opine , you have an edible plant and a famous chef is going to work with it , is n’t that nice advertising ? !
It happen to René Knijn ( Head of Sales of Hem Genetics ) with the Tagetes “ Dropshot ” , which now provides the Michelin star desserts of Gerard Wollerich of restaurant ‘ Wollerich ’ in the Netherlands with an redundant flavor dimension .
“ We oftentimes use other herbs in the kitchen of course of instruction , primarily the more traditional change such as tarragon , laos , laurel or basil , ” Gerard says . “ René , a brother - in - law of mine , get by once with this liquorice plant in the back of his car . He let me taste it and that was indeed a surprising experience ” .
“ A Captain James Cook wants to surprise his Edgar Albert Guest with scents and flavor , which is clearly possible with a industrial plant like this ” , he go forward . “ First René give me a somewhat older works which did have that remarkable taste , but I was more or less ‘ chewing ’ on a subdivision . However , the next meter he have me taste a somewhat vernal plant and that really made horse sense . So I recount my boys ‘ Ca n’t we make a prissy dessert dressing out of this ? ’ . And so they did and I think we have some really cool combination on the menu right now . ”
Beside being possessor ánd chef in his ownrestaurant , which has been awarded a Michelin star for almost 30 eld already , Gerard is also chairman of an connection of in total 45 óther Michelin star restaurants . With all this experience in the udder , Gerard has explicate a knifelike nozzle for Modern developments in the gastronomic kitchen .
The Tagetes “ Dropshot ” belongs to the marigold family ( Tagetes filifolia ) and with its licorice / anise plant - like gustatory perception it is very worthy as an “ edible ornamental ” in mixed sens with other herbaceous plant and blossom .
Hem Geneticsspecializes primarily in potentiometer and bedding plant , but also has a minor reach of herb , including gnome over-embellished - leaved Basil ‘ Purple Ball ’ , a stinker balm with a tangerine tree scent ‘ Mandarina ’ , a fragrant thyme with a hint of citrus / orangish ‘ Orangelo ’ and a number of heart - shaped terrace Lycopersicon esculentum .
For more information : HemGeneticshemgenetics.nl
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