First time food and foods you haven't had yet.

[Gliondrach]

I had a fresh fig for the first time today. I bought 3 for 50p. I expected it to be something like the ones you get in those packs. It wasn't. I didn't know if the skin is eaten so I didn't eat it. I cut it in half and ate the flesh and seeds.

There are other things I haven't eaten yet. Asparagus, artichokes, jackfruit, rocket, limes. There are more but I can't think of them.

[my3labs]

Asparagus, artichokes, jackfruit, rocket, limes. There are more but I can't think of them.

Oh Martin, you must try artichokes and asparagus. You can sautee asparagus with a little olive oil and garlic, or olive oil, soy sauce & garlic.

I tried "Dates" for the first time the other day and I did not like them.

I've never tried Quiona although I have some in my pantry. I've also never tried lentils.

[Gliondrach]

I intend to have some sparrow grass. One only eats the tips, doesn't one?

You've never had lentils!!! Where was you brung up? I thought everyone in the Solar System had had lentils. So you've never had dahl?

[my3labs]

What's sparrow grass?

No, I've never had lentils. I wouldn't even know what to do with it. Ok, I'll put it on the agenda.

[thevegantwins]

I just a bag of freeze-dried mangosteen. I've never had mangosteen.

:yum: I :smallheart: lentils. Make great 'burgers', soup, salad fillings, spread..anything!

[Bowwowmeow]

I had a fresh fig for the first time today. I bought 3 for 50p. I expected it to be something like the ones you get in those packs. It wasn't. I didn't know if the skin is eaten so I didn't eat it. I cut it in half and ate the flesh and seeds.

There are other things I haven't eaten yet. Asparagus, artichokes, jackfruit, rocket, limes. There are more but I can't think of them.Yes, you can eat fig skins. Fresh figs are delicious! A few months ago I tried loquats for the first time. They were growing on a customer's tree in their back yard. They are yummy! I've never seen them for sale in a store here, and I had to look them up on the web, as I didn't even know what they were. Just that they tasted good. :yum:
I've never had durian, or lychees. I am sure there are more things I haven't tried. I'll have to look at the produce section. Oh yeah, I've never had quinoa.

[Enchantress]

I tried almond butter for the first time yesterday :yum:. I also tried Soft Caramel flavour Swedish Glace for the first time today.

[my3labs]

Almond butter is yummy.

[my3labs]

I tried Polenta recently and I like it.

[thevegantwins]

I never had durian either. Or amaranth (a grain). Quinoa is tasty though be sure to rinse first or its quite bitter. Since going vegan, I've tried (or re-tried) many foods such as: pomegranates, kumquats, chard, collard greens, kale, beetroot, echinacea (just the leaves steeped in water), cactus pears, cactus (nopales), tempeh, millet.

[my3labs]

I love pomegranates. My mom used to send us outside to eat them when we were kids.

I've never had millet.

[1vegan]

I've never had durian, or lychees. .



I never seen a durian in real life :o

I had a fresh coconut a couple of weeks ago, but had it in storage too long, so I didn't trust the liquid in it anymore.

It was nice to do it for once, but I think I'll stick to the packed coconut, opening one sure isn't easy :no:

[Gliondrach]

My3labs, sparrowgrass is a daft name for asparagus.

Bowwow, thanks for the info about the fig skins.

Durians! I was trying to think of the name to include in the list of what I haven't eaten. Are those the fruit with the horrible smell?

I like qumquats - they have a nice bitter-sweet taste. I like lychees - and I like lychee congou tea, which is tea flavoured with lychees.

I haven't had tempeh, seitan, shitake mushrooms, collard greens, mangosteens. Breadfruit - which I've wanted to eat since reading a famous book about some children on a Pacific island. Chives.

Anyone had starfruits or pomelos? I have. I don't like starfruits. I think I've had uglifruit, but I'm not sure.

[my3labs]

I've had starfruit. I don't care for it other than in juice.

Ok, asparagus: You want to break or cut off the bottom inch or two of the spears and then cook them. Don't overcook them or they're kind of gross. I like them a bit crunchy.

[thevegantwins]

I thought pomelos were tasteless though it could have been the one I tried. Ditto with uglifruit.

Yes, Martin, durian is the stinky fruit that is illegal to carry on public transportation in some countries. I've seen it in the frozen section of Asian markets around here but just never tried it.

[Gliondrach]

Pomelos have a nice flavour, a bit like grapefruit, sometimes a bit bitter but not bad at all.

My mother said that durian is delicious. Or was it jackfruit?

I have never had pumpkin, apart from the seeds.

Today, for the first time, I had pine nuts. My sister sent me a food parcel. She sometimes does that. There was a packet of the pine nuts - about 3 1/2 ounces, some mixed seeds and broken Brazil nuts, and a packet of dried apricots. The last two packets are organic. Not the packets, the contents.

