What new foods have you tried recently?

[rubbershoes]

A drink made of greek yogurt, water, salt and pepper.

I had no idea what was in and the first sip was startling. But now it's OK

 

[hash tag]

I've just had beetroot bhaji's as a starter

 

[bellaozzydog]

Colcannon

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Colcannon

It's great with a pack of peppered smoked mackerel shredded into it and mixed together. Makes a great breakfast.

 

[furluxor]

Natto! I've been meaning to try some but I know it's polarizing so I didn't want to do it when eating out (I hate leaving food that someone has given me). Now was picking up a takeaway and saw my chance.

It's got pretty much no flavour, other than a mild bitterness, it's just beans. Instead, it's all about the texture, which is a bit like the mess around pumpkin seeds and a bit like melted processed cheese. Not in any way disgusting but very messy to eat and a bit wtf. I thought I wouldn't order it again but the high amounts of calcium and iron are making me think twice.

It came with a small sachet of mustard and another of something (wasn't soy sauce - maybe oil?).

 

[hegley]

Achocha. Unsurprisingly, quite cucumbery. Would eat again.

 

[The39thStep]

Achocha. Unsurprisingly, quite cucumbery. Would eat again.

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I got some seeds for these once and the weather conditions in the UK that year were perfect sun and rain with a warm September. Had a huge crop of them some about 4/5 inches long . Tried a variety of recipes but in the end was just overwhelmed by the sheer numbers. Tried to grow them again several years later and the harvest was poor.

 

[quimcunx]

Dark chocolate maltesers. Won't bother again. The malt taste is totally obscured by the dark chocolate.

 

[Epona]

Dark chocolate maltesers. Won't bother again. The malt taste is totally obscured by the dark chocolate.

I normally really like dark chocolate best, but I am struggling with this idea - despite not having tried these myself, I can't imagine it working really well. Some things need milk chocolate.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

I don't normally buy sweets, but got some M&Ms chocolate brownie the other night, very chewy, very moorish. Probably shouldn't keep them in stock.

I do however have a big bag of chocolate as heavy rain last night meant we only got the very hardy trick or treaters. This could be dangerous.

 

[8ball]

Achocha. Unsurprisingly, quite cucumbery. Would eat again.

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Despite the cucumberiness?

 

[hegley]

Despite the cucumberiness?

It's a way more intersting texture than cucumber - I know that's a low bar. But yeah, if you don't like the taste of cucumber achocha might not be the way forward.

 

[iona]

It's a way more intersting texture than cucumber - I know that's a low bar. But yeah, if you don't like the taste of cucumber achocha might not be the way forward.

When I grew them they were kind of somewhere between cucumber and green peppers iirc

 

[hegley]

When I grew them they were kind of somewhere between cucumber and green peppers iirc

Yes! That's a good description of them.

 

[danski]

Branston baked beans. I find myself eating them out of the tin more often than not as I love them and can’t wait to eat them
Far better than Heinz.

 

[gentlegreen]

Branston baked beans. I find myself eating them out of the tin more often than not as I love them and can’t wait to eat them
Far better than Heinz.

I'm into quick and dirty comfort food at the moment so have been eating cheap Aldi baked beans - so seeing this, I just tried their 25p beans and I won't bother again - too much sugar, but they were pleasant enough diluted with other beans, soup, mushrooms and kale ...
The best baked beans I ever had were Napolina, but I only found them once in an Italian deli in the early 80s ...

 

[danski]

I'm into quick and dirty comfort food at the moment so have been eating cheap Aldi baked beans - so seeing this, I just tried their 25p beans and I won't bother again - too much sugar, but they were pleasant enough diluted with other beans, soup, mushrooms and kale ...
The best baked beans I ever had were Napolina, but I only found them once in an Italian deli in the early 80s ...

Yeah, I think they are high in sugar but taste sooo good

 

[ouirdeaux]

if you don't like the taste of cucumber

Cucumber has a taste?

 

[Fez909]

I tried guinea fowl about a month ago.

It was like dry duck. Not amazing, not awful.

 

[Orang Utan]

I tried guinea fowl about a month ago.

It was like dry duck. Not amazing, not awful.

It’s really nice in stews/pot roasts - I often do it with red wine, stock & pancetta or with celery and sage and stock

 

[Chz]

Cucumber has a taste?

Just because you can't taste it...
It tastes vile, fwiw.

 

[rubbershoes]

Poffertjes. Puffed up small pancakes with icing sugar and melting butter on.

Quite delicious and not as sickly as I feared. The pancakes were very light which probably stopped it being too rich

 

[hash tag]

You can make them as sickly as you want by the stuff you put with them. Cherries, soaked in Kirsch and whipped cream. Bloody lovely.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Cucumber has a taste?

I love cucumber - nice and refreshing. I rarely buy it these days but will happily eat a cucumber like a banana.

 

[Epona]

Yeah I like cucumber too, it's a bit like a less sweet melon, which suits me!

 

[rubbershoes]

You can make them as sickly as you want by the stuff you put with them. Cherries, soaked in Kirsch and whipped cream. Bloody lovely.

I don't like kirsch or cherries (other than fresh) so will stick with the icing sugar and butter.

Next time I'm the Netherlands of course

 

[Part 2]

I used to get told off for biting chunks out of the cucumber when I was a kid, my mum said it would give me indigestion. Went to Japan and had this....salted cucumber basically. There's a place that does Indian street food in Manchester that serves something similar.

 

[8ball]

Yeah I like cucumber too, it's a bit like a less sweet melon, which suits me!

Hmm, if someone could cross-breed cucumbers and watermelons that would suit me.

 

[ouirdeaux]

Cucumbers -- like carrots and celery -- prove that crunch is a flavour. But more so in the case of cucumbers, because they really have nothing else.

But you can pickle them, preferably without adding ghastly sugar to them, and they're quite nice.

 

[gentlegreen]

Cucumbers -- like carrots and celery -- prove that crunch is a flavour. But more so in the case of cucumbers, because they really have nothing else.

But you can pickle them, preferably without adding ghastly sugar to them, and they're quite nice.

I stuff my face with cucumber pickles through the winter on a daily basis - along with green tomato for a bit more acidity.
Very cheap - a little sugar, but I reckon a nett benefit to health all the same.
Vinegar apparently lowers the glycaemic index of food.