Albert Adria's Crunchy Parmesan Spheres

Watch how they're made in the short video below as parmesan receives magical treatment in the playful hands of culinary adventurist Albert Adria.

It's the perfect umami-packed melt in your mouth moment ...

How to make Albert Adria's parmesan spheres

Parmesan sphere ingredients

• 240 grams of parmesan
• 1 litre of water
• 24 grams of sunflower oil
• 10 grams of salt
• 210 grams of rice

How to make parmesan spheres

1. Add the ingredients together in a Thermomix - set to speed 6, 13 minutes at 80 degrees celsius.

2. Grease a balling machine (specially made by HVD in Belgium here) and heat to 180 degrees celsius.

3. Fill each cavity with dough

Cook for a total of 9 minutes - 
3 times/ 1 minute each side
3 times/ 2 minutes each side

4. Gently break each of the hollow parmesan spheres out of the mould.

5. Have fun with your parmesan spheres!