My friends came over for a final binge on some culinary delights before the end of 2013 and to welcome the arrival (very soon) of 2014. So, here's the pictorial...
The setting...
Foie gras in block served with tangerine and 3 different confits: red onions, tomatoes and ginger-apricots. Loved it with a glass of sweet bubbling Asti.
Tomato soup with a dollop of creme fraîche to lighten the taste buds after the heavy foie gras.
Pan-fried local fish (no idea what it is called because the fishmonger couldn't explain to me in English but it looks like a big Senangin, has a very nice firm texture and apparently its maw is highly priced in Chinese cooking (the dried maw costs RM20K a kilo!). Surprisingly, this fish took to searing extremely well on a hot pan and retained its firm texture though a bit bland in taste. The salad is blanched pea shoots in garlic oil on a pomegranate fish sauce made by distilling fish stock, red wine and fresh pomegranate juice.
Quiche Lorraine with a salad to lighten its tasting.
Star of the show: roasted stuffed goose with watercress salad, pea purée and its own cooking jus.
To end it all - carrot cake napped in chocolate ganache and decorated with toasted pine nuts and gold foil.
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