Archive for April, 2007
Rhubarb & Ginger Ice-cream?
While grocery shopping this evening I couldn’t resist trying a new product from Glastry Farm. Rhubarb and Ginger ice-cream. I’ve had rhubarb and ginger jam and quite enjoyed it. I’ve had stem ginger ice-cream and loved it. With that, I thought I’d give it a try.
“Unusual combination and Unusually Delicious”. Yep they got that half right. It was pretty unusual and possibly the most disgusting flavour of ice-cream I have ever tasted. However, I lived to tell the tale and actually finished the helping. Far too much ginger giving it a sickly sweet perfume taste and I can only assume that the pinkish colour must have been the rhubarb which was sadly absent from the flavour or maybe it was just smothered out of recognition by the ginger. The texture of the actual ice-cream was wonderful. On those grounds alone, I would risk another purchase, provided they stick to an edible flavour in future. It seems that so far, Rhubarb and Ginger is all they’ve managed since that was the one and only choice in the shop.
I think everybody should buy it just for the experience. I don’t see why I should suffer alone!
Dangerous Food
I have just almost put out my left eye while eating that dangerous stuff, spaghetti, Brit style. Under normal circumstances it’s perfectly harmless and safe enough to give to children. Brit Style is another matter. While I did not personally name this method of pasta consumption, I can see how those sarcastic Yanks may well be justified in attributing the style to these islands. Not only are we smart enough to eat it without the aid of a spoon (strictly for twirling) but where else would you find the vacuum power in a race, to simply sink their face in it and suck it off the plate. Only the stupidest bravest participate without the protection of goggles.
