What new foods have you tried recently?

[trabuquera]

I like sorrel and I'm intrigued, but honestly, how the fuck do you pronounce that? "shchaff"? z-tshaww? how?

 

[fishfinger]

shtuff

szczaw pronunciation: How to pronounce szczaw in Polish

 

[trabuquera]

Wasn't too far off then! sh-chaff it is. Will go and seek some out. I love sorrel soup / sorrel sauce with fish.

 

[TruXta]

I thought sorrel was a liquor made in the Caribbean? As well as a herb, that is.

 

[gentlegreen]

Very salty mind... Perhaps you're supposed to rinse it...

Envoyé de mon Moto G (4) en utilisant Tapatalk

 

[Calamity1971]

Very salty mind... Perhaps you're supposed to rinse it...

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Why have ya gone all fracais GG?
Er, meant francais

 

[gentlegreen]

Why have ya gone all fracais GG?
Er, meant francais

I changed the language on my phone so I can quickly check up on French vocab I encounter using speech recognition. (and my pronunciation of phases I conjugate myself)the AZERTY keyboard is a minor inconvenience.
I have 3 years to get fairly fluent so I am switching over as much as possible.

 

[polly]

I thought sorrel was a liquor made in the Caribbean? As well as a herb, that is.

I think the drink is made from hibiscus flowers, called flor de Jamaica in Mexico (and possibly elsewhere in C and S America). I don't know why it's called sorrel - maybe that's the name for hibiscus in the Caribbean? But afaik a completely different thing.

edit: "Sometimes referred to as Jamaican sorrel, or Caribbean sorrel, sorrel is the common name given to the sepals of a hibiscus plant called Roselle, (or Hibiscus sabdariffa if you want to get technical). It’s important to note that there is a leafy green herb that is also called sorrel, but it is unrelated to this plant."

From Sorrel (Roselle/Hibiscus) | In Search Of Yummy-ness

 

[TruXta]

I think the drink is made from hibiscus flowers, called flor de Jamaica in Mexico (and possibly elsewhere in C and S America). I don't know why it's called sorrel - maybe that's the name for hibiscus in the Caribbean? But afaik a completely different thing.

edit: "Sometimes referred to as Jamaican sorrel, or Caribbean sorrel, sorrel is the common name given to the sepals of a hibiscus plant called Roselle, (or Hibiscus sabdariffa if you want to get technical). It’s important to note that there is a leafy green herb that is also called sorrel, but it is unrelated to this plant."

From Sorrel (Roselle/Hibiscus) | In Search Of Yummy-ness

Thanks, I found the same page after I posted

 

[Kanda]

Pad Thai

 

[polly]

While at the Polish shop I grabbed a jar of salted sorrel - it tastes relatively inoffensive - by all accounts it's used to make soup - in Wales as well as Poland...



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I got some of this thanks to you It's really good. I had it on some sauerkraut pierogi on Friday and am putting it on my ribollita shortly. Cheers

 

[RubyToogood]

Peri peri flavoured hummus. No.

 

[Mogden]

Durian (thanks Bourdain ), mangosteen, whole green peppercorns, a pond water looking southern Thai fish curry which I was told I wouldn't like, green tea ice cream, snake fruit, deep fried jack fruit.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Tomato jam. Nice with mature cheddar butties.

 

[komodo]

Haloumi fries at the Lambeth Country show - expensive but yum. Not as salty as haloumi usually is.

 

[Fez909]

Eggy crumpet - like eggy bread, but with crumpet.

Fucking amazing, as you'd expect

 

[chandlerp]

I like to soak my crumpets in egg before baking them, lovely.

 

[dessiato]

Today I had ostrich burger for lunch, not new, but the place also has camel, and zebra burgers. I've got some to have later.

 

[Thimble Queen]

I had pferdwurst (horse sausage) today. Surprisingly tasty

 

[gentlegreen]

 

[8115]

Buttonhole kale, v nice, would buy again. Kind of like a cross between cabbage and kale.
Albacore tuna - I didn't actually think it was as nice as normal tuna which I do love for a treat. Bit bland but I don't know how much the colour tricks your taste buds.
I'm cooking with graffiti aubergines tonight but I don't expect they'll taste any different.
I bought some garlic olive oil a while ago, it's a bit rank.

 

[Maggot]

Got some Patty Pan squash in my veg box. They look cool. Haven't tried them yet.

 

[colacubes]

Got some Patty Pan squash in my veg box. They look cool. Haven't tried them yet.

Tasty but much the same as other squash ime.

 

[sojourner]

Figs. Specifically the partially rehydrated ones from tesco. I've always loved fig rolls so saw these and thought, mmm, nice wholesome snack.

They taste lovely, however, I was struck by how much they resemble a plump brown anus! Erk

 

[JuanTwoThree]

A rim shot. Boom-tish!

 

[Maggot]

Got some Patty Pan squash in my veg box. They look cool. Haven't tried them yet.

You're right colacubes . They look great, but tastewise they are nothing special.

 

[8115]

I just got this stuff in the international shop called kars tel peyrini, golden shredded cheese. I think there must be a knack to preparing it because it is basically rank straight out of the jar.

 

[The39thStep]

sea urchins . Delicate browny squidgy type ones that taste of the sea and something you cant quite put your finger on but are something quite different from anything I have ever tasted before.

 

[maomao]

sea urchins . Delicate browny squidgy type ones that taste of the sea and something you cant quite put your finger on but are something quite different from anything I have ever tasted before.

It's bogies. The thing you can't quite put your finger on is bogies. I've eaten sea urchin and it definitely tasted like bogies.

 

[The39thStep]

It's bogies. The thing you can't quite put your finger on is bogies. I've eaten sea urchin and it definitely tasted like bogies.

I had marmite, mushroom , but not bogies. I'll try one later.