What new foods have you tried recently?

[Chz]

Bought a 10-pack of the Beyond Burger at Costco.

While myself and the missus quite liked it - I can't imagine the amount of R&D involved in making the charred bits on the BBQ taste like that - the little one found something repulsive to him in it. Bit of a downer, as I was thinking of making it the dedicated pre-made hamburger in the house (I'm still going to make my own out of mince). The coconut oil leaves a bit of a taste in the mouth after, but so long as you're drinking something with it, it shouldn't be an issue.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Mortadella.
Now I know this is hardly a "new" food but I've never had it before. It looked awful in the packet so it's taken me a while to get round to trying it. Now I have, I declare it officially fucking delicious.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Mortadella.
Now I know this is hardly a "new" food but I've never had it before. It looked awful in the packet so it's taken me a while to get round to trying it. Now I have, I declare it officially fucking delicious.

I had to Google this.

 

[moonsi til]

Me too!

 

[RubyToogood]

I dislike mortadella, I find it a bit spammy.

 

[8ball]

I dislike mortadella, I find it a bit spammy.

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[8ball]

Yeah, on balance I agree.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Mortadella.
Now I know this is hardly a "new" food but I've never had it before. It looked awful in the packet so it's taken me a while to get round to trying it. Now I have, I declare it officially fucking delicious.

It looks too much like luncheon meat you used to get in the 70s/80s. Don't know if that stuff is even a thing anymore though.

 

[8ball]

It looks too much like luncheon meat you used to get in the 70s/80s. Don't know if that stuff is even a thing anymore though.

It is.
Often called “mortadella”.

Due a big comeback.

 

[Smangus]

Love mortadella.

 

[8ball]

Love mortadella.

Reported for spam.

 

[Calamity1971]

Tried seitan for the first time tonight (in a katsu curry, in a restaurant). I like it!

I've been buying this for years. Love it to the point of straight out of the tin cold .

https://groceries.asda.com/product/vegan-meat-alternatives/grano-vita-mock-duck-vegan-seitan-in-gravy/1000220154354?&cmpid=ppc-_-ghs-_--_-google-_--_-dskwid-s92700069514766730_dm&s_kwcid=AL!11432!3!459891151413!!!g!1211186252371!&ds_rl=1254319&gclid=CjwKCAjw14uVBhBEEiwAaufYx_0g6eYFi-BK0LADTejT2pFD1JhXVJhbCq8SrBv-VsjDBcU_Utqa2hoC5GwQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[two sheds]

Gherkins . Gherkins with chili

in a jar that some friends left me, actually very nice nearly finished them

 

[Calamity1971]

How is that pronounced? In my head it always reads as satan.

Say-tan.

 

[Raheem]

Love mortadella.

My son loves mortadella. You can get it dirt cheap with yellow stickers because no-one knows what it is.

 

[oryx]

I've been buying this for years. Love it to the point of straight out of the tin cold .

https://groceries.asda.com/product/vegan-meat-alternatives/grano-vita-mock-duck-vegan-seitan-in-gravy/1000220154354?&cmpid=ppc-_-ghs-_--_-google-_--_-dskwid-s92700069514766730_dm&s_kwcid=AL!11432!3!459891151413!!!g!1211186252371!&ds_rl=1254319&gclid=CjwKCAjw14uVBhBEEiwAaufYx_0g6eYFi-BK0LADTejT2pFD1JhXVJhbCq8SrBv-VsjDBcU_Utqa2hoC5GwQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

A friend of mine once had mock duck while the rest of us had a roast dinner. Must admit the fake feather pimples (or would they be duck, as opposed to goose, bumps?) put me off.

 

[Calamity1971]

A friend of mine once had mock duck while the rest of us had a roast dinner. Must admit the fake feather pimples (or would they be duck, as opposed to goose, bumps?) put me off.

I never understood why it had bumps .
Never eaten duck. ( light bulb/penny dropping emoji here). I'm off to the 'things you should've known thread'.

 

[8ball]

My son loves mortadella. You can get it dirt cheap with yellow stickers because no-one knows what it is.

Yellow stickers?

 

[krtek a houby]

Kakiage burdock.

Like kakiage, and like burdock but never had the combination. Chewy.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Now is probably the time to declare that I like spam. And probably luncheon meat. Although I can't remember the last time I ate either of them.

I used to adore the spam fritters they made for school dinners. I was in a minority even then. And it was the 70s.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Although I can't remember the last time I ate either of them.

I guess last week. If you can't remember it's because processed meats cause amnesia.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

I guess last week. If you can't remember it's because processed meats cause amnesia.

Seriously though...I keep threatening to buy a tin of spam as I see it used in e.g.fried rice recipes and I think to myself "I like spam - I should try that" but I never seem to actually do it.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Seriously though...I keep threatening to buy a tin of spam as I see it used in e.g.fried rice recipes and I think to myself "I like spam - I should try that" but I never seem to actually do it.

I bought a tin years ago for exactly that reason - it eventually went in the bin years later.

 

[krtek a houby]

Now is probably the time to declare that I like spam. And probably luncheon meat. Although I can't remember the last time I ate either of them.

I used to adore the spam fritters they made for school dinners. I was in a minority even then. And it was the 70s.

Spam is still awesome

 

[Spymaster]

I dislike mortadella, I find it a bit spammy.

Both are made in a similar way. The meat is ground to a paste before being shaped and cooked.

 

[Elpenor]

I ate spam in Korea where it’s regarded as a bit of a delicacy (you can buy gift packs of spam during the big holidays), it was the only meat available for many after the Korean War (via American army ration packs

It didn’t taste too bad tbh

 

[RubyToogood]

Both are made in a similar way. The meat is ground to a paste before being shaped and cooked.

I know this. It is basically luncheon meat, but because it's Italian you can charge £3.99 for four slices.

 

[platinumsage]

Muscat grapes, taste a bit like lychees.

 

[killer b]

When I visit my brother in Folkestone, we often take a camp stove and a tin of spam to the beach and have fried spam buns for tea - until this custom started i hadnt eaten spam since i was a kid - probably because of its rep for being rank - but actually its delicious.

 

[krtek a houby]

Starving for one now