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Do you like food? What food do you like to eat? What food do you dislike? What restaurants do you like? What are your controversial food opinions? Are you hungry?

This thread is for all things food.

Eat up!

I try to like everything. If I don't like something I keep trying until I do. If people like things I don't like I feel like I'm missing out.

My favourite is pizza but the food I eat the most is Mexican.

I wouldn't consider myself a "foodie" per se but I do all the cooking in our household and I'd say I'm fairly adept at following and tweaking various diverse recipes. It helps to have been raised by a mother who did the same, and having access to her secret archive of recipes accumulated since the 1980s.

I'm a big fan of Italian food, always love a nice pasta dish. I'm generally a fan of hearty dishes; I am on a fairly strict calorie diet but it just means I have to portion differently.

The other day we had chicken breast in raspberry cream sauce, a personal favorite recipe.

I'm a glutton and like just about anything, including dishes that others often find challenging. I like trying weird things and do so if I get the chance, like various fried bugs from a street vendor, fermented Greenland shark or lamb trotters wrapped in tripe.

My only problem with food is I have IBS and, uhm, let's just say it may be nice to have a toilet close by.. I love hot food, but it can upset my bowels literally for days. Fatty food and cod family of fish I also seem to react to, though not as bad.

Taking probiotics helped a lot, but had the unfortunate side effect of making me quickly gain like 10 pounds as I actually started digesting the things I eat :laughing:

Anyone got a decent chilli recipe?

8)

Ate a pack of beef mince.

Not plain beef mince I hope? :yikes:

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canned soup with corn

Quote from: Marie Monday on Apr 30, 2023, 11:37 AMNot plain beef mince I hope? :yikes:

Pepper and stock cubes in. I'm not cheffing it up. It just needed to be eaten.

Mate imagine the chili you could have made with it

Quote from: Marie Monday on May 02, 2023, 04:56 PMMate imagine the chili you could have made with it

Would have been a lot better than 2/5.

Maybe I posted this somewhere else, but this is one of my top want-to-eat-foods out there :)

The fly-maggot-infested Casu Marzu cheese. I figure people wouldn't put live maggots in cheese unless it was really good. And I do love cheese!

bought the wild rice this time at the store to mix with the other Spanish style. I tried it the other day because that's all this small-town's store had. turned out so good I got both kinds this morning to mix together.


plus been eating the rice/chicken/sausage soup from the can, taking a cheap can of corn and draining the corn juice and dumping that corn into the soup like that photo I posted, pretty tasty

Quote from: Guybrush on May 03, 2023, 08:20 AMMaybe I posted this somewhere else, but this is one of my top want-to-eat-foods out there :)

The fly-maggot-infested Casu Marzu cheese. I figure people wouldn't put live maggots in cheese unless it was really good. And I do love cheese!

I posted about this on the other forum many years ago. Absolutely rancid. It's filled with maggot faeces. It's banned in the EU cos it's so dirty. And people have the cheek to criticise our cuisine!

Not trying to change your mind BTW hehe x

You'd probably have to go to Sardinia to try it. If you do you must review it mate.

Quote from: Mindy on Apr 30, 2023, 11:51 AM(https://i.postimg.cc/XqHfncm2/20150513-220416.jpg)

canned soup with corn

i respect that

simply adding corn considerably ups the quality of a budget meal

unshucked corn on the cob cooks really well in the microwave and is a much cheaper and healthier alternative to normal microwave stuff

Quote from: Toy Revolver on May 06, 2023, 04:01 PMi respect that

simply adding corn considerably ups the quality of a budget meal

unshucked corn on the cob cooks really well in the microwave and is a much cheaper and healthier alternative to normal microwave stuff

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I put that corn in the soup, only 88 cents for the corn and $2.15 per soup can

i buy those campbell's chunky products too

We wanna eat less ultra processed food. We're not the biggest consumers as making meals from basic ingredients is the cultural norm here and something we do, but ultra processed food is still a regular part of o
our diet. Might not take much effort to get nearly rid of it, though.

Is anyone else doing something regarding this?

It's rare that I will eat processed food but my diet would probably be considered boring.

Porridge oats, milk, frozen mixed veg, frozen fish, chicken thighs, beef mince, whey protein, skyr.

Is about 90% of what I eat.

I'm gonna nitpick like an insufferable douchebag, but all of those are processed foods.. unless you're sucking the skyr straight out of the cow's tit. It's just not ULTRA processed™️

You do sound healthy, but boring.

Quote from: Guybrush on May 10, 2023, 12:28 AMI'm gonna nitpick like an insufferable douchebag, but all of those are processed foods.. unless you're sucking the skyr straight out of the cow's tit. It's just not ULTRA processed™️

You do sound healthy, but boring.

Frozen fish is processed? Mixed veg? Are you including anything you don't pull from the ground yourself or catch/hunt as processed? I dunno. Maybe you are.

I don't suck tits no  8)

Quote from: jimmy jazz on May 10, 2023, 12:42 AMFrozen fish is processed? Mixed veg? Are you including anything you don't pull from the ground yourself or catch/hunt as processed? I dunno. Maybe you are.

I don't suck tits no  8)

Frozen fish is washed and has its guts removed, which is processing. The veggies have been washed, diced and packed in some industrial process. The oats don't look like that on the plant, etc.

So if it's been processed, I'd call it processed.. but that word or the term processed food doesn't have negative connotations to me - until you slap the extra ULTRA on there. Or maybe an ÜBER. 😎

since inflation has hit so high restaurants are starting to suck and subsequently i'm rarely eating out anymore

either the price is too high or the quality isn't what it used to be

i went out for a burger after going to evil dead and it sucked

Quote from: Guybrush on May 10, 2023, 12:51 AMFrozen fish is washed and has its guts removed, which is processing. The veggies have been washed, diced and packed in some industrial process. The oats don't look like that on the plant, etc.

So if it's been processed, I'd call it processed.. but that word or the term processed food doesn't have negative connotations to me - until you slap the extra ULTRA on there. Or maybe an ÜBER. 😎

Fair enough. Well, no then I don't eat non processed shit :laughing:

But I don't eat bad stuff, don't drink anything other than tea or water (or milk with meals).

Quote from: Toy Revolver on May 10, 2023, 01:11 AMsince inflation has hit so high restaurants are starting to suck and subsequently i'm rarely eating out anymore

either the price is too high or the quality isn't what it used to be

i went out for a burger after going to evil dead and it sucked

Yeah, we used to order out fairly regularly but we've had to scale back our budget so eating out is a last resort these days. It's actually been an improvement in several other ways besides saving money, we're eating healthier and it has encouraged me to try new recipes and get better at cooking.

Plus our more restrictive budget has kinda challenged me to work more with what I have and get better at improvising meals. Restrictions have always helped me be more creative, and I'm getting a lot of that now.

Quote from: Mrs. Waffles on May 10, 2023, 01:51 PMYeah, we used to order out fairly regularly but we've had to scale back our budget so eating out is a last resort these days. It's actually been an improvement in several other ways besides saving money, we're eating healthier and it has encouraged me to try new recipes and get better at cooking.

Plus our more restrictive budget has kinda challenged me to work more with what I have and get better at improvising meals. Restrictions have always helped me be more creative, and I'm getting a lot of that now.

have you gotten into making and freezing smoothies

they're not super cheap but still about the best value you can get using real food - they're very flexible in terms of what you can put in and still taste pretty good - with an avocado and/or banana base you can basically go any vegan direction you want and it'll work

i make several at once and freeze them then when i drink one unfreeze the next - not exactly rocket science but it beats paying for less healthy brand bottles that cost much more per ounce - i use lots of spinach and kale 💪

another good thing to make in bulk is pasta sauce and similarly almost any vegan combination will do fine - i use exclusively food that's suitable eating raw - just blend it and put it in separate containers in the freezer- that way you don't have to cook everyday and raw vegan food is healthy

and if you want some meat just put it in the pan and dump the frozen or partially thawed sauce from earlier in with the meat and cook it together - you can go italian, oriental, fusion or whatever

and you don't have to use pasta as the base, rice or even potatoes are fine or just eat it like a soup or stew

i know i'm just saying obvious things but i wonder why more people don't do it - you have to eat and this approach is cheap and convenient and allows you to eat healthier food when you're rushed later in the weak

Quote from: Toy Revolver on May 10, 2023, 02:19 PMhave you gotten into making and freezing smoothies

they're not super cheap but still about the best value you can get using real food - they're very flexible in terms of what you can put in and still taste pretty good - with an avocado and/or banana base you can basically go any vegan direction you want and it'll work

i make several at once and freeze them then when i drink one unfreeze the next - not exactly rocket science but it beats paying for less healthy brand bottles that cost much more per ounce - i use lots of spinach and kale 💪

another good thing to make in bulk is pasta sauce and similarly almost any vegan combination will do fine - i use exclusively food that's suitable eating raw - just blend it and put it in separate containers in the freezer- that way you don't have to cook everyday and raw vegan food is healthy

and if you want some meat just put it in the pan and dump the frozen or partially thawed sauce from earlier in with the meat and cook it together - you can go italian, oriental, fusion or whatever

and you don't have to use pasta as the base, rice or even potatoes are fine or just eat it like a soup or stew

i know i'm just saying obvious things but i wonder why more people don't do it - you have to eat and this approach is cheap and convenient and allows you to eat healthier food when you're rushed later in the weak

Pre-making and freezing pasta sauce is definitely a great idea, we eat a lot of stuff I could use that for, thank you for the advice!

It's not always obvious to everyone, I only really started cooking regularly after the lockdown era, I helped my mom in the kitchen a lot until I moved out at 24, but then I went about 8 years living alone without cooking much at all. So your advice is absolutely appreciated!

Quotethen I went about 8 years living alone without cooking much at all

yeah, that'll wreck your budget and as you get older your health as well

Batch cooking and freezing sauces is a good idea just don't ask him for chilli advice.

Quote from: jimmy jazz on May 10, 2023, 03:25 PMBatch cooking and freezing sauces is a good idea just don't ask him for chilli advice.

son of a bitch 😠

A foul wind from the southern regions has been blowing about our house as of late. A warm, pungent waft.

