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07 August 2009

Quick poll: Am making pineapple/basil granita this evening. Add mint, or no?

post by: mudpuppie at: 17:26 | 11 comments

A completely non-granita-knowin' opinion? I'd guess that the basil is enough, without adding mint? Also, pineapple/mint doesn't sound right to me.

But again, I really have no ACTUAL knowledge of this issue!

posted by richat 07 August | 17:35

No. Not because I know anything, just because I don't like mint.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 07 August | 18:10

Serve with a simple mint syrup on the side and experiment on the fly?

posted by Wolfdog 07 August | 18:11

For keeping the strength of the flavors I'd go Mint/Pineapple or Basil/Pineapple or what you have. A 3rd flavor seems like too much confusion.

posted by The Whelk 07 August | 18:30

richat: I'm growing a pineapple mint plant! it smells like pineapple but has a cooling minty aftertaste, so I think they go together nicely.

posted by The Whelk 07 August | 18:30

I wouldn't do both basil and mint.

posted by occhiblu 07 August | 18:43

I love mint but I'm with occhi and The Whelk. Either basil or mint sounds wonderful. Not both though.

posted by tangerine 07 August | 19:33

Really, The Whelk? Now I gotta go google that!

posted by richat 07 August | 19:50

I agree, not both. I'd go with mint rather than basil.

posted by essexjan 07 August | 19:56

I like basil, and I like mint, and I might even like 'em together (with, say, chicken wings, or seitan, or another of those foods that's mostly a palette), but with pineapple I say stick with one or the other. Don't want to overwhelm the fruitiness.

posted by box 07 August | 22:47

What did you end up doing and how did it turn out?

posted by occhiblu 08 August | 13:18

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