A little early Autumn party around cheese fondue ! There is a special guest, here is :
宿儺かぼちゃ suguna kabocha. , from Gifu Prefecture. This monster makes about 3 kg. Inside, it’s kabocha pumpkin, a potimarron and it does taste very chestnutty.
We are far away from the fondue savoyarde with mountain cheeses. Today : pumpkin, red wine and… processed cheese.
The result is incredibly yummy…
Dip in bread. Or toasted bread.
Or veggies.
That’s the compil’ or pre-chewed goodies.
The first photo is okara hamburg’ (recipe here).
pattzukis (azuki bean patties, several posts)
Sato imo mochi (yam patties, same recipe as Taiwanese “carrot cakes”, with tutorial)
falafeves (ta’amiya, Egyptian falafel)
Shan “yellow tofu” with chana dals
Quick and easy, very tasty.
With muesli of course..
Savory : simple roesti and egg.
Sweet : muesli.
To go quicker, I passed the wet oat 1 minute in micro-wave. Beside apple, I added frozen raspberries that thawed while I ate the rest. On top, almonds, cocoa mass, cinnamon, and yogurt.
Enriched Birchermüesli, with mikan orange, aloe vera… and a ginger zinger. Don’t go to imagine that I eat breakfast like what people call breakfast or that I need to heal for something. It’s for my 12 noon, and I really like this.
Müesli sounds like mou (soft, squashy, sluggish in French) and that’s what it means in Swiss dialect.
Surprisingly there is nothing “mou” in most dishes/products presented as muesli over the world. Usually it’s granola, which is a different animal.
Of course granola can be great, for instance the Garden’s Kitchen home-made granola “Mama’s muesli”. It looks deliciously sweet and crispy. Too tempting. I’d empty the jar in one sitting. What did I type “sitting” ? Standing bare feet in the night in front of the cupboard, like a thief or a mouse. You got it, I can’t stock granola.
All that just to say, it’s not “mou“.
That’s my muesli mou. And some days, I want to eat “mou”
The Dr Bircher was living over 100 years ago, when TB was a common occurrence they couldn’t cure. They hoped affected people would heal… His work was about making patients get stronger by active outdoor life in mountains and diets rich in raw fruits. Obvious for us, but that was very innovative in his time.
If that interests you, also see the Budwig cream (click here).
Not sure I believe in the claimed health effects, but that’s surely better than having a few fast-food donuts…
Traditional Birchermüesli :
2 hours (or the night) before :
1 tbs of oatmeal + 3 tbs of cold water
(ok, that was 2 tbs…)
1 grated apple
1 ts lemon juice
Sudachi lemon.
After 2 hours :
The muesli is very creamy and it has turned the water into oat milk.
When serving :
1 ts condensed milk
That’s yogurt. I let it age and eat it well fermented, 2 weeks after sell-by date. I didn’t add sugar as there are many sweet fruits.
1 ts ground hazelnuts or almonds
Crushed walnuts. And the topping almonds.
Adding more fruits is optional. I I arranged it at my taste with the supply I had :
Raisin and goji berries.
Fresh fruits are optional. Aloe is not a fruit, but I like it.
Cut in cubes. I sprinkled a little Okinawan kurozato (black sugar) :
Final touch : toasted almonds and a few pinches of powdered ginger. Mmmmmm….
GOURMANDE in OSAKA 