What new foods have you tried recently?
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gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
Microwave quinoa - haven't decided what to have with it yet ...
I've had quinoa as a ready-made salad with celery and walnuts and quite liked it ...
I'm growing it in my garden this year and plan to try popping it.
I've had quinoa as a ready-made salad with celery and walnuts and quite liked it ...
I'm growing it in my garden this year and plan to try popping it.
Fez909
toilet expert
I tried something new recently but not quite sure exactly what it was. I got it from a Singaporean friend who said it's just known as "olive". It was in a jar and if they were olives, they were shredded/minced. Texture a bit like bean paste. It was really nice, anyway. 
Maybe one of the Asian based Urbz knows what it is Dandred or Yu_Gi_Oh ?
Maybe one of the Asian based Urbz knows what it is Dandred or Yu_Gi_Oh ?
mango5
Endeavour era
Olive tapenade? Can be a smooth or coarse pasteI tried something new recently but not quite sure exactly what it was. I got it from a Singaporean friend who said it's just known as "olive". It was in a jar and if they were olives, they were shredded/minced. Texture a bit like bean paste. It was really nice, anyway.
Maybe one of the Asian based Urbz knows what it is Dandred or Yu_Gi_Oh ?
Fez909
toilet expert
It was similar to that, but more solid. Imagine an olive version of sauerkraut if that's possible. Hard to describe. And I was drunk so maybe misremembering.
Will find out more when see friend again
Fez909
toilet expert
I really like pigeon. It is a bit shitty tasting though. I think the technical term is "gamey".
polly
Well-Known Member
But there's gamey, and there's shitty-gamey. Pheasant is nice, venison is nice. Grouse is shitty, and so was this pigeon.for actual shit-tasting (although tbh I found it quite pleasant) try an Andouillette. I had one last year in a moment of bravery. It was ok, although I don't think I'll ever need to have another.
polly
Well-Known Member
*shudder* That stuff just makes me think of Fear Factor. I know what you mean, though - I once had a shitty soft shell crab that was delicious.
zenie
>^^<
I made a new friend and they're lovely BUT also almost vegan today i had a delicious vegan brunch of fermented tofu omelette, made with chickpea flour, something or other yeast and salad. There was coconut bacon but I didn't really like that 
Also had asparagus gnocchi at BFI the other night.
It's quite interesting seeing the broad choices you can have as a veggie/vegan these days when eating out.
today i had a delicious vegan brunch of fermented tofu omelette, made with chickpea flour, something or other yeast and salad. There was coconut bacon but I didn't really like that Also had asparagus gnocchi at BFI the other night.
It's quite interesting seeing the broad choices you can have as a veggie/vegan these days when eating out.
trabuquera
Modesty Bag
Blue corn tortillas. In spite of their appearance they're not mouldy, or made out of slate. Like them a lot. They're a tiny bit more delicious than ordinary maize tortillas (they've got a stronger taste of earth / vegetable / corn) but not worth paying extra megabucks for. What is worth it is the novelty value and it makes you realise just how much the colour of a food affects how you perceive it. I kept stopping and looking at them as I ate, thinking "hmmm..... blue .... weird ... hmmm...." .
(I LOATHE and never even touch blue cheese, btw. so these may yet be one of the very very few blue things I will ever eat.)
Yu_Gi_Oh
天天好心情
I tried something new recently but not quite sure exactly what it was. I got it from a Singaporean friend who said it's just known as "olive". It was in a jar and if they were olives, they were shredded/minced. Texture a bit like bean paste. It was really nice, anyway.
Maybe one of the Asian based Urbz knows what it is Dandred or Yu_Gi_Oh ?
I know the stuff you mean! I have some in the fridge. There is a fruit called the Chinese Olive here which is properly known as a Canarium, it comes whole, fresh, dried and sweetened, or shredded in a jar with oil like you have.
I nearly tried a prickly pear the other day, but it gave me splinters just touching it for a couple of seconds and I became fearful and disposed of it.
Mr Yu got a manky infected finger from it, dangerous fruit!I have also tried a fresh kiwi: delicious! And bananas in various stages of ripeness: all delicious but give me stomach ache.
Miss Caphat
I want it that way
you should try blue corn chips then...they're really tasty
for anyone who's confused, blue corn is natural...there are several different colors of corn including red, blue, purple, orange, green, pink, and yellow..and yes, they taste different. blue/ other colored corn is not as sweet as yellow corn ime, more earthy as trabaquera said, which lends itself to more savory dishes & snacks
Miss Caphat
I want it that way
came across this in my search (no, wait, that's not what I meant, it wasn't me! I swear !)
someone really likes corn
!) someone really likes corn
Those look really beautiful
Miss Caphat
I want it that way
Those look really beautiful
oh, they are! people hang the dried colored corn up as decorations in the fall. they're like jewels. do a search for colored corn if you want to see lots of different varieties
Thanks, I already did a search
I never thought corn could look so pretty. I can certainly see why people would want to use them as decoration.
Back in the day, I discovered blue corn tortilla chips; ruinously expensive if on the dole (as I was at the time) but OMG so good, and they turned humous and crudites into half of a feast, which was vegan, vegetarian, safe for me, and which meat eaters enjoyed.
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