What new foods have you tried recently?

[polly]

I've been munching my way through a big tub of that gentlegreen It's good on salad or soup - or baked spuds Like you I mostly eat it from the tub though.

 

[fizzerbird]

Quark

 

[8115]

Prunes.

 

[gentlegreen]

I've been munching my way through a big tub of that gentlegreen It's good on salad or soup - or baked spuds Like you I mostly eat it from the tub though.

Have you tried Essential VITAM-R yeast extract ?
You can spoon that from the jar too.
In combo with peanut butter and tomatoes on wholemeal ....

 

[Libertad]

Quark

Strange?

 

[Yu_Gi_Oh]

Prunes.

Oh gosh I love prunes. they're really nice frozen too. I found this out when I put a tub in the freezer to try not to eat them. they're still quite soft, even when frozen

 

[Mogden]

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

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Good for making vegan cheese sauce as a replacement for the cheese.

 

[8115]

Oh gosh I love prunes. they're really nice frozen too. I found this out when I put a tub in the freezer to try not to eat them. they're still quite soft, even when frozen

I wouldn't go that far, I'd say, they're a lot nicer than I thought they would be though.

 

[The39thStep]

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

How do you use it ?

The dulse ( purple) you can eat raw in salads or just nibble on. The sea weed spaggetti I ise in soups, stews , stirfries. Its great to add to miso soup.

 

[Yu_Gi_Oh]

I wouldn't go that far, I'd say, they're a lot nicer than I thought they would be though.

I could quite easily live off dried fruit.

 

[polly]

Have you tried Essential VITAM-R yeast extract ?
You can spoon that from the jar too.
In combo with peanut butter and tomatoes on wholemeal ....

No - is it different from normal Marmite? I'm not sure about mixing Marmite with stuff

Good for making vegan cheese sauce as a replacement for the cheese.

It really is! I used it once because we ran out of cheese and my meat eating husband preferred it.

 

[gentlegreen]

No - is it different from normal Marmite? I'm not sure about mixing Marmite with stuff

Chalk and cheese.
It's perhaps not so "worthy" because the yeast is specially grown on molasses rather than it being a by-product of the brewing industry .
It's much lighter and less salty and on its way to being Vegemite, but much more refined.

 

[pogo 10]

Just about to try red chilli pesto.

 

[tufty79]

Strange?

More charm than strange, i think...

 

[tufty79]

Cheddar with balsamic onion. Gorgeous.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Just had squid ink spaghetti with sauce nero. Didn't like it at all. Suspect it may not have been the best. I think the pasta was overcooked and the seafood was all a bit wrong. Either that or the texture of scallop coral is just fucking vile.

 

[gentlegreen]

After one can of sardines on Saturday (two cans the weekend before ?), two generous helpings of yeast extract and quite a lot of yummy yeast flakes, I slightly stubbed my big toe and it's hurting much more and longer than it should, so I would advise caution with over-using yeast products - especially if you are prone to gout

 

[gentlegreen]

Not exactly new because I've been putting hemp seeds in my bread for years ... but I've decided that swallowing whole seeds is probably a waste of seeds .. hemp seeds are particularly inconvenient to eat whole and even when cooked in bread can still catch in your throat ...

I'm re-engineering my whole diet and am already experimenting with milled flaxseed, so today I coughed up a great deal of money for a small amount of hulled hempseed and unfortunately it's rather moreish for a lover of nutty and earthy things ... not sure where I'll use it for best effect - perhaps in my weekly lunchtime soup ... perhaps miso, tofu, seaweed and hempseed ...

 

[iona]

I had some samphire the other day. It was really salty, especially to me because I never add salt to food, but nice combined with other, sweeter foods to mask it a bit.

 

[dessiato]

Apple wood smoked vintage cheddar cheese. Fantastic, got if in Lidl so cheap too.

 

[Orang Utan]

Buckwheat pancakes with blueberries. Fuck yeah!

 

[dessiato]

I had some samphire the other day. It was really salty, especially to me because I never add salt to food, but nice combined with other, sweeter foods to mask it a bit.

It needs proper washing and cooking to reduce the saltiness. It's great pickled and served with fish and chips. I used to pick huge quantities outside an RAF base. There's loads of it on the saltmarshes in Lincolnshire.

 

[iona]

It needs proper washing and cooking to reduce the saltiness. It's great pickled and served with fish and chips. I used to pick huge quantities outside an RAF base. There's loads of it on the saltmarshes in Lincolnshire.

I did wash it loads first and cook it properly, I think I just notice salt a lot more because I hardly ever eat it.

 

[mr steev]

Peanut butter and celery. I'd never put the two together until recently but will be doing it again.

Raw sweet potato, which is weirdly a bit coconut like.

 

[polly]

Peanut butter and celery. I'd never put the two together until recently but will be doing it again.

There's some American snack called ants on a log, which is a celery stick filled with peanut butter and covered with raisins. Might be up your street (either the scale is all wrong or American ants are monstrous)

I tried hazelnut milk for the first time tonight. I thought the first sip was unbelievably delicious and the second (and third) absolutely fucking disgusting

 

[ringo]

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

My toe hurts just reading about it

 

[trabuquera]

Raw baby courgettes shaved with a potato peeler. I've eaten this out before but finally prepared it at home - nice texture and a good way to feel virtuous about eating your veg. Tastes of pretty much nothing, tho, you definitely need a lemony dressking / loads of parsley / some cheese or some other salty thing to make it a bit more interesting.

 

[gentlegreen]

Not new really, but even as nominally a vegan for over 30 years, I've never taken tofu very seriously, but at least until I get my weight under control I'm prepared to indulge in some "superfoods" - so I will be buying two packets a week for the next 6 months at least.

 

[kittyP]

Just about to try red chilli pesto.

I love the Sainsbury's own brand one

 

[Fez909]

Raw baby courgettes shaved with a potato peeler. I've eaten this out before but finally prepared it at home - nice texture and a good way to feel virtuous about eating your veg. Tastes of pretty much nothing, tho, you definitely need a lemony dressking / loads of parsley / some cheese or some other salty thing to make it a bit more interesting.

I tried this recently for the first time, too. But with a julienne peeler.

I also did it with cucumber for a cold 'noodle' salad - cucumber & courgette, julienned, with sesame oil, sesame seeds, chillies, chinese vinegar and some other stuff that I've forgotten. It was nice.

And tonight I made a 'breaded' pork cutlet, but instead of breadcrumbs I used crushed pork scratchings (the puffy ones, rather than the dense ones). It was lovely