Food

@Lyla
 

Dove, 

I have an equally exotic food for you to try:  Tuna fish on a cracker!

On 9/24/2017 at 12:12 PM, Enrico_sw said:

Ham on the bone (Jambon à l'os)

They should really have pork knuckle in the USA.  It's rare to find here but commonplace in Germany

I like have a German beer, pork knuckle, and some boiled vegetables.

That's not so exotic for me, only a strange pair. Probably I would find it too salty. 

On the other hand I tried peanut butter when I was an adult already, I didn't know what to expect, I imagined it something like Nutella, so I was totally shocked that it's salty, and couldn't imagine that you ppl over there can eat it. But this pb-jam combo was great. 

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I was only kidding    

P & J and Tuna are considered "struggle foods" in certain contexts.  P &  J is associated with adolescents, college student poverty, and public school lunches.  There are a large variety of peanut butters, the best are freshly churned ones that are weighed by the pound.

Beware: P & J sandwiches have very high calories (400, 500)- similar to eating a hamburger.  I like eating them too but I gain weight when I do.  Elvis Presley is famous for liking extreme versions of P & J sandwiches (including fried bananas, ham, bacon etc.)

Trader Joe's items that I never ate but look interesting:

1 hour ago, Cult Icon said:

Trader Joe's items that I never ate but look interesting:

These are awesome! I don't know about "Trader Joe" but Cannelés from Bordeaux are great.

13 hours ago, Enrico_sw said:

 

 

These are awesome! I don't know about "Trader Joe" but Cannelés from Bordeaux are great.

I have no idea what this tastes like.  It just looks good lol

http://candidcuisine.net/cookie-butter-smackdown/

I am going to go to a European food store and try this for the first time.  It's supposed to be godly:

Even Nabisco jumped onto the bandwagon:

I just bought/ate it

It's great but not godly. It's smashed ginger cookies and oil.  The crunchy version can be eaten out of a can.   I used the spread with some sweet biscuits.

Overall, it's not really craze- worthy.  Almond butter is more healthy.

Some meals that I'd like to have in Puerto Rico:

Flan au chocolat!! I think that it can be translated "Chocolate Custard Pie" in English, but Flan is not really like the pies I've seen across the Channel...

It's one of the best desserts I know. Not too sweet (but a little bit of fat which is what we need )

(it needs to be done by the right person for it to be good )

Prickly pear cactus jelly

Made it myself once, start to finish.

Once was enough. Too much work.

On 10/5/2017 at 5:57 PM, Shepherd said:

Prickly pear cactus jelly

Made it myself once, start to finish.

Once was enough. Too much work.

 

 

what does this taste like?  

37 minutes ago, Cult Icon said:

 

what does this taste like?  

Closest is maybe bland cherry? Needs sugar added for flavor.

It's pretty much just a southwest novelty item. (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas.)

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Thanks.  That's interesting.

going to go eat lobsters

I had Avocado Kale Salad and Avocado Toast in a liberal enclave in downtown Portland, Maine.

A homeless man, pushing a cart even screamed "Damn Liberals! Think you own the world!"

Opinions about kale salads?

^ as for many stuff, it depends on how it's prepared (dressing, spices, etc.)

I really like avocado (and guacamole!) I often use it with other foodstuff to make them better

Kale is not very famous in Europe. I hear that it's very fashionable in the US. What kind of virtues is it supposed to have?

On 10/14/2017 at 6:01 PM, Enrico_sw said:

^ as for many stuff, it depends on how it's prepared (dressing, spices, etc.)

I really like avocado (and guacamole!) I often use it with other foodstuff to make them better

Kale and avocados are great things but the price is prohibitive. 

I would prefer if Kale replaced all lettuce but it's probably not happening anytime soon....

Kale has much higher nutrition density than many other vegetables.  I like the taste.