Zen infused fruits

[Daintanee]

Hi Peeps! I was sent a bottle of Zen Garden from a dear friend here at vu and his impression was it tasted like spaghetti. Every o.ce in a while I would sniff it and put it back. As I continued sniff ing I smelled basil. I got my nerve up and decided to look up some recipes and fruits that went well with basil.

http://www.ouichefnetwork.com/oui_chef/2010/07/basil-infused-fresh-fruit-salad.html

.75% FA Zen garden
.5% FA Vanilla Tahiti
.5% FA Strawberry
.5% FA Banana
.5% FA Kiwi
.5% FA Peach
.5% FA Lemon
.5% FA Orange
.5% FA Bilberry
.5% FA Raspberry

It's pretty tasty imho. It tastes like a sweet slightly creamy vanilla almond fruit mix with a sweet light herbiness.

As I read up on basil, I found some interesting information.

Basil: With hints of licorice and clove, basil is a versatile herb.

• It brightens almost any berry
• It plays well with citrus
• It's subtle enough to highlight sweet stone fruit such as apricots and peaches
• Works well with mint
• You can spice up a recipe with it along with some cinnamon or lemon.
• Not only can you use it with berries and citrus, but melons, mango, pineapple

Flavors that pair well together link
http://nouveauraw.com/raw-recipe-templates-and-development/flavor-prfiles-that-pair-well-in-recipes/

Ideas of use for Zen garden
http://www.onegreenplanet.org/vegan-food/foods-that-pair-well-with-basil/

I have not been brave enough to try it standalone, but I will next and tell you my thoughts.

 

[caddisfly]

Looks good, so I'll give it a try. Spaghetti sauce and fruit. Not surprising, as tomatoes are a fruit after all.

 

[lirruping]

I don't know what it says about where my mind is at, but the first thing I thought of when I read this was adding 0.5% acetyl pyrazine for a new cereal vape: Spaghetti Zen Crunch
(I don't even have Zen Garden, so... I'm just talking through my hat, as usual).