I'm glad she sent the parcel because I am running low on food. I only have a nectarine, some bread, margarine and tahini, some Brussels sprouts, an onion, two stock cubes, soya milk and tea, and a few nuts and raisins. I was getting very bored eating bread for every meal. I haven't been able to leave the house for two days because of a back injury. Now, I have something new to eat. Yippee!

I'm just waiting for all the messages of sympathy to come winging their way to me through the aether. Not that I need any, being the stoical soul that I am.

[Fauxmage]

Oh, I hope your back heals soon Martin! :comfort:

[Gliondrach]

Thanks, Faux. It will but it will play up again one day soon. I think I'll have fried bread for dinner. I haven't had any for years. Not deeply fried and all soggy with grease - just lightly browned.

[my3labs]

Hope your back feels better!
Try adding pine nuts to any pasta dish or pizza. :agree:

[Oracl]

Hope your back gets better very soon, Gliondrach. :friends:

[Oracl]

I just thought of a food I tried for the first time recently: yeast flakes. They are yummy and we use them to make a very "cheesy" sauce (along with tahini, tamari and mustard). :yum: (We used to use yeast powder but the flakes seem a lot tastier.)

[Gliondrach]

Thanks, 3labs and Oracle.

[Gliondrach]

I've never had tamari.

[Gliondrach]

I had calzone for the first time today. I saw it in a health food shop. They sell vegan and vegetarian food. It was described as being a tomato, basil and something else vegan calzone. It had something green in it It was all right but nothing special. It might have been better warmed up.

[Keykeypie]

I had calzone for the first time today. I saw it in a health food shop. They sell vegan and vegetarian food. It was described as being a tomato, basil and something else vegan calzone. It had something green in it It was all right but nothing special. It might have been better warmed up.
Well, I'm very hungry just now so it sounds pretty good to me.:hungry:

[Oracl]

I've never had calzone. I Googled it and discovered that it usually has cheese :blecch: in it, so it's great that you could find a vegan variety, Gliondrach. :agree: :yum:

[thevegantwins]

Calzones are easy to find around here, all pizza places have them. I used to get a calzone with veggies/no cheese where we used to live. Easy to make too, just need some dough, marinara and sauteed veggies with optional vegan cheese. Fill have the dough with the sauce/veggies/vegan cheese then fold over the dough into a crescent moon shape, pinch the edges of the dough and bake until brown and crusty.

[Cherie]

i have some of that vegan rice cheese that i got when i was with vegantwins, but i haven't tried a slice yet. i gave some to rich as he was moving his stuff out. i saw it melted a little bit, but that's okay. i'll try mine soon.

[Gliondrach]

I had vegetable stew for dindins today. For the first time I tried a cook-in sauce to flavour it. Co-op Jalfrezi. It is supposed to be mild but it tasted quite hot to me. I think I might have put too much in. I might not use it again. I will probably use it up by putting a thin smearing of it on toast.

[Bowwowmeow]

I bought a vegetarian haggis a while ago, and its a food I haven't had yet, because I am scared to try it!
(It says "vegetarian", but its actually vegan, and it was imported from Scotland.)

[Gliondrach]

Perhaps you should eat it when you get in, in honour of Hogmanay.

[Alistair]

Vegan ''Mock Duck". Mild star anise flavour but good in Chinese stirfry - not so good in experimental vegan leatloaf. :D

[Oracl]

Just bought some Organic Coconut Oil (virgin, :flirt: cold pressed, unrefined). Nice in smoothies. :yum:

[Alistair]

Just bought some Organic Coconut Oil (virgin, :flirt: cold pressed, unrefined). Nice in smoothies. :yum:

It's wonderful for feet too!! (On the outside). Infact, it's good for massage too.:blinkwave:

[Oracl]

It's wonderful for feet too!! (On the outside). Infact, it's good for massage too. :blinkwave:
Yes, I would think it would be. :agree: I tried some on my hands and it felt really nice. :) Are you offering to come over here to give me a massage? :flirt: :hyper: :D

[Gliondrach]

What's miso like? I was tempted to buy some today but a jar of it costs £4. I don't want to spend that much on somthing that I might not like. Is it salty? Will it give a nice flavour to stews?

[Keykeypie]

Miso is nice.....it's good on crackers.
It's good for a lot of things. I made some vegetable/barley soup that turned
out to be just awful.....don't ask me why. But anyway...I put some white
miso in it and it made it much better.

miso lasts a long time too......go for it, I think you'll like it.:eat:

[Oracl]

I like the sweet white miso best. The others are too salty for me. It is very yummy stuff and, as Keykeypie says, it keeps for ages. We use it in dips and dressings mainly. I like it mixed with tahini and herbs and a bit of water to make a salad dressing. :yum:

[Gliondrach]

Thanks. I might give it a go. I don't like the bit about it being salty, though.

[Keykeypie]

Thanks. I might give it a go. I don't like the bit about it being salty, though.

Oh?....then maybe you better pass.....it's real salty. Both the white & red.
Listen....I hate to talk about my days on "the dark side" but if you
want to know what it really tastes like....it's very much like taramà the red caviar used to make taramosalada.

