Food Thread - What are you eating?

[Hurlshort]

I switched over to avocado mayo from Primal awhile ago. Before that it was Sir Kensington. I can't even stomach typical mayo anymore.

[Keyrock]

14 minutes ago, Hurlsnot said:

I switched over to avocado mayo

That might be the most California thing you've ever typed on this board. 

[Gromnir]

store bought mayonnaise is kinda like store bought white bread in that it looks approximate like what it is mimicking and it functions the same, but shelf stable wonder bread, or even better varieties, still don't taste like a slice from a loaf you made yourself.

as for mayos, have had dukes and has a nice vinegar tang to it. primal is a decent avocado variety, but has a kinda unique flavor perhaps attributable to the inclusion o' rosemary extract-- mayhap you don't want your mayo to taste like pine. hellman's/best foods is... inoffensive. sir kensington's is what am likely to buy if am not willing to pull out the stick blender and just make our self, which is what we usually do. the problem with homemade is not so much the effort as it is the amount and the shelf life. one egg's worth o' mayo is usual far more mayo than we need at a given time and then we have a bit less than a week before the remainder goes bad. 

ingredients for dukes:

Soybean oil, eggs, water, distilled and cider vinegar, salt, oleoresin paprika, natural flavors, calcium disodium EDTA added to protect flavor. Contains: Eggs

ingredients for sir kensington's avocado oil mayo:

Avocado Oil, Organic Certified Humane Free Range Egg Yolks, Water, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Lime Juice Concentrate, Citric Acid, Lime Oil.

ingredients for sir kensington's classic organic: 

Organic Sunflower Oil, Organic Certified Humane Free Range Egg Yolks, Water, Organic Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Fair Trade Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Lemon Juice, Citric Acid.

btw, am as likely as any to mock californian gastronomical peculiarities, however if am grabbing a neutral oil to make mayo, avocado is gonna be a far more obvious choice than would be soybean. am not a fan o' canola for mayo. peanut is a good choice and if am on a stir fry bender, then chances are we got decent peanut oil at hand. sunflower is near top o' the list. regardless, a neutral oil is what you want for your mayo and avocado is an obvious and not particular californian option.

HA! Good Fun!

ps grapeseed oil might be the most tasteless/neutral oil and and as such is a good starting place for a homemade mayo effort. peanut is decided less neutral but we like it. sue us. in fact, have frequent used some light olive oils which add flavour to a mayo, though is obvious not gonna work for everybody. regardless, we would recommend grapeseed as kinda the "best" neutral oil for mayo... with the acknowledgement grapeseed oil will add a green hue to your finished product which may be disconcerting to a few o' you. 

 

Edited November 24, 2021 by Gromnir

[PK htiw klaw eriF]

40 minutes ago, Hurlsnot said:

I switched over to avocado mayo from Primal awhile ago. Before that it was Sir Kensington. I can't even stomach typical mayo anymore.

Mayonnaise has always been gross and I don't understand why anyone uses it outside of an ingredient.

25 minutes ago, Keyrock said:

That might be the most California thing you've ever typed on this board. 

I dunno, I eat a lot of avocados and I have never set foot in California.

[Keyrock]

13 minutes ago, KP Cross Split Attack said:

I dunno, I eat a lot of avocados and I have never set foot in California.

I love avocados too, it's just a stereotype I was playing off of to make a lame joke. Listen, I live in the south, we're the butt of jokes all the time, so I'm going to needle folks from the west coast, the midwest, and especially the northeast, since I used to live there, whenever the opportunity presents itself. 

[PK htiw klaw eriF]

27 minutes ago, Keyrock said:

I love avocados too, it's just a stereotype I was playing off of to make a lame joke. Listen, I live in the south, we're the butt of jokes all the time, so I'm going to needle folks from the west coast, the midwest, and especially the northeast, since I used to live there, whenever the opportunity presents itself. 

I live in the south too man, I just don't get the joke because how widespread avocados are where I live. In terms of food stuff the **** midwesterners and north eastern folks eat looks worse than west coast stuff. Like dumping chilli on pasta and then dumping cold cheese on top is a crime against humanity.

[Gromnir]

the thing is, you people is actual talking 'bout avocado oil. not the same thing as avocadoes. millennial happens to be out o' avocados, so she gets avocado oil outta the pantry and drizzles over her toast?  nope. out of avocado oil for that pan seared ribeye, but got guacamole and kinda smear that on the steak before throwing it into the pan? nope.

oil+vinnegar+egg+water+lemon juice salt and possibly pepper. maybe mustard. you end up with dressing. 

*shrug*

store bought stuff messes with expectations. can be delicious. 

HA! Good Fun!

[Gfted1]

I would cut somebody for a plate of chili spaghetti right now.

