Author Topic: A random thread for food things that don't really warrant a thread of their own (Read 523698 times)

rafletcher · « **Reply #4600 on:** 15 September, 2022, 03:35:59 pm »

Quote from: mrcharly-YHT on 15 September, 2022, 11:24:49 am

Smoked trout (which I prefer to salmon, it has better flavour IMHO)

Smoked sea trout is just the dogs.

ian · « **Reply #4601 on:** 15 September, 2022, 06:15:01 pm »

Yeah, and wicker-smoked mainlander. I don't think so.

ElyDave · « **Reply #4602 on:** 15 September, 2022, 06:35:24 pm »

Quote from: rafletcher on 15 September, 2022, 03:35:59 pm

Quote from: mrcharly-YHT on 15 September, 2022, 11:24:49 am

Smoked trout (which I prefer to salmon, it has better flavour IMHO)

Smoked sea trout is just the dogs.

+1, Ian's just jealous that our tastebuds still work, whereas his were destroyed by a youth of Findus crispy pancakes

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #4603 on:** 16 September, 2022, 09:03:49 am »

Quote from: ian on 15 September, 2022, 06:15:01 pm

Yeah, and wicker-smoked mainlander. I don't think so.

Don't be silly. No building of wicker edifices here. Not enough trees.

We carefully preserve bodies in the peat bogs.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #4604 on:** 18 September, 2022, 07:37:38 pm »

Smoked salmon is wonderful.

In other news, Jan and I went out to see if we could find some blackberries this afternoon. They were well past their best and very small. Those we saw in Suffolk a fortnight ago were much better, but then Suffolk had some rain in August and we had virtually none.

We picked some and they are currently stewing with some bramley apples and may be crumblified later.

The Family Cyclist · « **Reply #4605 on:** 23 September, 2022, 09:32:49 am »

I was in one of the fleet vans today, was out as a courtesy van a couple of months back

Apple fell out my bag and rolled under seat. Found a pack of sugared ring donuts under the seat which are probably a couple of months old and scarily only some mould. Probably shows how much shit is in them that they haven't gone completely off

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #4606 on:** 01 October, 2022, 04:45:23 pm »

I am trying my Brød & Taylor proofer / slow cooker as a slow cooker today. I have never used a slow cooker.
I usually cook my pork cheeks in the oven but in the interests of energy saving I thought I'd give this a go.
Could either be really good or Pingu and I will be ordering a late night Deliveroo .

T42 · « **Reply #4607 on:** 01 October, 2022, 04:45:36 pm »

Received a kilo of green Guatemalan Atitllan coffee today, got out the old popper and took 80g to second crack just to see what a darker roast would give me. I have a drum roaster on order but I couldn't resist making the kitchen smell like a roastery again while I'm waiting.

I'll maybe try some tomorrow in the Bialetti or the vacuum pot. Haven't got a dripper any more.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #4608 on:** 01 October, 2022, 08:31:25 pm »

Quote from: Mrs Pingu on 01 October, 2022, 04:45:23 pm

I am trying my Brød & Taylor proofer / slow cooker as a slow cooker today. I have never used a slow cooker.
I usually cook my pork cheeks in the oven but in the interests of energy saving I thought I'd give this a go.
Could either be really good or Pingu and I will be ordering a late night Deliveroo .

Well, that was edible but pants.

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #4609 on:** 11 October, 2022, 07:47:47 am »

Keep eating too much chocolate (reaction to work stress) and running out. So last night I made some flapjacks (the oven is hot anyway, courtesy of the oil stove).

Oh, shit, I'm going to get so fat. nom nom nom nom

Wowbagger · « **Reply #4610 on:** 01 November, 2022, 01:02:25 pm »

I have discovered an unopened pack of couscous, best before date September 2014.

What is the panel's opinion regarding whether we should eat it or not?

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #4611 on:** 01 November, 2022, 02:09:51 pm »

If it's dry, unopened, not got insects in it, then I don't see anything that would go wrong with it. Suggest you open it, smell it, reject if there are any signs of mould etc, but there probably won't be.

hellymedic · « **Reply #4612 on:** 01 November, 2022, 10:45:01 pm »

I don't know how much fat there is in couscous (I suspect not much) but this go rancid and stale.

