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Raspberries and Liquid Nitrogen Create Cocaine-Style Dessert

By Annalee Newitz Published November 21, 2007, 11:30 am ET

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In a Brussels restaurant, this chef dipped raspberries in liquid nitrogen, fished them out, then chopped them into fruity cocaine on a flash-frozen piece of wood. Fans of sweetness and molecular gastronomy consumed the confection by sucking it through frozen glass straws.

Here he is blending the berries in liquid nitrogen. Pretty fancy way to eat Pixie Stix. Image by Dumbledad.

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