A random thread for food things that don't really warrant a thread of their own

[hellymedic]

I don't shop at Aldi myself but have been supplied with excellent confectionary copies in my travels.

[robgul]

I don't shop at Aldi myself but have been supplied with excellent confectionary copies in my travels.

Poundland has a product that tastes just like Toblerone - it's now a flat-bar shape as their first iteration being a sort of triangular comb attracted the lawyers at Toblerone !

[ian]

I finally saw the bleeding eye egg burger face nightmare on TikTok. You can't unsee it.

[Jurek]

ETA - A question for those who have made ^ this - Does it keep in the fridge, and if so, for how long? Can it be re-heated in a microwave? - I'm thinking of Tuesday's lunch. What could possibly go wrong?

I had the sprouts & topping in the fridge overnight and zapped them at work next day. Still nom.

Well, I zapped it in the microwave yesterday and had it for lunch.
I'm still here and I haven't spent the night on the toilet.
I think we can call that a result.

[citoyen]

I finally saw the bleeding eye egg burger face nightmare on TikTok. You can't unsee it.

Actually not the worst cooking video I've seen on social media, believe it or not.

[T42]

Had a go at Thai fishcakes today, OK but our fresh coriander was rotten so had to use dried which isn't half a tenth as good. Also chickened out of adding as much red curry paste as the recipe demanded.

I think I'll use prawns next time.

Agree about fresh coriander. Fortunately it freezes very successfully. The way to go if you can't use all of a bunch.

Cheers!  Reckon I'll get half a doz bunches next time.

[ian]

I finally saw the bleeding eye egg burger face nightmare on TikTok. You can't unsee it.

Actually not the worst cooking video I've seen on social media, believe it or not.

I'm not sure I want to know. The 'mashed potato' was special.

[Mrs Pingu]

Had a go at Thai fishcakes today, OK but our fresh coriander was rotten so had to use dried which isn't half a tenth as good. Also chickened out of adding as much red curry paste as the recipe demanded.

I think I'll use prawns next time.

Agree about fresh coriander. Fortunately it freezes very successfully. The way to go if you can't use all of a bunch.

Cheers!  Reckon I'll get half a doz bunches next time.

I freeze all herbs, apart from the ones growing in the garden, and even then I still have some rosemary in the freezer as a back up for winter.

[T42]

Had a go at Thai fishcakes today, OK but our fresh coriander was rotten so had to use dried which isn't half a tenth as good. Also chickened out of adding as much red curry paste as the recipe demanded.

I think I'll use prawns next time.

Agree about fresh coriander. Fortunately it freezes very successfully. The way to go if you can't use all of a bunch.

Cheers!  Reckon I'll get half a doz bunches next time.

I freeze all herbs, apart from the ones growing in the garden, and even then I still have some rosemary in the freezer as a back up for winter.

Well, the buggers only had 3 bags of coriander today but they've got zero now.

We have sage, mint & chives in the garden. I was surprised they survived the drought - we're not very assiduous gardeners.

[mrcharly-YHT]

There is a block of really, really good aged red Leicester in the fridge downstairs.

It's driving me mad. Not hungry, but I really want to slice off a few slivers.

[Flite]

Our new big block of proper Red Leicester arrived by courier yesterday - it's safe in the fridge for a day or two till we finish the previous block....

[hellymedic]

Sainsbury's are, yet again, listing their frozen Three Bird Roast as a Christmas centrepiece, this time for £12 cf £10 in previous years.

It has *never* actually been available, though I have ordered this repeatedly over the years.

I shall order it again and await non-events.

I always have several potential centrepieces in store but am playing this game again...

[T42]

Just saw an article in Que Choisir - the French equiv of Which? - to the effect that 23 out of 29 silicone cooking/baking moulds "present problems" when used at high temperatures:

https://www.quechoisir.org/action-ufc-que-choisir-test-ufc-que-choisir-sur-les-moules-en-silicone-trop-de-substances-nocives-dans-les-gateaux-n104419/

(In French)

[citoyen]

Strictly speaking, I should be steering well clear of this on the grounds that it is novelty Christmas food, a category I deplore, but I couldn’t resist…

M&S Mince Pie & Custard Danish.

Mince pie filling and crème pat in crumbly flaky pastry. Ticks all the boxes for me.

[ian]

I did score a mince pie cookie at a Xmas market yesterday. Tasted pretty good. With a hot gin cocktail ftw.

[L CC]

In the world of procurement (my job) everything is shit, so I bake for work most weeks. I give the team a choice of 3 options around a theme- there's a lot of "Consett Man Palate" so chocolate wins over anything even vaguely spiced or, especially, fruited. This week's theme: Italian Advent, and the vote winner, cannoli. Pannetone and Panforte being too esoteric.

So now I have a set of cannoli moulds. Is there anything else you can use them for?

[Ham]

Brandy snaps

[Mrs Pingu]

Mmm cannoli. Only had twice, I think. PITA to make?

[Cudzoziemiec]

I had a mince pie yesterday. I'm not especially keen on them, but homemade and in the setting – sitting round a wood fire in a barn with Tilley lamps – it was good!

[L CC]

Mmm cannoli. Only had twice, I think. PITA to make?

Yes.
I don't have a deep fat fryer, so thermometer and a fire-risk pan. Some recipes say to run the pastry through a pasta machine to get it thin enough. I don't have a pasta machine.
Actual pastry and filling both appear straightforward. There will be some chocolate dipping and I'm sneaking in some chopped pistachios.

I don't mind at all, baking is my entertainment as well as eating pleasure.

[Ham]

Has anyone else noticed that refills of herb and spice jars have been removed (apparently) from all major supermarkets shelves, leaving jars only? Weird. One can only assume that the shelf space isn't worth the difference to them.

[T42]

Yesterday's croissants revive very nicely in an air fryer at 160°C for 3-4 minutes.

Re spices, haven't noticed any refills here, at least not in the last 30 years.

[Mr Larrington]

They still do them for certain brands of Brown Drink.  The refills' unit price is higher than that of a jar.  Whoever came up with that one is a prime candidate for a berth in a Reëducation Camp.

[Cudzoziemiec]

Never seen refills of herbs and spices in a supermarket. Have to go a small shop for those.

[Basil]

Never seen refills of herbs and spices in a supermarket. Have to go a small shop for those.

That is also my experience