If it smells/tastes stale, it won't harm you but it won't charm you either.

T42 · « **Reply #4613 on:** 04 November, 2022, 05:10:59 pm »

Quote from: hellymedic on 01 November, 2022, 10:45:01 pm

I don't know how much fat there is in couscous (I suspect not much) but this go rancid and stale.

If it smells/tastes stale, it won't harm you but it won't charm you either.

Durum wheat is ~2.5% by weight, sez Google.

hellymedic · « **Reply #4614 on:** 04 November, 2022, 05:24:48 pm »

Enough to acquire a 'stale' aroma/flavour.

Might be possible to mask this with some flavourings.

As I posted 'stale' will neither harm nor charm...

T42 · « **Reply #4615 on:** 05 November, 2022, 11:06:39 am »

Same applies to raisins coated with semi-rancid oil to stop them sticking together. Blerk.

hellymedic · « **Reply #4616 on:** 05 November, 2022, 01:59:10 pm »

We go through raisins FAR to fast for that to be an issue.

Dunno about last years cheap dried mixed fruit though...

hellymedic · « **Reply #4617 on:** 05 November, 2022, 02:15:42 pm »

Sainsbury's Special Offers this week include Terry's Chocolate Oranges for £1.
I've bought the milk and dark sort already.
I see there's a white chocolate orange.
Is it

or worth buying?

T42 · « **Reply #4618 on:** 05 November, 2022, 04:01:15 pm »

Quote from: hellymedic on 05 November, 2022, 01:59:10 pm

We go through raisins FAR to fast for [rancid oil] to be an issue.

Some we've had have tasted rancid when newly bought. Not sure if that included Trader Joe's, but they're so insipid as to be repulsive without additives.

hellymedic · « **Reply #4619 on:** 05 November, 2022, 04:29:07 pm »

Quote from: T42 on 05 November, 2022, 04:01:15 pm

Quote from: hellymedic on 05 November, 2022, 01:59:10 pm
We go through raisins FAR to fast for [rancid oil] to be an issue.

Some we've had have tasted rancid when newly bought. Not sure if that included Trader Joe's, but they're so insipid as to be repulsive without additives.

Sainsbury's own brand raisins seem fine to me: sharp enough to have some 'bite', which is lacking in the sultanas I no longer like. Quite a few grape seeds recently though.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #4620 on:** 06 November, 2022, 07:12:02 pm »

It's pizza night Chez Pingu.

Yes, there will be goat funk and bee sick.
And also spinach and egg

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #4621 on:** 06 November, 2022, 07:45:24 pm »

Spinach and egg is the best pizza.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #4622 on:** 06 November, 2022, 10:12:56 pm »

I forgot to put mozzarella on the first one. And the rocket was a bit past it.

citoyen · « **Reply #4623 on:** 07 November, 2022, 12:18:36 pm »

One for the Brussels sprouts fans:
https://justinesnacks.com/brussels-sprout-salad-with-anchovy-tahini-zaatar-chickpeas/

We had this for dinner last night. It's incredible.

My wife found a video of Justine, whoever she might be, making this dish on TikTok. She often shares these mad recipes with me that she finds on social media, and I often don't like the look of them, but this one really appealed - I mean, sprouts, anchovies and tahini... what's not to like? Amazing combination.

The recipe specifies baking the sprouts and chickpeas but given that using the oven is prohibitively expensive these days, I think you could just as easily stir-fry the sprouts and "toast" the chickpeas in a dry pan to achieve the same effect.

It's also a bit extravagant in how much tahini it uses, but what the hell, I like tahini *a lot*.

ian · « **Reply #4624 on:** 07 November, 2022, 02:00:23 pm »

Aligned with that, there's the chicken and whole head of garlic casserole which sounds a bit vampire-challenging, but left all day in a slow cooker is lush, the garlic mellows completely over the long cooking time. Chicken, beans, white wine, lots of garlic, any fresh herbs you've got to hand. Chicken with twenty cloves of garlic (use forty if you do it in the oven as it's hotter, and arguably better, but the slow cooker method is brill for the terminally lazy).