foods you grew up seeing but dont know what to do with.

Rainmaker · 8 Nov 2009 at 22:30

danza said:
I'm from down South

Tee hee hee. Oops, did I say that out loud?

...where we can afford proper food such as pizza and baked beans,

Does not compute.

and thus don't have to worry about encountering nondescript lumps of psuedo-meat, or bizarre vegetable-esque foodstuffs that leave oneself questioning exactly what is suposed to be done to render said items edible.

*scoffs*

Oh the ironing.

Mark A · 8 Nov 2009 at 22:32

mjt said:
regarding the thread, my vote is golden syrup, treacle or marmite.
i mean really, nobody eats this stuff!

Golden syrup is awesome, I use it all the time to make flapjacks. Butter, golden syrup and brown sugar and rolled oats. You can even melt some chocolate and coat the top in it.

Treacle is great for making parkin and bonfire toffee.

Marmite on toast pwns.

danza · 8 Nov 2009 at 22:39

Rainmaker said:
Oh the ironing.

I was joking (as I'm sure you could tell). I just can't stand the thought/taste of offal/tripe/organs etc or black/white pudding or any of those foul creations dreamt up by a greasy butcher trying to make maximum shillings back in the day by coming up with ideas to make dog food material appealing to human tastebuds.

Yes, I'm fussy over certain things.

Rainmaker · 8 Nov 2009 at 22:46

danza said:
I was joking (as I'm sure you could tell). I just can't stand the thought/taste of offal/tripe/organs etc or black/white pudding or any of those foul creations dreamt up by a greasy butcher trying to make maximum shillings back in the day by coming up with ideas to make dog food material appealing to human tastebuds.

Yes, I'm fussy over certain things.

Yeah I got the joke, just to be clear.

I was just being fatuous lol There's nothing foul about offal and black pudding though, they're as good as the muscle and packed with nutrients. Blood (black pudding) is highly nutritious, and foods like liver are packed in vitamins you won't really find in the meat itself.

breman1972 · 8 Nov 2009 at 22:48

Mark A said:
Golden syrup is awesome, I use it all the time to make flapjacks. Butter, golden syrup and brown sugar and rolled oats. You can even melt some chocolate and coat the top in it.

Treacle is great for making parkin and bonfire toffee.

Marmite on toast pwns.

Cheese and marmite sandwich, mmmmmm

Liver and Onions with dumplins and boiled potatoes, Real food..

Now why didnt I pay any attention to my mums cooking, Have no idea how to cook liver.

Hotwired · 8 Nov 2009 at 22:50

Hmmz

Black pudding, haggis, pork crackling, offal of any description...

I know so many people who just don't want to eat those because they have a mindset that doesn't want to accept that the lumps of muscle they want to eat are not that distantly related. Heck, what do they think decent sausages are encased in.

Rainmaker · 8 Nov 2009 at 22:52

Hotwired said:
Heck, what do they think decent sausages are encased in.

hehe This thread is making me hungry!

CBJ · 8 Nov 2009 at 22:55

Two things that sat in cupboards for years at two different relatives' houses were tinned chestnuts and Advocaat. Now chestnuts freshly roasted over a roaring fire I can understand, but what the heck would you do with tinned ones? And as for the Advocaat, I just can't see the attraction of drinking what is effectively alcoholic custard.

Oh, and I guess I must be unique here in actually liking tofu. Admittedly the plain stuff is a bit bland and the slightly gooey variety faintly unpleasant, but marinated tofu is very nice in stir-fries and some of the flavoured varieties are delicious enough to eat in chunks unaccompanied.

Ma'am · 9 Nov 2009 at 06:41

Cupra said:
have you tasted it?

Yes I've tasted it. That's why I said it's rank.

panda_uk · 9 Nov 2009 at 09:16

yer_averagejoe said:
here too. not sure how you'd compare them though as thay are 2 completely different things.