But me.....I like salty:yum:

[Cherie]

I would start out slowly with miso - it has a VERY strong flavor, in my opinion. Just use a little bit and see what you think.

I like coconut oil for my skin, too!

[Gliondrach]

I like coconut oil for my skin, too!

What? Instead of miso?

[Gliondrach]

it's very much like taramà the red caviar used to make taramosalada.

But me.....I like salty:yum:

Never had any kind of caviar. It were too grand for the likes of me.

[Enchantress]

I've tried quite a lot of new foods recently.

I went to stay at a friend's house, and he made some porridge and put maple syrup on it. That was my first time trying maple syrup, it was yummy :yum:.

I went to my local health food store and bought cashew nut butter and agave nectar, neither of which I'd tried before. I also got some more maple syrup :hyper:.

Then I went to This (http://www.222veggievegan.com/) restaurant, where I tried okra, plantains and a vegan pancake for the first time :hungry:. I was only given one piece of okra, so I had to steal some more off my friend's plate :eat:.

[thevegantwins]

That restaurant sounds good, Minx. I used to live not far from there, before you were born probably. I like okra, used to hate it. Tastes delicious battered and fried but also nice in a curry or stew.

[Enchantress]

'Tis a very nice restaurant. In fact I think it's my New Favourite Restaurant, admittedly it doesn't have much competition, as it's the first proper restaurant I've been to in, well, ever.

[Gliondrach]

Well, I hope you didn't show yourself up by drinking from the finger bowels.


I've just noticed. I wrote 'bowels'.

[Enchantress]

You mean it wasn't soup in those little, tiny bowls? :sorry:

[Gliondrach]

It's very watery, isn't it?

[Enchantress]

It was. I personally found it the least impressive of all the courses.

[Gliondrach]

I sent mine back to the kitchens. That is when I discovered my mistake. Very embarrassing.

[Oracl]

I went to my local health food store and bought cashew nut butter and agave nectar, neither of which I'd tried before.
I haven't tried agave nectar. It's very expensive and not readily available here, unfortunately. :sigh: Is it yummy? :yum:

[Fauxmage]

Yes, agave nectar is very good, and we can even get it raw. Its not that expensive, either.
It sounds like you need a vegan care package Oracl. ;)

[thevegantwins]

I bought a jar of Just Like Honey (http://www.veganessentials.com/catalog/just-like-honey-gluten-free-rice-nectar.htm) for the first time in December when we were at Foodswings, a vegan fast food place and it was delicious! I liked it better than agave nectar. Tasted great in baking especially banana bread.

[thevegantwins]

I tried Pirate's Booty with Caramel today :yum: :dribble:. Delicious!!!

Ingredients: Corn Meal, Rice, Brown Sugar, Corn Syrup, Rice and\or Sunflower Oil, Baking Soda, Salt & Lecithin

[Oracl]

Foodswings, ha, clever name. :lol: You guys in the States have a lot of vegan stuff that I've never seen. :wow:

[paul]

Mmm ive never had a Mc scum meal or kfc. i hope i never do.(why am i in a strange mood the past few weeks Eeerrr months Mmmm possibly years):confused: :sigh:

[Gliondrach]

Neither have I ever had Mc Carcasses, Ken Sc****** Fried Carcasses, or any other of those fast food rubbishy meals. (I originally used other names for those two companies that profit from the killing of animals but, knowing how litigious at least one of them is, and not wanting to risk involving the administrators of this forum in any legal nonsense, I have made changes)

Your strange mood could be the first signs of madness. It often starts that way. I know about these things.

[Oracl]

(why am i in a strange mood the past few weeks Eeerrr months Mmmm possibly years) :confused: :sigh:
Do you need a hug too, paul? :friends: :psmooch: :hug:

[Enchantress]

*Huggles Pauly too* :psmooch: :comfort: :hug:. You must have been spending too much time talking to me, my strangeness tends to rub off on people.

[paul]

thanks oracl and minxy.

[paul]

i had a plain piegate and a Rosemary piegata for the first time to day both with salad.:yum: :eat:

[thevegantwins]

What's a piegate and/or piegata, paul?

[paul]

piegata is italian bread thats been folded so its like a pocket simlar to pitta bread but thicker.

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n137/paulpic_2006/Piegata.gif

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n137/paulpic_2006/TTDPiegata.gif

sorry the pics arnt that goog they are the only ones i could find.

and erm piegate is just err me being think and not reading the packet right:o :sorry:

[Oracl]

and erm piegate is just err me being think and not reading the packet right :o :sorry:
:psmooch: :D

[thevegantwins]

I'm making scallion AKA green onion pancakes for lunch today for the kids and I. It's something that the kids love from our favorite vegan Chinese restaurant so I goodsearched a recipe. I figured I could post it here even though I've eaten it before, I've never made it before.

