What new foods have you tried recently?

[danski]

The crisps. The beer is quite familiar.

A+++++ Would eat a whole bag in one go again

 

[gentlegreen]

Not new, so much new as again - since my local Aldi has no cheap Tofu and I have failed in trying to source natto and I'm failing to enjoy sauerkraut ...

I'm having another go at yeast flakes - thanks to seeing far too many vegan cooking things on YT ... and not least because I wanted another source of B12 since I am not good at taking pills...
Somewhat worried it will raise my uric acid which I may be ready to get tested again later in the year ...

Partly because I worry about my iodine being out of balance with my cruciferous veggie intake, I finally got to a Chinese supermarket today so now have a substantial supply of two kinds of seaweed plus bonus Shiitake mushrooms...

And perhaps to ease up on the mango chutney, following a heavy indulgence i pineapple slices, I'm tentatively getting back into the green tomato salad to add acidity to my farty stews ...

EDIT:- oh and I switched from seeded to wholemeal spelt for my flatbread - also labelled "organic" and therefore expensive, but my local supermarkets don't stock generic WM bread flour and I have taken a dislike to Allinson for political reasons ... and it's only 10p per day ...

 

[trabuquera]

Just spent some time in lovely Sevilla eating my face off - mostly the old familiar favourites of tapas made out of cheese, ham, spinach & chickpeas, more ham, fried fish, croquetas, fried aubergines, pickled artichokes, anchovies, more ham etc etc.
But these were new to me and about the most delicious thing I have ever tasted - tortillitas de camarones, small mini-pancakes (more like fritters really) made with tiny miniscule prawns in a very very light, crispy batter. No egg involved - it's just mixed wheat & chickpea flour with water and the mini creatures stirred in, then fried (hard and fast) in olive oil. As long as you're not weirded out by the tiny black eyeballs (just think of them as pepper flecks!) these are like prawn crackers, only gourmet and from heaven. Very salty and prawny. Probably will kill you fast. Want to try making them at home but I don't know where you can get teeny tiny baby prawns here (in Spain you can get them at the supermarket)

 

[Callie]

trabuquera it almost looks like there are almond slivers in there too! Was zooming in for the eyes

 

[newme]

I'm.unsure what it was tbh, some random box thing bit I got given. Turkish crackers of some kind? Rather dry but tasty regardless but 1 was enough.

 

[hash tag]

I haven't tried it yet, but I saw jars of asparagus picalilli on someone's website yesterday.

 

[nottsgirl]

I just had sheep’s milk yoghurt. It was chefs kiss.

 

[hash tag]

I've been told of a junk food place that do milkshakes with vanilla and bacon which I would like to try.

 

[starfish]

We had OMV plant based burgers last night and they were actually really nice. Nice enough to think that we may never buy meat based burgers again.

 

[nottsgirl]

Usually when I order dumplings I get ones the same shape as Polish pierogi which is what I think of as dumplings. Today I got dumplings which look like what I think of as dim sum, which I’ve never had. They were nice.

 

[iona]

Espresso tonic!

The one I had was made with elderflower tonic, angostura bitters and a slice of orange. I don't want to drink anything else ever again.

 

[RubyToogood]

We had OMV plant based burgers last night and they were actually really nice. Nice enough to think that we may never buy meat based burgers again.

Are they meaty or what?

 

[RubyToogood]

Crispy broccoli. This is deep fried broccoli florets sold in bags like crisps. Very nice. Would eat again although not very often as £3.99 a bag. They also do green beans and mushrooms in the same range.

 

[iona]

Where were those from RubyToogood? I've had mushroom crisps in Aus but not seen them in the UK.

 

[RubyToogood]

Where were those from RubyToogood? I've had mushroom crisps in Aus but not seen them in the UK.

Possibly the same brand you saw in Oz. I got them from the sort of wanky independent shop you get in Dulwich that sells kumquats.

 

[starfish]

Are they meaty or what?

Meaty enough. I think theyve still got a wee bit to go before they really get the meaty texture totally right but i think its not far away. But i suppose a burger is probably easier to replicate.

 

[Epona]

Possibly the same brand you saw in Oz. I got them from the sort of wanky independent shop you get in Dulwich that sells kumquats.

Laughter reaction cos I know exactly the sort of place you mean Perfect description

 

[iona]

Possibly the same brand you saw in Oz. I got them from the sort of wanky independent shop you get in Dulwich that sells kumquats.

Oh yeah that packaging looks like what I had before. They're nice but they'd be better without the fuckton of maltose.

 

[nottsgirl]

Jackfruit. It’s pretty nice.

 

[newme]

Soon, pheasant sausages with cider and apples. Never had pheasant before. Seen a fair few tho.

 

[iona]

Almond snickers. Pear and cinnamon flavoured energy drink. Both pretty good.

 

[hash tag]

I've been told of a junk food place that do milkshakes with vanilla and bacon which I would like to try.

There were small bits of bacon in it but the little bits reminded me of pork scratchings

 

[campanula]

date and tamarind sauce - sharp, sweet, altogether lovely.

 

[polly]

I just had sheep’s milk yoghurt. It was chefs kiss.

There's a farm near me that does sheeps milk ice cream and it's amazing. Really creamy. And it's not a fancy farm either so it's just squeezed into plastic cups and sold at 70p a pop, and nice flavours like honey and mango. Also chef's kiss.

 

[newme]

Soon, pheasant sausages with cider and apples. Never had pheasant before. Seen a fair few tho.

Still failed to work out what to do with these, wondering about making a puff pastry sausage roll thing with the sausage meat, leeks and apple.

 

[Epona]

Still failed to work out what to do with these, wondering about making a puff pastry sausage roll thing with the sausage meat, leeks and apple.

I think apple or other tart fruit will work well with them.

 

[Oriole]

Going down surprisingly fast.

 

[Chz]

Going down surprisingly fast.

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Think Thai sweet chili but more gochujang.

 

[hash tag]

Going down surprisingly fast.

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Sauce for chicken nuggets or sauce made out of chicken nuggets? ( Anything is possible).

 

[Callie]

Peanut butter filled pretzel sticks. Nice!

From a big international food shop, went in for olive oil...got distracted by snacks