Not really, slightly different ingredients but made the same way and a similar taste.

Bubo · 9 Nov 2009 at 09:32

panda_uk said:
You can buy White pudding in Ireland, just as nice as black. Not sure why people say things are rank without tasting it first.

If black pudding is predominantly made from blood, which bodily fluid do they use to make white pudding?

FlamBango · 9 Nov 2009 at 10:24

black pudding! "mmmmm bacon eggs saussies and some fried scab please"

Those little white anemic looking albino pickles you see in jars as well, they have no place on this planet.

I get around · 9 Nov 2009 at 10:37

Bubo said:
If black pudding is predominantly made from blood, which bodily fluid do they use to make white pudding?

Meat, fat, suet, bread and proper stuff had sheep brain.

GinG · 9 Nov 2009 at 10:40

something_totally_different said:
ok, first up...

Chutney. I know I like mango chutney with popadoms in the local, but what the hell else do you do with it?

Mango Chutney is beaut with cheese, try using it instead of branson pickle for a change

Efour · 9 Nov 2009 at 10:40

Them orange things ?? long and pointy at one end, sometimes with a green leafy bit on top ??

No idea what they are called or what you are ment to do with them?

Saw Bugs Bunny eating them in a cartoon once.

Glaucus · 9 Nov 2009 at 11:15

something_totally_different said:
Chutney. I know I like mango chutney with popadoms in the local, but what the hell else do you do with it?

In sandwiches, as part of a ploughmans, on a pork pie.

something_totally_different said:
second, piccalilli... ??? yellow mushy stuff in a jar, never bought nor tasted it. absolutely no clue what you do with it.

In cheese sandwiches fantastic stuff.

something_totally_different said:
thirdly... dried lentils.

Great in soups or sauces., curries

paradigm said:
Tofu. Why?

because it can be fantastic. Try some asian dishes.

Ma'am said:
Black pudding! I mean - why? It's rank! It's a black sausage filled with dried blood. What he hell is anyone supposed to do with it?

Blakc pudding is amazing, give it a try great flavours. People get hung up on what it is. it's just a part of an animal you already eat. try this recipe http://www.buryblackpuddings.co.uk/recipes_view.php?RecID=35
can also go in hotpots, sandwiches, salads.

Asparagus with Blackpudding
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9994400&postcount=1
Unfortunatley pics no longer hosted..

Black pudding also goes fantastically well with scallops

yer_averagejoe said:
i
my turn: pickled onions. baby onions in vinegar? Sounds like the worst thing imaginable tbh, and what are you supposed to do with them execpt eat them whole?

Again it's usually used asaccompanyments. In sandwiches, with a chuck of cheese. Also amazing in steak pies http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17966286&highlight=pie+startername_acidhell2

Efour2 said:
Them orange things ?? long and pointy at one end, sometimes with a green leafy bit on top ??

cumquats?
Eat like normal fruit, put in puddings, chutneys or for a fruity flavour in other savoury dishes.

Le_Petit_Lapin · 9 Nov 2009 at 11:16

As someone has already mentioned: Advocaat.

Wtf do you do with it?

I get around · 9 Nov 2009 at 11:26

Efour2 said:
Them orange things ?? long and pointy at one end, sometimes with a green leafy bit on top ??

No idea what they are called or what you are ment to do with them?

Saw Bugs Bunny eating them in a cartoon once.

Stick them up your arse and dance the funky chicken in the street.

Glaucus · 9 Nov 2009 at 11:27

Le_Petit_Lapin said:
As someone has already mentioned: Advocaat.

Wtf do you do with it?

shooters and cocktails

krooton · 9 Nov 2009 at 11:29

Pickled onions are awesome!

They don't make the spicy versions in this country though! You can get ones in SA that have chillis and peppercorns in the vinegar too, yum!

Eat whole, or slice up and stick in a cheese toasted sammich for muchos noms!