#new foods

[fuckingrecipes]

How does one actually build a useful repository of recipes for different cuisines? Like, I have the Silver Spoon which is a pretty good cross section of Italian cooking. I know more than enough variations of the typical french mother sauces to get the principles without a need for a recipe. I know from various Euro cuisines particular flavors that pair well I could build a dish around (like, I could make a goat cheese and caramelized onion soup without the need of someone telling me a recipe). I don't have any such data sets for other cuisines, and you know the recipe website world is a hell scape.

Tried and true method is: Cook often, try new things, and save it if you like it.

Get a blank notebook (or a 3-ring binder) and collect recipes yourself as you try them. You can write recipes in by hand, or print them off & punch for the 3-ring binder.

Go to restaurants which serve food you want to explore, and take a picture of the food, record the name of it on the menu, and note some of the ingredients that you can identify in it.

If you live in a small town with not many places that serve 'foreign' food nearby, get off google. Use DuckDuckGo or Brave as a search engine. They have very few ads and the search algorithm prefers when you get to the point in your recipe blog, rather than dicking around with your life story.

Do a little tour on your world map. Focus on countries, search for food from that country, then search for specific kinds of food from that country. Search for things like "Authentic Turkish Stewed Chicken" "Traditional Brazillian Goat Recipe" "Hong Kong Street Food Recipe" "Collection of Taiwan Recipes" "25 amazing Korean dishes" "10 best Cajun Soul Food Recipes" "Dominican Republic Cuisine Recipes"

Go watch cooking tiktoks that aren't european-centric; go out of your way to find them.

Go down a list of spices and pick one you've never tried before. Look up where it's traditionally used, and try to find some dishes that use that spice!

Go to your Local Library and dig into their cookbook section. Every library has one! Look for cookbooks focused on cuisines you don't know yet, and try those recipes!

If you're cool spending money on this, go to Half Price Books or other book-reselling stores where you can find cook books at really low prices. Again, explore the cuisines you're not familiar with.

If you have grocery stores for other cultures near you, go into their grocery! Check out what spices have a shitload of different brands on display, and pick one at random. Seek out a recipe that uses that new spice you just bought.

And remember: Write that shit down!

You can always have a little guide at the front or back of your recipe collection that explains different spice blends, or explains key sauces, or anything else!

You can keep a little guide on how roasting spices changes them, and your experiments with that.

You can keep a list of bread recipes, or cooking hacks like how to make really good naan without a woodfire grill.

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Personally, I'm forgetful. I forget sites exist, forget logins, and lose passwords all the time. I have about a hundred recipe collections across about as many websites, and I know where like, 3 of them are right now. Many of those websites have gone down, and my lists are lost forever.

The book of recipe & food-tips collection I've kept & used the longest - my Food Grimoire - is a physical item that I can misplace in my house but never truly lose. It can't have its server crash or website maintenance suddenly be abandoned and blip out of existence.

[musiqjukebox]

Some of my new favorite vegan recipes and foods!

Some new places and foods that I’ve come to enjoy!

I hope y’all are planning on enjoying new foods!!

[coconutlimeverbena]

I have a list of foods that I want to try (or make)

Just tried umeboshi onigiri for the first time

Umeboshi: Japanese salty pickled plum

Onigiri: rice ball typically wrapped in nori (seaweed) with various fillings

Looks kinda like this

My God, Sakusa Kiyoomi, you are a soldier

You know how TV chefs say that something was "like a flavor explosion on their tongue"? Umeboshi is like a flavor apocalypse

It was well-made and by no means was it BAD, but it was just...too...much. Very salty, very sweet, very tart.

However, I've always wanted to try it at least once, and I'm glad I did. Might try fresh durian soon.

[sayruq]

[dyke-ass-fujoshi]

How I found out about trump getting shot

[i-talk-i-talk]

Yes it is I the child who grew up having at least one bite of every dish at potlucks and finding the Correct Order of foods was Best for Last because then you end on an enjoyable flavor -- especially since beverages were in limited quantity unless you refilled from the h2o fountain

[trans-elrond]

US cinnamon and spice recall!

September 12, 2024

EGN cinnamon powder (2.91 ppm)

Mimi's Products ground cinnamon (2.03 ppm)

Bowl & Basket ground cinnamon (1.82 ppm)

Rani Brand ground cinnamon (1.39 ppm)

Zara Foods cinnamon powder (1.27 ppm)

Three Rivers cinnamon stick powder (1.26 ppm)

Yu Yee Brand five spice powder (1.25 ppm)

BaiLiFeng five spice powder (1.15 ppm)

Spicy King five spices powder (1.05 ppm)

Badia cinnamon powder (1.03 ppm)

Deep cinnamon powder (1.02 ppm)

[destielmemenews]

"School districts currently work with processing companies to offer cashless payment systems for families. But the companies can charge “processing fees” for each transaction. By law, students who are eligible for reduced price meals cannot be charged more than 30 cents for breakfast and 40 cents for lunch. With processing fees, however, families can end up paying 10 times that amount. Processing companies charge as much as $3.25 or 4% to 5% per transaction, according to a recent report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau."

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[millidew]

his change in career has captivated me

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[disease]

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[yodaprod]

Burger King Internet corner, New York (1998)

[stardustdetective]

Daily Dose of Gratitude

Today I am grateful for granola and yogurt. It’s so exciting!

[hotcocoandmarshmallows]

For reference this is a Whoopie Pie

[sayruq]