, chopped some fresh coriander (or cillantro for teh north Americans) and mixed it in the puree. Then chilled it for a couple of hours in the fridge before serving. The puree was served in folded up banana-leaf cups (chinese supermarket) and eaten with a spoon. | ||
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shop: Strawberries were from the supermarket (supposedly organic), vanilla dust from the health-food shop and coriander from the local morroccan grocery store. | shop: Strawberries were from the supermarket (supposedly organic), vanilla dust from the health-food shop and coriander from the local morroccan grocery store. | ||
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comments: People found it very refreshing and ' | comments: People found it very refreshing and ' | ||
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prep: I grated the radish, squeezed a tube of wasabi paste in a bowl and opened the box of truffles ;). Then I ' | prep: I grated the radish, squeezed a tube of wasabi paste in a bowl and opened the box of truffles ;). Then I ' | ||
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shop: Being in Brussels, it's easy to find excellent dark chocolate truffles, so I didn't bother making my own. I got mine from A.M. Sweet (rue des Chartreux/ | shop: Being in Brussels, it's easy to find excellent dark chocolate truffles, so I didn't bother making my own. I got mine from A.M. Sweet (rue des Chartreux/ | ||
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comments: As expected, northern europeans can deal with wasabi only in minuscule quantities. But once over the initial shock, they were surprised that the sweetness of the chocolate was enhanced by the spiciness of the wasabi. | comments: As expected, northern europeans can deal with wasabi only in minuscule quantities. But once over the initial shock, they were surprised that the sweetness of the chocolate was enhanced by the spiciness of the wasabi. | ||
+ | ==== semi-dried apricots stuffed with spicy chanterelle mushroom mash ==== | ||
- | + | prep: I sliced a mixture of yellow and gray chanterelle | |
- | ==== semi-dried apricots stuffed with spicy chantarelle mushroom mash ==== | + | |
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- | prep: I sliced a mixture of yellow and gray chantarelle | + | |
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comments: This was one of the favorites, particularly because the taste and texture changed with every bite and over time. | comments: This was one of the favorites, particularly because the taste and texture changed with every bite and over time. | ||
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===== A few sources, and further reading ===== | ===== A few sources, and further reading ===== | ||
+ | * The 'food paring' | ||
* Molecular gastronomy mailinglist: | * Molecular gastronomy mailinglist: | ||
* Food hacking: http:// | * Food hacking: http:// | ||
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* some detailed and well explained experiemtns > http:// | * some detailed and well explained experiemtns > http:// | ||
* http:// | * http:// | ||
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- | a part of the ongoing [[Foam Food]] and [[Molecular Gastronomy]] experiments. // [[Category Food]] | + | |
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+ | References: | ||
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+ | a part of the ongoing [[Foam Food]] and [[Molecular Gastronomy]] experiments. / ./ [[Category Food]] | ||
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