half and half

[God de Vader]

what is this? in my 20+ years in the industry i have never heard of half and half.......what is it?

i bet you its another US invention??

Nope. Brusselse aperitief: half Champagne en half witte wijn.
House drink in "Le Cirio": oud Brusselse taverne [art deco] naast de Beurs.
http://www.ebru.be/Cafes/CafCirio.html

"De Cirio laaft zijn klanten hier reeds sinds 1886, en heeft, vandaag althans, vele malen meer charme dan de Falstaff, zijn (min of meer) illustere overbuur aan de andere kant van het Beursgebouw. Hier kan men nog op zijn gemak van zijn half-en-half (een mengeling van witte wijn en Champagne/schuimwijn en een uitvinding van dit huis!) sippen, en zitten zowel oudjes als hun kleinkinderen gezellig naast en tussen mekaar te keuvelen."

[God de Vader]

no i dont think so i thgink it has something to do with a cream product or something like that......it goes in toghether with chocolate and loads of other stuff......

Must be another one then than this:

"The classic Cirio tipple is a "half and half" - a glass of Champagne and white wine together. It might sound sacrilegious to some, but I can assure you it is very pleasant. Also worth trying is the "Scotch" en fut (on tap). This is a version of the famous Scotch ale from Newcastle Breweries in the North of England that is specially exported to Belgium. Lovers of the original article have a surprise in store for them.

Incidentally, for the connoisseurs of such things, the gentlemen's toilets in the Cirio are especially fine".

[God de Vader]

hehe nice lah.....

anyway this whole thing came up because of my el bulli book and i wanted to see how these "hot" foams came out, just made a cepes mushroom and truffle cappucinno with a foam bottle, and now waiting to learn whats half and half then i can do the warm chocolate foam served with campari jelly and a grapefruit sherbet

BTW... the Bulli chef already came? Never saw anything on your newsletter.

[hongkonger]

half and half - for diary half milk, half cream

[God de Vader]

Hkger, where does this come from?

i mean in all my years in the kitchen ive never heard anyone quote "half and half" in a recipe

[beebs]

I think it's an American invention.

[sabi]

Agree - American - used to see it all the time.