Romeo and Juliet Appetizer Adaptation

Katia Kiss
23 de set. de 2016
2 min de leitura

Romeo and Juliet is Enjoy the Traffic’s second post for its food-and-art blog project. Our first post was a delightful cake inspired by the classic novel Jane Eyre and its author Charlotte Brontë. This new post is in honor of William Shakespeare (1564-1616) the English poet and playwright regarded as the greatest writer in the English language, and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist.

Romeo and Juliet Appetizer Adaptation - Fresh Fig and Goat Cheese - by enjoy the traffic

Romeo and Juliet is a tragic romance written during Shakespeare's early career. It was among Shakespeare’s most popular plays during his lifetime and one of his most frequently performed plays. Shakespeare’s use of his poetic dramatic structure has been praised as an early sign of his creative skill. Romeo and Juliet has been adapted numerous times for stage, film, musical and opera venues.

In Brazil we have a delicious snack called Romeo and Juliet. We pair a slice of Minas cheese (also called fresh cheese) with a slice of guava paste. To recreate the dish here in the USA you can buy the guava paste and queso fresco in any latino market. Unfortunately it won’t be quite the same, because the Brazilian fresh cheese has a mild taste compared to mexican queso fresco, which will alter the flavor of this snack. It will taste great, but it will not be the same experience you will get from eating the fresh guava paste with fresh cheese from Brazil.

L'ultimo bacio dato a Giulietta da Romeo by Francesco Hayez. Oil on canvas, 1823

Since Romeo and Juliet has had so many adaptations, we have decided to adapt this snack using ingredients easy to find in the USA. Since I have a little fig three that my husband planted a year or so ago in the front yard - you won’t believe how many figs I have eaten this summer (it must be all the compost my husband adds to it) - I got an insight! Why not substitute the fig for guava and add some delicious (easy-to find) cheese and make it Enjoy the Traffic's Romeo and Juliet appetizer adaptation? A toast to William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet and the hope that love will always conquer tragedies.

Romeo and Juliet Appetizer Adaptation - Fresh Fig and Goat Cheese - by enjoy the traffic

Romeo and Juliet Appetizer Adaptation - Fresh Fig and Goat Cheese

Ingredientes:

2 ounces of soft fresh goat cheese

1 tbsp balsamic vinegar

1 tsp honey

12 fresh figs

Instructions:

1. Roll the goat cheese into 24 teaspoon-sized balls.

2. Whisk balsamic vinegar and honey in a small bowl.

3. Cut figs in half. Press a cheese ball into the center of each fig. Put them on a plate and drizzle with the vinegar and honey mixture. Serve within an hour. Enjoy!