But what the...? Yes, it is a drop and it is eaten
In April, waters thousand, says the saying. What we did not know until now is that these waters could also be edible. But, of course, in New York , everything is possible. Last weekend Smorgasburg kicked off its 2016 season, and with it came new foods. New queues. New hype. To situate ourselves, from here came the famous ramen burger , for instance. And just started the season, we already have a king: the Raindrop Cake (or raindrop cake).
As poetic as ethereal
WHAT IS IT?
It is an adaptation of the traditional Japanese dessert that also went viral in 2014, the Mizu Shingen Mochi . Your Creator, Darren Wong , saw it and wondered why nobody had done it until now in the US, the country of gastronomic hybrids (a.k.a. dirty). Wong, a publicist by day, then decided to spend his nights discovering how this drop-of-water dessert was made, testing all sorts of ingredients. "The complicated thing was to maintain its shape, and to preserve the aquatic texture," he explained this week after the success.
Darren Wong, the gout scholar
The solution was found in the mixture of water from natural sources and agar powder (a vegan jelly) . Eureka! But then the real problem appeared: how to transport such a fragile plate? Wong can do between 50 and 100 Raindrop Cakes in his kitchen in about four hours and then he has to pack each one individually in special boxes that prevent them from moving so that they arrive intact at the point of sale. For now it is only available in the markets of Smorgasburg at Williamsburg and Prospect Park , but Wong hopes to expand distribution soon.
Agar powder as main ingredient
WHAT DOES IT TASTE LIKE?
Like the raindrops that taste little, wong , the son of a confectioner, serves the dessert accompanied by brown sugar syrup and kinako (toasted soy flour) that enhance the taste of the water. Anyway, the important thing is not the flavor, nor the nutrients, he says, what we are talking about here is textures . And no, they are not gelatinous textures.
No, its texture is not gelatinous
HOW MUCH?
The price in Smorgasburg is 8 dollars . Nothing if you think you eat the dessert of the season. What it will cost you will be time, because the queues that are expected from now on will be epic.
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
Yes, say it, because you are not the first to think about it: it looks like a silicone breast implant. That is, a boob. Yes, as is. And maybe that's why it's so successful . Although if you ask the creator about him, he prefers to insist on the raindrop. “It reminds me of the scene in Bugs when they drink drops of water that fall from the leaves” , he says. And he goes further: the Raindrop Cake is like a spring storm. “ It is an experience of revival, renewal and clarity ”.
What does it look like?
in a strange way Light, vegan, no calories. He is an instant king . Because instantly you must eat it. Therefore, he is not the king of Instagram. But a dessert for the new generations. "It's a dessert for Snapchat" says Wong. "You have to enjoy it in the moment." And, run, because the moment passes quickly, like a drop of rain.
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