The basic recipe is naturally vegan anyway. I'm using whole wheat flour and hemp seeds instead of sesame seeds to make it a little healthier. The dough is resting now. :yawn:

[Bowwowmeow]

I got some frozen green garbanzos at Trader Joe's. Has anyone ever had green garbanzos (chickpeas)? I might try to make green hummus with them.

[thevegantwins]

Never, please let me know how they are. Unfortunately, Trader Joe's stocks different items depending on what coast you're on. The west coast has much better items. Are the garbanzos pre-cooked?

[Bowwowmeow]

It doesn't say, but they are most likely blanched, as most vegetables require blanching before freezing. They require a cooking time of 2-3 minutes. The package says they are very much like edamame.

[Bowwowmeow]

I bought parsnips today. I've never had parsnips before. I used to be quite fussy about unfamiliar vegetables when I was a kid. I hated so many that once, when I was complaining about a pasta prima vera dish at a restaurant we were at (they put in all the vegetables I really dislike) my Pa said "But how can you be a vegetarian if you hate so many vegetables?" I answered "I'm not vegetarian because I love vegetables, I'm vegetarian because I love animals!" :agree:

Anyway, I made the parsnips into a soup that came out really tasty! I'll post the recipe in the soup section. :eat:

[Oracl]

You were a smarty pants little kid, weren't you?! ;) :D :laugh:

[Bowwowmeow]

People thought it was cute. :flirt:

[Oracl]

People thought it was cute. :flirt:
Well it was, but many kids wouldn't have had enough smarts to think of it. :) (Or to be vegetarian at such a young age either! :) )

[Bowwowmeow]

I thought of that right on the spot, too, when my Pa teased me. I guess it was a good one, because I still remember it! :o

[paul]

i love parsnips, especially roasted or mashed, MMmmm so sweet:eat: :yum:


you are one smart cookie BWM

[Gliondrach]

I didn't go out yesterday and discovered today that I needed some food. So I went to town. I saw some cassia bark and bought some. Only because it said that it can be used to flavour tea. I'm not interested in cooking with it. Now that I've had it, I realise that I have had it before but thought at that time that it was cinnamon. It is in the same family but is not cinammon (I have spelled cinamon in two different ways because I can't be bothered to look it up and I will get it right at least once).

I decided to see if cassia has any medicinal properties. It has been found in at least one study that it can lower the blood sugar and triglycerides, and LDL cholesterol and total cholesterol in people who have type 2 diabetes. The long term safety of taking it is not known - except from its ancient use in herbal medicine. Of course, pharmaceutical drugs have a poor long-term and often short-term safety record.

[paul]

i had http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n137/paulpic_2006/creamy_sheese_mexican.jpg

on ryvita type stuff http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n137/paulpic_2006/ryvita.jpg

and i had spicy peperonl slice on top.wonderful they were http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n137/paulpic_2006/12Dribble.gif

[Tiggerwoos]

I still haven't tried Scheeze. Now it's not made from hydrogenated oils I really must give it a try. Especially as I keep seeing Fauxmage's avatar with it!

[Oracl]

:wave: Hi Tigger!

[Bowwowmeow]

I still haven't tried Scheeze. Now it's not made from hydrogenated oils I really must give it a try. Especially as I keep seeing Fauxmage's avatar with it!
:D

[Fauxmage]

I've had fresh ripe golden berries (http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/cape-gooseberry.html) for the first time. They are like tomatillos, but sweeter. They are supposed to be full of health benefits. I liked them, but they are very tomatoey.

[Oracl]

I remember eating those as a kid! :beanie: They grew wild near where we lived (in Kenya) and were very yummy! :yum:

[thevegantwins]

Never had those.

I had purple lettuce for the first time this weekend, picked fresh from the organic farm. It was called Malawi lettuce. It's a little bitter and very tasty.

[thevegantwins]

I am drinking Divine Grape Synergy (http://www.gtskombucha.com/) right now and it is amazing. Synergy is made mainly from kombucha, a cultured Chinese raw tea drink. It is amazing how much energy you get from drinking this. It is very lightly caffeinated.

[paul]

strange stuff kombucha.

[Gliondrach]

I bought a jar of black olives a few days ago. The first time I've had them. They taste different to the green olives. I didn't much like them at first but they've grown on me. I don't mean that they literally grew on me - they grew on a tree - but their taste is becoming more, er, tasty to me. They are not as salty as the green. They both come in brine - which I wash off. But the green ones still taste salty. The black have a slightly sweet taste at first but this disappears after a few seconds.

[thevegantwins]

Did you know that some olives aren't vegan? Some companies use a dairy-based lactic acid to preserve the olives.

[thevegantwins]

:cool: I have 4 packages of cheezly including herb & garlic, smoked cheddar, mozarella and strong cheddar. A friend of mine sent me the parcel from the UK but claimed it was a music box on the customs form so I'd receive it.

[Oracl]

A friend of mine sent me the parcel from the UK but claimed it was a music box on the customs form so I'd receive it.
A very clever idea! :thumbsup:

[Gliondrach]

Did you know that some olives aren't vegan? Some companies use a dairy-based lactic acid to preserve the olives.

