In our lifetime, most of us will have tried a “shot” here and there, but in Aleenta, we bring to you the pleasures of the tropics and the sweetness of chocolate in one flaming shot…
Ingredients
Freshly grated coconut 50 g
Fresh coconut milk 250 mL
Milk, full cream 250 mL
Whipping Cream 50 mL
White chocolate 200 g
Malibu Rum 60 mL
Our Touch
Amaretto 4 tsp
Rum 4 tsp
Baileys and Khalua, mixed 4 tsp ( 2 tsp each )
Seasonal fruits: longgan, lychee, etc
Cocktail skewer (natural or plastic)
The Technique
Mix the whipping cream, milk, and coconut milk in a sauce pan and bring to a boil.
Add the fresh grated coconut, simmer for 2 minutes. Set aside and cool for 20 minutes.
Pass the mixture through a sieve to remove the grated coconut. Transfer coconut into a muslin cloth, squeeze out all remaining milk. Discard grated coconut.
Re-heat the coconut milk mixture and simmer for about 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and then pour the white chocolate into the mixture, stir until completely melted.
Once at room temperature, add the Malibu and let it cool in the fridge for two hours.
Cut, carve, or de-seed the seasonal fruits according to the way you want them. Skewer fruits to make fruit sate.
Zhang Xiao gang, born in Kunming in 1958, graduated from Oil Painting Department of Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts in 1982. Known as a symbolist-surrealist and a member of the Avant-Garde movement, worldwide art historians noted that Zhang was influenced by Picasso and Dali. Now he works and lives in Beijing.
In 1982, he participated in the BBC World Painting Contest held in the UK.
In 1985, he participated in three group exhibitions, held in Beijing (Youth on the Advance), Shanghai and Nanjing (Exhibition of Neo-realistic paintings) and Florida (Mirage of China) USA.
In 1987, he attended the group exhibition, “Four Chinese Painters” held in Montpellier, France.
In 1989, he held his first solo exhibition at the Gallery of Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, Chongqing. He also attended the China Avant-Garde exhibition at National Art Gallery, Beijing.
In 1991, he participated in the exhibition “I Don’t Want To Play Cards With Cezanne: Exhibition of Chinese Avant-Garde paintings from the 1980’s”, held in the Asia and Pacific Art Museum, California, USA.
In 1992, he attended “Documents of China Contemporary Art Show”, traveling exhibition in Beijing, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Shenyangm Shanghai and Nanjiang.
In 1993, his work is shown in “Mao Goes Pop”, Museum of Contemporary Art that was held in Sydney, Australia. The next year, he attended the 22nd International Biennial of San Paulo, Brazil.
He attended the 46th Venice Biennial, Venice in 1995, and the group exhibition in Kunstmuseum, Bonn, Germany as well as the Asian-Pacific Triennial, Australia in 1996.
In 1997, he held his solo exhibition at the Gallery of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing. He also attended the group exhibition at Prague Art Museum in the Czech Republic and at Modern Art Museum in Singapore.
In 1998, he attended the group exhibition at Helsinki Art Museum in Finland.
In 2000, he attended the Kwangju Biennale 2000 in Korea and the “Hundred Years of Chinese Oil Painting” exhibition at China National Art Gallery in Beijing.
In 2001, he attended the group exhibition at Artist Centre of Oslo in Norway.
In 2002, he attended the “Babel 2002″ exhibition at National Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul, Korea.
In 2003, his works were exhibited in “Forget and Remember”, Gallery of France, 
(b.in Heilongjiang prov.in 1964, ) professional Artist living in the Artist Village of SongZhuang, Beijing, had studied oil painting in Normal University of Ha’erbing and completed graduate courses in oil painting at Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1999. 
