I’ve been meaning to try a Gourmet Gaming recipe ever since I discovered the video game food blog back in October of last year, but up until now I hadn’t come across a recipe that I really wanted to do that I didn’t think was way out of my cooking comfort zone (let it be known that I am not any kind of whiz in the kitchen). But when a recipe for Pokémon lava cookies came up, I just couldn’t resist!
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| Image by Gourmet Gamer |
First of all, not only are these cookies from one of my guilty game pleasures (yes, that’s where I file Pokémon), but this recipe combines two exceedingly tantalizing ingredients: dark chocolate and nori (a kind of seaweed)! Can you even imagine? I certainly couldn’t, but it sounded so quirky and potentially delicious that I just had to give it a go!
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| The end result… Mantyke approved! |
The recipe was very simple, and didn’t require a lot of ingredients or any complicated procedures. The biggest issue I had was being too eager to try the end product that I didn’t wait for the chocolate that’s used as adhesive for the green nori strips to dry!
And I have to say, the end result was surprisingly delicious. I did find that it could’ve used a little more nori, as though the nori strip tasted good with the cookie, the areas that weren’t covered felt like they could’ve used a little more texture and saltiness. Next time I’ll try mixing a little more into the batter and see how I like it. If you you don’t mind your sweets mixed with something a little salty, I definitely recommend giving these a go! It would certainly be a crowd pleaser at any nerdy event.
Well, looks like I’ll be going to Bread Top tomorrow now. I’ve got a hankerin’ for Japanese bread now.
Ah! I love that you following Gourmet Gaming, too. Such a great site, isn’t it? I haven’t made anything from it either yet, BTW. As for these particular cookies: I honestly can’t imagine what they’d taste like. I guess I’ll just have to take your word for it that they’re delicious!
Alois – Well I have it on good authority that nothing you’ll find at Bread Top will taste as good as these lava cookies! 😉
Bryan – Gourmet Gaming is wonderful! I always love seeing all the interesting recipes she comes up with.
I realize some people might be put off by the idea of dark chocolate and nori, but I have to say, it’s very subtle and nice. I chatted with the woman behind GG on Twitter and she mentioned that she toned back the amount of nori for the version of the recipe she posted, to be more to the tastes of western gamers. I definitely recommend giving it a go, at the very least!