Cream

Crème

What it is

Cream is simply milk’s patience: leave it and the richness rises. Legend ties whipped cream to the château of Chantilly, where the maître d’hôtel Vatel staged feasts for Louis XIV — the name stuck to the cloud, and the cloud stuck to dessert.

In the kitchen

For whipping, everything must be cold — bowl, whisk, cream. In sauces, add it late and never quite boil it again.

Goes with

Potato Leek Button mushroom Strawberry Vanilla Coffee Chanterelle

Also used with

Absinthe Black locust flower Acacia honey Lactic acid Alexanders Allis shad

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