During our second attempt at molecular gastronomy we attempted to make chocolate noodles. However, we didn't want to make the amount on the recipe, and we wanted to try a couple different flavors, so some math was involved.
It's sad when an engineer needs a calculator.
We eventually figured out the math and moved on to the creation of some tasty noodles. Again we used agar agar as the key chemical. You heat up the agar agar in water, then add chocolate and melt that too. We made two varieties - one with Frangelico and one with rum.
After you have everything melted down, you suck up the mixture in a syringe, then squeeze it into a long plastic tube.
The tube then sits in an ice water both for a few minutes. Next you squeeze out the noodle! This was the tricky part - you have to wait long enough, and then squeeze air into the tube with the syringe.
It was well worth it - they were so tasty! We put them on pancakes. Total yum.
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