What new foods have you tried recently?

[Orang Utan]

Mochi ice cream - Google Search

i wasn’t asking google

 

[miss direct]

Mine was tropical flavour. From aldi. Strange but nice.

Wao Mochi Ice Cream Tropical (216ml) 6x36ml

groceries.aldi.co.uk

 

[krtek a houby]

i wasn’t asking google

Mochi is a pasty/gelatinous kind of cake made from smashing rice repeatedly with big hammers.

It's an acquired taste (or rather, consistency). Don't care for it but did eat one that was given to me by some mochi makers putting on a demonstation in the street. Fresh was a slight improvement.

Elderly people choke to death on the things, especially around the new year.

Here's a short piece on making mochi, which you might or might not like

 

[Chz]

Chinotto flavoured San Pellegrino. Like a Dr Pepper with a slug of tonic water. Simultaneously syrupy and bitter. Worth a go but wouldn't bother again. Might be nice with some gin and a bit of fresh orange I suppose.

Please don't use it as an example of chinotto, it's awful. The proper stuff is indeed quite sweet and bitter at the same time, but oh-so-much nicer than the San Pellegrino one.

The mrs swears by this stuff: Chinò Neri Chinotto (24x250ml) Italian soft drink

The stuff you can get in Italian places in Canada is also really nice - Brio Chinotto. It's a bit less authentic, but made to be a Coke/Pepsi replacement and really quite quaffable. When I was growing up in Ontario, every pizza place had the stuff.

 

[gentlegreen]

Apples - never could be doing with them before - tended to go with pears - softer on the teeth and you could eat most of the core ... but I like the acidity and I'm using them as a dietary aid at the moment,

I can't imagine getting into citrus any time soon though - you have to wash your hands after you've eaten one ...

 

[chandlerp]

Get yourself some easy peelers, no mess and all the segments are individually sealed!

 

[gentlegreen]

Aldi's "Jazz" apples - yummy - sweet, juicy, refreshing

And yes I'm on my second net of easy peelers

 

[trabuquera]

These. (fwiw I haven't eaten any KFC itself in 30+years). Incredibly chemical, alarmingly orange, savagely salty, like gnawing on a stock cube but dangerously delicious. Especially crunchy. Don't eat more than 30g at a time or your guts won't thank you. Worth £2 a bag I don't think so. But they are definitely a concentrated lesson in what makes junk food so evil and so clever. Everything in them is bad for you and you can feel the damage with every crunch but you're likely to keep reaching again and again. Personally not buying again though because the acid/saltiness is off the scale.

 

[Elpenor]

Basa. Was ok, had it both smoked and non-smoked. Would probably get the smoked again.

Still prefer tuna steaks though

 

[dessiato]

Lemon pesto. Very artificial flavour, probably won't bother again.

 

[Saul Goodman]

Lemon pesto. Very artificial flavour, probably won't bother again.

Make it with real lemon next time

 

[Epona]

Lemon pesto - head and heart say yes, stomach says get some omeprazole first. I use quite a lot of lemons but I think a lemon based pesto might be going a bit too far for my poor upper gastro-intestinal tract!

 

[Epona]

But can I just praise the humble lemon, the fuckers seem to last forever in a cool dark place and if that is not enough they are easily preserved - they freeze well whole and the entire thing is useable pretty much straight from the freezer (just put it in a mug filled with cold water for 15 minutes to defrost it - or halve/quarter them before freezing if you usually don't need a whole lemon), leave them somewhere dark and cool and dry and the skin will dry out naturally but they will still be good for juice for weeks, you can pickle them in brine or vinegar...

 

[dessiato]

We used to get lemons off a tree in the garden, no one seems to grow them here.

 

[platinumsage]

I’ve always liked fig rolls, so obviously I like figs.

Just tried a fresh fig and realised that I only like dried figs.

 

[gentlegreen]

I demolished a load of dried figs yesterday - in mitigation I also cycled 25 miles ...

I walked past the fresh dates, but inevitably came back with a kilo of Tunisian Deglet Nour - which are deadly.

 

[dessiato]

I’ve always liked fig rolls, so obviously I like figs.

Just tried a fresh fig and realised that I only like dried figs.

Do you know which type you tried? Some varieties are very sweet.

 

[platinumsage]

Do you know which type you tried? Some varieties are very sweet.

Bursa, but I don't think it's the variety that was the problem.

 

[dessiato]

Bursa, but I don't think it's the variety that was the problem.

The conadria is very sweet. They're very cheap here at the moment, about 2,50 a kg

 

[dessiato]

I don't know what to cook tonight, I think I'll do tempura mussels. Never done them before but they look interesting.

 

[dessiato]

I don't know what to cook tonight, I think I'll do tempura mussels. Never done them before but they look interesting.

Not really worth the effort. They were nice enough, but just not worth the faff.

 

[hash tag]

danny la rouge might slaughter me for this, but here goes.
Tattiescones. A mix of mashed potato and flour, fried in oil and served at any time. Looks like a bit of flat bread.
Aberdeen Rowies. Served at breakfast either hot warm or cold, taken straight of with something like Jam. They are similar to a squashed croissant but I'm getting lots of salt. They have lard and are not vegetarian. Scottish Buttery Recipe - Aberdeen Butteries Rowies

 

[danny la rouge]

danny la rouge might slaughter me for this, but here goes.
Tattiescones. A mix of mashed potato and flour, fried in oil and served at any time. Looks like a bit of flat bread.
Aberdeen Rowies. Served at breakfast either hot warm or cold, taken straight of with something like Jam. They are similar to a squashed croissant but I'm getting lots of salt. They have lard and are not vegetarian. Scottish Buttery Recipe - Aberdeen Butteries Rowies

I’m glad to see your palate improving.

 

[hash tag]

For elevenses today, a Lorne sausage. It's not a sausage, it's more like a square burger and notable for its course texture.

Lorne sausage - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Epona]

For elevenses today, a Lorne sausage. It's not a sausage, it's more like a square burger and notable for its course texture.

Lorne sausage - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

I like that

 

[danny la rouge]

For elevenses today, a Lorne sausage. It's not a sausage, it's more like a square burger and notable for its course texture.

Lorne sausage - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Now you’re learning! (It is a sausage though).

Have you tried a macaroon bar yet?

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Have you tried a macaroon bar yet?

Are they those massively sickley things with dessicated coconut?

eta - they are. Cloyingly sweet things - not nice.

Scottish Recipes | Traditional Scottish Recipes | Meals From Scotland

www.scottishrecipes.co.uk

 

[danny la rouge]

Are they those massively sickley things with dessicated coconut?

eta - they are. Cloyingly sweet things - not nice.

Scottish Recipes | Traditional Scottish Recipes | Meals From Scotland

www.scottishrecipes.co.uk

No, they’re made from mayonnaise and wasps.

 

[hash tag]

Now you’re learning! (It is a sausage though).

Have you tried a macaroon bar yet?

No. But pudding last night was deep fried Orios.
(See also pizza thread )

 

[farmerbarleymow]

No, they’re made from mayonnaise and wasps.

It's difficult to tell which is nastiest - macaroon bars or tablet. Both hideously sweet monstrosities.