Saturday, January 27, 2007

SIGNATURE DISHES

Punch comes from the Hindi word pA.ncha ("five"), in reference to the five types of ingredient:
  1. Strong: rum
  2. Weak: water
  3. Sweet: sugar
  4. Sour: lime juice
  5. Bitter: Angostura

Classic Rum Punch


  • one third ounce lime juice; six ounces* orange/pineapple juice
  • two-thirds ounce sugar syrup
  • two ounces rum
  • two and one-third ounces water
  • five drops Angostura

*optional

Serve on ice, dust with nutmeg.

Pouding Jolicoeur avec Creme Boulevardier

A steamed pudding made with bananas, coconut, cassava, and nutmeg, served with an orange-rum sauce.

The exact recipe is 'restricted information'.