Random Food Thoughts

[Nickyboy]

10 kinds of apples that were thought to be extinct have been rediscovered

Ten apple varieties that were thought to be extinct have been recovered thanks to a non-profit group of apple hunters.

www.cnn.com

How do you like them apples?

History and food! It doesn't get much better than that for me.
There was a similar story on tv the other week about a woman in Tuscany who studied art in college and was intrigued by Renaissance paintings with bowls of odd fruit in them. She began doing more research and found that lots of the "pears" in the paintings were actually an old apple variety. Then....she started hunting them at old farmsteads and abandoned orchards. She has catalogued and preserved a lot of "lost" varieties of fruit, much like the guys in that apple article. I don't recall if she is taking cuttings to graft. I would hope she or someone on her team is.

 

[Nickyboy]

My wife found a recipe for vegan kimchi on-line and we made a batch of it. It is in the crock now and will ferment for a few days, then we will test it to see if it's far enough along with tang and bite. I must admit, it smells fantastic right out of the gate!

Since everyone has been clamoring for my verdict (>wink<), this is really nice stuff. It has just the right amount of fermentation-y zip to it, but a freshness, not the funkiness of traditional kimchi with fish sauce and dried shrimp. We made kimchi-fried rice for dinner again using it and it was even better than the first one.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

The Reason Americans Buy Refrigerated Milk and Europeans Don't

In the United States, most milk is sold in the refrigerated section. In other parts of the world, it's sold at room temperature. Why?

www.mentalfloss.com

 

[Nickyboy]

How to make Miles Davis' famous chili: https://getpocket.com/explore/item/...-famous-chili-recipe?utm_source=pocket-newtab

TL/DR: cook everything in ONE INCH of rendered fat.

 

[Nickyboy]

I ground up a mix of flours yesterday to make a loaf of bread today. The dough sat in a bowl on the radiator for the evening, then I was going to put it in the fridge over night. I forgot to put it in, and found it this morning enormously fluffy from rising all night. I took the plastic cover off the top and took a sniff.
I am about to bake an amazing sourdough loaf.

 

[Nickyboy]

How to make pemmican, the 5,000 year old energy bar: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-to-make-energy-bars-at-home?utm_source=pocket-newtab

 

[Ojai Sam]

History and food! It doesn't get much better than that for me.
There was a similar story on tv the other week about a woman in Tuscany who studied art in college and was intrigued by Renaissance paintings with bowls of odd fruit in them. She began doing more research and found that lots of the "pears" in the paintings were actually an old apple variety. Then....she started hunting them at old farmsteads and abandoned orchards. She has catalogued and preserved a lot of "lost" varieties of fruit, much like the guys in that apple article. I don't recall if she is taking cuttings to graft. I would hope she or someone on her team is.

Great story! It should be part of the core curriculum.

 

[axolotl]

 

[Unsomnambulist]

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And if you like to drink covfefe, you may have frontotemporal dementia.

 

[Ojai Sam]

The death of Souplantation may have hit fans hard, but it was far from unexpected. Here's why more buffet closures may be on their way.

Buffets like Souplantation and Sweet Tomatoes were already on their way out. The coronavirus pandemic may have dealt them a final blow.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[Unsomnambulist]

TV – UPROXX

Stay up-to-date on the latest television news and critical analysis with UPROXX's comprehensive TV coverage.

uproxx.com

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Alison Roman is horrified by Chrissy Teigen: ‘I don’t aspire to that’

“That horrifies me and it’s not something that I ever want to do. I don’t aspire to that.”

pagesix.com

I have no opinion on this absolutely whatsoever. I just find it mildly entertaining.

Edit: after thinking about this, I have respect for Roman.

 

[Nickyboy]

Alison Roman is horrified by Chrissy Teigen: ‘I don’t aspire to that’

“That horrifies me and it’s not something that I ever want to do. I don’t aspire to that.”

pagesix.com

I have no opinion on this absolutely whatsoever. I just find it mildly entertaining.

Edit: after thinking about this, I have respect for Roman.

I've never heard of Alison Roman. Should I have?

 

[Nickyboy]

Our two oldest, non-stick pans have finally reached a point where they can not use that title any more. Time to order two new ones!

 

[Unsomnambulist]

I've never heard of Alison Roman. Should I have?

No, old farts like us have no need.

 

[axolotl]

I've never heard of Alison Roman. Should I have?

No.

She does not have a product line... and apparently never will.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

I ate too much garlic bread.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

The death of Souplantation may have hit fans hard, but it was far from unexpected. Here's why more buffet closures may be on their way.

Buffets like Souplantation and Sweet Tomatoes were already on their way out. The coronavirus pandemic may have dealt them a final blow.

www.businessinsider.com

Will somebody please think of Jimmy.

 

[Nickyboy]

Will somebody please think of Jimmy.

Who has thought about any of the Osmonds lately?

 

[axolotl]

I ate too much garlic bread.

How does one tell themselves that they have halitosis?