Sweet meringue puffs that are poached in milk and chilled. When served, these puffs are drizzled with caramel and served with creme anglaise. Green tapered pods used for Gumbo or as a vegetable. Okra should be small, not over two or three inches long. Pods should be firm, undamaged, and not at all mushy.
Olive oil has a very distinctive flavor, and has become more prominent in American cooking today.
Grades of olive oils are determined by the methods of extraction and the acid content of the resulting oil. Virgin oils are those obtained from the first pressing of the olive without further refinement. Pure olive oils are those which have been extracted by heat. Pomace olive oil is refined from the final pressings and under heat and pressure. The taste is inferior to other olive oils and should never be substituted for them.