What was your latest new food/drink experience?

[AlpineFresco]

What was the latest thing you ate or drank that was entirely new to you? What did you think of it?

Me? Beer battered cactus pads, and they were pretty damn good. Crunchy, succulent (well duh...), they might have been more about the texture than the flavour (but the beer came through, which in many beer batters it just doesn't) and it was a very pleasant element of a taco filling.

 

[Cyberbella]

That sounds yummy. I experienced salted caramel Irish cream. It’s delicious!

 

[AveryElle]

Nopales?

 

[AlpineFresco]

Nopales?

I have no idea! Never heard that term before, but maybe?

 

[tolyk]

What was the latest thing you ate or drank that was entirely new to you? What did you think of it?

Me? Beer battered cactus pads, and they were pretty damn good. Crunchy, succulent (well duh...), they might have been more about the texture than the flavour (but the beer came through, which in many beer batters it just doesn't) and it was a very pleasant element of a taco filling.

Great thread!

Not super recent, but the last one I can think of was having Saganaki for the first time, back in January. It was at a Greek restaurant in the mountains and it was absolutely amazing. Brought it to our table, lit it on fire in front of us and then put it out by squeezing a lemon over it.

Best. Cheese. Ever.

I'm sure there's other new things I've had since then, but it was the most memorable. I'm sure I'll be able to add more over the next week.

 

[AveryElle]

Off menu red curry soup dumplings at a chef’s table private dinner. I wanted to sleep inside them.

 

[LikeableMe]

Nothing exciting, but I tried nākd salted caramel bars yesterday. I liked them. Apparently they’re hard to get hold of though, so I guess it’s going to be a short lived new favourite lol

 

[AlpineFresco]

Stunningly mundane here, but raw kohlrabi sticks (vegan friend's snack selection). Very bland, but I hadn't had it before.

 

[UgliestSon]

I have no idea! Never heard that term before, but maybe?

I am pretty sure they are those cactus pads you speak of.

And Duck 2 Ways. Shit is unreal.

 

[Xerxes82]

Salted caramel bacon pecan pie.

With black pepper ice cream.

Which turned out to be delicious!

 

[AveryElle]

Remembered the combination of grapefruit and avocado. Fucking a.

 

[AlwaysFara]

Sea urchin sushi.

Liked the taste, not the texture, and I can usually deal with texture.

 

[parker77]

fried avocado.

 

[PNWKitten]

Vegan Chorizo. Surprisingly very comparable to the real thing.

 

[AlpineFresco]

Fresh dates, and streuselschnecke.

The dates... I was not expecting a crunch, or anything so starchy. There's a kind of a nutty hint there, too, and a deceptive sweetness. Don't think I'd go out of my way for them, and they are expensive, but I can see them being good in a muesli.

Streuselschnecke - this was a perfectly adequate snack. Nice sweetness, nothing at all wrong with it but nothing extraordinary. I'd say it was like a much better version of an iced finger bun. Loses points, though, for looking ugly.

 

[AlwaysFara]

Vegan Chorizo. Surprisingly very comparable to the real thing.

I’ve had vegan sausage. Yeah. It was good, but I missed the juicy factor.

 

[AveryElle]

Vegan Chorizo. Surprisingly very comparable to the real thing.

It really is good! I was skeptical

 

[Cyberbella]

Pocky a Japanese treat...tasted like unsalted pretzels dipped in chocolate. It wasn’t bad.

 

[Jada59]

A purple bell pepper. Really good!

 

[AlpineFresco]

A purple bell pepper. Really good!

Ooh... what's that like? Sweet? Leaning bitter? I've had red, orange, green, yellow and white, but never even seen purple on the shelves.

I just pan-fried some egg spätzle as a base for a quick lunch. Really nice! Crunchy and soft, like a cross between pasta and a good chip. I'm definitely going to add this to my list of staples.

 

[barefootgirl69]

I haven't had anything recently, but I am subscribing to get ideas! . I tend to try to make new dishes regularly, but I think I'm in a rut at the moment. AKA boring.

 

[LostGirlTink]

Lobster grilled cheese. It was as good as it sounds

 

[AlpineFresco]

While making dinner, I discovered a bag of plantain chips I bought ages ago, so gave 'em a try. Just ready salted, nice and simple.

Pretty good. Not amazing, but pretty good. Moderately starchy, more satisfyingly solid than most similar potato crisps. Better than a pack of ready salted Walkers. Probably wouldn't buy again, but that's a combination of my having great options and having a world of things I still want to get to.

 

[UgliestSon]

I have been eating some really good Columbian food lately. It is really good. I guess it helps my current slam piece happens to be Columbian.

 

[AlwaysFara]

Curried lentils!

*wanders off to find the fart thread*