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--- open_sauces:sweet_emergence [2013-12-12 18:04] – [Paan leaves] maja
+++ open_sauces:sweet_emergence [2013-12-13 09:21] (current) – alkan
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 ==== Smoked cheeses ====
-//We could not resist to serve the perhaps predictable, but nonetheless delicious pairing of smoke and cheese. We smoked some of the cheeses ourselves, while others we bought pre-smoked.//
+//We could not resist serving the perhaps predictable but nonetheless delicious pairing of smoke and cheese. We smoked some of the cheeses ourselves, while others we bought pre-smoked.//
   * hard cheese -- such as Comte
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 ==== Steamed smoked chestnuts ====
-//This is one of Maja's favourite childhood deserts, inspired by a traditional Balkan recipe. We adapted it to use smoked whiskey and steamed the chestnuts on rum, playing with the sweetness and the savouriness so unique to the seasonal chestnuts.//
+//This is one of Maja's favourite childhood desserts, inspired by a traditional Balkan recipe. We adapted it to use smoked whiskey and steamed the chestnuts on rum, playing with the sweetness and the savouriness so unique to the seasonal chestnuts.//
   * 1 kg chestnuts
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 ==== Smoked garlic tiramisu ====
-//We designed this recipe in 2006 for one of our workshops on flavour pairing. The way that smoke blended the different tastes together, without tasting smoky surprised us so much that we had to include it in this menu.//
+//We designed this recipe in 2006 for one of our workshops on flavour pairing. The way that smoke blended the different tastes together without tasting smoky surprised us so much that we had to include it in this menu.//
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 ==== Poached seasonal fruits ====
-//We wanted to make poached pears for this dish, but to our astonishment, it was impossible to find the kind of firm poaching pears that were widespread in the Benelux just a few years ago. So we resorted to another one of our favourite seasonal fruit: the tart and acidic quince.//
+//We wanted to make poached pears for this dish, but to our astonishment, it was impossible to find the kind of firm poaching pears that were widespread in the Benelux just a few years ago. So we resorted to another one of our favourite seasonal fruits: the tart and acidic quince.//
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 ==== A selection of smoked fudge and caramels ====
-//Soft, melting caramels are something that most of us take for granted, until we tasted the smoke in them. It played with our taste buds and made us smile. //
+//Soft, melting caramels are something that most of us take for granted, until we tasted the smoke in them. The sensation toyed with our taste buds and made us smile.//
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 ==== Whiskey & Cigars ====
-//With a wink to old men's clubs and secret societies, Pieter and Nik designed a cocktail smoked on a cigar, without making anyone suffer the pungent second hand smoke.//
+//With a wink to old men's clubs and secret societies, Pieter and Nik designed a cocktail smoked on a cigar, without making anyone suffer the pungent secondhand smoke.//
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 Break cherry branch into small 4--5 cm pieces. De-bark the sticks. Smoke with cigar leaves using the Smoking Gun for a few minutes. Pour all other ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake with smoked ice (see recipe above). Serve with smoked cherry 'stalk'.
 ==== Steamed coffee and green tea ====
-//Milky oolong is one of the most surprising teas we had in the last years. It is steamed on milk, giving the tea a sweet, almost caramelised aroma. Shincha with yuzu on the other hand is zesty and invigorating, so we served it just before the guests began to leave, giving them that little bit of energy they needed to get home.//
+//Milky oolong is one of the most surprising teas we've tasted in the last years. It is steamed on milk, giving the tea a sweet, almost caramelised aroma. Shincha with yuzu on the other hand is zesty and invigorating, so we served it just before the guests began to leave, giving them that little bit of energy they needed to get home.//