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Types of Mousse

There are several types of mousse, both sweet and savory. Sweet mousses are typically made with whipped egg whites and/or whipped cream flavored with ingredients like chocolate, coffee, fruits or herbs. Savory mousses can contain vegetables, cheeses or meats. A good mousse is light, soft, rich and creamy. Key tools for making mousse include mixing bowls, chopping boards, scales and hand mixers.

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Types of Mousse

There are several types of mousse, both sweet and savory. Sweet mousses are typically made with whipped egg whites and/or whipped cream flavored with ingredients like chocolate, coffee, fruits or herbs. Savory mousses can contain vegetables, cheeses or meats. A good mousse is light, soft, rich and creamy. Key tools for making mousse include mixing bowls, chopping boards, scales and hand mixers.

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Types of mousse.

Definition of mousse.
 A mousse meaning in French (foam) is a soft prepared food that incorporates air
bubbles to give it a light and airy bubbles to give it a light and airy texture.
 It can range from light and fluffy to creamy and thick, depending on preparation
techniques.
 Mousse may be sweet and savory.
 Usually served as dessert
 Called cream en mousse ‘cream in a foam’, or crème moussesuse ‘foamy cream’
History and origin.
 Mousse originated in 18th century in France, where the word mousse translates as
“foam”, describing the airy texture of mousse.
 The French, lovers of culinary wonder, were first to discover mousse. It is
actually a French word meaning “froth” or “foam.” “Mousse au chocolat” is
French for chocolate mousse. The United States first became acquainted with
chocolate mousse at a Food Exposition held at Madison Square Garden in
New York City in 1892.Dec 4, 2014

Types of mousse.

 Sweet mousse are typically made with whipped egg whites, whipped cream, or both.
 Flavored with chocolate, coffee, caramel, pureed fruits or various herbs and spices such as
mint or vanilla
 Incase of some chocolate mousses, egg yolk are often stirred into melted chocolate to give
richer mouthfeel
 Typically chilled before serving, which gives them a denser texture.
Types of mousse.

 Savory mousse can be made from vegetables, cheese, and meat


 Hot mousses often get their light texture from the addition of beaten egg whites.
Types of mousse.

 Sweet mousse.
 1. Chocolate mousse: What goes in chocolate mousse. Just FIVE ingredients,: chocolate, cream, sugar,
eggs and butter.
 2. vanilla mousse: its same like chocolate but the ingredients are little different: white chocolate, sugar,
egg yolk, and vanilla essence.
 3. Strawberry mousse: strawberries, sugar, whipping cream, strawberries for topping.
Types of mousse.
 Savory mousse.
 1. Zucchini mousse: fresh zucchini, cream, potatoes, yogurt, black pepper, dill, salt.
 2. Successful savory mousse: cream, ricotta, sheep milk cheese, tomatoes, garlic, salt,
basil. Crackers for garnish.
 3. Avocado and crab meat mousse: avocado, lemon juice, gelatin, mayonnaise, tabasco
sauce, mustard, anchovy paste crab meat, vegetable oil.
Types of Tools and Equipment.

 1. mixing bowl
 2. chopping board.
 3. weighing scale.
 4. hand mixture.
Characteristic of good mousse.
 Light.
 Soft.
 Rich.
 Creamy.
 What can go wrong
 Mousse can turn out to be too firm or too liquid- depends on the consistency of whipped cream as
well as the other ingredients used.
 Mousse feels grainy- its because of over whipped cream.
 Over whipping separates cream into butter, which gives a grainy and broken texture to your
mousse.

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