What new foods have you tried recently?

[polly]

That deep fried sandwich I love fried bread but that pallid bread, looks like the oil wasn't hot enough *boak*

 

[BoatieBird]

Deep fried butter = NO

OTOH I'd definitely give one of these a go

Another delicacy on offer is the burger hand pie, made of beef, bacon, grilled onion, cheddar and Pepper Jack cheese, all encased in a flaky pie crust.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Deep fried butter = NO

OTOH I'd definitely give one of these a go

That actually sounds quite nice tbf.

 

[gentlegreen]

I visited the local Polish supermarket for pickled things and relented and bought dried mushrooms - which scare me somewhat, but i figured I would be safe with dried chanterelles and ceps - except "podgrzybki" turned out to be "boletes" and not "porcini" - and when I got home and put on a second pair of specs, I saw that they were xerocomus badius - or "bay bolete" - a cheaper alternative ... oh well ... my motivation is to learn whether I would ever want to harvest them from the wild .. so far the only plentiful boletes I have located are brown birch - which were tasteless ..

Forest Treasures - Brown Podgrzybek - "Mushroom with the most Polish character" - we feel the depth of its aroma after drying, irreplaceable in many dishes of Polish Cuisine, in many regions of Poland its popularity is not inferior to even Boletus Boletus.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Lebkuchen (Aldi). Not unpleasant, but not my cup of tea due to the odd texture.

 

[Badgers]

 

[trabuquera]

Pasta fagioli - it's only pasta-and-bean soup but I'd never had it before, it was beautifully made and really delicious. Can see why ItalianAmerican gangsters can't stop pining for it or talking about it and it gets mentioned in all the Mafia films.

 

[8115]

Pasta fagioli - it's only pasta-and-bean soup but I'd never had it before, it was beautifully made and really delicious. Can see why ItalianAmerican gangsters can't stop pining for it or talking about it and it gets mentioned in all the Mafia films.

There was a recipe for that in the Guardian, I've got it bookmarked to make.

 

[trabuquera]

The version I had was with some sort of medium-sized brown beans, egg pasta tubes ... but really really thick savoury broth, probably meaty (no visible meat though) and with lots of carrot and onion in.

 

[Detroit City]

I tried Octopus a while back. Didn't really care for it, it had a funky taste and was rubbery

 

[RubyToogood]

I tried Octopus a while back. Didn't really care for it, it had a funky taste and was rubbery

Yeah I am very happy for octopi to be poncing intelligently round the sea floor where they belong and not on my plate.

 

[miss direct]

Went to a Pakistani restaurant here in Dubai, and had chicken karahi. Was really, really nice.

 

[Chz]

Yeah I am very happy for octopi to be poncing intelligently round the sea floor where they belong and not on my plate.

Really, I only like the baby ones. Grilled. Their little heads pop in your mouth and are scrumptious.
If they were so damned clever, they wouldn't get eaten.

 

[The39thStep]

Spinach and chocolate cake , very nice . Could taste the spinach but it was very sweet.

 

[nogojones]

Aha - wood ear - as grows on elder in the UK.
Meant to be more a textural than a flavour thing ?

Are they the same as jelly/jews ears?

 

[gentlegreen]

Yes

 

[nogojones]

I might look out for them in the supermarket just to see how rank they really are.

and I tried some nutritional yeast flakes as they were in the lucky dip isle in Aldi. Pretty good. I could just eat spoonfuls of it quite happily

 

[polly]

I might look out for them in the supermarket just to see how rank they really are.

They're not rank at all! Just wash them properly to get the grit out. They don't taste of much, they're more of a texture thing. I really like them.

 

[nogojones]

They're not rank at all! Just wash them properly to get the grit out. They don't taste of much, they're more of a texture thing. I really like them.

What do you put them in?

Also I've been getting this recently...

Really nice with a cheese and onion toastie

 

[8ball]

What do you put them in?

Also I've been getting this recently...

Really nice with a cheese and onion toastie

The horror.

 

[nogojones]

The horror.

Well, personally I'd like a bit more horseraddish in it, but it's not bad.

 

[8ball]

Well, personally I'd like a bit more horseraddish in it, but it's not bad.

I’m not a fan of beetroot. Though I did have a lovely beetroot and chocolate cake once. It also had rather a lot of skunk in it tbf.

 

[polly]

What do you put them in?

Usually jap chae, sometimes other made up noodle recipes. There is this recipe that I’ve bookmarked but haven’t made yet. (It’s a great blog generally.)

 

[polly]

nogojones I had a little look and this recipe also looks good - could only find on pinterest so I've screen shot it

 

[nogojones]

nogojones I had a little look and this recipe also looks good - could only find on pinterest so I've screen shot it

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Nice one. My corner shop is a big old Chinese supermarket. I've only ever bought shitake there, but I'm sure they have black fungus as well

 

[Combustible]

nogojones I had a little look and this recipe also looks good - could only find on pinterest so I've screen shot it

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You also don't necessarily need to fry it, there is also a cold dish (凉拌木耳) where the wood ear mushrooms are boiled, drained and cooled, before mixing with chopped garlic, chillis, soy sauce and (Chinese) vinegar.

 

[ash]

What do you put them in?

Also I've been getting this recently...

Really nice with a cheese and onion toastie

Yay M&S do a similar one and it’s great

 

[polly]

Here ^^ phone is being a dick so I can't put this in a sensible place

You also don't necessarily need to fry it, there is also a cold dish (凉拌木耳) where the wood ear mushrooms are boiled, drained and cooled, before mixing with chopped garlic, chillis, soy sauce and (Chinese) vinegar.

I think that was the one I was looking for! Thanks - I'll try to find a recipe using my rudimentary Chinese skills

 

[dessiato]

Just tried some black acorns. Apparently they're used for feeding Pata Negra but are edible for humans. Raw they are fucking awful, but roasted like chestnuts are good. I'm not sure I'll try them again.

 

[The39thStep]

Just tried some black acorns. Apparently they're used for feeding Pato Negra but are edible for humans. Raw they are fucking awful, but roasted like chestnuts are good. I'm not sure I'll try them again.

Speaking of chestnuts its nearly the season here