@grom: GW - ginger wine, right ??
OMG *spits not that discreetly*
Apparently Gingerazation is growing. These
vermaledeit rabbits try to entice all the world into gingerchompers.
You don't believe me, I guess. Now have a look at this: Could you imagine something more strange
? Ginger CHEESE !
"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Gelato...
So, there I was, starting out a batch of some insanely good dark chocolate gelato.
I had measured out the milk into the pan, added some sugar, and was about to scald the milk when I decided that this time I would make GINGER chocolate gelato. Brilliant!
Into the warming milk I grated about 1 teaspoon of fresh ginger, and brought the whole thing up to temperature. Stirring after a few minutes, this is what confronted me from the pan:
Yikes. Ok, so the ginger curdled the milk. I wonder what Google has to say about that... Turning up just a few hits where it is mentioned that adding "too much" fresh ginger to milk will make it curdle, I disappointingly also found many hits for ginger ice cream that call for the exact ingredients that I used with no warning about curdling. Ah, but then this link came up on the list, from cookingvillage: "fresh ginger contains an enzyme...". Ah-ha. And, oops.
Now, this is not your usual curdle, as in when making custard. In that case, you can usually just whir the mess in your blender and all will be well. Not here - I had actually created sweet ginger cheese."
And so on. Read the article
here
btw: googling for ginger cheese will show more depravity *walks off saying
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