[LadyCrimson]

After 50+ years of Best Foods, my tastebuds refuse to adapt to anything else. I tried some of the avocado and olive oil based ones. Gross. They taste stale, plasticky, something weird and off. And yes I love whole avocados. EV olive oil alone is fine for use with stir frying vegies or whatever. The mayos tho? Ick. 

Not that I use a lot of mayo. Only for sandwiches or occasionally mixed with a little lemon juice as a vegie dip type thing. Oh, sometimes I put a teaspoon mixed into plate of meat and rice, stuff like that. But I no longer eat sandwiches or rice. Well, a few times a year I may indulge in a deli sandwich...hubby's the one that can't live without mayo/makes it disappear. >.>

 

[PK htiw klaw eriF]

13 minutes ago, Gfted1 said:

I would cut somebody for a plate of chili spaghetti right now.

Why? If you're going to put chilli on something with carbs, just use some fritos or doritos. And do something so the chesse actually melts on there.

[Gfted1]

Chili on Fritos sounds delicious! The cheese usually melts a little when you stir and eat it, like parmesan does on normal spaghetti.

[Keyrock]

59 minutes ago, KP Cross Split Attack said:

I live in the south too man, I just don't get the joke because how widespread avocados are where I live. In terms of food stuff the **** midwesterners and north eastern folks eat looks worse than west coast stuff. Like dumping chilli on pasta and then dumping cold cheese on top is a crime against humanity.

The midwest has some delicious food. Prepare to gain weight, though. 

[majestic]

Sometimes this thread be like:

 

[LadyCrimson]

^ That is disgusting. 

I've never understood ambroisa salad's ... I like mandarin oranges (fresh or bottled/canned) and I like fresh pineapple (canned pineapple is gross) and grapes individually, but I don't like them covered in marshmallows, coconut or whatever else people tend to put in those.

[PK htiw klaw eriF]

24 minutes ago, majestic said:

Sometimes this thread be like:

 

That is the nastiest thing I have ever seen.

[Keyrock]

@majesticI meant to ask this earlier: How do you cook your blood sausage? I pan fry with onions.

[majestic]

7 hours ago, Keyrock said:

@majesticI meant to ask this earlier: How do you cook your blood sausage? I pan fry with onions.

Pretty much that, sometimes we add potatoes, i.e. pre-boil, cut into small pieces, fry a bit earlier, then add the blood sausage, or use the pan fried potatoes as side. Usually we also serve some sauerkraut with it. If you're not feeling like expending the effort, you can just nuke it in the microwave. That won't add onions, of course, but if you use a microwaveable container it won't make a mess of the oven and it comes out pretty good.

The other option is slowly heating it up in water, but that depends on the packaging, and is only worth it when you have some sausage "stock" to not mess up the taste: Just sacrifice one sausage to the gods of sausages by cutting it up and boiling it in water for a while, then use that water to slowly heat the remaining ones. That turns them back into being really creamy and soft. If you have a whole sausage, if all you have is pre-cut pieces then that's not really an option.

You can keep the water in the freezer if you feel like it, that cuts down on the sausage sacrifices.

[Hurlshort]

Now that I know I have a soy intolerance, I pretty much try to avoid all soybean oil products, which can be pretty difficult. Surprisingly, as a Californian as I am, I never really liked avocados.  

I've come to appreciate avocado oil though, and sunflower oil. I definitely need a spread for my sandwiches. I can't eat them dry. I switched to mustard for a bit, but it can be hard to find one that doesn't distract from the sandwich. 

[Pidesco]

Poor taste buds seems like it would be a good subtitle for this thread. Americans discussing food.

[PK htiw klaw eriF]

6 hours ago, majestic said:

You can keep the water in the freezer if you feel like it, that cuts down on the sausage sacrifices.

Are you attempting to circumvent Sausage for the Sausage God?

36 minutes ago, Hurlsnot said:

Now that I know I have a soy intolerance, I pretty much try to avoid all soybean oil products, which can be pretty difficult. Surprisingly, as a Californian as I am, I never really liked avocados.  

Wow, reported for ruining expectations.

[Amentep]

49 minutes ago, Hurlsnot said:

I switched to mustard for a bit, but it can be hard to find one that doesn't distract from the sandwich. 

Weird, I use mustard (with a hint of horseradish in it, no less) and find I can still taste whatever else is on the sandwich.

I only use mayo on BLTs...

[ShadySands]

Sushi last night and currently making Thanksgiving dinner.

[BruceVC]

I cooked delicious chicken livers with onion  for my breakfast along with bacon and eggs and toast

Livers just make everything ....better 

[majestic]

Wels catfish with some garlic butter:

Turned out pretty good.

[BruceVC]

I had fish cakes with mash for dinner. As I always say sometimes simple is best