nipperknits

Jam Tasting Update

The Menu:

Tomato with Vanilla jam with rosemary crackers, triple cream brie, and Serrano ham. Tomato, basil, and mozzarella raviolis with plum tomato sauce. Rose Jelly with Indian rice pudding and homemade brownies.

Jenn's Impressions:

I was really excited to taste the Tomato with Vanilla jam. While it was good and interesting, it wasn't quite what I was expecting. I wanted a more "fresh tomato" flavor with a little vanilla. Instead it was a sort of nebulous sweet flavor. I'm assuming most of the tomato-y-ness was lost during the cooking process. Interesting, though, because it was mostly big chunks of tomato. So, good, but not great. The Serrano ham and brie were fantastic though.

The rose was interesting. Very pungent. In a good way - "pungent" makes it sound bad. Maybe I should say it was a strong rose smell. The taste was also very strong, but tasted *amazing* over the Indian rice pudding. Thanks, Norma, for that suggestion! It was good on the brownie, but Stephanie's brownies were too yummy by themselves to mess with much. There's a lot left (a little of this went a long way), so next I'm going to try it with some shortbread cookies. Or maybe just hit the Indian restaurant once a week for more pudding.

Stephanie's Impressions:

Tomato/vanilla: I approached this with a little trepidation because I really don't like sweetened tomato anything, but since it didn't really taste like tomato, that wasn't a problem. I liked it, but would have had a hard time pinning down the flavor. Actually, based on the color and consistency of the fruit pieces I would have guessed quince.

Rose: I actually loved the smell of it because I'm a sucker for a non-fake rose scent, especially with a hint of lemon, and if it had been a bath product, I would have lathered up right there at the table. The flavor was a bit strong on its own, but I thought a little stirred into the Indian rice pudding was really lovely.

Jelly Taste Sensations