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Green Fairy in the Biscotti?

Before eating at the market vendors outside of the Ferry Building, we stopped by Blue Bottle, inside, to get caffeinated. But the item that caught my eye wasn't the coffee (though it was good), but biscotti made with olive oil, sesame seeds, and absinthe from local distillery St. George Spirits. Absinthe in a cookie sounded weird for the sake of being weird, but when I tried it, it made total sense, just giving it a traditional anise flavor. The cookie itself was a little too soft and crumbly for me, but the idea behind it was creative and worked.

Posted on Thursday, July 1st, 2010 by Roxanne Webber in CHOW Tour: Innovation 1 Comment

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  • Absinthe in a cookie might sound "weird for the sake of being weird" if absinthe is relatively novel to you. But remember it's basically a concentrated extract of mixed spices (anise predominates; the other flavorings, and resulting flavor nuances, vary). When absinthe was originally popular, it was found uniquely useful in certain recipes (especially with shellfish), and cookbooks have featured...+READ

    Absinthe in a cookie might sound "weird for the sake of being weird" if absinthe is relatively novel to you. But remember it's basically a concentrated extract of mixed spices (anise predominates; the other flavorings, and resulting flavor nuances, vary). When absinthe was originally popular, it was found uniquely useful in certain recipes (especially with shellfish), and cookbooks have featured those recipes ever since, suggesting Pernod or other close relatives if absinthe itself was unavailable.-COLLAPSE