Yes, I am talking about the farts. I got it bad. My wife too. The poor children!

The reason is we grow our own vegetables and just had to eat a bunch of jordskokk. Internet tells me they're called Jerusalem artichokes in english? Sounds kinda crazy.

Anyways, they're DELICIOUS baked in the oven with some oil, salt and pepper, in a soup, oooh or sliced fine and baked with a cream sauce.

So good and easy to grow, but gods do they make you fart. It's the fartiest veggie there is, I'm sure.

daikon will get some serious blasting but i don't know about the most

smoked a lot of meat today

drumsticks and chicken thighs infused with olive oil, vinegar, and green tabasco and painted with bbq sauce

spicy sausages

12 hamburger patties

it's enough food for my wife and me for a week

we have a lot of vegetable juice and coconut water to balance out all that meat

Doing rice again tonight. The wild grain kind mixed with the Spanish style kind

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RICE RICE BABY!

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just did these 4;
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Quote from: Mindy on May 17, 2023, 02:02 PMjust did these 4;
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goddamn son you're gonna live to be 103

@Toy Revolver They did not taste good but yeah probably healthy. I rarely get turmeric into my body and it was in each shot.

Quote from: Mindy on May 17, 2023, 02:31 PM@Toy Revolver They did not taste good but yeah probably healthy. I rarely get turmeric into my body and it was in each shot.

you know you can buy those spices fresh and put them in your rice

and with fresh ginger it's easy to make tea

i think with those things you're largely paying for the label and not the nutrition

sorry for lecturing though, just saying, i won't harp on it

Quote from: Toy Revolver on May 17, 2023, 02:49 PMyou know you can buy those spices fresh and put them in your rice

and with fresh ginger it's easy to make tea

i think with those things you're largely paying for the label and not the nutrition

sorry for lecturing though, just saying, i won't harp on it

too much hassle for me, them shots were convenient. I might do another round of 4 shots each day for like 4-5 days. The problem is they cost a decent amount. I have been taking Turemirc pills since that post I made but that juice just feels healthier.

I don't think you are supposed to drink all four at the same time. It feels like a waste imo.

Just drink one shot per day.

Quote from: Mindy on May 06, 2023, 05:08 PM(https://i.postimg.cc/1tCTJN4J/PXL-20230506-150536035.jpg)
I put that corn in the soup, only 88 cents for the corn and $2.15 per soup can

The Sausage Gumbo has my life in a chokehold it's my favorite whenever I get those type of soups.

Quote from: DJChameleon on Jun 23, 2023, 04:20 PMI don't think you are supposed to drink all four at the same time. It feels like a waste imo.

Just drink one shot per day.

The Sausage Gumbo has my life in a chokehold it's my favorite whenever I get those type of soups.

yeah, spreading them out seems smarter. I take the pills now too so I may hold off on buying the juice shots. I agree that gumbo soup with some hot sauce and corn is bonkers.

I rarely eat shit food but today I had a double Aberdeen Angus burger and a chicken burger and fries.

Really enjoyed it.

Every two weeks or so I'll have a bit of fast food.

I look forward to it.

 :checkmark:

So I'm diabetic and had a low after a long day of canvassing and not eating much.

I ended up taking four sugar tablets and did like a cheat day thing by eating mickey Ds mostly because it was close and I needed an influx of sugar to help balance how I was feeling. I tried out the Grimace meal so I could get the purple milkshake. What a waste of an opportunity. I have no idea why they didn't go with a Ube flavor instead of the purple mess they came up with. I do like it though. Some people think it tastes like robotussin

@Mrs. Waffles

Would you try?

Quote from: jimmy jazz on Jun 28, 2023, 09:34 PMWould you try?

Looks like big meatballs with gravy and mashed peas.

That's a classic here, although we add boiled taters to it and lingonberry jam which just kicks the whole thing up a few notches. It's crazy good.

Quote from: jimmy jazz on Jun 28, 2023, 09:34 PM

@Mrs. Waffles

Would you try?

I managed to keep my composure throughout most of this, but "a room smelling of lovely hot faggots" made me absolutely lose it.

I'd absolutely try them, I'm always down for some nice plump meatballs.

Quote from: Guybrush on Jun 29, 2023, 01:14 AMLooks like big meatballs with gravy and mashed peas.

That's a classic here, although we add boiled taters to it and lingonberry jam which just kicks the whole thing up a few notches. It's crazy good.

Wed have mash but no jam. I've had the lingonberry jam before though, IKEA do it. It's not bad.

If your meatballs are like the Swedish ones these are defo different. They have a unique taste and have been described to me as 'hot snowballs of diarrhoea'.

Mmm :)

Quote from: Mrs. Waffles on Jun 29, 2023, 12:51 PMI managed to keep my composure throughout most of this, but "a room smelling of lovely hot faggots" made me absolutely lose it.

I'd absolutely try them, I'm always down for some nice plump meatballs.

"The faggot king" got me.

Why Are There 10 Hot Dogs in a Pack but Only 8 Buns? (https://www.rd.com/article/hot-dogs-buns-pack/?)

Quote from: Psy-Fi on Jun 29, 2023, 06:59 PMWhy Are There 10 Hot Dogs in a Pack but Only 8 Buns? (https://www.rd.com/article/hot-dogs-buns-pack/?)

I love this I wonder if there is any other place outside of Canada that does 10 hot dog buns in a pack.

Good but not quite great. There are better ones imho

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I've eaten that too. Enjoyed it.

I am a big fan of cheese.

I think I tried Brie once when I was making a shark coochie board but I don't think I liked it. I found out I don't like the taste of blue cheese either.

I love cheese, though more reasonably priced brie is often a little mild. Still good, though. I love it with a bit of cherry jam or a dribble of nuts and a bit of honey.

I prefer rødkittost, but I've no idea what it's called in English. Maybe it's red smear-ripened cheeses? I love them <3

I don't mind the smellier ones and blue cheese is great, even on pizza. I had a lovely chunk of Gorgonzola when we recently went to France.

Quote from: Guybrush on Jul 12, 2023, 08:21 PMI love cheese, though more reasonably priced brie is often a little mild. Still good, though. I love it with a bit of cherry jam or a dribble of nuts and a bit of honey.

I prefer rødkittost, but I've no idea what it's called in English. Maybe it's red smear-ripened cheeses? I love them <3

I don't mind the smellier ones and blue cheese is great, even on pizza. I had a lovely chunk of Gorgonzola when we recently went to France.

That's exactly right. The ones that make life worth living are the really strong ones and they're always really expensive. But then I like brie so much that during the pandemic I even accustomed myself to having the shitty Israeli version cause that's all I could find, and it's still pretty good all things considered.

Quote from: Guybrush on Jul 12, 2023, 08:21 PMI love cheese, though more reasonably priced brie is often a little mild. Still good, though. I love it with a bit of cherry jam or a dribble of nuts and a bit of honey.

I prefer rødkittost, but I've no idea what it's called in English. Maybe it's red smear-ripened cheeses? I love them <3

I don't mind the smellier ones and blue cheese is great, even on pizza. I had a lovely chunk of Gorgonzola when we recently went to France.

I love gorgonzola on pizza and just in salads too. There is a pizza shop near me that puts cranberries gorgonzola and walnuts into the salad. I get that every time when we order from there.

Burger King assistant manager arrested for serving customers fries from trash can (https://nypost.com/2023/07/19/burger-king-assistant-manager-arrested-for-serving-customers-fries-from-trash-can/)  :o

Quote from: Psy-Fi on Jul 20, 2023, 01:28 PMBurger King assistant manager arrested for serving customers fries from trash can (https://nypost.com/2023/07/19/burger-king-assistant-manager-arrested-for-serving-customers-fries-from-trash-can/)  :o

sad. I prefer BK to Mickey Ds but now I will always be kind of weary about if I'm getting trash fries or not. I will have to keep my eye on them as they are putting the fries into the container.

Speaking of trash, living solo hasn't been good for my eating habits. All I have for breakfast these days is pepperoni sticks with some whole wheat crackers and black coffee. Which is highly Canadian of me tbh

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A week ago, we came home from our 10 days vacation in Denmark. As somewhat of a foodie, one of the things that excites me in Danish stores is their lovely herring.

Here's a picture from the pantry. Fresh, brown farm eggs and a bucket of marinated herring filets. God damn do they go well together.

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We also always get cheeses, but the Dan-something cheeses that are sold everywhere in Denmark are a little strange. They're relatively pungent and a little soft yellow cheeses. I like pungent cheeses. However, these typically aren't that good as a spread and also not particularly good when enjoyed on their own or, say, with crackers, wine and some grapes.

It's like I just can't figure out the best way to eat them. Maybe they're just not very good cheeses.

Their blue cheeses are alright, though.

I'm so mad right now. I went to cook some brown rice that wasn't opened that I got from Wal-Mart and there were two dead moths inside. They had to have been sealed inside from the fucking factory. My lunch is ruined.

Quote from: DJChameleon on Jul 20, 2023, 09:32 PMI'm so mad right now. I went to cook some brown rice that wasn't opened that I got from Wal-Mart and there were two dead moths inside. They had to have been sealed inside from the fucking factory. My lunch is ruined.

Decent protein in them moths tbf.

Quote from: jimmy jazz on Jul 20, 2023, 09:41 PMDecent protein in them moths tbf.

I did a little research and I guess it's a thing.

Rice moths/pantry moths.

They were inside the bag because Wal-Mart left that particular bag in the store for a month or longer and they grew from eggs that were inside idk.

Yesterday, we were driving to some place when we saw a roadside sign saying someone was selling knåost, knead cheese. It's a creamy, heat treated cheese with caraway seeds. Me and my wife bought a bunch many years ago and it was so good and we've thinking about it ever since, but you can't get it anywhere so.. we were like STOP THE CAR!!

I rang the door and some old guy with a purple alcoholic's nose answered and yes, he didn't make the cheese himself, but he sold it from his freezer in the garage. Brilliant.

