Day twenty six

Bergamot Orange

What is the flavor of Earl Grey Tea?

It is Friday today! The best day of the week. All as usual math, product knowledge and food safety. Good thing that there is no first year experience on Fridays.

I have to apologize, yesterday I mixed up what was in class for product knowledge with my homework (what suppose to be today). So, we learned about peaches, grapes and oranges and tried different fruits as well. Peaches are not in season, this is for sure. Donat peaches were ok, with smell and good taste, all others were absolutely unremarkable (probably because I am spoiled with Ontario peaches). Citrus fruits are great as usual.

Yes about citrus. Two interesting things I learned. First, everyone know Earl Grey Tea (at least heard about it), I always thought that it is flavoured with Bergamot pear. However bergamot is
not pear! It is orange. Second thing - when you buying oranges and you see green spots on the skin, this is not bad at all. It does not mean that orange is not ripe. This happened when oranges left on trees during warm summer month. In cold climate (relatively) oranges have very intensive orange color. In warmer climate oranges become orange first and if you keep them on the tree green spots will occur.

 This evening I am preparing chicken stock the way I was taught (the right way!). I can see that stock is much clearer then before and smells much better. So for tomorrow I am planning hot and sour shrimp soup (tom yam). Will share recipe but not in this blog, since the recipe is not from the CIA.