What new foods have you tried recently?

[The39thStep]

Not a fan of stuffing but sprouts are OK. They've got three years of shelf life so I've got time to ponder my options. Reminds me I've got a tin of gooseberries in the cupboard - need to check how long they're good for.

Gooseberry crumble is what you need

 

[trabuquera]

Doesn't even have to be savoury with chestnuts - they're also brilliant pureed or crumbled, slightly sweetened and added to an ice cream mix
Or puree them with a sweetener of your taste, cover with whipped (or even squirty) cream, dust with some grated dark choc or cocoa and it's Monte Bianco
Chestnut and anything cake is an option (chestnut and chocolate torte-type things particularly amazing)
They wouldn't last 3 weeks let alone 3 years in my cupboard!

 

[Artaxerxes]

Always a bit disappointed you rarely see unprepared nuts for sale outside of Christmas time


(Hur Hur Hur)

 

[chandlerp]

Tonight I did quail legs, crumbled, marinaded with parsley and garlic, then deep fried. Absolutely wonderful.

I've also done oven baked oysters with a herb crumb. Normally i have them raw, but Mrs D doesn't like them that way. Again, these were amazingly good.

Now we're having wild prawns boiled in a 5 spice seasoned water. Bloody good.

The foods themselves are not new but the recipes are.

Were they like Twiglets?

 

[bellaozzydog]

Ribboned tofu in a very hot chilli seasoned bean sprout dish
It looks terrible
Feels terrible
But is tasty and weirdly light to eat

one of those dishes that confuses the palate completely

I’ll get a photo of it next time

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Always a but disappointed you rarely see unprepared nuts for sale outside of Christmas time

I bet 5t3IIa is glad given her travails with nutcrackers.

 

[dessiato]

Were they like Twiglets?

They were like miniature chicken legs and thighs.

 

[5t3IIa]

I bet 5t3IIa is glad given her travails with nutcrackers.

I just dug out the receipt and got my leg warmers on for a trip to town

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I just dug out the receipt and got my leg warmers on for a trip to town

Sorry but your broken nutcracker did make me laugh - still does looking at the picture of it.

 

[dessiato]

Bought a Roscon de Reys, traditional Spanish Christmas cake, yesterday. Usually we have a rich fruit cake Christmas cake. But this is delicious. We will have it again and in addition to a fruit cake.

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[The39thStep]

Bought a Roscon de Reys, traditional Spanish Christmas cake, yesterday. Usually we have a rich fruit cake Christmas cake. But this is delicious. We will have it again and in addition to a fruit cake.

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Very similar to the Xmas cake here minus the cream filling

 

[belboid]

Bought a Roscon de Reys, traditional Spanish Christmas cake, yesterday. Usually we have a rich fruit cake Christmas cake. But this is delicious. We will have it again and in addition to a fruit cake.

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It looks like a bagel from here!

 

[dessiato]

Very similar to the Xmas cake here minus the cream filling

It's almost identical except, as you say, for the filling. Ours was vanilla and chocolate cream.

It looks like a bagel from here!

It gets part of the name, roscon, from the fact that it looks like a large bagel. At least that's what I'm told.

 

[belboid]

seems like an interesting alternate to stollen, I’ll make a note for next year

 

[dessiato]

seems like an interesting alternate to stollen, I’ll make a note for next year

It's lighter than stollen. I think it is better for that.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

That would probably work really well battered and deep fried dessiato - not with the cream inside though.

 

[killer b]

Today I had flower sprouts with my tea, which are apparently a new(ish) hybrid of kale and sprouts. They're like tiny frilly cabbages. Very nice.

 

[dessiato]

I made steak with blue cheese and onion sauce, Mrs Dess had a vegan "chicken" burger. Mine was great, her's was awful. It was flavourless and had a cardboard texture. She will not have it again.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Good news - mealworms have been approved in the EU. Not sure if they're already approved in the UK but hope so. If not dessiato will have to be our guinea pig and report back on the crunchy goodness.

Yellow mealworm safe for humans to eat, says EU food safety agency

Move paves way for high-protein maggot-like insect to be approved for consumption across Europe

www.theguardian.com

 

[dessiato]

Good news - mealworms have been approved in the EU. Not sure if they're already approved in the UK but hope so. If not dessiato will have to be our guinea pig and report back on the crunchy goodness.

Yellow mealworm safe for humans to eat, says EU food safety agency

Move paves way for high-protein maggot-like insect to be approved for consumption across Europe

www.theguardian.com

I had them years ago. They're nice. I like them fried with a hint of garlic and chilli, which also works with most worms, although earthworms do make a decent omelette.

 

[killer b]

Good news - mealworms have been approved in the EU. Not sure if they're already approved in the UK but hope so. If not dessiato will have to be our guinea pig and report back on the crunchy goodness.

Yellow mealworm safe for humans to eat, says EU food safety agency

Move paves way for high-protein maggot-like insect to be approved for consumption across Europe

www.theguardian.com

been available here for years apparently. these guys can sort you out: Horizon Edible Insects London - Urban Edible Insects farm

 

[kittyP]

I had them years ago. They're nice. I like them fried with a hint of garlic and chilli, which also works with most worms, although earthworms do make a decent omelette.

But they haven't got any hands

 

[Orang Utan]

Caviar (lumpfish) - that was a waste of £4. Blinis too, also not impressed.
Have some salmon caviar too but not that keen on trying it now.
have been feeding a feral cat at work, he’s so gonna get spoiled next week

 

[farmerbarleymow]

But they haven't got any hands

They might be able to join together to make a functioning writhing hand, like the one out of the Adam's Family.

 

[dessiato]

The top one is dates with chocolate and mint, the second fig with almonds. Both are compressed into a dense cake. The first was both nice and disappointing. The flavour was that of After 8 mints, completely swamping the dates. The second was exactly as you'd expect.

Both very nice and I'll have them again.

 

[dessiato]

The first of my chillies. Fuck me it's hot! I've just read the label, they're jalapeños. Wish I'd remembered before eating half of it.

 

[dessiato]

Today I'm making tortillitas de camerones, which are like small pancakes with tiny, whole, shrimp in them. It's a simple recipe and, i hope, very tasty. I haven't had these tiny shrimp before, and they're supposed to be eaten whole, shell, head, everything.

 

[dessiato]

This is how tiny the camerones are, the 1€ coin is to indicate size.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

This is how tiny the camerones are, the 1€ coin is to indicate size.

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I'd have to remove their eyes before eating them.

 

[nogojones]

I'd have to remove their eyes before eating them.

or wrap little seaweed blindfolds round their heads