What new foods have you tried recently?

[gentlegreen]

I'll just leave this horror here - I'm safe as I won't eat at least one of the ingredients ...
(courtesy of my niece posting it on FB)

Fifteens

Good Food reader Alice Colley shares her recipe for this Northern Irish fridge cake with digestives, marshmallows and glacé cherries

www.bbcgoodfood.com

"Northern Irish fridge cake with digestives, marshmallows and glacé cherries"

 

[Epona]

I'll just leave this horror here - I'm safe as I won't eat at least one of the ingredients ...
(courtesy of my niece posting it on FB)

Fifteens

Good Food reader Alice Colley shares her recipe for this Northern Irish fridge cake with digestives, marshmallows and glacé cherries

www.bbcgoodfood.com

"Northern Irish fridge cake with digestives, marshmallows and glacé cherries"

I'd eat it! Sounds lovely, a bit sweet mind, but yeah bring it on.

 

[MBV]

Dunno if this counts but I had just had some creme fraiche with a hint of lemon with my rhubarb crumble. Was nice but only got it as it was reduced.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I'll just leave this horror here - I'm safe as I won't eat at least one of the ingredients ...
(courtesy of my niece posting it on FB)

Fifteens

Good Food reader Alice Colley shares her recipe for this Northern Irish fridge cake with digestives, marshmallows and glacé cherries

www.bbcgoodfood.com

"Northern Irish fridge cake with digestives, marshmallows and glacé cherries"

There's also this - very easy to make but very rich. No oven required.

The Famous Chocolate Truffle Torte

Yes, this is the one where the nation ran out of liquid glucose, because of (it has to be admitted) the power of television. It has been much copied over the years, but the original is still the best and I'm still grateful to my friend, and chef, Derek Fuller, who gave me the recipe. Liquid...

www.deliaonline.com

 

[Epona]

There's also this - very easy to make but very rich. No oven required.

The Famous Chocolate Truffle Torte

Yes, this is the one where the nation ran out of liquid glucose, because of (it has to be admitted) the power of television. It has been much copied over the years, but the original is still the best and I'm still grateful to my friend, and chef, Derek Fuller, who gave me the recipe. Liquid...

www.deliaonline.com

That looks fantastic, serves 10 my arse, I reckon OH and I could put that away in a couple of sessions. He likes overly sweet stuff, and I love chocolate and Amaretti biscuits. The recipe doesn't specify but I imagine it means the small, hard, plain, apricot kernel Amaretti, rather than the big soft ones with added almond paste - the latter would be a bit trickier to crush as they're quite soft, and the recipe definitely says crushed, not squashed/smooshed.

 

[gentlegreen]

I've relented and started to use a little demerara on my polenta / custard ...
I try to have nothing sweeter than banana mashed with jumbo oats - though I quite often add a little oat milk ...

 

[hash tag]

I saw rag pudding advertised yesterday. It sounds disgusting.

Rag pudding - Wikipedia

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[Epona]

I saw rag pudding advertised yesterday. It sounds disgusting.

Rag pudding - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Sounds fine to me, it's just a boiled (instead of steamed) version of a suet pudding

 

[hash tag]

Suet pudding - no thanks.

 

[strung out]

I saw rag pudding advertised yesterday. It sounds disgusting.

Rag pudding - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Have you tried it? If not, gtfo this thread.

 

[hash tag]

In the bar, At Bolton street station, Bury, I had a barn cake for the first time ever and bloody lovely it were.

 

[The39thStep]

In the bar, At Bolton street station, Bury, I had a barn cake for the first time ever and bloody lovely it were.

Do you mean barn cake or barm cake ?

 

[Siouxsie]

Did you mean barm?

Opps posted same time as The39thStep

 

[hash tag]

That's spell check for you

 

[sojourner]

That looks fantastic, serves 10 my arse, I reckon OH and I could put that away in a couple of sessions.

high five

I bloody hate those 'serves 2' suggestions. Me and himself have big sweet tooths too and can demolish cakes made for 4 or 6 in one sitting

 

[sojourner]

Tried the 8 seed bread mix from Seasoned Pioneers in a 70% wholemeal loaf at the weekend. Verrrry nice - makes the toasted bread extra crunchy with lush nutty/peppery flavour.

