We made vermicelles!
By Fleur
@Fleura (33158)
United Kingdom
October 23, 2025 5:17am CST
I previously posted about the chestnuts I gathered, and @LadyDuck suggested vermicelles, a dessert also known as Mont Blanc. So yesterday, with a little bit of help from our Italian lodgers, we made some; this is the result.
We referred to two recipes we found online (one in English, one in Italian) and kind of adjusted them based on the amount we had. The result wasn’t quite as ‘mountainous’ as it probably should have been but it tasted good.
And it was the only time I have ever used the potato ricer that I inherited from my mother. I remember her explaining to me what it was but I don’t remember her ever using it, so this is possibly its first use in at least 50 years!
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@RasmaSandra (91759)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Oct
Looks interesting, So what is it excactly?
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@RasmaSandra (91759)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Oct
@Fleura sounds good. the only kind of chestnuts I have had are roasted ones,
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@ptrikha_2 (48846)
• India
23 Oct
Potato Ricer - sounds interesting!!
Any picture of that?
By the way, the end delicacy looks very delicious.
Hopefully it was enjoyable also.
Also kudos for the big effort put in!
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@DeborahDiane (40676)
• Laguna Woods, California
25 Oct
@Fleura - What an interesting dessert! To be honest, it looks a little like a bowl of worms with whipped cream on top. However, I'm sure it was delicious. I'm sure that most of our foods looked a little weird to the first person who tried them! I remember a seafood restaurant I like used to have a sign that said, "Twas a brave man, he would first ate a raw oyster." 
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@DeborahDiane (40676)
• Laguna Woods, California
25 Oct
@Fleura - Ha ha! I love that vermicelles literally means worms. I agree that they could have probably figured out a different presentation, but it seems perfect for Halloween!
I agree about the oysters, too. They must have been very hungry!
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@Traceyjayne (6724)
• United Kingdom
23 Oct
I’m sure it’s delicious but I don’t think I would use the potato ricer again ……I don’t want to say worms ……but …..worms !
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@snowy22315 (199963)
• United States
24 Oct
Well it looks...interesting....hope it tasted good.
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@LadyDuck (488792)
• Italy
23 Oct
Thank you for mentioning. I used my potato ricer today, not to prepare mashed potatoes but to prepare "Passatelli in broth". Passatelli are a soft pasta dough made of grated Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs and eggs, that is pushed through the potato ricer into a boiling broth.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (16477)
• Torrington, Connecticut
23 Oct
I thought it was raw grounded meat lol
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@LindaOHio (208116)
• United States
23 Oct
Looks delicious. My mother used her potato ricer to make gnocchi. So good.
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@Dreamerby (9700)
• Calcutta, India
27 Oct
Yeah we have a different way of making it here. But it is a sweet dish here too!
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@DianeScorpio (22)
• Nottingham, England
23 Oct
I’ve never heard of vermicelles before, but now I’m intrigued! Your version looks lovely, and I love that the potato ricer finally had its moment after 50 years. Is the topping a soft meringue, or more of a firmer, baked meringue? Curious how the texture’s meant to be with the sweet chestnut.
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