This dish came about by the random tasting I do in the kitchen. At
times I just taste ingredients in no particular order, kind of like
raiding the fridge with no purpose in mind. Yet, in randomly tasting
ingredients I often trip across combinations and tastes which work
surprisingly well together.
This small cheese course pairs smoked paprika dusted passionfruit pudding with Piave Vecchio cheese. The brussel sprout leaves reinforce the earthy truffle notes of the cheese while similarly becoming accented by the passionfruit.
The initial tasting started with the passionfruit pudding and the smoked paprika. The Piave Vecchio came next and the brussel sprout leaves completed the dish.