friederike's Reviews
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Gelati d'Italia
By Linda Tubby
Fontaine - 2007
Very delicious! However, it doesn't possess the creamy texture normal vanilla ice cream has. On one side, that's a great plus of course - it consists mainly of milk and milk powder and contains very little fat - on the other, I missed that when we served it with the Tarte Tatin today.
The milk powder is a strange ingredient - I could only find it at a nature shop, and it was horrendously expensive!
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Fior di Sambuco / Elderflower Sorbet : page 53
Very delicious - which is no wonder, I love elderflower lemonade! However, I would have given it a 5 star rating if the texture had been better. In fact, it suffered from the same problem this Lychee and Lime Sorbet initially did - it had the consistency of thawed snow, and it also melted very quickly. The former can probably be helped by the addition of an egg white - if that doesn't bother you. The latter is still a bit of a puzzle to me - it either might be the sparkling water, or (most likely) too much sugar.
We served it together with the Blueberry Ice Cream, with as a main Whole Roast Pork Belly with English Braeburn Apples and Polenta and Pumpkin with Rosemary on Rocket with a Plum Vinaigrette as a side.
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Gelato di Mirtilli / Blueberry Ice Cream : page 102
Absolutely fabulous! It's not very difficult, with or without ice cream machine, and it's incredibly delicious! I wonder whether you can also make this in winter using frozen blue beries. In first instance I thought 'yes, of course!', but now I'm concerned about re-freezing. Any comments?
We planning to serve it on Monday, together with the Elderflower Sorbet, with as a main Whole Roast Pork Belly with English Braeburn Apples and Polenta and Pumpkin with Rosemary on Rocket with a Plum Vinaigrette as a side. I'll keep you posted...
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