What new foods have you tried recently?

[dessiato]

I bought some samphire today. Ive never bought it before, I've picked it straight from the mud flats. How disappointing it is. How on earth can they make it so tasteless, so flavourless? In future if I can't forage it I'll do without.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I like samphire - only buy it now and again but there's something about it that's quite nice.

 

[Orang Utan]

I like samphire - only buy it now and again but there's something about it that's quite nice.

It’s got a nice texture and salty tang to it.

 

[Spymaster]

I bought some samphire today. Ive never bought it before, I've picked it straight from the mud flats. How disappointing it is. How on earth can they make it so tasteless, so flavourless? In future if I can't forage it I'll do without.

Quite possibly because it's out of season in the UK at the moment. It's best harvested in the summer and eaten within a day or two.

It's ok sauteed in butter but I can take it or leave it.

 

[dessiato]

Quite possibly because it's out of season in the UK at the moment. It's best harvested in the summer and eaten within a day or two.

We used to get it from a beach near RAF North Cotes. We'd eat it freshly boiled. We'd also pickle it.

 

[cesare]

I love samphire

 

[Pickman's model]

I love samphire

very nice with kippers and toast

 

[Pickman's model]

Quite possibly because it's out of season in the UK at the moment. It's best harvested in the summer and eaten within a day or two.

It's ok sauteed in butter but I can take it or leave it.

seen you do both in the course of one meal

 

[dessiato]

I love samphire

I do which is why I bought this. I should have waited till I go back to Lincolnshire so I could get some fresh. When in season of course.

 

[savoloysam]

Not a single food but I have developed a love for having crunchy peanut butter on rice cakes. Tastes great and is an ASMR texture sensation.

 

[RubyToogood]

Not a single food but I have developed a love for having crunchy peanut butter on rice cakes. Tastes great and is an ASMR texture sensation.

Also the peanut butter neatly cancels out the negative calories in the rice cakes.

 

[8ball]

I love samphire

Sounds like something from Lord Of The Rings.

 

[BoatieBird]

Yorkshire Tea's biscuit flavoured tea bags.
I picked them up thinking they were tea flavoured biscuits

Weird and pointless

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Yorkshire Tea's biscuit flavoured tea bags.
I picked them up thinking they were tea flavoured biscuits

Weird and pointless

Weird as in nasty? Saw them in Aldi the other day and was curious.

 

[BoatieBird]

Weird as in nasty? Saw them in Aldi the other day and was curious.

Not nasty as such, but no one has gone back for more

 

[hash tag]

Tea bags are just wrong anyway.

 

[Chz]

Yorkshire Tea's biscuit flavoured tea bags.
I picked them up thinking they were tea flavoured biscuits

Weird and pointless

The mrs liked them and their toast and jam flavoured relatives. But where they fall down is not the flavour, it's that they're not as strong as their regular brethren. And we don't buy Yorkshire to get weak tea!!!

 

[strung out]

My wife loves it - it's the closest she's found to teh tarik, one of her favourite Malaysian drinks: Teh tarik - Wikipedia

She just gets me to leave the tea bag in though, so it's never particularly weak.

 

[8ball]

Yorkshire Tea's biscuit flavoured tea bags.
I picked them up thinking they were tea flavoured biscuits

Weird and pointless

Sounds really nice in theory...

 

[seeformiles]

Makes me think of cabana bars - loved those when I was a kid.

Thank you - I was trying to remember the name

 

[Fez909]

What is this wrap thing? Rice?

 

[chandlerp]

What is this wrap thing? Rice?

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Who we could credit but are obviously choosing not to because we're cunts nicking other people's content.

 

[dessiato]

Recently I've been buying kimchi rather than making it. There's some really good stuff out there.

 

[gentlegreen]

Recently I've been buying kimchi rather than making it. There's some really good stuff out there.

is it all super-hot and spicy ?

 

[Elpenor]

I can’t say that these are new foods particularly but I’ve been eating a lot of chickpeas and green lentils lately. They’re 50p a can in Aldi, but is there a way to get them any cheaper than this?

Dried is fine, presumably I’d need to soak first before using but that wouldn’t be an issue, and indeed happy to buy in bulk if it’s going to save some cash.

 

[Riklet]

Ive never eaten much celeriac before. And ive only made soup with it in the past.

Got it with my veg box (seasonal veg innit). This time I tried roasting it in strips with some oil and sliced chorizo. Quite successful!

 

[Part 2]

I can’t say that these are new foods particularly but I’ve been eating a lot of chickpeas and green lentils lately. They’re 50p a can in Aldi, but is there a way to get them any cheaper than this?

Dried is fine, presumably I’d need to soak first before using but that wouldn’t be an issue, and indeed happy to buy in bulk if it’s going to save some cash.

Green and brown lentils don't need soaking in advance just boil them.

I think chickpeas from a can are better and possibly more economical for some things than the effort of soaking and boiling them for ages.

 

[Joe Chi Min]

Been heavy into the dao xiao mian recently. Knife cut noodle soup:



And black garlic Korean style chicken soup:

 

[8ball]

Recently I've been buying kimchi rather than making it. There's some really good stuff out there.

I always buy the Jongga stuff these days.

 

[8ball]

Green and brown lentils don't need soaking in advance just boil them.

I think chickpeas from a can are better and possibly more economical for some things than the effort of soaking and boiling them for ages.

Depends on how much you value your time. A 10 minute boil and a few hours in a thermal cooker will cut most of your energy costs.