What new foods have you tried recently?

[8ball]

These I can highly recommend. Small wasabi coated nori strips. I've taken to eating them as snacks (a pack at a time)View attachment 366256

It's very easy to inhale 3 packs and barely notice.

 

[dessiato]

Not new but something I've not eaten for ages. Salt and chilli tempura battered squid. Why did I leave it so long to try it again?

 

[Spymaster]

Not new but something I've not eaten for ages. Salt and chilli tempura battered squid. Why did I leave it so long to try it again?

Where from?

 

[The39thStep]

Not new but something I've not eaten for ages. Salt and chilli tempura battered squid. Why did I leave it so long to try it again?

Funnily enough I had braised stuffed squid at lunchtime

 

[dessiato]

Where from?

Local Thai and Chinese takeaway.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

These I can highly recommend. Small wasabi coated nori strips. I've taken to eating them as snacks (a pack at a time)View attachment 366256

I love those but they're quite expensive so don't buy them often.

 

[nogojones]

I love those but they're quite expensive so don't buy them often.

Mine were free

I may just take to using normal nori strips and slathering them in wasabi.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Mine were free

Been shoplifting again?

 

[Elpenor]

I’d never eaten a pastel de Nata before or but got one in Lidl today. It’s probably not the best example of the product but it was quite nice and I’d try one again

 

[dylanredefined]

One of those vesta packet meals always wanted to try one in my youth power of advertising.
Needless to say it was terrible.

 

[RedRedRose]

Water chestnuts. More appetising than it looks.

 

[nogojones]

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Water chestnuts. More appetising than it looks.

With black fungus/jelly ears?

 

[nogojones]

Been shoplifting again?

Totally legit pressie

 

[RedRedRose]

With black fungus/jelly ears?

Yeah. I didn't make it mind, but you can find simple recipes.

Stir-fried Water Chestnuts with Black Fungus and Carrots

 

[Bus Honeygun]

Don't understand these at all. Taste mainly of salt and are unpleasantly chewy, which means they're stuck in your teeth for ages afterwards. Note the double reds - they don't even have a Good For You get out of jail card.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Don't understand these at all. Taste mainly of salt and are unpleasantly chewy, which means they're stuck in your teeth for ages afterwards. Note the double reds - they don't even have a Good For You get out of jail card.

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The fats should be the healthy kind though - nuts and seeds are good for you. Might want to give those a good rinse to get rid of the salt though.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Reminds me that I've got a few kilos of seeds that I bought for bread making and didn't get round to using - need to check the best before date. Will donate it to the birds if need be.

 

[Bus Honeygun]

The fats should be the healthy kind though - nuts and seeds are good for you. Might want to give those a good rinse to get rid of the salt though.

Good point.

 

[Spymaster]

Don't understand these at all. Taste mainly of salt and are unpleasantly chewy, which means they're stuck in your teeth for ages afterwards. Note the double reds - they don't even have a Good For You get out of jail card.

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You do know that you're not supposed to eat the shell, right? It's a common error.

They take a bit of practice to eat. Suck the salt off, then crack the shell between your teeth to get at the kernal. Then spit the shell out.

 

[Bus Honeygun]

You do know that you're not supposed to eat the shell, right? It's a common error.

They take a bit of practice to eat. Suck the salt off, then crack the shell between your teeth to get at the kernal. Then spit the shell out.

Ah!

 

[Callie]

You do know that you're not supposed to eat the shell, right? It's a common error.

They take a bit of practice to eat. Suck the salt off, then crack the shell between your teeth to get at the kernal. Then spit the shell out.

Effort

Little piles of shells next to benches round my way.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

You do know that you're not supposed to eat the shell, right? It's a common error.

They take a bit of practice to eat. Suck the salt off, then crack the shell between your teeth to get at the kernal. Then spit the shell out.

Eat the shells - they keep you regular.

 

[furluxor]

Don't understand these at all. Taste mainly of salt and are unpleasantly chewy, which means they're stuck in your teeth for ages afterwards. Note the double reds - they don't even have a Good For You get out of jail card.

But it gives you something to do whilst watching a film! We used to go through kilos of the stuff when I was a kid, although usually we had a version with less salt (like farmerbarleymow said, the fats are of the healthy sort). Every so often a bowl with discarded shells got upturned on the sofa and bits fell in between the cushions. It drove my mother nuts.

 

[Spymaster]

Eat the shells - they keep you regular.

A handful of sawdust would do the same and have a more pleasant texture.

 

[cesare]

But it gives you something to do whilst watching a film! We used to go through kilos of the stuff when I was a kid, although usually we had a version with less salt (like farmerbarleymow said, the fats are of the healthy sort). Every so often a bowl with discarded shells got upturned on the sofa and bits fell in between the cushions. It drove my mother nuts.

Groan.

 

[Part 2]

Here's a video explaining how to make the crispy rice sandwich mentioned I er the last few pages.

 

[hash tag]

It is 4 in the morning, you get the munchies and this is what happens

 

[UnderOpenSky]

It is 4 in the morning, you get the munchies and this is what happens
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Sounds weird, but I'd try that!

 

[hash tag]

Sounds weird, but I'd try that!

Exactly. Try anything once, especially new foods, within reason

 

[dessiato]

I love anchovies. Good ones are rare here, but earlier this week we were in Eyemouth where we got some smoked ones.

They are absolutely amazing! Lovely balance of smoke, oil, and saltiness.

It's almost an hour's drive to get there but we will be going back to buy more.