Bacon and Chocolate
Bacon, due to its intense saltiness works in the traditional way to
heighten the savoury side of the flavour palate. Placko likes to pair it with
dark chocolate for cookies and cupcakes. Candied or chocolate-dipped cooked
bacon works for him too. The food pairing tree on the site shows that pork
loin, Gruyere cheese and Buffalo Mozzarella work too. If you really want to
branch out to the trippy ends of the tree, try cranberries, peanuts or
hazelnuts. Think cranberry, hazelnut muffins with bacon crumble topping.
Oysters and Fruit
Oysters with their briny flavour of the sea go well with guava or kumquat peel but Placko likes them with passion fruit. There is no easily explainable reason why these pairings work – it’s all science, palate, trust and experimentation. Once you have identified a combo that is enhanced by being together, push it a little further and see where you end up. A metaphor for life, really.
Oysters with their briny flavour of the sea go well with guava or kumquat peel but Placko likes them with passion fruit. There is no easily explainable reason why these pairings work – it’s all science, palate, trust and experimentation. Once you have identified a combo that is enhanced by being together, push it a little further and see where you end up. A metaphor for life, really.
Cauliflower and White Chocolate
You could pair cauliflower puree with sea salt and truffle oil for any old Tuesday night. But, braver cooks stretch to include white chocolate. Perhaps a drizzle on top to begin, then shaved in, if you like it. Graduate to chunks later.
You could pair cauliflower puree with sea salt and truffle oil for any old Tuesday night. But, braver cooks stretch to include white chocolate. Perhaps a drizzle on top to begin, then shaved in, if you like it. Graduate to chunks later.
Salty and Sweet
These flavours are the yin and yang of your taste buds. Peanut butter and jelly, chocolate and popcorn … dehydrated black olive with dried pineapple. Don’t knock it till you try it. Perhaps minced and on top of chicken? Maybe in a trail mix? The possibilities are endless when you embrace the concept.
These flavours are the yin and yang of your taste buds. Peanut butter and jelly, chocolate and popcorn … dehydrated black olive with dried pineapple. Don’t knock it till you try it. Perhaps minced and on top of chicken? Maybe in a trail mix? The possibilities are endless when you embrace the concept.
Coffee and Soy Sauce
The things that go with coffee would surprise you; it’s not just for croissants anymore. Try a coffee and soy sauce combo for an intense and colour inducing glaze on chicken wings. Cook wings first either baked or steamed, mix together coffee and soy then use a pastry brush to paint on before barbecuing. Try it next with ribs.
The things that go with coffee would surprise you; it’s not just for croissants anymore. Try a coffee and soy sauce combo for an intense and colour inducing glaze on chicken wings. Cook wings first either baked or steamed, mix together coffee and soy then use a pastry brush to paint on before barbecuing. Try it next with ribs.
Strawberries and Herbs
Strawberries and mint make summer sense, right? What about strawberries with chopped basil? Just as yummy but with a little surprise burst of flavour. Think a balsamic glaze might set it off? What about blueberries? They go with blue cheese, I wonder what would happen if they were pureed together and frozen into a granita.
Strawberries and mint make summer sense, right? What about strawberries with chopped basil? Just as yummy but with a little surprise burst of flavour. Think a balsamic glaze might set it off? What about blueberries? They go with blue cheese, I wonder what would happen if they were pureed together and frozen into a granita.
Orange and Butter
The combination only sounds strange until you think of how yummy that creamsicle was. And, suddenly, something about the creamy smoothness of melted butter drizzled over juicy, tart orange sections begins to make sense. As an accompaniment to grilled fish, perhaps? Or as a dessert with toasted pistachios and a cheese platter.
The combination only sounds strange until you think of how yummy that creamsicle was. And, suddenly, something about the creamy smoothness of melted butter drizzled over juicy, tart orange sections begins to make sense. As an accompaniment to grilled fish, perhaps? Or as a dessert with toasted pistachios and a cheese platter.
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