What new foods have you tried recently?

[Epona]

"Grass jelly drink" - Good taste, very refreshing. Had little cubes of jelly in it, like those aloe vera drinks you can get. The liquid tasted sweet, but with a 'deep' flavour. A bit like tea. Recommended!

There's been more recently, but I can't remember at the minute, and this is already a long post

I've had that, it tastes nice but the texture is a bit surprising if you aren't expecting it

 

[Mogden]

Fez909 , I had quite a lot of Chinese water spinach when I was in Thailand and it's bloody lovely. I didn't think it was available in the UK but then realised it had been in my Oriental supermarket all the time, just had no idea what it was and yes, it's very spendy but so nice. It's also called water morning glory, no idea if you knew that.

 

[Fez909]

Fez909 , I had quite a lot of Chinese water spinach when I was in Thailand and it's bloody lovely. I didn't think it was available in the UK but then realised it had been in my Oriental supermarket all the time, just had no idea what it was and yes, it's very spendy but so nice. It's also called water morning glory, no idea if you knew that.

I didn't know that

 

[Diamond]

Super, super spicy Korean whelks and rice.

They were absolutely delicious but much of my time the next day was spent in or near a toilet, with a fair deal of pain involved.

 

[Sea Star]

Just been to Canada where I tried a bison burger for the first time. And with the burger came something called "bacon jam" which frightened me a little bit. But it was OK, like a bacony ketchup!

Turned down chance to eat Poutine after seeing what cheese curds looked like in the raw!

 

[twentythreedom]

Poutine is lush

 

[Mogden]

Poutine is on my list things I must try before I die!

 

[Sea Star]

Maybe next year. It didn't help that I already felt queasy from a dodgy stomach.

 

[Mogden]

Maybe next year. It didn't help that I already felt queasy from a dodgy stomach.

Well yeah I can't imagine carb loaded cheesy worms with gravy being a good stomach settler!

 

[sovereignb]

Halloumi cheese is doing it for me at the moment

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

I tried my first samosa. It was a potato and pea. It was really good. Had that nice crunch followed by a nice soft spicy bit.

 

[UrbaneFox]

Oysters. I've just spent a bit of time on some of the inner Hebrides, and am a convert. I tried one when I was a child, but swallowed it quickly, and have lived for years remembering it as a gritty lump of snot.

The last week or so I have had some brilliant food, including loads of oysters, and will be heading for Whitstable asap.

 

[Fez909]

Cauliflower fried 'rice'

I grated some cauli, fried some ginger, chilli and garlic with mushroom, then added the cauli, some spring onion, soy sauce and sesame oil. Then mixed two eggs in, and finally added some prawns and chopped coriander.

It was nice

 

[mango5]

Globe artichoke. Tasty but not remotely worth it. I'll happily faff while I cook but not while I eat.

 

[trabuquera]

Spicy roast carrots. Of course I have eaten carrots before. Sometimes even roasted. But not this way: cut into quarters lengthways, splashed with a bit of olive oil & orange juice, seasoned with salt, coriander and cumin seeds, bit of chipotle chili, roasted at 200 deg for about half an hour, toss in some sesame seeds and bake for about 15 mins more. They were good. Can't work out if it's a bonus or not that they shrivel up into little nubbiny things, meaning that for the first time in months i ate a recommended amount of veg in a day - 8 carrots in one sitting

 

[Libertad]

Paneer. I like it.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Paneer. I like it.

Easy to make your own, too.

 

[Orang Utan]

coconut water - nice, but expensive

 

[gosub]

Not new as such, coz eaten loads but found the fish suppliers for all the local Chinese takeaways, so have been buying large live crabs for £3,that I can now deal with

 

[gosub]

coconut water - nice, but expensive

A lot cheaper than coconut milk. Gave up making this red /green coz the shit mass produced bollocks costs about the same as that one ingredient

 

[RubyToogood]

coconut water - nice, but expensive

It seems to vary wildly in price. Some of the cheaper brands are really "coconut water drink" but not all.

 

[gentlegreen]

Seaweed from the Cornish Seaweed Company

I was tempted today, but was scared off by the price ..

How do you use it ?

 

[Libertad]

I was tempted today, but was scared off by the price ..

How do you use it ?

We throw it on the garden as a mulch.

 

[stuff_it]

Miso. Also started eating beef again.

 

[gentlegreen]

I remarked to the till staff today after the till rang up 6.95 when the price label said 2.95 that I'm hoping to move somewhere with an algae problem due to agricultural run-off ....


Not heard of it being used even as animal feed.

Burning seaweed for fertiliser is an ancient Breton tradition.

 

[Libertad]

I remarked to the till staff today after the till rang up 6.95 when the price label said 2.95 that I'm hoping to move somewhere with an algae problem due to agricultural run-off ....

Try Falmouth, run-off is killing the shellfish farming.

 

[gentlegreen]

Well I couldn't make up my mind so went for the mixture.
I'm chewing on some now and it tastes suitably seasidey so I should be able to do something with sardines tonight.

 

[Fez909]

Pig intestine. Didn't fancy it, but the gf said it's lovely. She kept going on about how she likes the "faint hint of shit". I thought she was joking.

She wasn't

Absolutely fucking disgusting. Never again. I could still taste it nearly a day later.

 

[toggle]

We throw it on the garden as a mulch.

i am recalling one amusing convo about collecting food on beaches and how one had to aviod all the former industrial areas, so cornwall was fantastic to get shellfish and stuff. mention was made of perranporth at which point I do believe i asked exactly what they thought all those rather angular holes in the cliffs were.

grins. so one less lot of numpties and more for me.

 

[gentlegreen]

Nutritional yeast with added B12.
Not sure when I'll use it - it's rather sweet - tasty though - been eating it out of the container the way I used to do with Bournvita and Horlicks.
Also I'm apparently slightly prone to gout ...

A flatmate of mine decades ago used to sprinkle "brewer's yeast" on grapefruit juice every morning

The high purine content of brewer's yeast makes it unsuitable for people with gout, kidney disease, or arthritis. About 20 percent of the crude protein nitrogen in yeast is in the form of purines. If consumed in large amounts -- more than three tablespoons of nutritional yeast daily -- these purines can cause problems in anyone, since a high intake can result in elevated blood levels of uric acid. When blood levels of uric acid are high, it tends to crystallize and precipitate in joints, where it can cause gout or arthritis. In addition, high levels of uric acid in the bloodstream stress the kidneys.

https://www.sharecare.com/health/dietary-supplements/safe-consume-brewers-yeast