I didn't know that. But these are Co-op olives and the label says that they are suitable for veggies and vegans. I was wondering why they would say that. Now I know.

[Gliondrach]

Good to see you back, TVT.

[thevegantwins]

I didn't know that. But these are Co-op olives and the label says that they are suitable for veggies and vegans. I was wondering why they would say that. Now I know.
You are so fortunate to have veggy labeling. We have to call the companies to find out what sort of ingredients they use and hope they are honest.

A cute olive story. When I was in Turkey in 1995, I was walking through an olive grove and decided to try an olive straight from the tree, figuring it would be succulent and juice since it was so fresh. :blecch: Nope. I learned that olives had to be cured before eating. :speechless:

[Bowwowmeow]

:blecch:
I used to cure my own olives. They were very tasty. :yum:

[Gliondrach]

I hope you used herbal medicine to cure them.

[Oracl]

:rolleyes:

[Bowwowmeow]

Is pure industrial strength lye herbal? :whistle:

[my3labs]

Tofu Skin

Food of the Vegan Gods!

I had it for the first time at a vegan chinese place, in hot and sour soup. The texture is absolutely fantastic. has anyone else tried it?

[Bowwowmeow]

I don't know. I've had bean curd skin, which might be the same thing.

[Oracl]

I've never tried it. I've never even heard of it! :pouty:

[thevegantwins]

Is that the same as yuba? I've had that which I think is bean curd skin which might also be tofu skin. :dizzy:

[my3labs]

I think they're all the same thing. Do you reconstitute in soups or water, and do they have a chewy texture?

[thevegantwins]

I think they're all the same thing. Do you reconstitute in soups or water, and do they have a chewy texture?

:agree: I make ribz out of yuba. You reconstitute the yuba then bake it in a special sauce. :yum:

[my3labs]

:agree: I make ribz out of yuba. You reconstitute the yuba then bake it in a special sauce. :yum:
Can you post that in the food section? I'd love to try that.

[Oracl]

:agree: I make ribz out of yuba. You reconstitute the yuba then bake it in a special sauce. :yum:
Wow, 'ribz'? 'yuba'? :crazy: This sounds like a foreign language to me! :bhead:

[Bowwowmeow]

I have just had a bottle of Java Pop (http://www.javapop.com/). It is a coffee flavored soda. I think it is safe to say that a real coffee addict probably wouldn't like it. It tastes like watered down coffee, that is sweet and fizzy. I thought it was weird at first taste, but its kinda growing on me. I'm not a big fan of coffee, though.

I got the Mocha flavor. Its made with organic free trade ingredients, and its vegan!

[paul]

weired

[Bowwowmeow]

But tasty!

[thevegantwins]

I have just had a bottle of Java Pop (http://www.javapop.com/). It is a coffee flavored soda. I think it is safe to say that a real coffee addict probably wouldn't like it.

That makes it something I wouldn't like then. I don't drink soda anyway. :blecch:

[Gliondrach]

It doesn't sound very healthy. I hope you don't drink too much.

[Bowwowmeow]

No, I don't suppose it is. I like to try a new treat every once in a while, though. Especially if it peculiar.

[Gliondrach]

There's a beer sold here that's called Old Peculiar.

[Oracl]

I have finally found a shop in Brisbane that sells Agave Nectar! :woohoo: It is delicious. :yum:

[Gliondrach]

Never had it. Is it like maple syrup? I've never had that, either

[thevegantwins]

Never had it. Is it like maple syrup? I've never had that, either

Agave syrup is different than maple syrup. Maple syrup is a bit more like golden syrup. Agave is more like honey. Raw agave is one of the healthiest sweeteners. I only found out last year that traditionally, maple syrup is processed by boiling lard with the tree sap. :blecch: I did some research and that process is not done in organic maple syrup since they can't certify organic lard but if you visit a maple farm where they make it traditionally (they have these in Canada and the northeast US), they might still use lard.

[Gliondrach]

Lardy maple syrup. It's enough to make you want to spew.

[Oracl]

Never had it. Is it like maple syrup? I've never had that, either
As TVT says, it is more like honey. :agree:

[Gliondrach]

I didn't like honey. Too sickly sweet.

[Bowwowmeow]

I didn't like honey very much either. Agave nectar is very nice, though.

[thevegantwins]

I just had real lychee fruit for the first time this week. I was in Chinatown with a friend on Thursday and every street vendor was selling branches that contained small brown balls. I watched a woman pick a ball off, split the top with her nail and then pop a round, gel-like object into her mouth. I bought 3lbs ($10). They are so tasty. Consistency is a bit like eyeballs but yummy.

[Gliondrach]

I like lychees. I haven't had any for years. I also like lychee congou tea -which is flavoured with the juice, but I haven't seen that for years.

