Red wine flame is just a gimmick for this flame ice cream, but the gimmick is just a gimmick, which is used to attract the attention of others and packaging, but it will not win recognition for ice cream, the most important thing is the taste.

In terms of an ice cream dessert, the flame ice cream made by Sikong Yao and Jean is really a failure, and it is not enough to be called an ice cream at all......

Sikong Yao sighed, but he didn't expect that the result of working blindly for a long time was the opposite of his wishes, he was obviously going to make ice cream, but he lost the most important ice cream itself, taking care of one thing and the other.

"So let's focus on ice cream." Sikong Yao looked at Jean, failure is certainly frustrating, but if she doesn't have the courage to accept failure, then Sikong Yao can't run on the road of cooking, fortunately, this failure didn't hit her much. Or this is actually what she expected, it was the first dessert to try, if it can be successful at the first time, it is worth gratifying, but in essence, failure is normal, cooking is not something that can be successful by imitation, trying and comprehending, both are indispensable.

Jean nodded, covering up the reason for the taste of vanilla ice cream, although it was related to the addition of grape juice, but it also indirectly exposed another problem, that is, the vanilla ice cream made by Sikong Yao itself is really not good enough to bear the grade of this flame ice cream, if you use a sophisticated instrument as an analogy, it is barely using an aging part to support this behemoth, although it looks like that, but the actual machine is not able to operate normally.

Sikong Yao glanced at Jean and asked, "Is there any way to enhance the aroma of ice cream?" ”

Jean was silent for a moment: "There are only two ways to make the flavor richer, one is to increase the level of your own ingredients, and the other is to help through the action of foreign objects. ”

Sikong Yao nodded, both of these methods are easy to understand, if the taste of the ice cream itself is not strong enough, then the root cause must be due to the fact that the flavor of the spices used itself is not strong enough, in other words. If you can find a higher grade, more intense flavor of vanilla extract instead of the raw material used today, then you can enhance the taste of ice cream, and this is one thing.

The second way is to borrow foreign objects. In the same way that grape juice inhibits the flavor of vanilla, it is actually a reverse boosting effect, just as when boiling fish, ginger slices can be added to mask the fishy smell. It is a reverse lifting effect, and if you add a spoonful of vinegar when boiling bone broth, you can increase the degree to which nutrients are absorbed by the body, which is a positive lifting effect, and if you want to enhance the taste of vanilla ice cream, this is also a method.

However, for these two methods, Sikong Yao can't figure out any clues for the time being, and Jean should have a better idea in terms of the use and matching of ingredients. If you want to successfully overcome this obstacle and obtain the qualification of a professional pastry chef, Jean's knowledge and experience cannot be ignored in addition to Sikong Yao's efforts and creativity.

"Jean, what do you think?" Sikong Yao asked Xiang Jean, if you don't understand, then open your mouth to ask, although you may not be able to get an answer, but it is better than you want to come silently, at least there is hope.

Jean didn't answer. There was silence for a moment, although it was said that the taste of the vanilla ice cream made by Sikong Yao was masked, but in fact, this did not mean that the ice cream made by Sikong Yao was unqualified, in fact. If you think about it from the perspective of just one ice cream, it can even be said to be impeccable.

Whether it is in terms of taste or texture, if you go to the vanilla ice cream made by Sikong Yao alone, you can't find any flaws, the ingredients and dosage are very accurate, and the ingredients found in Tuscany are not low-grade products. The key to really suppressing the flavor is the flame of the wine.

Jean explained: "If you insist on saying that the key is vanilla ice cream, it is not entirely, in fact, it has a lot to do with red wine, no matter how you dilute red wine, it is the essence that has been precipitated for a long time, and ice cream, a food made in a short period of time, the degree of tightness of the taste is different, no matter how you dilute those red wines, the aroma of grape juice and wine will inhibit the taste of vanilla ice cream itself, no matter how to improve the taste of vanilla ice cream, this is inevitable." ”

Sikong Yao said with a slight embarrassment: "But if the flavor of vanilla ice cream is stronger than the taste of red wine, won't this problem be solved?" You must be able to do it, right? Is there any way to do it. ”

Jean looked embarrassed, frowned slightly, and said: "The truth is very difficult, first of all, the new and old of the two foods are not the same degree at all, no matter how much you try to enhance its taste, for a poisonous snake with several years of hunting experience, a young male lion has to avoid three points." ”

