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Flavour of the Year: five desserts with a delicious, savoury twist

By Emily Landau

| April 4, 2013

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Candied Roots — (Image: Liam Mogan)

Dessert has gone savoury with celery on ice cream, marrow in pudding and parsnips with pastry. Here, five salty-sweet ways to finish a meal.

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Parsnip Pastry

Eggplant Tart

Pb, Bacon and Cheese

Marrow Pudding

Candied Roots

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