Notebook of a spicy food fanatic
Wow - Amazing Tastes
Flavors You May not have Tried
Savories
- 1. Cheese-stuffed chilies
- These come in both the hot variety,
e.g. Jalapeno poppers,
and the cold variety,
with the small spicy-sweet red peppers.
Wonderful stuff.
- 2. Cold-brewed coffee
- 3. Figs & Havarti Cheese
- Had pears & blue cheese?
this will knock your socks off.
Sweets
- 4. Earl Gray Ice Cream
- Sounds strange, eh?
We discovered this at a local farmers' market... amazing.
Now we own an ice cream maker and have been hunting for a recipe.
Here's the
nearest I've found…
- 5. Black Sesame Ice Cream
- Fantastic and easy to make. Visit your local asian supermarket
and look for any tube of black sesame.
You may even be able to use black tahini paste, though I've never tried it.
Stir it well with some plain vanilla for an amazing taste.
Do not add too much! It numbs the juicy flavor.
- 6. Green Tea Ice Cream
- Most Americans have tried this one,
particularly if they've ever eaten at a Chinese restaurant.
Interestingly though, you will probably never find green tea ice cream
in your neighborhood Chinatown... it's a uniquely Japanese flavor.
- 7. Red Bean Ice Cream
- This however, you will find in copious amounts
at your local Chinatown markets.