[Oracl]

I love lychees! :yum:

[dreamer]

I had some Sjaak's vegan chocolates and I love them:yum: I just ate the last two peanut butter cups and they were beyond yummy...I think my parents might "buy me"--as I order them on-line but they pay for 'em--some more for christmas:whistle:;)

[thevegantwins]

I just ate a cactus aka prickly pear. I went to the hispanic market down the street and they had 4 of the cactus pears for $1. The color inside is gorgeous, a vibrant red. They taste a little bit like kiwi fruit but smoother taste. Yum.

[Gliondrach]

The only other person I know who's had one is Baloo the bear in the Jungle Book film. You're in good company.

[my3labs]

I had some Sjaak's vegan chocolates and I love them:yum: I just ate the last two peanut butter cups and they were beyond yummy...I think my parents might "buy me"--as I order them on-line but they pay for 'em--some more for christmas:whistle:;)

I've had a few of their dark chocolate bars and they are fantastic!! I didn't know they had peanut butter cups...I'll have to look for those next time.
My favorites are the "Dark Chocolate With Almonds", the "Dark Chocolate Caramel" and the "Dark Chocolate With Raspberries". While looking at their website just now, I see that there are several I haven't tried.:cloud9:

[my3labs]

Has anyone ever tried "Sheese"? http://www.buteisland.com/
I just discovered that our local vegan store has it but it's really expensive ($9 US).

[my3labs]

Oh, and...just had this today. Awesome!!!
http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/yhst-17800188898367_1993_10570555

[thevegantwins]

Ok, so you have a local vegan store. :wigglebutt: And you can buy sheese. :nahnah: I'm not jealous. :pouty:

:D

I haven't tried sheese, just cheezly. I really like the cheezly mature cheddar.

[Gliondrach]

I've had both cheezly and sheese.

[thevegantwins]

A coworker and I went to Little India today, to a large Indian supermarket. I wanted black salt (which is actually pink) which I heard is a nice addition to scrambled tofu. For lunch, I bought a frozen meal of Undhiu (http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Undhiu). The one I ate had pigeon peas, plaintains and assorted other veggies. It was made in Indian and only cost $2.50. It was delicious and really satisfying.

[Gliondrach]

It looks nice. By the way, I've been to big India.

[thevegantwins]

Little India is a bit cheaper and easier to navigate.

[Bowwowmeow]

I found french onion, and herbs & chives flavors of Tofutti Better than Cream Cheese at Mollie Stone's yesterday. Has anybody tried them before? The french onion is very tasty. I haven't opened the herbs & chives yet.

[Oracl]

They sound good. :yum: I've only tried the plain one. :updn:

[thevegantwins]

I found french onion, and herbs & chives flavors of Tofutti Better than Cream Cheese at Mollie Stone's yesterday. Has anybody tried them before? The french onion is very tasty. I haven't opened the herbs & chives yet.

We get all the flavors around here including strawberry and salmon :mad:. Tofutti is based in NJ. Unfortunately, only the plain comes non-hydrogenated, the rest still have partially hydrogenated oil. :tantrum:

[Bowwowmeow]

:bhead: You're right about that. I didn't even check, since the plain is trans fat free, I assumed these would be too.

[my3labs]

I've had the herb and chives tofutti. It's pretty good but I prefer the plain.

The Sheesh and Cheezly people are going to be at vegfest later this month so I'm excited to try both of them.

[Enchantress]

We only seem to get Tofutti cream cheese made with hydrogenated fat over here. I tend to spend a while starting at it in Holland and Barrets deciding whether to indulge my tastebuds or look after my health. I let my taste buds win from time to time, but don't tell anyone.

I love Cheezly super melting mozzarella :dribble: but have never tried Sheese. They had lots of free samples of it at a vegan festival I went to in August, but I really didn't feel like eating anything at the time :s:igh:.

I recently tried goji berries for the first time. They're quite nice, but much nicer when they're coated in chocolate :yum:.

[thevegantwins]

They're quite nice, but much nicer when they're coated in chocolate :yum:.

What isn't? :choc:

[Gliondrach]

Roast potatoes wouldn't be.

[Enchantress]

I used the chocolate coated goji berries as a cake decoration :eat:.

[Oracl]

We tried some Spoil Me Raw raw chocolate icecream today, made by from earth & water.

Ingredients: organic raw cashews, coconut meat, organic agave nectar, vanilla bean, vanilla extract, raw organic cacao.

I loved that it said 100% Raw Vegan on the container. :)

It was delicious. :yum:

[Oracl]

I think we could give it a try! :agree:

[Gliondrach]

They could just as easily have called it 'spoil me fat' as it is made by
from earth & water. :whistle:

[Oracl]

:rolleyes: :p

[thevegantwins]

I tried fresh guava today. I looked online first and it said that you should pick the seeds out but there were so many of them, I ate them along with the pulp. Quite tasty.

[Gliondrach]

You can spit the seeds at people you don't like.

