What new foods have you tried recently?

[Orang Utan]

Yes I concur. The quality and price of bakery goods are outstanding. The doughnuts are very large, have balanced sweetness not super sweet like Krispy Kreme, and are half the price at least. I've got a few more of them in mind to chomp through including some cherry ones assuming they're not seasonal. There is of course a stunning array of preserved meats, gherkins, cottage cheese and the obscure flavours of Muller milk drinks like pistachio and the banana twist I've bought this week. No idea what the twist is yet.

Yes, that’s it! Hadn’t thought about it but yes, it’s the sugar levels. Not too sweet.

 

[Mogden]

It seems to be the case for all of them. Mrs. C likes Yorkshire's biscuit and jammy toast flavoured ones, but does bemoan the fact that the tea itself is a bit feeble.

I have that one and don't like it quite as much as the biscuit one. I steer clear of Yorkshire tea generally as I find it very meh and think it's a bit emperor's new clothes. Everyone else seems to rejoice about it. And TBF to my new tea, I was very mean with the spoon cos I forgot that as it's super lumpy, ie lots of dried bits rather than fine leaves, and my usual teapot spoon is quite petite.

I will have to ask my Estonian beauty women for her recommendations or see if she will accompany me to the supermarket cos I want some deli counter bits but my East European language skills are non-existent and although most staff are pleasant and speak English, it wouldn't hurt to have a guide for a change.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Take one for the team and try this Badgers - only 500 available and available from today, online only.

‘Christmas dinner in a can’ promises answer to supermarket shortages

Festive Heinz soup tin contains ‘big chunks’ of turkey, pigs in blankets, sprouts and stuffing balls

www.theguardian.com

 

[polly]

I like those cheese doughnuts you get in Polish bakeries. I think it's sweetened curd in the middle? The plum jam ones too. But yes, totally agree that their baked goods are a well kept secret.

 

[Chz]

They just call it "farmer's cheese", or just white cheese. It's a slightly more set cottage cheese - a sort of firm quark, though as a filling it's usually got an egg yolk, a ton of icing sugar, and some vanilla. More commonly used in crepes than it is in the doughnuts, which are traditionally prune jam, rose jelly, or advocat creme.

 

[Mogden]

Yeah what is it with the advocaat? No objections from me but I've noticed it's quite a popular filling and it seems a bit unusual. The equivalent in English foodstuffs would be Baileys I guess which isn't used in the same way.

 

[Mogden]

About to try this fine looking doughnut/yeast cake filled with cheese. Thought I'd give you all an idea of size for 99 whole pence!

 

[The39thStep]

Bread with suckling pig in it

 

[MrSki]

Just had me first Fondue in 40 years & feel a bit sick.

 

[Mogden]

Okonomiyaki. Just a savoury Japanese pancake smothered with sauce, mayo and tuna flakes (bonito) which I think are pretty standard in Japan. I enjoyed it and I was amused by the dancing tuna. Don't know if the video will upload but there's a photo just after I'd mashed it with me chopsticks.

 

[dessiato]

I love boiled peanut, but I can't get them here. Instead I've been busily cracking and peeling hazelnuts. I've now got them bubbling away in salted water. So far it suggests they're going to be good.

 

[DotCommunist]

10/10. Found them in tecos christmas related sweets section. Went back and bought a second pack the next day

 

[Orang Utan]

Delicious!

 

[hash tag]

dessiato Mogden
Im not sure if this is the same as polly was referring to, but keen to try anything once, I managed to bag some Norwegian brown cheese in Waitrose yesterday; bloody lovely. They referred to it a toffee cheese and yes it tastes and looks a bit like toffee. It has a slight sweetness to it.

 

[Diamond]

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10/10. Found them in tecos christmas related sweets section. Went back and bought a second pack the next day

Lebkuchen are superb. Beaten only by Stollen in the festive food stakes for me.

 

[dessiato]

dessiato Mogden
Im not sure if this is the same as polly was referring to, but keen to try anything once, I managed to bag some Norwegian brown cheese in Waitrose yesterday; bloody lovely. They referred to it a toffee cheese and yes it tastes and looks a bit like toffee. It has a slight sweetness to it.

I've had that. A friend who is really into cheese had a selection of cheeses at his wedding and that is where I first tasted it. It is wonderful.

 

[Mogden]

dessiato Mogden
Im not sure if this is the same as polly was referring to, but keen to try anything once, I managed to bag some Norwegian brown cheese in Waitrose yesterday; bloody lovely. They referred to it a toffee cheese and yes it tastes and looks a bit like toffee. It has a slight sweetness to it.

Ooo that's me off to a Waitrose or booking a delivery.

 

[hash tag]

Ooo that's me off to a Waitrose or booking a delivery.

Is it at every Waitrose. I found it in their cheese shop Oxford Street. It's also supposed to be available at the Skandi kitchen around the corner in Wells Street.

 

[Mogden]

Is it at every Waitrose. I found it in their cheese shop Oxford Street. It's also supposed to be available at the Skandi kitchen around the corner in Wells Street.

No idea yet. My closest is a little one in Nottingham and for a small store they have a good cheese selection but I'm not sure they'll have it. Given how cheap coach tickets to London are from here I might pop down for a scout about on my days off.

 

[hiccup]

This evening I had roasted broccoli with capers, which was much nicer than I was expecting.

 

[platinumsage]

Sable grapes - grapes that actually taste interesting.

 

[gentlegreen]

This evening I had roasted broccoli with capers, which was much nicer than I was expecting.

What form were the capers ?

 

[hiccup]

What form were the capers ?

Whole, uncooked, from the jar, rinsed and scattered atop and amongst the broccoli.

 

[rubbershoes]

Had some ginger curd on toast today. Very nice but I'd want it more gingery

 

[dessiato]

I fancied a sandwich. I made a Monte Christo. It's eggy bread with a cheese and ham filling. Instead of butter I used mayo and mustard. Then fried. It's OK.

 

[platinumsage]

Sable grapes - grapes that actually taste interesting.

Also Vitoria grapes. Very nice.

Definitely worth paying more for posh grapes.

 

[The39thStep]

Barley coffee- quite popular here , have seen it in supermarkets and at some peoples houses but never had it . It’s actually ok , tastes like a mild coffee and there’s no caffeine in it . Best in my view made with half milk half water as a sort of galao type drink .

Dried sweet corn - the woman at the market said it was good in soups. It isn’t . I’ll be going back to the tinned version Gave it to the chickens . I’ve a bit left might make popcorn out of it in the microwave .

 

[nogojones]

Tried a few things recently that were new to me as I've been using the local food co-op.

A Pieminster wild mushroom and asparagus pie - Bland as fuck

Primula cheese with chives in a tube - sort of alright, but I ended up just squirting most of it straight in my mouth

Napolina (I think) barley in a tin - shite and slimey. Just boil your own barley.

Wild cooked rice in a sachet - OK, cooks in the micowave in 1.30 mins. A revelation to me, but I wouldn't go out and buy it.

Alpen chocolate bars - If I'd paid for these I'd have demanded my money back. I don't think that was chocolate

 

[hash tag]

Rice in a sachet is just soooooo easy (lazy) though and it works well.

 

[Chz]

Rice in a sachet is just soooooo easy (lazy) though and it works well.

Pah. You can get a cheap rice cooker for under £30. It will last 10+ years, make perfect unattended rice every time, and cost you far less in the long run buying bulk rice than crap in sachets.