Enlarge image A cup of pumpkin ice cream with chunks of frozen candy cap mushrooms. The candy cap variety is said to have the fragrance of maple syrup.
A cup of pumpkin ice cream with chunks of frozen candy cap mushrooms. The candy cap variety is said to have the fragrance of maple syrup.
Chefs at some of the most cutting edge restaurants in the country are incorporating vegetables into their desserts in ways that, at first glance, might not seem very dessert-y.
In fact, a recent article in the trade magazine Food Technology lists things like celery sorbet with celery salad, goat cheese mousse balls, macerated figs and balsamic vinegar at Del Posto in New York; sweet corn crme brule with popcorn shoots and candied bacon at Tilth in Seattle; and a candy cap mushroom ice cream sandwich at Americano Restaurant & Bar in San Francisco.
That made us here at The Salt wonder, is there any nutritional value in adding veggies to dessert?
Actually, the answer is yes.
Mary Ann Johnson, a nutrition professor at the University of Georgia and a spokesperson for the American Society for Nutrition, says the body is more able to process a group of vitamins found in vegetables called carotenoids when they're paired with a fat. "The fat helps the body absorb them," Johnson says.
It's the same reason why adding a little bit of butter or sour cream is to your potato is OK, or a little full-fat salad dressing is good for greens at least according to a recent small study.
Johnson also says these new kinds of desserts could help children develop a taste for vegetables, which will serve them well as they grow up unless of course the dessert is totally overpowered by the sugar and fat. As with everything, moderation is key.
But chefs are probably not making veggie desserts to boost our nutrition.
Karen Nachay, associate editor of Food Technology, says when restaurants base their menus on seasonal, farm-based goods, they often wind up with an abundance of one ingredient or another and have to find something to do with it.
"They have a lot of the produce, they have fun experimenting," Nachay says. "In turn you have a lot of these creative dishes being offered."
So, all you parents out there, consider swapping your cartons of chocolate and vanilla and replace them with mushroom ice cream and celery sorbet. We're sure your kids will thank you some day.
Recipes - How To Information eHow.com Recipes: Wondering whats for breakfast, lunch, or dinner? Need a side dish or appetizer to serve with your favorite recipe? Find healthy recipes, cooking tips and ... Spinach & Wild Mushroom Quiche The Raw Chef - Raw Food Recipes Spinach & Wild Mushroom Quiche raw food recipe, from Russell James, The Raw Chef The Cotswold food year: Baileys Ice cream Benson of Broadway. Quality catering across the Cotswolds and Midlands. We bring the restaurant to you. A chef in your home. Dinner party chef. Sandy's Kitchen: Chicken with Mushroom Cream Sauce This dish turned out way better than I expected it to. Who would have thought chicken broth and cream cheese would make a delicious sauce. It makes a nice elegant ... Food & Drink - How To Information eHow.com Food & Drink: Don't let that next party be a flop. Be the envy of your friends thanks to eHow's entertaining secrets sure to make that next affair a success. Food is ... Chef Jeff One byte at a time with Jeff Tiedeman Just about anyone who has experience with a Dutch oven will say that there is no going back to other types cooking vessels once youve tried this method. Cooking Mela - Pakistani Urdu Recipes Indian Recipes Chicken ... Pakistani and Indian Cooking Recipes, Pakistani Recipes, Indian Recipes, Chines Recipe, Thai Recipes, Soup Recipes, Beryani Recipe, BBQ Recipe, Cooking Videos Mochi ice cream Addictive and consuming - Jeroxie is a Melbourne ... I have an obsession with mochi. Once I discovered how easy to make mochi, which is also known as Daifuku, there is no stopping me. If you love store bought mochi, you ... Cream Of Mushroom Soup Recipe - Food.com - 393423 When the weather turns a little chilly, it is time for soup. I had this creamy soup on a Royal Caribbean Cruise so I bought their Royal Caribbean International ... Igloo Ice Cream Caf - Astoria - Astoria, NY (718) 726-7700 "Has the best Wraps and Smoothies in Astoria" I come here when I want a quick bite on my way to Citibank or Astoria Park. The staff are always ...
No comments:
Post a Comment