I bought three of the things and we later thawed one out. We tasted it. Yes, that's the stuff!

Then I found a fucking black hair in it. God damn it you old cheese wiz.

That's awful ffs that'd put me right off and probably off the rest of my food for that day.

When I was about 14 my mate kept on at me to go round his for a barbecue and I didn't really want to because I don't like eating other people's cooking but to be polite I was like OK.

His mom cooked me a burger and there was a hair in that but there was nothing I could do because I was sat with the family. So I had to swallow what was in my mouth and put the rest in a tissue then in my pocket without being noticed. Then I went to the bathroom and flushed it down the toilet.

I've never been to Alcatraz but I imagine that being freed from there feels almost as good as I did when I left this barbecue.

Thrilling story I know. Danny Dyer is going to play me in the Hollywood movie.

Quote from: Guybrush on Jul 21, 2023, 01:18 AMYesterday, we were driving to some place when we saw a roadside sign saying someone was selling knåost, knead cheese. It's a creamy, heat treated cheese with caraway seeds. Me and my wife bought a bunch many years ago and it was so good and we've thinking about it ever since, but you can't get it anywhere so.. we were like STOP THE CAR!!

I rang the door and some old guy with a purple alcoholic's nose answered and yes, he didn't make the cheese himself, but he sold it from his freezer in the garage. Brilliant.

I bought three of the things and we later thawed one out. We tasted it. Yes, that's the stuff!

Then I found a fucking black hair in it. God damn it you old cheese wiz.

Bonus barf points if it was a pubic hair. :pimp:

Quote from: jimmy jazz on Jul 21, 2023, 05:11 AMThat's awful ffs that'd put me right off and probably off the rest of my food for that day.

When I was about 14 my mate kept on at me to go round his for a barbecue and I didn't really want to because I don't like eating other people's cooking but to be polite I was like OK.

His mom cooked me a burger and there was a hair in that but there was nothing I could do because I was sat with the family. So I had to swallow what was in my mouth and put the rest in a tissue then in my pocket without being noticed. Then I went to the bathroom and flushed it down the toilet.

I've never been to Alcatraz but I imagine that being freed from there feels almost as good as I did when I left this barbecue.

Thrilling story I know. Danny Dyer is going to play me in the Hollywood movie.

Ditto. :pimp:

I can understand not liking other people's cooking when you live in England mate :laughing:  :laughing:

Myself I've always loved it. My friends' moms were usually better cooks than mine, who tried very hard all her life to be a good cook but her years of apprenticeship involved making cookbook recipes with whatever ingredients she had at hand (i.e. Soviet slop) and with no feedback except from her loved ones. I suspect it threw her palate out of whack and she never recovered. When I was little I thought pizza was a really disgusting pie, like Russian cabbage pie except much much worse.   

Whereas at friends' homes I've had really delicious Moroccan and Caribbean home cooking among others. Proper pizza too

Quote from: jimmy jazz on Jul 21, 2023, 05:11 AMThat's awful ffs that'd put me right off and probably off the rest of my food for that day.

I'm still gonna eat it, it's just that in my mind I'll be going like "holy shit this is good. God damn you, old alcoholic cheesemonger, for making me doubt this experience".

Quote from: Psy-Fi on Jul 21, 2023, 01:53 PMBonus barf points if it was a pubic hair. :pimp:

The thought did cross my mind. Luckily it was straight and not curly.

As for other people's cooking etc. I'm the least picky eater I know. It's a very rare occurrence that I meet food that I wouldn't eat.

Something I do care about is food hygiene, so what sort of container the food is in, what it was grilled on or how it was treated. But unless I think something might be harmful, I'm game.

Like this cheese is made from boiled milk, so then I guess a hair is  nasty, but not actually harmful in any way.

Any of y'all like beets? I discovered that you can buy them peeled and cooked, which is a game changer. And apparently it's one of the best, healthiest carbs you can have. Adding them to an omelette, tuna salad etc

Quote from: jadis on Jul 21, 2023, 05:36 PMAny of y'all like beets? I discovered that you can buy them peeled and cooked, which is a game changer. And apparently it's one of the best, healthiest carbs you can have. Adding them to an omelette, tuna salad etc

I love beets, either baked and just part of a dinner, as a salad spread on a slice of bread or sliced and pickled and eaten either with a paté or in a rakfisk-wrap (fermented trout).

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Yeah beets are great, the mister loves fried beets as a lunchtime side dish and I've frequently used them in salads and pasta dishes. We are definitely a beet household.

We had shrimps for dinner. Shraamp!!

My parents used to eat shrimp every Friday fairly regular for a number of years and always fresh from the boat and cleaned / picked by hand. In the south of Norway, that's generally how people get them.

I usually just eat them on white bread with mayonnaise, but spruced it up a bit today with dill and some finely chopped onion which was surprisingly good.

How do you like your carideans?

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What are the little ones that are soft? Prawns? I don't mind them in seafood sauce in a sandwich but that's about it.

There are bigger ones that are more tough and a but stringy and I don't like those.

A lot of people like them in curries. I haven't made a curry in a long time but hopefully soon I will make one. Getting me excited now thinking about it.

Shrimp is one of my favorite things to use in dishes! Good old shrimp scampi is always a classic, and lately I've been making some shrimp wonton soup, shrimp dumplings, and seafood salad is always a good option to bring to potlucks and friend and family gatherings.

We have a dedicated seafood store right on our side of town that has been a go-to for all kinds of fresh seafood since I was a little kid, so because of that easy access I make seafood dishes very frequently.

This one is pretty mid. Tastes faintly of butter

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These are some of my favourite cheeses:

- Red Leicester (best thing for Mexican cuisine and also grilled cheese sandwiches)

- Cheddar (best for cheese on toast with Worcestershire Sauce)

- Stilton (love it tbh will just bite into it like an apple heh)

- Shropshire Blue

- Most kinds of chilli cheese

- Smoked German cheese

- Emmental

- Mozzarella (used generously ffs)

- Pecorino (as above, Carbonaras should be fucking covered in this imo)

- Feta (nice on chips)

- American processed cheese slices (doesn't matter how artsy fartsy a burger is this is the only cheese to be having on it imo)

- Wensleydale (preferably with apricot in)

- Roquefort

- Halloumi (grilled, this is sensational)

- Camembert

- Gorgonzola

- Bleu d'Auvergne (might be number 1 tbh)

Get in the bin:

- Goat's cheese (tastes like how a farm smells)

- Casu Marzu

Man blue cheese can be so good on a burger 

Quote from: jadis on Jul 21, 2023, 05:36 PMAny of y'all like beets? I discovered that you can buy them peeled and cooked, which is a game changer. And apparently it's one of the best, healthiest carbs you can have. Adding them to an omelette, tuna salad etc

beets are great. you should try them in a salad with oranges, roasted hazelnuts and soft goats cheese + oil and balsamic, it's delicious.

When it comes to cheese it's generally the stronger the better for me, but somehow I like my brie soft and mild instead. Blue cheese is delicious on a burger, and I love putting blue cheese + anchovies pizza which all my friends think is very cursed

Also I love goats cheese but 'tastes how farm smells' made me lol

Quote from: jadis on Jul 23, 2023, 06:32 PMMan blue cheese can be so good on a burger 

I'd be willing to try again but I put Stilton on a burger once and it was shit. I don't think it's the right kind of flavour.

Needs that classic American cheese flavour.

my cheese rating:
top tier (roughly in order):
roquefort <3
good mature Dutch cheese - incredibly versatile and with a rich, salty flavour
pecorino and parmesan - smelly deliciousness
Mozzarella, the proper soft & wet kind, not that rubber shit
mild brie
goats cheese
feta

good:
tomme de savoie
cheddar - not Dutch cheese but still great
gorgonzola and danish blue and misc French blue cheeses I've tried - very nice but just not roquefort

all right:
sheep's cheese
halloumi - very nice when grilled on occasion

meh:
stilton - all right but it's like cheddar with blue mold which is an odd combination
paneer - useful but bland

nah:
camembert
emmental

I would like to join Marie in preaching the goat cheese gospel. Throw that on a salad with some nuts and a good vinaigrette, chefs kiss baby.

I'm also not crazy about goat cheese, but I've had really good ones on rare occasions.

Yesterday evening, I took the boat out and placed a crab trap with the paddock we got a couple of days ago as bait. I took the kids out before breakfast today and collected it and it had 8 edible crabs in it, 7 big ones and a small one that we tossed back in.

I put them in the freezer to sedate them while we took out the big pot and brought some water to a boil with a couple of handfuls of salt. Then we boiled the crabs and had them with baguettes for breakfast.

Like the shrimp, I generally just eat it on white bread with some mayonnaise and a squeeze of lemon.

I used to eat the brown meat, but don't anymore as it's so rich in cadmium and potentially other metals.

(https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1pONHsZF_DJ4GuqWwFFMR_QZlPYjHahMD)

I'll admit I mostly did it because we had guests who are unfamiliar with our seaside culture and so wanted to show them some of the traditions. I only eat crabs about once a year now, though we would often take the boat out at night, bring a flashlight and hand pick crabs from the reefs when I was a kid / teenager.

Still, it's been a while now and was surprisingly yummy.

Quote from: jadis on Jul 21, 2023, 05:36 PMAny of y'all like beets? I discovered that you can buy them peeled and cooked, which is a game changer. And apparently it's one of the best, healthiest carbs you can have. Adding them to an omelette, tuna salad etc

I don't mess with beets. My mother always tried to get me to like them but bleh. I can't get over the taste.

Sure he has great health benefits/properties but I'll pass.

I ate this last week.

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Its a chicken burger, a double cheeseburger, chilli fries and a pot of cheese sauce.

I haven't cooked anything for a while but I will do a curry soon so I may bless this thread with some pics.

Yesterday, me and my wife went to this Portuguese food event at a wine bar in town. It was organized by a newly started 3 man import business who import portuguesian wines. Their "talent scout" is from Portugal and had worked with a chef to present various wines along with traditional portuguesian dishes.

