The letters X, Y, and Z.
This is it. We're done.
I had to get creative with these because there aren't a lot of options at the end of the alphabet. I amalgamated the last three so we'd have more of a 'meal' to go with.
I had to get creative with these because there aren't a lot of options at the end of the alphabet. I amalgamated the last three so we'd have more of a 'meal' to go with.
Whether it's 'cheating' or 'being creative' we used several Chinese words for
food because they all start with X.
For starter, Xavier soup.
Xavier soup is a traditional Italian Catholic dish named after St. Francis Xavier made with
chicken broth and cheese and parsley dumplings.
chicken broth and cheese and parsley dumplings.
The dumpling recipe relies heavily on egg and cream to make them fluffy, but since we can't do either of those things (plus gluten free) I improvised from a GF pasta recipe I made last year.
Basic recipe is corn flour, potato flour, Xanthan gum (!), oil and water, but I substituted the water for almond milk (almond is Xingren in Chinese) and then added salt, pepper, nutmeg, daiya cheese and fresh parsley.
They were edible, but pretty dense to eat.
Basic recipe is corn flour, potato flour, Xanthan gum (!), oil and water, but I substituted the water for almond milk (almond is Xingren in Chinese) and then added salt, pepper, nutmeg, daiya cheese and fresh parsley.
They were edible, but pretty dense to eat.
Next was a salad made with Xigua (watermelon), Xia (shrimp), and
Xiangcai (Coriander/Cilantro/Chinese Parsley).
With that we had baked Zucchini Ziti made with Xun rou (bacon).
I shredded the Zucchini into the tomato sauce so that Toby would actually eat it... I forgot to save some for the top...
Everything was so good!
For me I made Xalapa punch to drink.
You start by heating black tea with orange peels and then cool and add red wine, rum, and brandy.
For me I made Xalapa punch to drink.
You start by heating black tea with orange peels and then cool and add red wine, rum, and brandy.
I wanted to have roasted Yams and Yucca, but of course couldn't find either at the time we did this. I'll try to keep looking for Yucca and post a pic later.
For dessert we had Yogurt with Xiangcao (vanilla), Xiangjiao (banana), and Xing (apricot)
I bought a vanilla bean and mixed it into the yogurt (goat yogurt) and then sprinkled some on top with coconut, which is a type of Xylocarp (fruit with hard woody outer layer).
We're done!!!
I'll post a summary of the journey and some hints for our next project shortly!
I'll post a summary of the journey and some hints for our next project shortly!
Happy Eating!!
