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dessert. It is no coincidence that those who typically choose
this type will favor the version of the candied fruit dipped
in tempered chocolate, a choice which, on the other hand,
could be questioned by those who follow any diet.
What if the perfect dessert to associate with the smoke was
simple, anachronistic, and at times childish? Slice of toast,
but not that soft bread in its entirety. We are talking about
that bread with a thick crust and expertly blunted crumb.
Spread butter, sugar, and pears cooked with spiced water
and honey, soaked in rum and cinnamon. The bite, due to
the crust, triggers tenacious chewing. The crunchy sugar
is in a slight squeal between the teeth. What follows is an
increase in salivation. The soft, succulent pear dripping with
cooking juices, will cleanse the palate from the excess of
the remaining bread and will have the effect that most hoped
for in choosing the proper dessert: keeping the mouth
moist, essential between a puff and a bite to the sweet, a
concept of principle to be able to enjoy, as long as possible,
the parallelism of the two pleasures.
However, leave me room for advice. The importance of water
in these situations stands as a great friend of our palate,
as described in previous articles. Its cleaning action, even
more, effective if fresh and effervescent, will make the battlefield
free from obstacles and harshness. It will also allow
you to be amazed by organoleptic details, making the approach
to new bites more intuitive, perhaps the one in which
the spice is most concentrated.
The tactile, gustatory, and olfactory sensations in the
unanimous awareness of the experience enjoyed will
seal the success of having decided to eat a dessert while
smoking. Only the fitness conscience, or your wife or
husband, can ensure that this masterful work of everyday
life does not happen.
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