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fandomhigh2014-01-31 12:34 am
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Flavors, Food Choices, and Menu Planning - Friday, 4th period
"Today," Hannibal told the students when they'd arrived, "we'll be going over sweet foods. Sweetness can be a very good complement to bitterness; you're all familiar, I think, with sugar in coffee or in chocolate. The two types of flavors work well together.
"Sweetness is generally regarded as a pleasant taste, but too much is still something to watch for. A light, sweet glaze on meat can bring out its flavor, but too heavy a sweetness can entirely obliterate everything else."
He set out the dishes and explained them as he did so. "Unagi - freshwater eel - caramelized in a sweet glaze over rice. There is also a bit of salt to it. Sweet potato bisque, with pear, lime, and avocado. This has a little bit of every flavor, but the sweet is quite notable. Brown sugar meringue shards, roasted plums, and white chocolate sauce. This one has -"
"THE SNICKERDOODLES ARE MADE OUT OF PEOPLE!!!! PEEEEEOOOOPLE!"
Hannibal narrowed his eyes at the voice coming from seemingly nowhere. He looked around the room, face carefully blank, and glanced at the students to see if they had any ideas. When nothing else happened, he kept going, thankful he didn't actually have any snickerdoodles made for this class. Best to ignore whatever it was.
"This one has a bit of sourness to it to offset the sweet. And finally, organic rock candy." He smiled. "there is nothing in that but sweet."
He waved them toward the foods. "Eat them, become familiar with them, and make something of your own. Please ask questions."
[OOC: Marty Blank brought to you with permission; Steve sends his love to the game!]
"Sweetness is generally regarded as a pleasant taste, but too much is still something to watch for. A light, sweet glaze on meat can bring out its flavor, but too heavy a sweetness can entirely obliterate everything else."
He set out the dishes and explained them as he did so. "Unagi - freshwater eel - caramelized in a sweet glaze over rice. There is also a bit of salt to it. Sweet potato bisque, with pear, lime, and avocado. This has a little bit of every flavor, but the sweet is quite notable. Brown sugar meringue shards, roasted plums, and white chocolate sauce. This one has -"
"THE SNICKERDOODLES ARE MADE OUT OF PEOPLE!!!! PEEEEEOOOOPLE!"
Hannibal narrowed his eyes at the voice coming from seemingly nowhere. He looked around the room, face carefully blank, and glanced at the students to see if they had any ideas. When nothing else happened, he kept going, thankful he didn't actually have any snickerdoodles made for this class. Best to ignore whatever it was.
"This one has a bit of sourness to it to offset the sweet. And finally, organic rock candy." He smiled. "there is nothing in that but sweet."
He waved them toward the foods. "Eat them, become familiar with them, and make something of your own. Please ask questions."
[OOC: Marty Blank brought to you with permission; Steve sends his love to the game!]
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