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Strawberry Mascarpone Cream Tart. SO GOOD.
Sexy. Gorgeous. Creamy. Is it beckoning you to devour it whole? One bite will imbue a fleeting aura of the Mona Lisa smile. And although it can only offer ephemeral pleasure, you will savour each lick, bite and tiny crumb of that Strawberry Mascarpone Cream Tart. Oh yes you will, because simply put, it is perfection in a tart. Truly, it is food at its porniest zenith. Hehe. (Eh, accusations? ;-) Deriving sadistic pleasure from subjecting my lovely readers to weekly servings of food porn? Pish, but is it ever about food?)
The juiciest, freshest, sweetest strawberry covered in a glistening-red fruit glaze. A whole berry, quartered and mounded into a dome to hide a creamy, thick yet light filling made with vanilla essence, whipped cream, mascarpone and sugar. Mascarpone is a rich, fresh, soft white cheese with a texture similar to stiff whipped cream. This truly awesome filling has an understated sweetness - not cloyingly sweet. Mmm. Sweetened shredded coconut is pressed into the bottom sides of that strawberry mound. Oh, and let's not forget to mention what's holding the filling and strawberry - a buttery, flaky pastry cup of love. Behold, ambrosia. Go, take a minute.
And because we here at the fruityoaty farm strive for >:) 6% educational content, here are 6 fun facts about the glorious strawberry, unearthed in our 6 Google digs:
- In medieval times, strawberries were served at important functions to bring peace and prosperity.
- Folklore states that if you split a mutant double strawberry in half and share it with someone, you'll soon fall in love with each other.
- In France, strawberries were thought to be an aphrodisiac. Horny newlyweds would have a special breakfast of strawberry soup.
- According to Greek legend, when Adonis died, Venus the Goddess of Love wept uncontrollably. The tears rolled down her cheek and dropped to the earth turning into heart-shaped strawberries.
- The strawberry is not classified by botanists as a true berry. True berries have seeds inside whereas a strawberry has seeds on the outside. Each seed is actually considered a separate fruit. The strawberry is member of the rose family.
- Respondents to an American national survey labeled a strawberry lover as health conscious, happy, fun-loving, outgoing, intelligent, smart, nice, pleasant or normal. Non-strawberry lovers, on the other hand, were described as sour, unhappy, weird, strange and boring.
I swear, that kiss... those lips... tasted like strawberries. Well, that's what my fruitylicious memories tell me. Yes, just like juicy, juicy strawberries.
Au revoir,
Massa P aka "fruity booty"
OMG I love that strawberry... I've made a mental note to go to the strawberry fields in Benguet...
:-| I'm hungry y'alllllllllllllllllllllllllllll. :-|
Those strawberry treats look so great. They make my mouth water just looking at them. I love strawberries. I would love to have some recipes like those. Those are sooooo tempting!
Megan
This really is food porn. Even the secret word was food. Oh god, why are you doing this to me????? Now I want a strawberry cheesecake!
A taste of such will be heaven.
I stopped reading and just stared at that delightful pic. Yum. Gah.
Wow, that is one yummy treat yes yes!
How delicious that looks. I want a recipe. Well, I'd never actually make it but still.
You are just evil, plain and simple; you are EVIL. LMAO. Those strawberries look divine, although I'm not much of a fan of mascarpone. Yum-o anyway! ^^
Seriously though, stop with the food already! XD
I am finishing my blogsite for full operation that's why I haven't been around storming blogs with comments lately. I have a new site, but I haven't linked it yet from MyBlogLog and Technorati. I'll keep you posted. Anyhow, your "food" porn is great haha! I love it... With this kind of porn, I wont get AIDS... I'll get diabetes!
I just have one question: "Do I have to wear condoms in my tongue when I eat that tempting concoction?" :-D
Greetings from a fellow sweet tooth!
Ang Sarap Grabe!
