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Molecular Gastronomy

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OCBuckWife

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Has anyone tried this? It's a special kind of "cooking" that makes flavored foams, "airs", gelatin like beads, etc. I just tried it for the first time using the spherification method. I made Bushmills Irish Whiskey "caviar."


It's floating in our beer now. When you drink it, the tiny spheres of alginate-skinned whiskey enter your mouth with the beer and when you press the liquid against your soft palate, the skin breaks and a tiny spurt of whiskey floods your mouth.

This isn't a great video but its exactly what we just did. THank you hubby for helping me get the whiskey to mix right!

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InhLM10L7HM]YouTube - Creating Rose Caviar[/ame]
 
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So I'm going to have to look into making these little whiskey balls. Sounds pretty awesome.
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I'm sure it's not hard to find but for pretty cheap I got a fairly large amount(1 lb ea) of the two components I needed off of Le Sanctuaire, a site out of SF. Calcium Chloride and Sodium Alginate, along with a couple plastic syringes.

Here's a link to the basic recipe I used, step by step.

Carrot Caviar - Instructables - DIY, How To, food, tech - Entry

And a youtube showing it happening.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDIsfQlS0aA&feature=user]YouTube - Maker Faire 2008: Carrot Caviar[/ame]
 
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There is a book on molecular gastronomy that has been on my amazon wishlist for a few years now.

This post (much to the chagrin of BuckeyeSoldier) will not be helping my obsessive book buying and reading habit
 
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There is a book on molecular gastronomy that has been on my amazon wishlist for a few years now.

This post (much to the chagrin of BuckeyeSoldier) will not be helping my obsessive book buying and reading habit
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Is it also on your registry? :wink:
 
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AgentCarmenVA;1173604; said:
There is a book on molecular gastronomy that has been on my amazon wishlist for a few years now.

This post (much to the chagrin of BuckeyeSoldier) will not be helping my obsessive book buying and reading habit
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ah ah ah, I have a free downloadable pdf you might like. LINK


I love trying new stuff, especially foodie stuff. FUN!
 
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Awesome. Thanks for the video (and the PM). I shall be celebrating the end of my finals/officially being a senior in college in five days with these little balls of love. Hopefully I can track down some sodium alginate and calcium chloride by then. :tongue2:

Did you use the same ratios as the guy in the video, just with whiskey instead of carrot juice?
 
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