Sipping a cup of simple, icy mango Granita by the sunlit pool or enjoying the deliciousness of a chocolate brownie makes a harsh tropical summer more pleasant. Blow away the heat with the five cool drinks and desserts below to make your summer more colourful and vibrant.
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This is a cool summer drink for which the main ingredient is a yellow mango that gets blended with ice and lime. The special feature is the panacotta at the bottom, which perfectly harmonises the dense flavour with the pleasant tart of lemon, and the sweet aroma of a Thai mango to create the irresistible flavour of this dessert.
Preparation
- Kit: glass or cup, mango blended with ice, small tray, bar spoon, blender,
- Ingredients: ripe mangos, limes, sugar, mint leaves, panacotta, dry ice.
Instructions
Place 300g ice, pieces of a ripe mango, lime juice and sugar into a blender, stir for three minutes. Then, use the bar spoon to pour the mixture into glasses filled to one third with panacotta, decorate the drink with ½ lime and small slices of ripe mango. Finally put all the Granite glasses on a tray and add dry ice for a special finishing touch.
♦ Adam’s apple
Preparation
- Kit: cocktail shaker, high rock glass, vent cap, wooden chopping board
- Ingredients: apple juice, soda water, cinnamon, honey, rosemary leaves.
Instructions
Add all the ingredients in a shaker and shake it steadily then pour the cocktail into a rock glass, decorate with a slice of apple, cinnamon and rosemary leaves. Inspired by the Garden of Eden – when this two-for-one cocktail is served at the table mysterious smoke rising from the glass will increase the curiosity of the couple ordering the drink. While the acidic Adam has the aroma of rosemary leaves making for an unforgettable experience from the first sip, the romantic sweet pink Eve has a lychee flavour that awakens the taste buds of even the pickiest lady.
♦ Eve’s rose
Preparation:
- Kit: glasses or cups, spoon bar, shaker
- Ingredients: fresh limes, sugar, mint leaves, lychee juice, dry ice.
Instructions
Add all the ingredients in a shaker and shake it steadily then pour the cocktail into a rock glass, decorate with rosemary leaves and dry ice.
Mango sticky rice is a unique, delicious and delicate dish of Thailand. This dish is on the menu of every Thai restaurant and available at street food stalls in Thailand’s markets. The aroma of sticky rice with the fat of the coconut milk and the sweetness of tropical fruit create a special attraction. This classic deserves to be the top dessert of the country of the Golden Pagoda.
Preparation
250 grams of glutinous rice, 400ml of coconut milk, 2 to 3 ripe mangos, 130 grams of sugar, 1 tablespoon of corn starch, toasted sesame seeds and a little white salt
Instructions
Soak glutinous rice in cold water overnight then wash the rice thoroughly and drain it. Place the steamer on the stove and boil the water, then add the sticky rice.
Note:
It is recommended to place a large fabric towel in the steamebefore adding the sticky rice. It helps the rice stay in the steamer, and when the rice is cooked, it is also easier to remove.
Pour the remaining 250 ml of coconut milk in a small saucepan with 50 grams of sugar and add little white salt, put it on the stove and stir the sugar so that it dissolves. Mix the corn starch with a little water and then pour slowly into the pot of coconut milk. Stirlightly until coconut milk boils, the sugar dissolves and the corn starch is cooked. Peel the mangos, cut two halves of the mangos into small slices, but try to retain the shape of mango half. Finally, place the sticky rice onto the thin plate, then sprinkle coconut milk on the top, add a little toasted sesame, place mango slices next to the sticky rice. Thai mango sticky rice should be eaten when it is hot to enjoy their full flavour of the dish.
Toast with coconut ice-cream is a dessert derived from Shibuya – Tokyo – Japan but experienced a strong trend in the Thai food community when it was adopted in Bangkok. The greasy toast with butter flavour combined with the special aroma of coconut cream will surely charm any sweet foodie.
Preparation
- Kit: plate, oven
- Ingredients: bread, French butter, honey, syrup, ice cream, dried coconut, fresh cream.
Instructions
Coat the toast with butter and honey then put the bread into the oven, toast until it is hot then place it on a plate. Then place a scoop of ice-cream next to the toast and add some cream, sprinkle with coconut flakes and enjoy.
One of the most famous desserts of Italy is a brownie with many different creams like vanilla, chocolate or strawberry. The sweet, soft and warm flavour of a chocolate brownie combined with cool cream makes for a great summer experience.
Preparation
- Kit: plate, oven
- Ingredients: brownie mix, ice-cream, chocolate sauce, fresh cream.
Instructions
Bake the brownie mix until it is hot enough, put it on the plate and then sprinkle the hot chocolate sauce on the cake, place a scoop of ice-cream next to the cake, finally place some fresh cream on the cake.
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