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Ajoblanco is sometimes referred to as "white gazpacho". [ 1 ] Extremaduran ajoblanco ( ajoblanco extremeño ) is a related though somewhat different dish, since it contains egg yolk in the emulsion as well as water, olive oil, garlic and bread, and while vegetables such as tomatoes or cucumbers may be added, it does not usually contain almonds.
Yemas de Santa Teresa (Yolks of Saint Teresa) or Yemas de Ávila (Yolks of Ávila) is a pastry that is identified with the Spanish province of Ávila. They can be bought throughout Spain but typically they are a delicacy associated with the city of Ávila .
The name yema is from Spanish for "egg yolk". Like other egg yolk-based Filipino desserts, it is believed that yema originated from early Spanish construction materials. During the Spanish colonization of the Philippines, egg whites mixed with quicklime and eggshells were used as a type of mortar to hold stone walls together. Filipinos reused ...
Like the related lucuma, the canistel can be eaten fresh, and has the texture of a hard-boiled egg yolk. [7] The ripe fruit can be made into jam, marmalade, pancakes, and flour. [ 9 ] The ripe flesh is blended with milk and other ingredients to make a shake, and pureed, it is sometimes added to custards or used in making ice cream. [ 5 ]
Characteristic of conventual sweets, it utilizes the surplus of egg yolk leftover from wine clarification. [7] Egg whites were used as a form of clothing starch and fining in the clarification process of making wine. [8] The name of the dessert was given due to its appearance and color akin to pork bacon or fatback. [9]
In recent years, the egg yolk has slowly made a comeback. A back-and-forth battle followed about whether it’s egg whites or the whole egg that’s the heart-healthy breakfast choice.
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Like other egg-based Portuguese sweets, fios de ovos is believed to have been created by Portuguese nuns around the 14th or 15th century. Laundry was a common service performed by convents and monasteries, and their use of egg whites for "starching" clothes created a large surplus of yolks. [9]