There was so much food, like roe salad, squid salad, croquettes, fish soup, things I don't know the name of. It was all delicious. I had to skip dessert, though, as after 5 hours of eating, our babysitter was wondering where we were.

Then we just had blue mussel soup today. Sometimes we pick the mussels ourselves, but today we just got them from the store on our way home from the beach. We got a bad batch as a lot of the shells were dead and were tossed aside, but there was still enough for dinner and it was really delicious.

This is what a bowl of soup and blue mussels might look like here.

(https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1zWPWWpDA6Lr3yT5mACc4ASjwP9MbBiv4)

Anyone else like mussels?

No but my dad loves stuff like that. Mussels, cockles, whelks. Not for me. I used to like cockles when I was a kid but I had them a few years ago and they were revolting.

That looks good though mate honest.

I'm a big fan of most seafood honestly, and mussels are no exception.

I haven't cooked for dinner since we came down with Covid. I've been making breakfast though, I threw together chorizo omelettes for both of us yesterday. Turned out pretty good, the spiciness I think helped to offset the reduced sense of taste from Covid.

Quote from: jimmy jazz on Aug 13, 2023, 01:45 AMNo but my dad loves stuff like that. Mussels, cockles, whelks. Not for me. I used to like cockles when I was a kid but I had them a few years ago and they were revolting.

That looks good though mate honest.

We don't eat mussels regularly, but every summer I get a craving for them at least once.

It's a bit weird, but I don't think I've ever eaten cockles. They're often easy to find here if you're on a beach, but for some reason, there's just no culture for eating them.

I had razor clams last year. It was okay, but not great. Oysters are likewise. I'll eat them, but have no special love for them.

Scallops  are amazing though ❤️

Quote from: Guybrush on Aug 13, 2023, 02:40 AMWe don't eat mussels regularly, but every summer I get a craving for them at least once.

It's a bit weird, but I don't think I've ever eaten cockles. They're often easy to find here if you're on a beach, but for some reason, there's just no culture for eating them.

I had razor clams last year. It was okay, but not great. Oysters are likewise. I'll eat them, but have no special love for them.

Scallops  are amazing though ❤️

Oh heck yes, right there with you on scallops. I use those in my cioppino seafood soup and it's always a treat.

I'm not a picky eater, but I despise scallops. It's a texture thing. :puke:

One of the restaurants here that was started by a somewhat famous chef in Norway have an appetizer they simply call Scallops to die for. You get two and they're the best two mouthfuls I've found in these parts 🙂

Scallops cooked by a proper French chef is one of the best things you can have


I don't know why they label it as 100% chocolate when it's clearly not (it's palpably sweeter) but it's great

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That is weird. They sell those chocolates here too, but I'll admit I prefer the less darker variants.

Also, chocolate with salt in it is 👌

Yeah this one is really great 

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I'm sure you have the Haagen-Dazs salted caramel ice cream in Norway. I've been to quite a few artisanal creameries on the east coast and none does salted caramel quite as good as them imo 

I am having four chicken thighs and probs microwave some mixed veg for dinner.

I like when the chicken thighs are cooked very well so the skin is crispy and the meat falls off the bone.

I put some jerk rub on the chicken. When my scotch bonnets have been harvested I'll make jerk marinade again and can do it that way. Much better.

Quote from: SGR on Aug 13, 2023, 03:21 AMI'm not a picky eater, but I despise scallops. It's a texture thing. :puke:

I recently got into scallops when I had to cook them myself through HelloFresh. They usually included it with a shrimp dish. So it was shrimp and scallops together. Love love love them.

How do you feel about shrimp?

Over here, a scallop can mean one of two things.

This is the other one:

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Its a deep fried potato slice. Usually the cheapest thing the chippy will sell. They're good.

Didn't even know there was something else known as a scallop for years.

Interesting and super funny.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scallop

Well I mean I guess you know what it is now but it's definitely the name of an animal to be consumed.

From a while ago. Jerk chicken rice and peas. The scotch bonnets I grew myself.

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Looks very good, JJ 🙂

We had squid salad and seafood pasta (with squid and shrimps) yesterday.

We typically don't eat much squid, but I like it.

Quote from: DJChameleon on Aug 18, 2023, 10:44 PMI recently got into scallops when I had to cook them myself through HelloFresh. They usually included it with a shrimp dish. So it was shrimp and scallops together. Love love love them.

How do you feel about shrimp?

Love fried shrimp, cocktail shrimp, and shrimp dishes (e.g. shrimp primavera). Shrimp is awesome.

Quote from: SGR on Aug 21, 2023, 10:46 PMLove fried shrimp, cocktail shrimp, and shrimp dishes (e.g. shrimp primavera). Shrimp is awesome.

Scallops has a similar texture to shrimps imo but it could just be a preference thing for you.

Shrimp work well in so many things, very much a staple food in our household. This summer I've been really into grilled shrimp caesar salads, it's simple and quick, and very good for a low calorie yet filling option for my diet.

Quote from: DJChameleon on Aug 22, 2023, 01:18 AMScallops has a similar texture to shrimps imo but it could just be a preference thing for you.

Yknow, that's a good point. I'm going to cop to the possibility that I just haven't ever had good ones. I had it a few times as a kid, didn't like em, then a couple years ago, decided to try them again. I was fine eating them, but they definitely didn't win me over and wouldn't be something I ordered again if I had alternatives. For me, condiments are also a big factor, and maybe I just don't know what's best for my tastes in terms of dipping scallops. With fried shrimp, I love both cocktail sauce and tartar sauce, but with scallops, I'll use whatever they (the restaurant) serve with it.

I'm a condiment junkie. When I have breaded chicken - I dip that shit in seven different condiments on my plate, assuming I have them all at the ready (ranch, honey mustard, barbecue, Chic-Fil-A sauce, sweet and sour sauce, chipotle-mayo sauce, and tonkatsu sauce)

The other thing I've found with fried scallops is that they, somehow someway always get cold quicker than fried shrimp. And I hate cold fried food.

Quote from: Mrs. Waffles on Aug 22, 2023, 04:50 AMShrimp work well in so many things, very much a staple food in our household. This summer I've been really into grilled shrimp caesar salads, it's simple and quick, and very good for a low calorie yet filling option for my diet.

Shrimp Caesar salad? What an idea!

I love a good Caesar salad, so maybe that'd be fun to try 🤔

Had a really nice lamb curry yesterday, paid the price when I went to the toilet this morning. They had it in medium spicy, spicy and Indian style. Thanks god I went for spicy and not Indian style. That would've been gnarly. 

Anyone here a fan of south Indian, maybe @Nimbly9 ? As in all those plant pastes that contain maybe 20 different spices and taste like nothing we're used to (as opposed to the meat curries and other staples of what the Brits sold to the world as Indian cuisine). I like the experience of tasting something really new but I also need some fucking protein in my meal, not just bean pastes and bread and mango pickles, y'know?

Quote from: SGR on Aug 22, 2023, 05:04 AMYknow, that's a good point. I'm going to cop to the possibility that I just haven't ever had good ones. I had it a few times as a kid, didn't like em, then a couple years ago, decided to try them again. I was fine eating them, but they definitely didn't win me over and wouldn't be something I ordered again if I had alternatives. For me, condiments are also a big factor, and maybe I just don't know what's best for my tastes in terms of dipping scallops. With fried shrimp, I love both cocktail sauce and tartar sauce, but with scallops, I'll use whatever they (the restaurant) serve with it.

I'm a condiment junkie. When I have breaded chicken - I dip that shit in seven different condiments on my plate, assuming I have them all at the ready (ranch, honey mustard, barbecue, Chic-Fil-A sauce, sweet and sour sauce, chipotle-mayo sauce, and tonkatsu sauce)

The other thing I've found with fried scallops is that they, somehow someway always get cold quicker than fried shrimp. And I hate cold fried food.

Try scallops at a proper French restaurant to have your mind blown by how good they can be. They're super easy to overcook and the seasoning needs to be super precise.

Quote from: jimmy jazz on Aug 20, 2023, 09:49 PMFrom a while ago. Jerk chicken rice and peas. The scotch bonnets I grew myself.

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Meal prep... nice. Don't have the discipline for that. I just take it one day at a time.

Quote from: jadis on Aug 22, 2023, 10:14 AMTry scallops at a proper French restaurant to have your mind blown by how good they can be. They're super easy to overcook and the seasoning needs to be super precise.

I learned this the hard way that it's easy to overcook them then it becomes super chewy and rubbery.

Quote from: jadis on Aug 22, 2023, 10:14 AMAnyone here a fan of south Indian, maybe @Nimbly9 ? As in all those plant pastes that contain maybe 20 different spices and taste like nothing we're used to (as opposed to the meat curries and other staples of what the Brits sold to the world as Indian cuisine). I like the experience of tasting something really new but I also need some fucking protein in my meal, not just bean pastes and bread and mango pickles, y'know?

I am a fan.  My fiancee is Punjabi, but she's a bit of a cooking fanatic and loves to experiment to blend regional styles. One time she showed me some Chicken Frithad variation she made with an interesting spin on the spices (something to do with cardamom) and it was fantastic.

Quote from: Nimbly9 on Aug 22, 2023, 02:39 PMI am a fan.  My fiancee is Punjabi, but she's a bit of a cooking fanatic and loves to experiment to blend regional styles. One time she showed me some Chicken Frithad variation she made with an interesting spin on the spices (something to do with cardamom) and it was fantastic.

Does she do chai? When done properly it's as good as drugs

Quote from: jadis on Aug 22, 2023, 09:23 PMDoes she do chai? When done properly it's as good as drugs

Omfg I want someone to do authentic chai for me. I almost convinced someone to do it but I fucked up and we ended up beefing so she's totally not going to do it for me now sadly.

Quote from: DJChameleon on Aug 26, 2023, 01:35 PMOmfg I want someone to do authentic chai for me. I almost convinced someone to do it but I fucked up and we ended up beefing so she's totally not going to do it for me now sadly.

😂😂😂

A couple more food items from the land of the fishy bread spreads.

