Jackfruit No picture. It's too ugly. It tastes like sour, boiled wood. I hate it, and refuse it even when it's rude to do so.
No, I'm sorry, but no jackfruit for me. Thank you very much. And now, a nut we're all familiar with, and somehow not too often ever see: Wherever there is fun, there's always the.... Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! This message brought to you byPlease Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Oh, back for the letter 'H' I was having such fun with 'hambahgah', I forgot that head cheese really deserves a place in an unusual food thread (Category Letter H). I have too much information and too many disgusting pictures and straight ahead rock and roll to fit here. So I refer you to: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/05/head-cheese_n_4212453.html And don't miss this Psycotic Pineapple number (1980) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R-uCOfcr_M "It's got eyes and ears and nose and lips and everything I like except the tongue....."
You speak Japanese?... I'm far from fluent. I know a few phrases though. Oishii desu ne... I think you're asking if it's delicious? I like it, and it's good for you. At least that's what "they" say.
An easy one for me, as a gardener, is Lettuce, as it comes in so many wonderful varieties and grows quite well in this climate. The following picture is my own backyard garden each summer, using recycled freezers as raised beds to thwart cats and voles from despoiling my efforts. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
I was going to put moo goo gai pan for the sheer comedy of the name, and because my new avatar is a cow, but it's just a chicken and vegetable stir fry after all, so what would we learn from that? Instead I give you monk's beard: http://blog.natoora.co.uk/?tag=monks-beard See, I can be serious. :|
Monk's beard is a new plant species to me, so I thank you for that. I have never seen it in our store and it probably is too delicate and has too short a season for corporate grocery retail. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
What would food be with some beverages? Port, also called porto or port wine, is a type of wine that is fortified with a spirit like brandy. Port is traditionally made in Portugal but similar wines are also made in other countries. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! http://www.11points.com/Food-Drink/11_Foods_That_Start_With_the_Letter_Q
I have never seen 'Quisp' in this part of the world. Rib Roast, Rare - One of my personal favorites! Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Guess what it is or ask a question. All right. I'll tell you. http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2012/geenen_rach/
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Ah, yes, saffron, the most expensive spice on the planet. It is frequently a target of shoplifters in our store, as we find the empty spice bottle with the tiny folded packet inside missing. Gourmet thieves, sophisticated beggars... I grow Tomatoes in my house in pots on the windowsills. The photo is from last year, a variety called 'Early Cascade'. I have started some more of that variety and also Bush Beefsteak on March 2nd this year. They are just now of a size to be potted up and I am tending to a few each day. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Ah, the Japanese! Always helpful in a pinch? I had to google foods that begin with the letter U (Is that cheating?) And, lo and behold, the first three are purely Land of the Rising Sun dishes. (And to answer someone's earlier question, yes I do speak 'passable' Japanese, or used to. And Scheherazade, I have to say, a couple years ago I worked out that my favorite food of all is a fresh tomat, as they're called in southest eastestest Asia, cut into quarters or eighths and ever so lightly salted. There's nothing better. Anyway, onto our celebration of U foods, courtesy of 日本: First a nice plum blossom (ume) Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Here are some Japanese style pickled plums (mmmm, oishii!) Plums are used, obviously, in plum, ume sake, Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! You can get quite plum pickled yourself drinking this stuff. Much tastier than ordinary sake. And they say 16 glasses in a row will kill you, but that must be true of 16 medium tumblers of any hard liquor, desu ne? Then there is sea urchin, umi, often served as one especially tasty kind of sushi: Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! And udon Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! -thick buckwheat noodles served in infinite variety. As they are so hearty, the Japanese reserve them as a winter treat and think it eccentric to eat them in the humid summer months, or even the spring or the early fall. There are so many variations that rather than try to select a few images, I'll have to refer you to here: https://www.google.com/search?q=udo...AQ&biw=1366&bih=667#q=udon&tbm=isch&tbs=isz:m
And I suppose this would be the appropriate time to remind everyone of the Japanese discovery of umami which by the way has everything to do with salted fresh tomatoes: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15819485 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umami
. . . pollen snorting addicts . . . In related news, police have released this sketch of a suspect believed to be connected to a string of fennel pollen robberies in California last month: Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! An elderly honey farmer said the perp, who had yellow strained nostrils, drove off in a Volkswagen Microbus, blasting music. When pressed for details, all he would say was "electrical banana". [video=youtube;nrbni0tVBZ8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrbni0tVBZ8[/video]
Pure Vanilla is the second most expensive spice on the planet, or at least when last I checked. Be wary of processed foods that claim to use 'natural vanilla' because it is one of those word loopholes permitted by the food industry. Read more: http://vanilla.com/imitation-vanilla/#ixzz2yRTouSOz Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
