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Semifreddo

ChicagoRon

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I have had a semifreddo twice this week for dessert at pretty respectable San Francisco restaurants. I have always understood that the "semi" in the name referred to a state of half-frozenness.... but in both cases, the dessert was rock hard. Is that the way it is meant to be served?
 

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No. It should not be rock hard. It should be semi-frozen. All it is is a light custard, frozen in the freezer. Only it shouldn't freeze solid at all. A huge amount of air gets incorporated into the mixture when you add the meringue/whipped cream/whatever various things that particular recipe calls for, giving it a fluffy texture similar to a light ice cream. It should just melt away on your tongue.
 

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Originally Posted by kwilkinson
No. It should not be rock hard. It should be semi-frozen. All it is is a light custard, frozen in the freezer. Only it shouldn't freeze solid at all. A huge amount of air gets incorporated into the mixture when you add the meringue/whipped cream/whatever various things that particular recipe calls for, giving it a fluffy texture similar to a light ice cream. It should just melt away on your tongue.

+1
 

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Well... right before we got the semifreddo at Wayfare, I commented on how they had completely *********** pooch at Perbacco by giving me a rock-hard semifreddo .. then it was just as frozen at Wayfare, so I thought maybe I was wrong.

That said, the banana pudding and chocolate mousse at Wayfare rocked.
 

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It made me sad when they whacked him in the boat...
 

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Originally Posted by ChicagoRon
Well... right before we got the semifreddo at Wayfare, I commented on how they had completely *********** pooch at Perbacco by giving me a rock-hard semifreddo .. then it was just as frozen at Wayfare, so I thought maybe I was wrong.

That said, the banana pudding and chocolate mousse at Wayfare rocked.



Hah! I got the same rock hard Fig 2.0 semifreddo at Wayfare on Saturday. It was good after it softened, tasted like orgeat. I wish I got the TCHO mousse instead. How did you find the sweetness of the banana pudding? When I was there a few weeks ago, the pudding with the meringue on top were insanely sweet.
 

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Originally Posted by ChicagoRon
Well... right before we got the semifreddo at Wayfare, I commented on how they had completely *********** pooch at Perbacco by giving me a rock-hard semifreddo .. then it was just as frozen at Wayfare, so I thought maybe I was wrong.

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the texture is what makes it what it is, not just soft ice cream, the texture is a value to itself
 

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Originally Posted by globetrotter
the texture is what makes it what it is, not just soft ice cream, the texture is a value to itself
There is no texture when it is rock-hard.
 

globetrotter

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Originally Posted by ChicagoRon
There is no texture when it is rock-hard.

my point - not semifreddo without the texture
 

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Originally Posted by globetrotter
my point - not semifreddo without the texture

well, technically, it is, but it's a poorly made one.
 

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