Campania Tasting Menu Flashcards
Aperativi
What are the components?
- Corn Baba
- Corn Custard
- Honey Syrup
- Oyster
- Melon Granita
- Black Summer Truffle
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Corn Baba
a simple pastry or sponge cake made of egg, sugar, flour, yeast and milk
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Corn Custard
Corn from Samantha, juiced and slowly reduced to a thick custard – 100% corn
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Honey Syrup
baba is soaked in a mixture of honey, water, salt and preserved green strawberry liquid
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Oyster
Variety will change as the season does, but will predominantly be east coast main oysters (Royal River)
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Melon Granita
Made with local melons, gin, and lemon
Aperitivi
Allergens
- Gluten
- Dairy
- Shellfish
Aperativi
Inspiration
Baba is a typical pastry from Naples, usually eaten as a street food. It is a sponge cake that is soaked in a rum syrup and sometimes filled with a custard as well
Caprese
What are the components?
- Sungold Tomatoes
- Heirloom Tomatoes
- Burrata
- Tomato Water Gel
- Basil Oil
- Lemon Basil
Caprese
Sungold Tomatoes
Peeled and sliced in half
Caprese
Heirloom Tomatoes
Peeled, seeded and confit in olive oil
Caprese
Tomato Water Gel
The pulp of the tomatoes in turned into tomato water then into a gel
Caprese
Allergens
- Dairy
- Allium
Caprese
Inspiration
insalata di caprese is a famous dish that hails from its name – Capri – the island right across Napoli. Campania is best know for its production of fantastic tomatoes (san Marzano comes from here, As well as buffalo mozzarella.)
The first caprese salad is said to be assembled in the late 1920s at the island’s grand hotel quisisana, where a conference was held for an Italian poet and futurist who disparaged pasta and carb-rich complex foods. The chefs at the hotel made the caprese salad to represent simplicity and also have the patriotic colors of the Italian flag
Risotto allo Scoglio
What are the components?
- Confit/Pureed Peppers
- Seafood stock
- Seafood medley
- Lemon balm + chervil
Risotto allo Scoglio
Confit Pepper
Jimmy Nardellos Peppers confit in olive oil then pureed
Risotto allo Scoglio
Seafood Stock
Made from the bones of bass, as well as the shrimp shells and mussel liquid