I remembered what my classmate had said to me. He said that he won't eat strawberries anymore because he saw on TV a microscopic image of a strawberry and it was so yucky. LOL.
Cool. So we should start calling strawberry as "strawrose". LOL.
You have a picture of something insanely tasty in every entry. Why do u do this to me??? LOL, that looks so good I feel like licking my screen in hopes that some of the taste will reach me. And those tidbits are interesting.
Wow, it looks so beautiful. Makes me not feel like eating them, but to just look at them haha... I don't really like strawberries though. I don't know why either coz a lot of people do. I am weird.
Food for the mouth, food for thought - this is great, at least you know what you're eating not just by name or even scientific name only. You know its history, the passion behind it... hmmm yum, yum, yum! Delicioso! (Hola! Massa P) :-D
Like the food pixs!
Wow, it's amazing how I got hungry by just looking at the pictures, and not even reading a line of text!
Omg that looks so good... now I'm hungry!
That looks absolutely scrumptious!!
Man, I'm really craving strawberries now! Thanks a lot. :-P
Wow, that looks so yummy!!! I mean, WOW! Talk about decadence and dessert all in one dish. :-o Okay, I'll stop drooling now, LOL.
I gotta tell 'ya. I gain two pounds every time I visit your site.
I feel like I shouldn't have read this entry because I'm REALLY craving food even though I just had a massive burrito... I drool my friend, drool worthy photos and drool worthy descriptions... I drool.
Hah, just looking at the picture makes me hungry. Ah, now I feel like baking something. x]
Wow, that looks so tempting! It looks good but I'm sure it tastes even better! :-D
Yum. I love strawberries and those pictures make me hungry, even though I'm ill. Haha.
Wow, I love strawberries, LOL. But I'm not too sure if I'd like the cream in the middle of that. I just tend to eat chocolate covered ones. :-D
Oh oh oh... ahhhh what wonderfully delicious pictures... Did I mention I was a strawberry lover??
Now, I know why I am so... :-D
OMG STOP. Your descriptions make me want to dive into a heavenly pool of whipped cream and strawberries. Mmm. ;d
Speaking of strawberries, the strawberry festival is coming up soon. :3
Gah, every time I come to your blog I get hungry. I need to learn to eat before reading your blog! LOL.
I didn't know that part about the mutant strawberries. I think it's false though because I ate one once with... someone I knew... and we don't even talk anymore. XD
Damn that picture looks good enough to eat. :-D
Oh, man, strawberries are my favorite, so your post just made me sooooo hungry.
I liked the 6 random facts too. Neat.
OhMyGod. That looks soooooooooo... good. *dies* I MUST eat that. You are too cruel. :-| I shall have to find something with strawberries now to eat. :-o
Oh my! All this food sounds so delicious... It makes my mouth water just reading about it. I can only imagine what it tastes like! I will definitely be coming back to your site, so I can fantasise about all this heavenly food!
Where?! Where do I score this food porn you speak of? Even a recipe would do...
Reminds me of a PERFECT Krispy Kreme strawberry donut I had today. Yummer.
And how's my favourite newblogfriend going?
How delicious!!
Oh my god! I so love strawberries, especially when they're topped by whipped cream! :-P Yum! The picture makes me crave for strawberries... Tempting indeed. :-)
That simply looks so yummy, it has made me so hungry. :drools:
Oh.
My.
Gosh.
That's too beautiful. DROOOOOLLLLL.
I'm not joking you... my cheeks are hurting from drool now...
Fast-food, coffee and donut chains should start selling those strawberry tarts and strawberry soup. My car would be lining up at the drive-thru faster than you can say "ORGASM"!!! :-D
I'd like an Orgasm Tart and Soup Combo #6 to go! And service with a smile, please!
Your blog is simply dangerous! Food porn.
"Horny newlyweds would have a special breakfast of strawberry soup."
I like this! Maybe I should go to France. :-D
Thanks for the >:) 6% educational content. I wish I can use the knowledge in my classes, bwahaha!