[thevegantwins]

I'm at work, I don't think there enough seeds in the guava for that. :laugh:

[Gliondrach]

:D

[Bowwowmeow]

Anybody tried dried mulberries? They're awfully good, better than raisins. I wish they were as cheap as raisins! I guess they might be a new rage in healthy eating, since they are sold on the same shelves as the goji berries and other "superfoods", but I haven't look them up yet. I just like eating them! :excited:

[Oracl]

Never tried them. :shakehead: I love fresh mulberries though. :yum:

[Gliondrach]

I haven't even eaten wet mulberries yet.

[Enchantress]

I had vegan macaroni cheeze for the first time today :yum: :eat:. I made it myself :chef:.

[thevegantwins]

That's a frequent request in my home.

[Gliondrach]

Is it easy and quick to make? Do you need to use an oven?

[thevegantwins]

No oven needed and very easy to make. Sarah requests it pretty much weekly. Here's the recipe I use: http://www.thenakedvegan.net/showthread.php?p=43626#post43626.

Last week, I cooked a carrot and added it to the blended mixture. It made it more orangey and a bit more nutrients without changing the taste.

[Gliondrach]

That's a lot of ingredients. I don't know if we can get nutritional yeast here.

[thevegantwins]

If you want some, I can mail it to you.

[Gliondrach]

Thanks. You might have to. But I'll see if it's available here first. If you do, you must promise not to tell Europol where I live. And don't tell Anna Friel. I can't risk her being seen here in case Kate finds out.

[thevegantwins]

If you're nice to me, maybe I'll include a drawing by the world famous artists, The Vegan Twins! :artist: :artist:

[Enchantress]

You can get nutritional yeast over here, Martin. I found mine in an independent health food store.

[my3labs]

That's a lot of ingredients. I don't know if we can get nutritional yeast here.
Nutritional Yeast is a food of the gods! We eat it, the dogs eat it...it's wonderful stuff. I have an awesome green bean casserole dish (with nutritional yeast) that's to die for!

[Gliondrach]

What's the recipe for the bean dish?

[Gliondrach]

If you're nice to me, maybe I'll include a drawing by the world famous artists, The Vegan Twins! :artist: :artist:

Well, it will have to come in some other package, as Minxy has spoken of nutritional yeast being available in these islands.

At least it means Kate won't have to worry about Anna.

[Bowwowmeow]

The local permanent farmer's market, Sigona's, had some fresh, bright yellow Bahri dates, still attached to their stems. I've never had fresh dates before, only dried ones. They weren't bad, pretty much like dried dates, only crisp rather than chewy.

They also had jujubes. Jujubes are like apricot-sized apples, with a light green to yellow skin, a texture and flavor similar to apples, but like quinces too, but a pit like an olive pit instead of seeds.

They were selling something called mamey too, but I didn't try one. Anyone ever have mamey?

[Oracl]

Anyone ever have mamey?
If that's the same fruit as the mamey sapote then, yes, I have. :agree: Very yummy. :yum:

[Soynut]

A while ago I had some DELICIOUS barhi dates from farmers market. They were brown and tasted just like soft caramel!

[Gliondrach]

That Buddha chap was supposed to have sat under a fig tree to gain enlightnement.

[Gliondrach]

Let us know if you are enlightened.

[Gliondrach]

I had pecan nuts for the first time a few days ago. They not only look a bit like walnuts, they taste a bit like walnuts. Not as nice as walnuts, though.

[LetsEat]

Responding to another older thread. I hope that's ok. I just ate an accident. I was trying to make a new tofu dip, with tofu and miso. I mixed it up and put it in the fridge. After sitting there for a day I got back to it. It was so 'heavy' I thought it would be good with mac. noodles. It was. It tasted cheezy enough to enjoy it. And all it was tofu and miso. A green veggie (spinach my fave food of all time) complimented it. However, as a side, it tasted like pretty much any green veggie would 'go' with it.
Ruth

[Bowwowmeow]

Oh yes it is just fine to respond to old threads, no problem! We don't fuss much about stuff like that here.

I love miso. Never tried tofu with it though.

[Gliondrach]

Never had miso.

[Bowwowmeow]

There are lots of flavors, and they make wonderful soups on their own, though I like to throw in some green onion, minced garlic, and gomasio. That's sesame seeds ground up with salt. My favorite miso soup though has peanut butter mixed in, with minced garlic, and some Nama Shoyu, my favorite soy sauce. Miso is a good flavoring to use when attempting to recreate a cheesy flavor, if nutritional yeast can't be used, and it makes really good salad dressing too. But get the fresh paste, in tubs in the refrigerated section, or the aseptic packages. Instant miso soup mixes aren't anything like the real thing, and they have some sort of fish added to them.

[LetsEat]

yes, I really like the different flavors of miso. Putting it on tofu felt a bit reduntant. Soy on soy but it worked. I wanna try the really light miso as it is the only one I havent tried yet. Yes, miso makes a kickin salad dressing. It sits in the fridge a long time. I just got out, and I won't buy it for awhile, I don't use it that much but when I have it, it's great.

