Aug 30, 2013

#12 Sweetness&Bitterness

Also this time, I have to write about how wonderful is travelling and discovering new things.
Me and Rav met a man in Bristol who was making welsh cakes, i.e. traditional snacks made from raising flour, sugar, egg, salted butter, sultanas, served hot dusted with caster sugar.



We tried this lovely, sweet cakes, though Rav was not sure because the quantity of the sugar used on them is not "healthy".

Once back to London we tried to make them on our own. The result was lovely! 

Rav made also a version  sugar-free, melting some dark chocolate and covering the top of the welsh cake. This solution is very good, but the dark chocolate is a strong flavour and you feel something is missing.



In my opinion, I found balance by the union of the two previous versions: dark chocolate on the top, caster sugar on the bottom. Yin&Yang, dark&light. Perfect combination and balance of flavor!

So the first lesson I learned is....

Be ready to try, copy, add, experiment!
 

Be aware of the possibilities, test different versions, combine them. 
You can't really taste the sweetness if you have never tried the bitterness. You can't really taste the bitterness without the sweetness. You can also give up both and eat plain, if you prefer. It's up to you.
You can change taste everyday or have a discipline and eat healthy.
Anyway...

 Love is not the topping. Love is the welsh cake.

Something so nice, that you saw somewhere, and you want to make again.

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