A very popular spread here is mackerel mashed in tomato sauce. It's almost always eaten with mayonnaise and in Denmark, you can find it ready mixed with mayonnaise and called mackerel salad.

Anyways, this is what it might look like:

(https://drive.google.com/uc?id=17OJLvKPHPZHfje93w3MHtrZ3BUqmBkzr)

Today, I ate a tin of sardines we've had in the fridge for about a year. I always prefer pickled herring which we always have, so this tin hasn't been prioritized. However, it was a special one as this one came from Poland or Lithuania or something and looked real fancy with gold lettering and a see-through lid.

(https://drive.google.com/uc?id=17PhFMMHmO4KnXR0_qwUVra-cWy5V8q7z)

I always eat sardines like this with mayo and these were real good, much better than the ones we usually get. They were a little bit salty and smoky.

Without delving into the topic, I figure it must be one of the healthiest bread spreads out there.

• It's fish with proteins and omega 3 fatty acids and whatnot
• Sardines are at a lower trophic level than many other fish that get turned into products, like tuna, and so should contain way less toxins / heavy metals
• You also eat bones and spine etc. for more minerals / nutrients
• The oil is olive oil, also very healthy

@jimmy jazz maybe you should consider swapping your pre-workout tuna snack for sardines 🙂

I have eaten sardines, mackerels and pilchards in tins. With tomato sauce in them as well. I don't particularly like them and prefer tuna but I could switch it up every now and then.

You can get mackerel fillets in all sorts of sauces in tins and they are elite but they're also expensive. Sardines and pilchards not so much but not as nice imo.

There's some kind of tinned fish in tomato sauce that a few guys used to have after training (or before? not sure) in the bar area of my old gym in Canada and the smell was horrendous. Visually too looked awful. Among the most disgusting things I've ever seen. That bad.



 

Quote from: jadis on Aug 28, 2023, 07:55 AMThere's some kind of tinned fish in tomato sauce that a few guys used to have after training (or before? not sure) in the bar area of my old gym in Canada and the smell was horrendous. Visually too looked awful. Among the most disgusting things I've ever seen. That bad.

The tinned tomato mackerel here should definitely not go anywhere except onto bread and then inside the body. It doesn't smell great and anything it touches gets a reddish oil stain. It quickly ruins childs' clothes.

It's pretty nasty, but it tastes good.

I remember this from Norwegian television in the 90s.

Another fishy spread that I think is way more popular here than most places is smoked and salted cod's caviar. It comes out of a tube and is eaten as a spread like this:

(https://drive.google.com/uc?id=17VqgHCTro1UkpGJuCGj8bGjDO2kdWQWL)

Again with the mayonnaise. Most of us are so white up here.

Is this familiar to anyone else?

I can do sardines. Used to have to eat them often when I was younger same with mackerel. Not a fan of them anymore.

I'm on the tuna train right now. My typical lunch is a cup of brown rice and some tuna fish.

I dig sardines. That mayo and sardines on bread feels like it would really hit the spot.

And tuna is always a staple food for both of us. One go-to sandwich I pack for the mister's work lunches is a basic tuna salad on honey oat bread with lettuce, red onion and deli mustard. For myself I really like adding a little kick to my tuna salad by swirling in some of the liquid from a jar of pickled jalapenos into it; I like the texture better than adding the jalapenos themselves and you can easily adjust it to taste.

Not trying to bum anyone out, but.. while I do eat tuna and like it a lot, I personally wouldn't eat cans of it every week due to the high Mercury content 🤔

While I'm an adventurous eater, I'll admit I can get hung up on things like this. But anyways, bigger fish = more mercury, roughly speaking.

But I also saw an interview with David Lynch where he says he eats tuna every day and he seems.. fine?

There is mercury in it but you have to eat a lot more than a few cans a week. I eat one tin a day and I'm fine. I'd have to eat three or four times that over a prolonged period of time to poison myself.

Tasty, tasty tuna! 🐟

Quote from: Guybrush on Aug 29, 2023, 06:39 AMNot trying to bum anyone out, but.. while I do eat tuna and like it a lot, I personally wouldn't eat cans of it every week due to the high Mercury content 🤔

While I'm an adventurous eater, I'll admit I can get hung up on things like this. But anyways, bigger fish = more mercury, roughly speaking.

But I also saw an interview with David Lynch where he says he eats tuna every day and he seems.. fine?

I always thought advertising that tuna has high mercury was just a fear tactic. I don't think the average person consumes enough to be worried about it. I would advise against pregnant women consuming it.

Quote from: Guybrush on Aug 29, 2023, 06:39 AMNot trying to bum anyone out, but.. while I do eat tuna and like it a lot, I personally wouldn't eat cans of it every week due to the high Mercury content 🤔

While I'm an adventurous eater, I'll admit I can get hung up on things like this. But anyways, bigger fish = more mercury, roughly speaking.

But I also saw an interview with David Lynch where he says he eats tuna every day and he seems.. fine?

Appreciate the concern! It's not always the same week to week, but I guess on average I usually will pack him a tuna sandwich once to twice a week, and I'll usually eat one myself for lunch maybe once a week. I'd wager on the low end of 7-8 ounces of it on an average weekly basis for each of us.

But admittedly mercury is not something that's on our mind all the time, so thanks for looking out. We do eat other seafood pretty frequently but it's usually lower mercury stuff like shrimp and salmon. But it's worth looking into, for sure.

A previous health anxiety made me wary of stuff like this and while it's a long time since I struggled with that, I have some lingering concerns.

For similar reasons, I'm hesitant to indulge too much in game meat (lead from bullets) or whale meat (like tuna, but maybe worse).

Quote from: jadis on Aug 28, 2023, 07:55 AMThere's some kind of tinned fish in tomato sauce that a few guys used to have after training (or before? not sure) in the bar area of my old gym in Canada and the smell was horrendous. Visually too looked awful. Among the most disgusting things I've ever seen. That bad.

Ever tried surströmming (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surstr%C3%B6mming)?

Damn

QuoteIn 1981, a German landlord evicted a tenant without notice after the tenant spread surströmming brine in the apartment building's stairwell. When the landlord was taken to court, the court ruled that the termination was justified when the landlord's party demonstrated their case by opening a can inside the courtroom.

haha

Any of the strange Europeans here tried or heard of people that have tried casu martzu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casu_martzu), the Italian maggot cheese?

Any of y'all heard what they do with duck eggs in the Philippines? That's literally too disgusting for the food thread and belongs in... dunno some thread about things that suck and shouldn't exist

Quote from: jadis on Aug 29, 2023, 10:07 PMAny of y'all heard what they do with duck eggs in the Philippines? That's literally too disgusting for the food thread and belongs in... dunno some thread about things that suck and shouldn't exist

I remember, they used to eat Balut eggs on Fear Factor regularly in the early seasons

Quote from: jadis on Aug 29, 2023, 10:07 PMAny of y'all heard what they do with duck eggs in the Philippines? That's literally too disgusting for the food thread and belongs in... dunno some thread about things that suck and shouldn't exist

Yeah, balut is absolutely nasty. One of my close IRL friends is Filipina and she's told me all about it.

Quote from: Mrs. Waffles on Aug 29, 2023, 10:14 PMYeah, balut is absolutely nasty. One of my close IRL friends is Filipino and she's told me all about it.

Does she actually like them?

My friend is a New Yorker but her mom is Filipina and she loves balut. She thinks it's great.

Quote from: SGR on Aug 29, 2023, 10:18 PMDoes she actually like them?

IIRC she doesn't but I think her family from the Philippines has more of a taste for it.

Quote from: Mrs. Waffles on Aug 29, 2023, 10:23 PMIIRC she doesn't but I think her family from the Philippines has more of a taste for it.

Would you try it if given the chance? I wanna say I would, but I feel like, as soon as I see it in front of me, I'd 'chicken' out.

Quote from: SGR on Aug 29, 2023, 10:29 PMWould you try it if given the chance? I wanna say I would, but I feel like, as soon as I see it in front of me, I'd 'chicken' out.

Same I think. I might be able to do it if I had my eyes closed the entire time.

Quote from: SGR on Aug 29, 2023, 09:59 PMAny of the strange Europeans here tried or heard of people that have tried casu martzu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casu_martzu), the Italian maggot cheese?

I'd love to try it. I mentioned it in this thread some pages back, I believe 🙂

Would like to try the embryo eggs too.

Quote from: jadis on Aug 29, 2023, 08:28 PMDamn

Rakfisk is one of our traditional dishes and very popular around Christmas, like he says.

You don't really get a good impression of it here. It does smell pretty strong and the taste is fairly intense, but we eat it in a wrap with sour cream, red onions, swede and carrot mash, pickled beets. You'd probably like it 🙂

I'll share some pictures next time we have it.

Today we bought a lutefisk which is a large cod that has been bleached and slightly jellied in lye. It's even better than the rakfisk 🥰

Edit:

By the way, people have died from getting botulism from eating rakfisk, so I'd be just a tiny bit hesitant to eating the stuff made by these guys 😅 like that big hairy hat. Won't he get hairs in there? Goddamn savages. Hair nets, gloves and white suits, if you please.

Quote from: Guybrush on Aug 29, 2023, 10:57 PMI'd love to try it. I mentioned it in this thread some pages back, I believe 🙂

Would like to try the embryo eggs too.

Rakfisk is one of our traditional dishes and very popular around Christmas, like he says.

You don't really get a good impression of it here. It does smell pretty strong and the taste is fairly intense, but we eat it in a wrap with sour cream, red onions, swede and carrot mash, pickled beets. You'd probably like it 🙂

I'll share some pictures next time we have it.

Today we bought a lutefisk which is a large cod that has been bleached and slightly jellied in lye. It's even better than the rakfisk 🥰

Edit:

By the way, people have died from getting botulism from eating rakfisk, so I'd be just a tiny bit hesitant to eating the stuff made by these guys 😅 like that big hairy hat. Won't he get hairs in there? Goddamn savages. Hair nets, gloves and white suits, if you please.

I've had lutefisk before, around 20 years ago at some family friends' place. I remember it having an interesting gooey texture. I'd definitely try it again.

