If someone asked me that about today's feature, I'd probably say, "a dark, organic-looking roll". I would also never imagine a pudding looking like this... a most non-pudding-looking pudding, given where I come from.
At least, that's better than the response we got when we asked some locals in Glasgow what black pudding looked like - they gave each other a look and burst out laughing, then said we'd just have to order to find out. Well, so we did:
In hindsight, I guess the reply that flashed through their minds was that it looked like p**p.
Anyway, I'm not talking about black pudding today, but something that looks relatively less organic, and much more appetising - charcoal pumpkin croissant. This is from the same bakery as the matcha croissant - La Patis @ Siam Paragon, Bangkok.
At least this clearly looks like pastry... and has an unmistakable crispy and flaky texture. But well, I couldn't help but make the association.
It was a high-quality savoury butter croissant with charcoal mixed into the pastry dough, and pockets of pumpkin (paste?) inside, between the pastry layers... as can be seen in the small yellowish spots in this cross section.
Well, it was a marvelous experience. In terms of basics, it had the perfect combination of salt and butter... from the strong butter fragrance, and their marketing on their website, I'm quite certain they only used butter... and lots of it!
Next, the charcoal and pumpkin combination was very interesting indeed! It was a mixture of slight charred taste with sweet buttery pumpkin. Not only did the buttery pumpkin blend very nicely with the buttery croissant pastry, but the overall effect also made me think of hearty grilled pumpkin.
Finally, I was also impressed by the texture. Besides the standard high-quality crispiness and flakiness of the pastry, the bits of charcoal, though fine, were large enough to be noticed in the bite. It was like eating *very* fine and chewable sand, or very crisp and crunchy poppy seeds. A very interesting mastication experience indeed, one that I've only come across before in sesame sand - the black sesame filling typically used in glutinous rice balls.
In short, this was a wonderfully novel and high-quality gourmet experience for me! Definitely recommended if you happen to be in Bangkok.
At least, that's better than the response we got when we asked some locals in Glasgow what black pudding looked like - they gave each other a look and burst out laughing, then said we'd just have to order to find out. Well, so we did:
Anyway, I'm not talking about black pudding today, but something that looks relatively less organic, and much more appetising - charcoal pumpkin croissant. This is from the same bakery as the matcha croissant - La Patis @ Siam Paragon, Bangkok.
At least this clearly looks like pastry... and has an unmistakable crispy and flaky texture. But well, I couldn't help but make the association.
Next, the charcoal and pumpkin combination was very interesting indeed! It was a mixture of slight charred taste with sweet buttery pumpkin. Not only did the buttery pumpkin blend very nicely with the buttery croissant pastry, but the overall effect also made me think of hearty grilled pumpkin.
Finally, I was also impressed by the texture. Besides the standard high-quality crispiness and flakiness of the pastry, the bits of charcoal, though fine, were large enough to be noticed in the bite. It was like eating *very* fine and chewable sand, or very crisp and crunchy poppy seeds. A very interesting mastication experience indeed, one that I've only come across before in sesame sand - the black sesame filling typically used in glutinous rice balls.
In short, this was a wonderfully novel and high-quality gourmet experience for me! Definitely recommended if you happen to be in Bangkok.
If you haven't lived in Ireland or Scotland, black pudding and blood sausages might be highly unusual. (Although there are some dark Chinese sausages from Hong Kong that look that way too, like the cured duck/goose liver sausages.) If you found this interesting, you can explore more exceptionally unusual food and drinks here!
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