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May 21, 2013 6:15 PM
marichel1981
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May 21, 2013 8:19 PM
NorthAmerican
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Prickly Pear
I walk by a house that has a huge Prickly Pear bush and its encrusted with fruit. I'd love to swipe a few and give them a try. I've never tried the fruit.. I have eaten the leaves which taste like green beens. I'll have to take a leather glove and sneek by after dark..its in the middle of the lawn closer to the pavement then the frontdoor, so I may be able to take a few without being noticed. Whats the best way to eat them ?
May 21, 2013 11:41 AM
yaofeng
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May 21, 2013 7:52 PM
hardnosethehigh...
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Tilapia carcass
Anyone know where the tilapia carcass ends up when you finished with the fillet? Ground up for animal feed or simply dumped as garbage? It is still good for consumption as I learned in a resturant in Jakarta, Indonesia last month. And it is very tasty. The talipia carass cooked in fish stock with steamed rice cost about $2.50.
May 19, 2013 3:59 AM
VinnyD
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May 21, 2013 5:42 PM
marichel1981
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Angelica
Some of you with long memories may recall the difficulties I have had finding candied citron (not "citron melon") in the US. I picked up a big hunk here last week, and while I was there I got a sizeable stalk of candied angelica.
Has anyone here ever used candied angelica? For what?
I passed on the candied violets, rose petals, and lilacs. Maybe next time. Has anyone here ever used any of them?
May 16, 2013 7:24 PM
jedgerandclyde
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May 22, 2013 12:34 AM
jedgerandclyde
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Food for free?
In last nights 'Gourmet Farmer' episode on SBS down here, Mathew Evans in his farm in rural Tasmania increased his larder by going out into the bush a found wild plants and herbs to cook with, including nettles that he used as a base for soup and herbs that were growing wild beside the dirt road that led to his farm.
There used also to be a character on the 'River Cottage' series of programes that was an expert on wild mushrooms, and that used to go out into the countryside and find food stuffs that were eatable and free, i wonder do any of you cook food that you find along the road or in the countryside or do you go out seeking mushrooms and other free stuff?
Roma Cuisine
There's an interesting article in the New York Times ( link here ) about integrating schools in Slovakia. They interview the principal of a village school, who seems to be relatively progressive and has been leading efforts to integrate, but he mentions that opening the school canteen to Roma students has been more difficult than anticipated (the canteen previously served only white students and Roma had to bring their own food). He says they've had to teach the Roma children how to use forks, and some of them have trouble digesting warm food. I can certainly believe they have different culinary habits (although nobody seems to have considered that 'integration' might mean serving a mix of white Slovak and Roma food rather than simply allowing the Roma to ... more »
May 9, 2013 7:00 PM
jedgerandclyde
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May 16, 2013 5:32 AM
jedgerandclyde
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Guilty Pleasures?
On the weekend down here in Australia i stay up late and watch the EPL, when the wife goes to bed i just love to snack on tomato sauce, toasted sandwiches and oven baked potato wedges dipped in chilli sauce.
I know they may sound terrible, but is there any thing wierd or unhealthy that you snack on when there is no body else around?
May 5, 2013 7:54 AM
NorthAmerican
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May 21, 2013 7:23 PM
jedgerandclyde
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What's in your refrigerator?
The contents of mine
Top shelf: milk, homemade cole slaw, carrots, V8 juice, orange juice
Middle shelf: A&W root beer, Nestlé Crunch bar, eggs, butter, jar of yeast, sweet and sour sauce
Bottom shelf: Starbuck's mocha-flavored Frappuccino, mayonnaise, sweet pickle relish, white bread, Laughing Cow cheese wedges, Kraft grate cheese
Two slices of that bread will go into the making of a salami sandwich for lunch, and the cole slaw will disappear at the same time.
Feel free to comment and/or criticize.
May 4, 2013 1:16 PM
VinnyD
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May 5, 2013 11:58 AM
nutraxfornerves
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Polish speakers
Maybe this belongs on Speaking In Tongues. But I know there are two or three Polish speakers here.
My Polish deli has expanded into almost a supermarket, and it now has three kinds of wheat flour. Maka Tortowa, Maka Poznanska, and Maka Raszysta.
(Pardon the missing diacritics.) What are they?
May 3, 2013 12:16 PM
nutraxfornerves
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May 11, 2013 6:11 PM
mancub
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And you thought the horsemeat scandal was bad...
Rat meat sold as lamb in latest China food scandal
Nutrax
The plural of anecdote is not data.
May 1, 2013 11:08 PM
jedgerandclyde
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May 18, 2013 5:50 PM
Anonimo
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A Haggis Pizza?
A while ago i googled Haggis, in trying to find out why they were banned from importing them into the US from Scotland in the '70's, and i taken aback on what i discovered.
It seems there is a Haggis pizza, yes i do know it is hard to believe but there one and it is made by Cosmo's pizza in Scotland, this is the most unusual uses for a food i have ever seen, i mean a pizza topping of Haggis, this blows my mind!
A weird and strange combination, have you seen one that is more so?
Foods and drinks banned in the USA
I was reading an article about parma and serrano hams and came across this list of foods and drinks banned in the US. Looks strange to me - popular Kinder eggs and pommac?
I read that parma and serrano hams used to be banned in the US, but couldn't find for what reason. If anyone knows...?
Avignon France
Any good shops for cheese and wine, pls?
Thanks!
What is red rice. what are the health benefits?
what is red rice. what are the health benefits one can get by eating red rice. any minus points. How to know the red rice is genuine at the shopping point. thanks for clarifying.
The Man vs Food great American road trip
Hi guys,
I have put together a road trip route that stops off at some of the big resturaunts featured in the Man Vs Food TV series. I'm not even going to America anytime soon but thought of the idea and couldn't help myself. Maybe next year! Anyway, i thought i would post it up for someone else to use instead. Let me know what you think. I have posted it onto my food and travel blog.
Berny from BernyEatsTheWorld
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