Quote from: Mrs. Waffles on Aug 29, 2023, 11:24 PMI've had lutefisk before, around 20 years ago at some family friends' place. I remember it having an interesting gooey texture. I'd definitely try it again.

Cool! I think it seems gross to people before they try it and that's understandable, maybe. But the flavour is mild, so good and the texture is wonderful. I think most who try it will like it. It's one of my favorite traditional Norwegian foods for sure.

We eat it with mashed peas, potatoes, mustard, some mysterious white sauce and sprinkles of finely cut and crispy fried bacon.

I had this for my cheat meal last week:

(https://i.ibb.co/dQRDt1V/IMG-20230825-224822.jpg)

(https://i.ibb.co/RcBz024/IMG-20230825-224846.jpg)

A new pizza place opened near me. It is a wood fired pizzeria. It's not expensive either so thought I'd try it and it was absolutely superb. I just had margherita with basil.

Maybe an unpopular food opinion but I don't think pizza should be loaded with toppings.

yeah the less amount of toppings the better imo.

My partner on the other hand loves to have a shit ton of toppings. Mostly meat lovers but she will do like 4 to 5 toppings if she doesn't get meat lovers. it's crazy.

Ooh, that looks delightfully gooey and it's making me want some.

I've had pizza maybe twice in the past year. I like a load of toppings but I also appreciate the simple ones. I really like buffalo chicken and ranch pizzas.

Norway is just mountains, seaside and lakes, so of course it's salmon country. Our favorite way to eat salmon is sushi bowls. I picked up a sashimi quality salmon loin on the way home from work. It's a little expensive (though hopefully less so here than where you are as it's local food) but it's so delicious.

It's served raw, though marinated, in a bowl with rice, edamame beans, fresh coriander, sesame seeds, maybe carrot shavings, a bit of cucumber, some sesame seeds, lots of chili mayo, etc.

It's delicious and I always end up overeating when we have it.

This isn't my picture, but it's kinda like this:

(https://www.foxandbriar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Salmon-Sushi-Bowls-8.jpg)

Only the salmon looks cooked here. My wife calls it pokébowls, but that sounds like a more stupid word for it.

Yeah Poké Bowls is the technical name for it. It's a big time in Hawaii that has made it's way to the continental US.

(https://images.themodernproper.com/billowy-turkey/production/posts/2021/Poke-Bowl-11.jpeg?w=960&h=960&q=82&fm=jpg&fit=crop&dm=1644553103&s=e3d80debf17159866b52147db4167ef7)

I would much prefer my salmon to be cooked. I'm not into raw fish. The only raw fish I consume is probably tuna but nothing else. I also don't like sushi.

Just had a bowl of Amy's tomato bisque with a dollop of sour cream, with half a grilled cheddar cheese on nutty bread.  I really think this is the best canned soup on the market - taste homemade.

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idk anything Amy's just puts me off. You should have heard the audible groan I just made when looking at that picture.  :laughing:

:laughing:  Actually I don't like anything else by Amy's.  Even their other soups I don't care for.  I just love the chunky tomato bisque!

The only tinned soup we buy is this one:

(https://www.mam.no/stabburet/747X629/109120.png)

Peas, pork and.. flesk is like meat that's very fatty.

It's a yellow, dense pea soup with lots of pork. Tins are like 8 dollars or so, but it's also very good and quite filling 🙂

Quote from: Guybrush on Sep 17, 2023, 08:14 AMThe only tinned soup we buy is this one:

(https://www.mam.no/stabburet/747X629/109120.png)

Peas, pork and.. flesk is like meat that's very fatty.

It's a yellow, dense pea soup with lots of pork. Tins are like 8 dollars or so, but it's also very good and quite filling 🙂

Tore, that reminds me a bit of ærtesuppe, Danish pea soup with pork hock that my grandmother used to make.  Except maybe flesk is more like salt pork than pork hock.  Hearty stuff for cold winters.   :)   

Find it interesting how flags are on the produce of whatever country you buy the food in.

Here it's almost excessive and I wonder how much it happens in other countries. People seem to love that shit here. Big Union Jacks on your eggs and milk and cheese and pretty much everything else. I get why you would want to buy local but it's noticeable how much the flag is on these things.

It happens less in Scotland now (with the Union Jack) as they tend to appease the nationalists. They actually have a campaign up there, "If its got a Jack, put it back" 😂, so they use the saltire instead. They also have to call British Gas 'Scottish Gas' up there even though its the same company. Pathetic. I don't think I've ever seen a St George's Cross on any produce ever.

Quote from: Guybrush on Sep 17, 2023, 08:14 AMThe only tinned soup we buy is this one:

(https://www.mam.no/stabburet/747X629/109120.png)

Peas, pork and.. flesk is like meat that's very fatty.

It's a yellow, dense pea soup with lots of pork. Tins are like 8 dollars or so, but it's also very good and quite filling 🙂

I wouldn't be able to consume that. I had a bad experience with peas when I was younger and now no longer eat them.

I love peas, they go really well as a side to a nice chicken dish. Also a big fan of snow peas to accent a hearty salad.

That being said I'm not a big fan of pea soup either.

Quote from: ribbons on Sep 18, 2023, 09:51 AMTore, that reminds me a bit of ærtesuppe, Danish pea soup with pork hock that my grandmother used to make.  Except maybe flesk is more like salt pork than pork hock.  Hearty stuff for cold winters.   :)   

It's probably the same in that if we make it ourselves from scratch, we also typically would use a pork hock and not this 'flesk'. It is very hearty indeed!

Quote from: jimmy jazz on Sep 18, 2023, 02:44 PMFind it interesting how flags are on the produce of whatever country you buy the food in.

Here it's almost excessive and I wonder how much it happens in other countries. People seem to love that shit here. Big Union Jacks on your eggs and milk and cheese and pretty much everything else. I get why you would want to buy local but it's noticeable how much the flag is on these things.

It happens less in Scotland now (with the Union Jack) as they tend to appease the nationalists. They actually have a campaign up there, "If its got a Jack, put it back" 😂, so they use the saltire instead. They also have to call British Gas 'Scottish Gas' up there even though its the same company. Pathetic. I don't think I've ever seen a St George's Cross on any produce ever.

It's not as much here as in England. I don't normally notice it.. but I'll keep an eye out next time I'm in store 🙂

Quote from: DJChameleon on Sep 18, 2023, 03:15 PMI wouldn't be able to consume that. I had a bad experience with peas when I was younger and now no longer eat them.

Did you nearly choke on one or what?

Quote from: Mrs. Waffles on Sep 18, 2023, 03:26 PMI love peas, they go really well as a side to a nice chicken dish. Also a big fan of snow peas to accent a hearty salad.

That being said I'm not a big fan of pea soup either.

I love yellow peas, even if eating them means the warm southernly winds will come blowing later in the evening.

Quote from: Guybrush on Sep 18, 2023, 05:09 PMDid you nearly choke on one or what?

I got some green peas in a can from a pantry bag. I proceeded to eat them out of the can and I ended up getting food poisoning. So to this day, just chomping into the mushy texture of peas gives me hardcore flashbacks and turns my stomach. I can't eat peas.

^ Oh, that's too bad and understandable why you'd be turned off peas after that.   :-\

Speaking of yellow peas, I found some raw ones scattered on the kitchen floor when I was a toddler and proceeded to put a few up my nose for some strange reason.  As the day went on and I became more and more uncomfortable, my family figured out what I had done and I was rushed to a local medical clinic.  The doctor had to remove the peas (which had since traveled way up my nose) using a long forceps-type bent scissor.  Fun.    :laughing:

Quote from: ribbons on Sep 18, 2023, 08:31 PM^ Oh, that's too bad and understandable why you'd be turned off peas after that.  :-\

Speaking of yellow peas, I found some raw ones scattered on the kitchen floor when I was a toddler and proceeded to put a few up my nose for some strange reason.  As the day went on and I became more and more uncomfortable, my family figured out what I had done and I was rushed to a local medical clinic.  The doctor had to remove the peas (which had since traveled way up my nose) using a long forceps-type bent scissor.  Fun.    :laughing:

Oh man, you really lined yourself up for some pea brain jokes here. Must resist temptation!!

Uk lads and ladies.

What's Banoffee?

If I even spelled it correctly.

Quote from: DJChameleon on Sep 22, 2023, 03:58 PMUk lads and ladies.

What's Banoffee?

If I even spelled it correctly.

Pretty sure it's a type of dessert pie. But it just means banana and toffee so you could theoretically have banoffee loads of things.

You could have banoffee pie or banoffee ice cream. Banoffee pie is popular. You probably mean that.

I haven't had it BTW. I don't eat sweet things.

Quote from: jimmy jazz on Sep 22, 2023, 07:57 PMPretty sure it's a type of dessert pie. But it just means banana and toffee so you could theoretically have banoffee loads of things.

You could have banoffee pie or banoffee ice cream. Banoffee pie is popular. You probably mean that.

I haven't had it BTW. I don't eat sweet things.

I was wondering what your verdict is on it but yeah you don't eat sweets so. I shouldn't be eating sweets but I do anyways. I try to stick to fruits to satisfy my sweet tooth cravings but my wife loves snacks and there is always so much temptation in the house.

Quote from: Guybrush on Sep 22, 2023, 09:36 AMOh man, you really lined yourself up for some pea brain jokes here. Must resist temptation!!

Sorry, I just don't understand what you mean. ???   :laughing: :laughing:

Any other avid oatmeal eaters in this thread?

What are your favorite oatmeal toppings? I have come to the conclusion recently that I don't like fresh raspberries as much as I do the artificial flavoring of it. The texture reminds me too much of strawberries which I'm not a fan of either.

I mainly stick to bananas and blueberries in my oatmeal but I'm looking to spruce it up some. Maybe I will find inspiration in others.

Honey if I eat it out a bowl.

But I just put it in a protein beaker as you know.

Quote from: DJChameleon on Sep 26, 2023, 01:42 PMAny other avid oatmeal eaters in this thread?

