What new foods have you tried recently?

[killer b]

chicken feet,

I'm interested in how these come to you, and what there is to eat - there isn't a huge amount of meat to go at?

 

[ouirdeaux]

I'm interested in how these come to you,

With the typical gait of theropods, I'm guessing.

 

[Callie]

I'm interested in how these come to you, and what there is to eat - there isn't a huge amount of meat to go at?

I think they are cooked so much they become gelatinous. Less meat, more jelly. Not had one myself but that is the impression I have.

 

[strung out]

Have you tried anything you didn't like??

Not really of the Malaysian food we've had. I had natto with some sushi the other day, which I thought was foul (sushi over here is excellent usually - much better range, and the fish is so fresh!). Tonight was steamed crab, which I can take or leave.

In the spirit of the thread, here's the sashimi sushi set I had for lunch today, some of which was new to me. I've not had Japanese savoury egg custard before - it was nice enough, and there were some fun goodies in the bottom, like fish cake, mushroom, a fermented soy bean, but probably wouldn't order again. It also came with scallop sashimi, which I wasn't that fussed about - again, wouldn't bother ordering again. My mother in law ordered white tuna, which I've never had in the UK, and it was great.

 

[strung out]

I'm interested in how these come to you, and what there is to eat - there isn't a huge amount of meat to go at?

This was the chicken feet we had with the dim sum:



It was braised slowly in a spicy sauce, so when you put it in your mouth, the two main textures are soft, chewy skin that has been rendered down and falls off the bone, and the tiny pieces of hard bone and cartilage, which you spit out (or swallow, if very small). There's basically no meat, just the skin, rendered cartilage and bone.

This was the tastiest I've had, genuinely very flavoursome because of the braising sauce, and like much of Chinese food, the mouth feel of the varying textures makes the dish interesting. You get cold versions, or served in other dishes (like the lor mee I also posted about), but braised and still warm is my favourite.

 

[Spymaster]

... and the tiny pieces of hard bone and cartilage, which you spit out ...

Or lay-out into chicken feet shapes next to your plate, to the alarm of your partner

 

[trabuquera]

My brother hates people eating fruit near to him as he associates the sound of biting into an apple / orange with people eating human flesh.

Granny delicious?

Sorry, I'll get me coat.


On the subject of yak cheese: never had any myself, but I would guess yak and buffalo milk might be something alike? so maybe there's a niche for future mozzarella that's Nepali not just Napoli.

 

[bellaozzydog]

Chicken feet for breakfast is the reason I lost 3 stone stuck on a Chinese boat for 8 months in the year of corona

 

[polly]

I can't stand chicken feet either. You can get them from bigger Chinese supermarkets killer b, either fresh or frozen. My stepmum gets them already cooked in a kind of grey sauce They are just skin and bone. I guess it's a texture thing.

 

[bellaozzydog]

According to my Chinese colleagues the U.K. sends all its chicken feet to China

 

[farmerbarleymow]

According to my Chinese colleagues the U.K. sends all its chicken feet to China

That's a long walk for them.

 

[gentlegreen]

The bastards

This is what comes of living in a liberal bubble

church road redfield vegan cake shop - Google Search

 

[hash tag]

There are a few of those places around.

 

[belboid]

The bastards

This is what comes of living in a liberal bubble

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church road redfield vegan cake shop - Google Search

They’re not vegan, just egg free

 

[gentlegreen]

They’re not vegan, just egg free

phew !

https://www.eggfreecake.co.uk/ingredients

But there's a vegan pizza place even nearer ...

 

[polly]

The bastards

This is what comes of living in a liberal bubble

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church road redfield vegan cake shop - Google Search

 

[Epona]

The bastards

This is what comes of living in a liberal bubble

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church road redfield vegan cake shop - Google Search

Hardly a "liberal bubble" thing, there are loads of them in Newham.

 

[gentlegreen]

Hardly a "liberal bubble" thing, there are loads of them in Newham.

Is the egg thing the new "clean" / "gluten intolerance" ?

 

[Epona]

Is the egg thing the new "clean" / "gluten intolerance" ?

I doubt it, it's more likely due to this being an area of relatively high Hindu population.

 

[Wolveryeti]

Balsamic tomatoes are blimming top drawer.

Partially dried so they retain some freshness and marinaded in balsamic vinegar for a bit of zing. They shit all over sundried tomatos from a great height.

 

[Calamity1971]

Balsamic tomatoes are blimming top drawer.

Partially dried so they retain some freshness and marinaded in balsamic vinegar for a bit of zing. They shit all over sundried tomatos from a great height.

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Where can such things be purchased?

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Where can such things be purchased?

A shop?




runs

 

[Wolveryeti]

Where can such things be purchased?

Got mine off Ocado - sold elsewhere in t'interwebs too...

 

[Part 2]

Pangattato. Don't think I'll ever have pasta without crispy flavoured breadcrumbs on top again.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Bought some sharon fruit. Do you just eat them or do something with them?

 

[Elpenor]

Where did you find them I’ve not seen any for months, I just washed them and ate them skin on, wait till they’re nice and ripe

 

[belboid]

And by ‘ripe’ he means ‘feel as if they are rotten’

I like them as the filler in a Sharon Tunnock’s Cheesecake.

 

[Yossarian]

 

[Spymaster]

Bought some sharon fruit. Do you just eat them or do something with them?

I peel, slice, and eat them. They're lovely.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Where did you find them I’ve not seen any for months, I just washed them and ate them skin on, wait till they’re nice and ripe

M & S