8 Seed Bread Mix - Knead the Seed | Seasoned Pioneers

Knead the Seed 8 seed mix: A delectable blend of 8 wholesome mini seeds; white sesame seeds, brown linseed, black sesame seeds, nigella seeds, chia seeds, blue poppy seeds, white poppy seeds and golden linseed - easy on the crunch and big on the flavour!

www.seasonedpioneers.com

 

[farmerbarleymow]

That looks fantastic, serves 10 my arse, I reckon OH and I could put that away in a couple of sessions. He likes overly sweet stuff, and I love chocolate and Amaretti biscuits. The recipe doesn't specify but I imagine it means the small, hard, plain, apricot kernel Amaretti, rather than the big soft ones with added almond paste - the latter would be a bit trickier to crush as they're quite soft, and the recipe definitely says crushed, not squashed/smooshed.

I've only made it once or twice and I did use the hard biscuits.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I saw rag pudding advertised yesterday. It sounds disgusting.

Rag pudding - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

I think Throbbing Angel has had them.

I think they sold them here when I visited Stalybridge

 

[Throbbing Angel]

I think Throbbing Angel has had them.

I think they sold them here when I visited Stalybridge

Indeedy. Local butcher can get them in but you have to order them in special. Found a butcher in Garstang that carries them all the time, so you can just get yer suet fix there'n'then like a proper addict. No telegraphing or waiting.

Stalyvegas? Have you been getting about on the train again? Did you go to the pub at the train station @ Staly?

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Stalyvegas? Have you been getting about on the train again? Did you go to the pub at the train station @ Staly?

Not been there for years - I've just always remembered the tripe shop. Hope the station pub is still there - a nice little place.

 

[gentlegreen]

I was in the Polish pickle shop today and thought I would try the sunflower seed thing so bought some salted ones in shell.
How are you supposed to eat them ?
To appreciate the salt you presumably have to crack the shells with your teeth, but the kernels are so small I find it impossible to separate and swallowed a lot of shell ..

EDIT:- perhaps I bought rubbish ones - some of them are fatter ...

 

[Calamity1971]

I was in the Polish pickle shop today and thought I would try the sunflower seed thing so bought some salted ones in shell.
How are you supposed to eat them ?
To appreciate the salt you presumably have to crack the shells with your teeth, but the kernels are so small I find it impossible to separate and swallowed a lot of shell ..

EDIT:- perhaps I bought rubbish ones - some of them are fatter ...

I bought them when Lidl had them in. They ended in the bin. Impossible to chew, tried shelling them but without a beak it was futile.

 

[Epona]

I used to eat them when I went to the football in Romania (they are a popular snack on the terraces there). I don't recall having any great difficulties with them, just trying to remember how I did it - I think hold them not so that your teeth (premolars) are biting down on the flat side, but on the pointier edges (the sides not the very pointy tip), that should crack the shell at the edge. Then you can use a thumbnail to prise it open and get to the seed.

 

[dessiato]

I've made an Asturias bean stew. It's chorizo, morcilla, and streaky belly pork, (the meats are in a pack from Lidl) with onion, garlic, smoked paprika, tomatoes, and white beans. It smells delicious and tastes really nice. There's no overwhelming flavours. It's just nice. I've made enough for two days. Tomorrow I'll thin it a bit to make it more authentic.

 

[Chz]

I bought them when Lidl had them in. They ended in the bin. Impossible to chew, tried shelling them but without a beak it was futile.

There's a knack to it (which I don't have). I've seen people shell them completely effortlessly and go through a bag in minutes. It's impressive, in a way.

 

[dessiato]

There's a knack to it (which I don't have). I've seen people shell them completely effortlessly and go through a bag in minutes. It's impressive, in a way.

Once you've got the knack they're quite nice. Unfortunately not nice enough to waste time getting the knack.

 

[Spymaster]

I bought them when Lidl had them in. They ended in the bin. Impossible to chew, tried shelling them but without a beak it was futile.

I thought you were supposed to eat the whole thing, chewed them for a bit, then spat them out.

 

[Calamity1971]

I thought you were supposed to eat the whole thing, chewed them for a bit, then spat them out.

They need to come with instructions. Either way they're shite.

 

[gentlegreen]

My local park regularly has piles of perfect shell halves around the benches - it could be I bought rubbish ones - only 60p when there were some at more than £2 .

 

[surreybrowncap]

My local park regularly has piles of perfect shell halves around the benches - it could be I bought rubbish ones - only 60p when there were some at more than £2 .

Stick to your coffee...