If this year 2020 has been different in many aspects due to the pandemic that has not yet disappeared, we can say that there is something that has not changed: the desire to innovate. Bill Barcelona master pastry chef Christian Escribà knows very well what that is about and has just surprised with his new creation: the Pink Lady nougat. This delicious product wants to be the protagonist of these Christmas offering a unique and incomparable flavor given the raw materials with which it is made by the owner of the patisseries that bear his name in Barcelona. We will tell you more below!
A Christmas of another color
Few positive and joyful news will be able to remember in the future once this year so marked by the viral crisis. The one that still intends to prevent us from enjoying the most beautiful dates of each annual season. Nap Christmas it will be more sad than happy. For those who have left us, for what all of Spain (and the whole world) has lived through (and continues to live) and even because restricciones to avoid an increase in infections they will be there. We do not know what those days will be like but what is clear is that we will have to see the Christmas season in another color.
And since this year it is not convenient for those dates to be darker and black, better if we bet on the pink to cheer each other on, while we enjoy a good portion of Pink Lady nougat. This is the proposal of the «tartista» Christian Escribà, one of the best pastry chefs in Spain. The Barcelona player has decided to launch a Limited Edition of a product that is already attractive as soon as you see its color. But it not only stands out for this external aspect, but its content is also quite special. Do you want to know with what ingredients is this delight achieved?
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Unique apples that give it its name
Nougat there are more and more and all of them different, so this could not be an exception. Because the ingredient that gives it its name is a apple variety Very particular. It is grown in Lleida and in Girona. It offers a unique flavor that maestro Escribà has wanted to integrate into his Pink Lady nougat. The fruit used comes from small family farms in both aforementioned areas that follow a cultivation process sustainable financing model and local production. The result of this respect for the earth and the natural cycle that the apple tree follows, as well as the harvest in its optimal ripening point result in an exceptional delicacy.
That which has already been a raw material chosen by other great Spanish chefs and pastry chefs for their sweetest recipes. Precisely Scribe He already used it in one of his star dishes that just In appearance it emulates the apple itself. In the video below you can see how he manages to recreate the Pink Lady in an amazing way and from the kitchen. In general, this fruit with an incomparable sweet taste stands out for its aromatic richness, its uniformity and texture. Hence, the Barcelona pastry chef has made a fruit paste with natural juice from it.
Other ingredients of Pink Lady nougat
Along with that strip that is a bit transparent, the other is made up of a creamy truffle ganache cooked with cream and chocolate Ruby, which we already talked about in an article to present it. We remind you that this is a distinctive variety that comes from grains of the colored cocoa reddish color that gives its name to this fourth chocolate flavor. It is originally from Brazil, Ecuador and Ivory Coast. Its flavor is mild and its natural properties fit perfectly with the apple.
That is why it has also been chosen by the one who was recognized as Best pastry chef in Spain by the Royal Spanish Academy of Gastronomy. Already the last top layer of the Pink Lady nougat It is bathed in the same ruby chocolate to attract the public with that intense pink hue. Decorated with pearls filled with nuts, this is the icing on the Christmas cake that you can already find in the different stores that Christian Escribà has at various points in Barcelona. Its price is 9,90 € the unit of 175 grams. Live a Christmas painted in pink with this gourmet delicacy!