What are your favorite oatmeal toppings? I have come to the conclusion recently that I don't like fresh raspberries as much as I do the artificial flavoring of it. The texture reminds me too much of strawberries which I'm not a fan of either.

I mainly stick to bananas and blueberries in my oatmeal but I'm looking to spruce it up some. Maybe I will find inspiration in others.

I absolutely love raspberries and bananas. Strawberries I'm less keen on because they have less give to the texture and I like the juiciness of a good raspberry.

I like the flavour of raspberries, but I hate getting their little seeds stuck in my teeth 🙂

Quote from: Mrs. Waffles on Sep 26, 2023, 02:25 PMI absolutely love raspberries and bananas. Strawberries I'm less keen on because they have less give to the texture and I like the juiciness of a good raspberry.

yeah something about raspberries I can't get into bleh.

I'm thinking about putting chia seeds or trying out flax seeds in my oatmeal and maybe some greek yogurt.

I love raspberries and just had some on top of Greek yogurt this morning. I don't really notice the seeds in raspberries because they're small and velvety.

I don't like blueberries, especially if they're bitter.   Don't care for their mushy/woodsy texture either.

I don't mind blackberries flavor-wise, but they're way too seedy.   

I like strawberries, but they have to be very ripe.

Am I picky enough about berries?   :laughing:

For oatmeal, Bob's Red Mill Scottish porridge is by far my favorite - so smooth and delicious!

(https://www.vitacost.com/Images/Products/500/Bobs-Red-Mill/Bobs-Red-Mill-Organic-Scottish-Oatmeal-039978029560.jpg)

Quote from: ribbons on Sep 27, 2023, 05:00 PMFor oatmeal, Bob's Red Mill Scottish porridge is by far my favorite - so smooth and delicious!

(https://www.vitacost.com/Images/Products/500/Bobs-Red-Mill/Bobs-Red-Mill-Organic-Scottish-Oatmeal-039978029560.jpg)

I noticed Bob's Red Mill oatmeal products have popped up in my local Wal-Mart. I'm thinking about trying it next time. I normally go for the classic Quaker Oats.

Those god damned quakers. They know their oats, though.

Do you guys get skyr?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyr

It's from Iceland, but has also been produced here for some years now. It's similar to yoghurt, but has a pretty decent protein content.

I would be willing to try it but I haven't tasted it before.

I've heard of it. Yogurt is a common snack for me so I'd be interested to try it, see how different it is.

Quote from: Mrs. Waffles on Sep 27, 2023, 07:08 PMI've heard of it. Yogurt is a common snack for me so I'd be interested to try it, see how different it is.

It's just slightly firmer with a slightly drier texture. It definitely feels like a healthier yoghurt.

Quote from: DJChameleon on Sep 27, 2023, 06:40 PMI noticed Bob's Red Mill oatmeal products have popped up in my local Wal-Mart. I'm thinking about trying it next time. I normally go for the classic Quaker Oats.

Quaker is just fine, but give Bob's Red Mill Scottish a try if you can!  It's creamier than your usual oatmeal. 

Quote from: Guybrush on Sep 27, 2023, 06:56 PMThose god damned quakers. They know their oats, though.
Do you guys get skyr?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyr
It's from Iceland, but has also been produced here for some years now. It's similar to yoghurt, but has a pretty decent protein content.

Yes, I have Skyr occasionally – it's a bit milder and even thicker than Greek yogurt.  I like it, but buy Greek yogurt much more frequently because it's less expensive here.  I eat a lot of Greek yogurt, practically every day.

Quote from: Guybrush on Sep 27, 2023, 06:56 PMThose god damned quakers. They know their oats, though.

Do you guys get skyr?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyr

It's from Iceland, but has also been produced here for some years now. It's similar to yoghurt, but has a pretty decent protein content.

Yes mate, I have one pot a day. 45g protein in it. Which is incredible.

Ok question. How do y'all like your steak done. I'm a medium rare kinda guy. I can do a medium but well done is a hell nah

Quote from: Mr. Waffles on Sep 28, 2023, 02:36 AMOk question. How do y'all like your steak done. I'm a medium rare kinda guy. I can do a medium but well done is a hell nah

Med rare is good. Rare is fine as well. I'd deal with medium.

Probably medium rare but controversy alert, I don't think steak is all that and I could take it or leave it.

I'd go for a cheeseburger before a steak.

Think it's overrated tbh. When it's less than top quality it's just average or shit, when it's top quality it's decent but not as nice as a cheeseburger. I'd actually marry a cheeseburger.

Quote from: jimmy jazz on Sep 28, 2023, 05:50 PMProbably medium rare but controversy alert, I don't think steak is all that and I could take it or leave it.

I'd go for a cheeseburger before a steak.

Think it's overrated tbh. When it's less than top quality it's just average or shit, when it's top quality it's decent but not as nice as a cheeseburger. I'd actually marry a cheeseburger.

I agree with all this 🤔

Steak is good and all, but also often one of the more expensive yet boring things on a menu.

And cheeseburgers are awesome.

Yeah, Steaks are like special occasions thing for me but I go medium well with both my steaks and my burgers. Sometimes I will go well done on burgers depending on my mood.

Also who uses A1 sauce with their steaks?

Quote from: DJChameleon on Sep 28, 2023, 09:46 PMAlso who uses A1 sauce with their steaks?

I know A1 is a boyband, so.. I guess that must be where they got the name from.

They're suckers for sauce.

Quote from: Guybrush on Sep 28, 2023, 11:58 PMI know A1 is a boyband, so.. I guess that must be where they got the name from.

They're suckers for sauce.

Some chef from one of the King George's came up with the name
(https://cdnimg.webstaurantstore.com/images/products/xxl/442453/2141578.jpg)

Burgers are great. But steak is a different thing I don't compare them. Mrs. Waffles makes a really great flank steak marinade.

I don't really like a1 sauce.

Yeah I don't like A1 sauce either. It was a trap question. I wanted to see who I would be secretly judging lol.

Well you can't judge me cos we don't have it over here. I've heard it's similar to what we call brown sauce, which is HP Sauce. Tastes very tangy and vinegary. Bit of spice.

Quote from: jimmy jazz on Sep 30, 2023, 06:53 PMWell you can't judge me cos we don't have it over here. I've heard it's similar to what we call brown sauce, which is HP Sauce. Tastes very tangy and vinegary. Bit of spice.

Do you use HP Sauce?

Also I'm only joking, I'm not the type to really hold anything against anyone when it comes to their preferences.

Quote from: DJChameleon on Sep 30, 2023, 09:51 PMDo you use HP Sauce?

Also I'm only joking, I'm not the type to really hold anything against anyone when it comes to their preferences.

I know mate :)

I have done but I don't think it's that good. Usually when I've been drunk. Otherwise it's too acidic for my stomach.

Quote from: jimmy jazz on Sep 30, 2023, 11:05 PMI know mate :)

I have done but I don't think it's that good. Usually when I've been drunk. Otherwise it's too acidic for my stomach.

So the running joke related to steak is that you are a cave man if you like your steak well done and add ketchup or A1 sauce to it.

If anything I can understand putting ketchup on it more if it's a well done steak, the ketchup would offset the dryness.

You'll never catch me putting ketchup on steak under any circumstance though. Marinades and creative seasoning can really do a lot to give it a rich flavor.

More people need to marinade their meats in general not just steak.

Marinades are super wonderful and under used imo.

Quote from: DJChameleon on Oct 01, 2023, 02:26 PMMore people need to marinade their meats in general not just steak.

Marinades are super wonderful and under used imo.

I agree wholeheartedly. My mom taught me the value of marinades; there are some cuts I never thought I liked, but trying them with a good marinade really made a big difference.

@Mr. Waffles and I are big fans of marinated pork chops.

Give yer meat a good ol' rub hehehe

Yeah bwayyyyy

SPICY MEAT

@DJChameleon you ever had a patty? Been eating them recently. They're like our pasties but a little bit different.

Big fan 👍

Quote from: jimmy jazz on Apr 13, 2024, 12:10 AM@DJChameleon you ever had a patty? Been eating them recently. They're like our pasties but a little bit different.

Big fan 👍

Yeah I bought some last week. Have you had them with a slice in cheese in the middle and wrapped in coco bread?

Quote from: DJChameleon on Apr 13, 2024, 08:36 AMYeah I bought some last week. Have you had them with a slice in cheese in the middle and wrapped in coco bread?

No but I've seen it. It's also really similar to what people up north eat.

Pie sandwiches 😂

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/mar/09/pie-barm-twitter-wigan-kebab

Quote from: jimmy jazz on Apr 13, 2024, 11:51 AMNo but I've seen it. It's also really similar to what people up north eat.

Pie sandwiches 😂

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/mar/09/pie-barm-twitter-wigan-kebab

That's cute.  :laughing:

I wanna try it though looks like they put a tiny pot pie into a slider bun.

Looks a lot more appetizing than a mud cookie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud_cookie), at least.

Quote from: SGR on Apr 13, 2024, 11:49 PMLooks a lot more appetizing than a mud cookie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud_cookie), at least.

Seen this before. That's fucking tragic.

Quote from: jimmy jazz on Apr 16, 2024, 06:29 PMSeen this before. That's fucking tragic.

Yes, it is tragic. When you're starving, you'll eat almost anything.

What's everyone's go to dish for Chinese take out?

Quote from: DJChameleon on Apr 16, 2024, 11:00 PMWhat's everyone's go to dish for Chinese take out?

Used to be General Tso's Chicken with fried rice and a side of crab rangoons - but lately it's been Kung Pao Beef with Rice and a side of crab rangoons.

I don't eat Chinese often (because I know it's not good for me), but when I do, I get what I love :)

There are no good Chinese restaurants here that I know of, so I seldom eat Chinese food. Plenty of sushi and a couple of Thai restaurants, though. I like a good pad thai.

My go to when I'm craving Chinese used to be chicken and broccoli with pork riced rice and an eggroll but I prefer spring rolls if the spot I'm going to has them. I've been switching it up and just trying different things each time.

