ALL OUT DESSERT ASSAULT. Need suggestions for palate cleansers.

[MattGuterres]

I'm catering an event and it's pretty much ALL DESSERT.

I don't want peoples palates to get burnt out.

What are some ideas of a palate cleansing feature that we could serve as a reprieve from all the sugar?

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Ice Cream, Donuts, Chocolate, Pastries, Macarons, Milkshake.

[FrankJBN]

Ice Cream, Donuts, Chocolate, Pastries, Macarons, Milkshake

I see no point in palate cleansing between these dishes. Serve some water and coffee/tea.

[BeeZee]

Little cherry/grape tomatoes in vodka, speared with toothpicks.

[laethia]

Different sorbets would be good - lemon, lime, with some mint

[laethia]

And this might be a little unorthodox, but gin infused celery a la modernist cuisine would be awesome. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/18/din...

[MattGuterres]

Great article!

I love the high pressured gas infusion stuff.

I'm thinking about doing some agar or gelatin gels as palate cleansers. Some flavour ideas:
-celery & salt
-tart green apple
-fennel
-wild chamomile & peach
-parsley & lime
-watermelon
-spicy ginger (made with cayenne for kick)

I have only experimented with agar 3 times doing a simple kanten jelly. Does anyone know of sources of information that might have a technique/guide/recipe for making these kind of jellies?

[MattGuterres]

Yes absolutely, sorbets would be great. Only problem is we've got a crew coming and makign some really wonderful ice cream and I don't want to step on anyones toes with a competing dish

[laethia]

shaveice with homemade syrup?

[MattGuterres]

I'd rather stay away from syrups and sugary things but thanks

[MattGuterres]

Some ideas I've had so far:

-Cheese plate (Though that might be too rich. Something light and refreshing might be more what's called for here)

-Palate cleansing chinese tea (could do some palate cleansing agar agar jells?)

-Just some simple fruits