vacuum marinated the raspberries in chambord and bacardi 151
the gum drop jelly is done with bacardi 151
and the ants are from the back yard!! brulee torched the tops of the formed jellies then sprinkled ants on them
Ant venom is formic acid, a strong taste not unlike sweet tarts. Mixing formic acid with ethanol (alcohol) forms an ester called ethyl formate- which also happens to be the characteristic smell of rum and taste of raspberries. When you eat the jelly, the main ingredient being showcased is the ant venom (pure formic acid), as well as the synergy from the continuum between formic acid and ethyl formate. Hopefully, in one bite, you should taste rum, raspberry, ethanol (very alcohol Bacardi 151 rum) and ant venom! So the whole point of the ant venom gum drops is to deliver a deliciously synergistic hit of ant venom.
Did you slay them first, and how? Or did you just dash them on and let the live ones wriggle for a while? :) From extensive research of, and battling against, the hordes of mission-area ants, I'm guessing those are a venezuelan variety. A summer treat indeed.