Quote from: DJChameleon on Apr 16, 2024, 11:52 PMMy go to when I'm craving Chinese used to be chicken and broccoli with pork riced rice and an eggroll but I prefer spring rolls if the spot I'm going to has them. I've been switching it up and just trying different things each time.

Now here's a man that likes his rice. He prefers his rice riced so he can rice while he rices.

Quote from: grindy on Apr 17, 2024, 07:25 AMNow here's a man that likes his rice. He prefers his rice riced so he can rice while he rices.

Twice fried rice so nice they named it twice

I don't really like Chinese food but if I have to have it then chicken chow mein.

Having European posters on this forum, it's brought up a question in my mind that I've never really thought about. Is your 'chinese cuisine' in your country the same (or similar) to the 'chinese cuisine' that's popular in America?

I'm guessing most of us know that Chinese food (by and large) in America isn't genuine, authentic Chinese food. It's an Americanized version that's been adapted and altered by Chinese-Americans to suit the taste of broader America as a whole. If much of western Europe has the same 'chinese food' that Americans know and love, how did that happen? Was it a case of it getting popular in America first and then being culturally exported? Or did the Chinese independently (and concurrently) popularize Chinese food in European countries at the same time as they were popularizing it in America?

One other thing about Chinese food that I want to mention in regards to America - for many Americans, Chinese food is very popular around the holidays - I can speak to my family that we often have Chinese food on the evening before Thanksgiving and/or Christmas. It appears this became popular originally among non-Christian immigrants in America in the 1800s, as they had time off, but didn't have the same cultural celebrations/traditions as many Christian Americans did, and they found that, unlike many other restaurants, the Chinese restaurants were open during holidays - and so eating Chinese food on holidays became a kind of American cultural pastime that's bled out to a large number of Americans. The 'melting pot' of America in action.

https://www.chilihousesf.com/blog/why-chinese-resturants-are-so-popular-during-the-holidays/

Quote from: SGR on Apr 17, 2024, 05:49 PMHaving European posters on this forum, it's brought up a question in my mind that I've never really thought about. Is your 'chinese cuisine' in your country the same (or similar) to the 'chinese cuisine' that's popular in America?

I'm guessing most of us know that Chinese food (by and large) in America isn't genuine, authentic Chinese food. It's an Americanized version that's been adapted and altered by Chinese-Americans to suit the taste of broader America as a whole. If much of western Europe has the same 'chinese food' that Americans know and love, how did that happen? Was it a case of it getting popular in America first and then being culturally exported? Or did the Chinese independently (and concurrently) popularize Chinese food in European countries at the same time as they were popularizing it in America?

One other thing about Chinese food that I want to mention in regards to America - for many Americans, Chinese food is very popular around the holidays - I can speak to my family that we often have Chinese food on the evening before Thanksgiving and/or Christmas. It appears this became popular originally among non-Christian immigrants in America in the 1800s, as they had time off, but didn't have the same cultural celebrations/traditions as many Christian Americans did, and they found that, unlike many other restaurants, the Chinese restaurants were open during holidays - and so eating Chinese food on holidays became a kind of American cultural pastime that's bled out to a large number of Americans. The 'melting pot' of America in action.

https://www.chilihousesf.com/blog/why-chinese-resturants-are-so-popular-during-the-holidays/

It's somewhat similar and similarly not really Chinese but the staples are different and none of the names used in the US ever appear here in Germany.

Yes we have westernised Chinese food.

We also will have authentic places though but they are not as common and will be sit down restaurants. More high end.

Beef and Broccoli. I haven't had it since I left America.

We were at the Under restaurant yesterday. I wrote in the Your Day thread I'd post some pics of the dishes, but thought this thread was a better fit.

Here's a pic of the restaurant I took earlier this year.

(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/60j8oxg28zdconwg92xy0/Under.jpg?rlkey=c10a53vh4cpx9qguyvr4yyxyq&raw=1)

Here's a pic where you can get an idea of the interior.

(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/5lqzad9rxv2wq6ph34zns/20240511_232841.jpg?rlkey=tvv5okzt3qln0rd0177rpm24h&raw=1)

So the main attraction, besides the food, is of course the dining area being underwater where you can watch fish, jellyfishes, sea stars and other sea creatures go about their day as you eat.

It was 10 dishes all in all and generally not a lot on each plate.

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For starters, we had a small ball of lardo and crayfish and then also (harder to see) a piece of flatbread with turnip and bits of salted and dried lamb's leg. The flatbread was delicious.

I didn't try the moss.

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Next was a potato waffle heart with a local sort of cream cheese and herring roe. Probably sounds weird, but I loved this ❤️

(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/p42zekaskhq6ltgwzev7r/20240511_195829.jpg?rlkey=za23qs2ruc9q5m6uh5uccpmyo&raw=1)

Then it was scallops in a sauce with apples or something? It was delicious.

(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/xo6fay9vut4tjrq68k4j2/20240511_203129.jpg?rlkey=e46j68i2q3duan9wnn56pxjo5&raw=1)

Heart salad with a wild onion dressing and some rye. One of my wife's favourites.

(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/q6crnz491ios9gokk3mbb/20240511_210118.jpg?rlkey=3626rs4lfuxxni0uw3jg9kl8z&raw=1)

Then crayfish in some root vegetable sauce with seaberries. This may have been the best one.

(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ctzgovsvx5clakwm29ern/20240511_213940.jpg?rlkey=vxt1yn3pg18xyjnkq5hj21z6x&raw=1)

Monkfish with celery and barley. Very nice.

(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/p6n83l2r5o4bzyxmtz0cw/20240511_220814.jpg?rlkey=r06g7hyvo18q2ed27t2qn902x&raw=1)

Lamb with beets and blackcurrants. Splendid.

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Jerusalem artichoke ice cream with blackberries. Very nice.

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Some kind of pudding made from blueberries and a kind of red algae served with sour cream. Exquisite!

(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/l4v94520yddeskbcgbf9b/20240511_232837.jpg?rlkey=m0rx01h12upahrl0i056cw0hj&raw=1)

And the final dish was just some Odd snacks and a very good cup of coffee.

Wife had wine and I had the alcohol free juice package. All in all, it came to 585 dollars at the current exchange rate and the sad state of the Norwegian crown.

Still worth it and a very nice experience!

Today I just wanna stuff my face with junk.

Quote from: Guybrush on May 12, 2024, 01:45 PMWe were at the Under restaurant yesterday. I wrote in the Your Day thread I'd post some pics of the dishes, but thought this thread was a better fit.

Here's a pic of the restaurant I took earlier this year.

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Here's a pic where you can get an idea of the interior.

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So the main attraction, besides the food, is of course the dining area being underwater where you can watch fish, jellyfishes, sea stars and other sea creatures go about their day as you eat.

It was 10 dishes all in all and generally not a lot on each plate.

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For starters, we had a small ball of lardo and crayfish and then also (harder to see) a piece of flatbread with turnip and bits of salted and dried lamb's leg. The flatbread was delicious.

I didn't try the moss.

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Next was a potato waffle heart with a local sort of cream cheese and herring roe. Probably sounds weird, but I loved this ❤️

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Then it was scallops in a sauce with apples or something? It was delicious.

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Heart salad with a wild onion dressing and some rye. One of my wife's favourites.

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Then crayfish in some root vegetable sauce with seaberries. This may have been the best one.

(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ctzgovsvx5clakwm29ern/20240511_213940.jpg?rlkey=vxt1yn3pg18xyjnkq5hj21z6x&raw=1)

Monkfish with celery and barley. Very nice.

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Lamb with beets and blackcurrants. Splendid.

(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/nt3reannb0xr0ovun0h2r/20240511_223224.jpg?rlkey=yzc3bgrd1imita73bgxvbylxm&raw=1)

Jerusalem artichoke ice cream with blackberries. Very nice.

(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/tz7n6sp1zexnjj97uoeje/20240511_230342.jpg?rlkey=adxek8fkv62v3688ckprerx1s&raw=1)

Some kind of pudding made from blueberries and a kind of red algae served with sour cream. Exquisite!

(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/l4v94520yddeskbcgbf9b/20240511_232837.jpg?rlkey=m0rx01h12upahrl0i056cw0hj&raw=1)

And the final dish was just some Odd snacks and a very good cup of coffee.

Wife had wine and I had the alcohol free juice package. All in all, it came to 585 dollars at the current exchange rate and the sad state of the Norwegian crown.

Still worth it and a very nice experience!

Today I just wanna stuff my face with junk.

That looks awesome! I really need to get off my ass and visit some Michelin star restaurant, been wanting to for ages.

Wow, that looks so cool, @Guybrush ! I've been to an underwater restaurant once, my family spent a day at Seaworld in Florida on a vacation in 2004 and they had one. I don't remember too much but I'm sure it was much less ritzy, haha.

I do enjoy a good night out at a nice restaurant as well, hopefully that will be in the cards for this year's double birthday event.

Quote from: grindy on May 12, 2024, 03:06 PMThat looks awesome! I really need to get off my ass and visit some Michelin star restaurant, been wanting to for ages.

Yes, this is the second time in my life that I have a restaurant experience of Michelin caliber and last time wasn't quite this fancy. As an adventurous eater, it's a lot of fun ❤️

Quote from: Lexi Darling on May 12, 2024, 06:11 PMWow, that looks so cool, @Guybrush ! I've been to an underwater restaurant once, my family spent a day at Seaworld in Florida on a vacation in 2004 and they had one. I don't remember too much but I'm sure it was much less ritzy, haha.

I do enjoy a good night out at a nice restaurant as well, hopefully that will be in the cards for this year's double birthday event.

Yes, I love it when I get to do it like this; great food and combinations I've never had before and no kids 😅

I knew they would do mostly seafood dishes but something about that rubs me the wrong way.

It would be like eating hamburgers in front of a pasture farms with cows grazing in the field.

You are eating stuff while looking at their live counterparts.

Quote from: DJChameleon on May 13, 2024, 02:06 AMYou are eating stuff while looking at their live counterparts.

The species we could see actually weren't on the menu and they too were eating seafood, so I figure it's alright 🙂