I've not developed a taste for nutritional yeast yet. I have the uncheese book and it looks pretty limitless but honestly, I don't get it. Yet. I may over time.

[Bowwowmeow]

It took me a long time to develop a taste for nutritional yeast. I don't seem too fond of most yeasty things.

[Gliondrach]

I had some rocket for the first time last night for din dins. My sister sent me what she calls her Red Cross food parcels. Some boil-in-the-bag whole grain rice, some chickpeas she's cooked with garlic, and the rocket. I had it all last nice. Very nice. I also had 5 slices of bread and tahini and made some of the rice and chickpeas into sandwiches.

[Bowwowmeow]

That is very nice of your sister. For some reason, I've always thought you were an only child.

I was trying to think of things I haven't yet tried, and okra is one of them. The things I've heard about it scare me. One of these days I will have to gird my loins and take a chomp out of some okra.

[Gliondrach]

Okra's nice in curry-type things.

No, I'm not only a child or an only child. I also have a brother. But my two siblings are strange. :beanie:

[LetsEat]

Oh I love okra. Fried. and you can fry without loads of fat. Or fried okra could be roasted /broiled like.

I don't know where to put this but I learned something from the Healthy Vegan on youtube. Is she here??

Anyhow, it's so basic and I didn't have a clue. While watching the Thai rice recipe, she toasted the rice and seasonings together before adding liquid. Doing so BEFORE she said "set" the seasonings in it. Cuz with oil it seasons the liquid not as much the food. Wow, how obvious and I never thunk of it.

Sooo..... that said, she was talking about rice, but I tried it tonight with tvp. I 'toasted' the seasonings for tacos with the tvp, THEN added the water. WOW such a more meaty taste I have never got with tvp. Those flavors popped!

Anyhow, just passing that on. Brilliant and simple. Thanks Heather if you are here.

Smiles
Ruth

[Gliondrach]

I had corn on the cob today. I might have had it once before many years ago. It was very sweet and tasty. As good as tinned corn.

The cob was a bit chewy, though, once I'd eaten the corn off it. Took ages to finish it.

[nagev]

You ate the cob too?

[Bowwowmeow]

No silly, you aren't supposed to eat the cobs, you're supposed to let them dry out and use them to wipe your bottom. :wigglebutt:

[nagev]

That sounds terrible painful... :(

[LetsEat]

I like em for my compost bin. Corn cobs as well as corn itself. I just started it recently. It's a tricky thing to have compost worms. I killed a lot of them already with too much moisture. Right now the new batch are fine.

I love corn on the cob. Juicy, sweet, delicious. It's the time of the year for corn in the states, and fresh corn is way cheap.

I have a picture of my granddaughter eating corn on the cob with my avatar weenie girl looking at her and her food. It's really cute.

[Gliondrach]

:o No one told me I wasn't supposed to eat the cobs. You'll be telling me next that we aren't supposed to eat banana skins.

I remember a cover of the Mad magazine from many years ago. It had Alfred E. Neuman eating a corn on the cob. He has a prominent gap in the front of his teeth and there was a line of uneaten corn bits all round the cob.

[Gliondrach]

That Mad cover is about 3/4 of the way down on the left at this site:
ht-tp://madcoversite.com/fanmail.html

[LetsEat]

No, the bananna skin is better in the compost bin than our bellies.

But that one was kidding, right?

[Gliondrach]

No, banana skin sandwiches are delicious.

[LetsEat]

Wow, really? I won't laugh, but I don't wanna try it.

[Gliondrach]

They slip down very easily.

[nagev]

I had a friend who liked to eat bananas, skin and all. Plus the whole apple, core and all, plus the whole orange, skin and all. Maybe he just like to consume any bit of potential food...

[Bowwowmeow]

I don't think I want to eat banana skins. I see I still haven't tried any okra, so tomorrow I am going to bite the bullet and buy a jar of pickled okra and see how it is.

[Gliondrach]

No, not pickled. I've never had them pickled but I'm sure they don't taste the way they should. They'll just taste of vinegar.

[nagev]

I've had okra a few times, but I haven't been thrilled. I think the best was when it was in a curry or maybe some kind of stirfry. It just kind of tasted like other stuff then. On it's own though, I'm not a fan. :)

[Gliondrach]

I've nearly finished some fresh apricots. The first time I've had them. Had dried ones but never fresh. Very nice. :eat:

[Gliondrach]

I had a mangosteen for the first time today. Not what I expected. Not sure what I expected but it wasn't that. Thick skin - the mangosteens, not me. Large white seeds with a bit of flesh on them. That's it. Quite a nice taste but not enough in them to eat.

[Bowwowmeow]

I've no idea what to expect from a mangosteen.

I've got some wild edibles growing amongst the weeds, which I've never eaten before. Maybe I should go try one.

I did eat a "cheese" off a mallow plant while at my Dad's house last weekend. Didn't taste like cheese though. Tasted like plant. I chased it with a bit of salty pickleweed. I've had that before. Grows right in salt water, and it's very salty and tasty.