Pear Ice Cream | Caramel-Poached Seckel Pear | Caramelized Almond Genoa Bread | Chocolate Veil

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Preparation info
  • Yield:

    10

    Servings
    • Difficulty

      Complex

Appears in
The Elements of Dessert

By Francisco Migoya

Published 2012

  • About
Why These Flavors Work

This is another classic flavor combination: pear, almond, and chocolate. The pear contributes floral notes, enhanced by the nuttiness of the almond bread, which also has Maillard notes. Chocolate binds these two flavors together. They are all distinct flavors that harmonize well without overpowering each other. The chocolate is the frontal flavor, while the pear is a semifrontal flavor. The almond is a background flavor, as are