Friday, April 25, 2008

Cullinary Mental Note # 1

I recently made a triple Berry Crisp/crumble...and it was good. Though I had one problem with it, I felt that it was berry enough, and certainly it was sweet enough, but it lacked one thing that I keep telling people is so important when cooking.
CONTRAST!

Blending flavours is all well and good but they need to contrast to a degree otherwise all you taste is the harmony of flavour without catching each and every note that makes up the harmony. In music this is acceptable, in cooking not-so-much.

So how do I rectify this problem in my next Crisp/crumble? Next time I'm adding the juice and the Zest of an orange. Trust me, it'll be damned good, I can't wait for berries to go on sale again.

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