Last year at The Flemish Primitives, Dominique Persoone and Alex Atala made a combination of chocolate with Priprioca. Their presentation was aimed at combining typical ingredients from the Amazon with the chocolate expertise of Dominique.
Priprioca from the Amazon
Priprioca is a root from the Amazon with woody, earthy, patchouli notes
(source International journal for gastronomy and food science)
We analyzed the root and based on its flavor profile a selection of possible combinations is added;
Some of these combinations like the beetroot-mandarin-priprioca from chef Atala come clearly out of the Foodpairing tree;
Foodpairing Tree
(picture by DOM) you can find this combo in the latest edition (and first one) ofthe international journal of gastronomy and food science together with other pairings like lemon, banana.