What Jean said was true, but Sikong Yao still said unrelentingly: "No matter how difficult it is, there will definitely be a way, right?" Ways to enhance the taste of vanilla ice cream. ”

Jean sighed and said, "Well, there is indeed such a method, but it is also very unpractical to say it. ”

Sikong Yao shook his head and said, "At least say it and take a look." ”

Jean nodded, compromised, "First of all, let's be clear about what exactly is the definition of vanilla. ”

Sikong Yao was silent for a moment, and the two were silent for a moment, and then Jean took the lead in breaking the deadlock and continued: "You know what? In fact, vanilla does not refer to a certain kind of grass, the formal definition is generally referred to as aromatic plants, is a group of plants with common attributes of medicinal plants and spice plants, of course, a small number of vanilla also have edible attributes, there are about 3,000 kinds of vanilla in the world, and lavender, rosemary, thyme, herb, lemongrass, mint, nine-story tower and so on are famous varieties. ”

Sikong Yao nodded, about the definition of vanilla, when I was at the Institute of the International Gastronomy Research Association, I knew some of it, as the main ingredient of herbs such as arugula, dandelion, tarragon, mugwort, etc., the young stems and leaves can be blanched directly with boiling water, and then mixed with salt, sugar, sesame oil, monosodium glutamate and other ingredients to eat, arugula, apple mint, etc. can also be made into salad raw food.

When used as an ingredient or seasoning, it is to add color and flavor to the dish. Basil, oregano, thyme, sage, rosemary, fennel, dill, etc. are commonly used in Western cuisine to add fragrance and remove fishiness to dishes, perilla with sashimi is commonly used in Japanese cuisine, traditional flower dishes such as rose shrimp, chrysanthemum hot pot, etc., lemongrass grilled fish is commonly used in Yunnan, egg soup is roasted with mint leaves, and beef is roasted with fragrant knotweed.

If you use herbs to make snacks, such as rose filling or perilla seeds, osmanthus sugar lotus, osmanthus soup, lotus leaf cake, mugwort leaf green group, western pastries baked with fense, rosemary, thyme, etc., from this point of view, the fact that flower plants can also be regarded as vanilla.

Jean continues: "In Italy, basil, rosemary and sage are indispensable ingredients in cooking, and it is common to add a few herbs to a dish to bring out the best in the food. ”

Vanilla is abundant in the Mediterranean coast, especially in Italy and Greece, and has been used in cooking since ancient times. In addition to eating, it is also commonly used in religious ceremonies and medical treatment. The use of vanilla can be said to be from ancient times to the present, people have been using vanilla for a long time in cooking, and the experience accumulated slowly makes people know what herbs should be used with different ingredients.

Jean continued: "Many people use vanilla for the taste of vanilla, but in fact it is not, the real usage, that is, the biggest effect of vanilla, is to release the umami of the food and make the whole dish more delicious. For example, before grilling meat, let the flavor of the herbs soak into the oil before frying the meat, or sprinkling the herbs and salt on the meat before roasting. Of course, there is no hard and fast rule about which herbs should be paired with which food, or how to cook the best, and it is a universal rule in the world of cooking to use different herbs with different dishes. ”

Sikong Yao nodded and said, "So you mean, change the vanilla?" ”

Jean shook his head lightly and said, "No, different herbs are suitable for different dishes in the field of cooking, but not in the field of desserts. ”

Sikong Yao was puzzled, "Why?" ”

Jean replied for Sikong Yao: "Have you noticed that although there are many types of vanilla, in fact, whether it is vanilla-flavored soda or vanilla-flavored dessert ice cream or something, they taste the same. ”

Sikong Yao pondered for a moment, and looked back to imagine what he had eaten, it seemed that this was really the case, all desserts labeled with vanilla flavor tasted the same, giving people the illusion that this was the taste of vanilla, which made people misunderstand that vanilla was a specific kind of grass.

Seeing how much Sikong Yao seemed to perceive, Jean nodded and said: "That's right, the reason why vanilla gives people a feeling of fixed taste is because of a wrong view that is passed on to people in the world of desserts, making them think that the taste of vanilla is like this, in fact, the real vanilla flavor is varied, rosemary and lavender are not the same, and the aroma of sage is much stronger, the kind of taste we are familiar with, the so-called 'vanilla flavor', is actually in the world of vanilla, a grass called vanilla." (To be continued.) )