What new foods have you tried recently?

[Epona]

I also now fancy making a carrot cake and having cream cheese frosting on it

 

[Elpenor]

Lidl haggis. What a waste of effort. Almost flavourless. I'll not buy again.

Get the free range haggis next time not a battery one

 

[The39thStep]

I also now fancy making a carrot cake and having cream cheese frosting on it

I’ll pay the postage

 

[Mattym]

Finally tried cooking giant couscous for the first time last weekend. I've eaten it loads of times, but always prepared by somebody else. Rest assured, I'll be doing it again.

 

[polly]

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We had beer flavoured Lay's. I might have posted it here actually. They were awful too

Someone told me they’re related to the tomato family but I think they might have been lying

The Chinese name for tomato means red western persimmon (sharon are a variety of persimmon). They're not from the tomato family but that might explain the rumour!

 

[gentlegreen]

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persimmon bezoar - Google Search

 

[RubyToogood]

I also now fancy making a carrot cake and having cream cheese frosting on it

There is a knack to making cream cheese frosting which I only learnt last year after many many failures. Normally when you're making icing you beat it and beat it to try and fluff it up more, but this fails horribly if you do it with cream cheese, butter and icing sugar - it separates out. Basically you have to beat the icing sugar and butter together, and then only beat the cream cheese in enough to combine them.

 

[Epona]

There is a knack to making cream cheese frosting which I only learnt last year after many many failures. Normally when you're making icing you beat it and beat it to try and fluff it up more, but this fails horribly if you do it with cream cheese, butter and icing sugar - it separates out. Basically you have to beat the icing sugar and butter together, and then only beat the cream cheese in enough to combine them.

Ah thank you for the tip! Will make a note for when I get round to making some, much appreciated

 

[8ball]

I tried Violife again.

This time it had the words “EPIC!!” and “MATURE” printed on the packaging. I thought ‘they probably haven’t cracked it, but these are bold claims’.

So I bought it.

When I tried it I couldn’t help but laugh out loud at my own gullibility. It was something like a congealed oil and starch mix that had been very lightly rubbed with a slice of out of date Dairylea.

Well played, Violife.

 

[rubbershoes]

I tried Violife again.

This time it had the words “EPIC!!” and “MATURE” printed on the packaging. I thought ‘they probably haven’t cracked it, but these are bold claims’.

So I bought it.

When I tried it I couldn’t help but laugh out loud at my own gullibility. It was something like a congealed oil and starch mix that had been very lightly rubbed with a slice of out of date Dairylea.

Well played, Violife.

And you got up at 4.30 to eat it, too. Impressive.

 

[8ball]

And you got up at 4.30 to eat it, too. Impressive.

Couldn’t sleep.

 

[furluxor]

I tried Violife again.

This time it had the words “EPIC!!” and “MATURE” printed on the packaging. I thought ‘they probably haven’t cracked it, but these are bold claims’.

So I bought it.

When I tried it I couldn’t help but laugh out loud at my own gullibility. It was something like a congealed oil and starch mix that had been very lightly rubbed with a slice of out of date Dairylea.

Well played, Violife.

Oh yeah. I don't even pick up the vegan cheeses anymore to inspect them, just give the shelf one look and move on. I just don't understand why good vegan cheese doesn't make it to supermarket shelves. Cashew cheese is very good and I've had one instance of great vegan cheese on a pizza when eating out (whatever it was made of).

 

[8ball]

I thought Violife was meant to be the good one.

 

[Calamity1971]

I thought Violife was meant to be the good one.

I got the applewood smoked one. Just about edible and that's probably only because it's smoked.

 

[8ball]

I got the applewood smoked one. Just about edible and that's probably only because it's smoked.

Still laughing at myself for being so easily suckered by “EPIC MATURE!!!”.

 

[Mogden]

I saw a meme this week saying you know it's super hot outside when vegan cheese actually melts.

 

[platinumsage]

This sesame oil from Japan:



It tastes so much better than the typical own-brand stuff I'd been buying from supermarkets before, it's like a whole new thing.

 

[nottsgirl]

Kefir. It’s so good.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Found in a polish shop. It like one long string of meat.

 

[8ball]

Found in a polish shop. It like one long string of meat.

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It’s incredibly moreish.

 

[rubbershoes]

Japanese ice cream balls

They were really nice

 

[Part 2]

Japanese ice cream balls

They were really nice

Mochi?

 

[dessiato]

I'm smoking cheese again. Different way this time. Tasted great straight after the smoke, hopefully even better when fully matured.

 

[rubbershoes]

Mochi?

Yes

 

[Orang Utan]

Ostrich fillet steak - tastes like overcooked liver. Not recommended.

At least I have trifle for tea

 

[8ball]

I'm smoking cheese again.

Drugs forum —————————>

 

[keybored]

Slim Chickens

Shite.

 

[Chz]

Ostrich fillet steak - tastes like overcooked liver. Not recommended.

At least I have trifle for tea

Cooked wrong. I can't stand liver - overcooked or no - but ostrich is yummy.

 

[Orang Utan]

Cooked wrong. I can't stand liver - overcooked or no - but ostrich is yummy.

How dare you. I know how to cook.

 

[ouirdeaux]

Well, you did something weird to that ostrich.

I tried something called This Isn't Bacon tonight. They were right.