Betel Nut Parfait with Tooth Grooves
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TypeDessert
Serves4 people
DateSeptember 11, 2026
Fresh-sour parfait with raspberry grooves, like a row of betel nuts with painful tooth marks.
A sharp, fresh parfait dessert with lime and cardamom, shaped as a row of round 'nuts' with deep raspberry coulis grooves, echoing the betel nut and worn teeth from the news. The sour-sweet contrast pulls your mouth tight, just like the topic.
Ingredients
- 400 ml whipping cream
- 4 egg yolks
- 100 g fine sugar
- 2 limes (juice and zest)
- 6 cardamom pods
- 200 g raspberries (fresh or frozen)
- 50 g powdered sugar
- 8 small meringues (store-bought)
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp water
Method
- Crush the cardamom pods and heat with the cream until just below boiling. Infuse for 10 minutes, then strain out the pods.
- Whisk the egg yolks with the sugar until foamy.
- Pour the warm cream over the yolks, whisking, and heat au bain-marie until the mixture thickens.
- Stir in lime juice and zest, let cool.
- Churn the mixture in an ice cream maker or freeze, stirring every 30 minutes until airy.
- Meanwhile, make the raspberry coulis: puree raspberries with powdered sugar, strain out seeds.
- Heat the coulis with cornstarch mixed with water until slightly thickened, let cool.
- Scoop 8 round parfait balls (2 per person) and arrange in a row on each plate.
- Use the back of a spoon to make deep grooves in each ball, carefully pour raspberry coulis into the grooves.
- Break the meringues in half and place at one end of the row as 'tooth roots'.
Serving notes
- Serve immediately to keep the parfait firm.
- Drizzle extra lime juice over the grooves for more sharpness.
- Garnish with extra lime zest for extra tension.