Food thread/what are you eating?

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Just tried hummus for the first time. Not sure how I feel about it.

 

[kingsboi]

Just tried hummus for the first time. Not sure how I feel about it.

fresh hummus or store bought?

 

[Warhawk]

Just tried hummus for the first time. Not sure how I feel about it.

I get your ambiguity on it. I've had a taste or two over the years and always found it pretty "meh" - never really wanted more. Our local Mediterranean restaurant (The Mix Up Mediterranean Table) has some that's actually pretty good - I dug into it a bit for the first time on Friday when someone ordered a plate for the table. The family that runs the joint is from Palestine and they do an excellent job with their grub!

 

[iowamcnabb]

To me the best way is to serve it room temperature or warm with the best olive oil and a ladle of chickpeas on top. Fresh pita for the win

 

[iowamcnabb]

I always like watching this guy make it

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Less than three months away from my fifty-first birthday, and I just had my first Brussels sprout. I can't say that I was blown away, but I feel like they've gotten a bad rap.

6.5/10, would try again.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Less than three months away from my fifty-first birthday, and I just had my first Brussels sprout. I can't say that I was blown away, but I feel like they've gotten a bad rap.

6.5/10, would try again.

Let me fill in for Kingsboi, how did you prepare them?

 

[kingsboi]

Let me fill in for Kingsboi, how did you prepare them?

good looking out Iowa. lots of first time tries for Slim. you turning a new leaf?

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Let me fill in for Kingsboi, how did you prepare them?

Roasted in the oven as part of a veggie medley. Tossed with olive oil and some seasonings.

 

[Warhawk]

Less than three months away from my fifty-first birthday, and I just had my first Brussels sprout. I can't say that I was blown away, but I feel like they've gotten a bad rap.

6.5/10, would try again.

Just FYI, in case you didn't know. Over the last couple of decades brussels sprouts are genetically different than the ones I grew up detesting (I still don't eat them). The taste is significantly different than back then.

It's not your imagination: Why Brussels sprouts taste better than when you were a kid

How science, genetic research and bacon teamed up to change the Brussels sprouts' flagging reputation

www.salon.com

But then sometime in the 2010s, alongside the explosion of New American and New Southern cuisine, brussels sprouts underwent some reputational repair. Chefs moved away from straight boiling them and started to slow-roast them in halves or quarters, coaxing out a really appealing caramelized sweetness that masked the vegetable’s inherent bitterness.

Researchers determined that some of the older varieties — hundreds of them, actually — stored in the “gene bank” had lower levels of two glucosinolates called sinigrin and progoitrin, the chemicals that made brussels sprouts so acrid.

In 1999, the scientists published their findings. Soon, plants grown from the old seeds were cross-pollinated with modern, high-yielding varieties, but it took years for any perceptible changes to really take hold.

"From then on, the taste was much better. It really improved," Sintenie said.

 

[hrdboild]

Just tried hummus for the first time. Not sure how I feel about it.

After growing up with nothing to eat on long hikes but nuts, dried fruits/meats, candy and food bars I openly rebelled and starting diversifying the menu with chopped veggies and hummus, smoked gouda and saltines, and I like to bring along something special for the first night like chicken fajita quesadillas to grill on the camp stove. Fresh food can keep for a couple days in the wilderness if you pack it right. I introduced hummus to my dad on one of our Half Dome hikes some 20 years ago and it has been one of his favorite snacks ever since.

The point being -- hummus is a loose concept with many interpretations but once you land on a flavor mix that works for you, it can be revelatory. Especially at high elevation! I say stick with it.

Also if you haven't already, you should try quinoa. The flavor and texture can be acquired tastes but I place a high value on foods that make me feel energized and healthy after I eat them rather than sluggish and I feel like quinoa and hummus both have that in common.

 

[iowamcnabb]

My favorite way to eat them is to throw a sheet pan in a hot oven, once the pan is ripping hot throw in some oil and drop in the halved sprouts. Cook and flip until they are seared well and charred. Pull out and toss in either honey or balsamic (or both) and a bit of flaky salt.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

So about say ten years ago, on a late summer afternoon, something caught my nose. It smelled...off. It was kind of rank. And the smell was coming from inside the wall. I was able to trace it to a spot where the mortar on some bricks (yes, I have an interior brick wall) meets the drywall, and there are a few cracks.

Great, I thought. Something has died in the wall. This is bad. This is really bad, and it's not going to get better anytime soon.

But to confirm my suspicion, I decided to exit my condo and knock on my neighbor's door (I hadn't met her) because the brick wall was a shared wall and I wanted to see if she was getting the odor of the carcass on her side too.

I knocked, and when she came to the door a huge stench poured out of her condo. I sniffed. I sniffed again, and it came to me. Without even introducing myself I asked, "Are you cooking Brussels sprouts?"

"...yes?"

"Thank God!" I exclaimed, and I was both so flustered and so relieved that I gave her a high-five and left without actually explaining myself. She avoided me studiously until she moved out.

 

[kingsboi]

Roasted in the oven as part of a veggie medley. Tossed with olive oil and some seasonings.

do brussel sprouts give you indigestion or bloating?

 

[kingsboi]

After growing up with nothing to eat on long hikes but nuts, dried fruits/meats, candy and food bars I openly rebelled and starting diversifying the menu with chopped veggies and hummus, smoked gouda and saltines, and I like to bring along something special for the first night like chicken fajita quesadillas to grill on the camp stove. Fresh food can keep for a couple days in the wilderness if you pack it right. I introduced hummus to my dad on one of our Half Dome hikes some 20 years ago and it has been one of his favorite snacks ever since.

The point being -- hummus is a loose concept with many interpretations but once you land on a flavor mix that works for you, it can be revelatory. Especially at high elevation! I say stick with it.

Also if you haven't already, you should try quinoa. The flavor and texture can be acquired tastes but I place a high value on foods that make me feel energized and healthy after I eat them rather than sluggish and I feel like quinoa and hummus both have that in common.

quinoa, one of the best plant proteins on the planet and it's all thanks to the Peruvians for introducing this to the Western cultures. has all 9 essential amino acids to boot and extremely versatile dish. I eat it every single morning with my eggs = victory

 

[kingsboi]

My favorite way to eat them is to throw a sheet pan in a hot oven, once the pan is ripping hot throw in some oil and drop in the halved sprouts. Cook and flip until they are seared well and charred. Pull out and toss in either honey or balsamic (or both) and a bit of flaky salt.

a chef I worked with years ago would get them golden brown in the oven with pieces of chopped garlic cloves and I tell you what, the aroma was incredible but then I remembered that the esophagus has the final say and put that to an end

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

do brussel sprouts give you indigestion or bloating?

How the **** would I know? I literally just said that this is the first time I've ever had them; all I can tell you is that they haven't yet.

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

When prepared well, brussels sprouts are incredibly tasty.

 

[Sluggah]

Love brussels sprouts, even as a kid. Bad rap indeed.

Lemony hummus for me, if eating with vegetables. Roasted garlic, chili, or good olive oil if with pita.

 

[Warhawk]

So about say ten years ago, on a late summer afternoon, something caught my nose. It smelled...off. It was kind of rank. And the smell was coming from inside the wall. I was able to trace it to a spot where the mortar on some bricks (yes, I have an interior brick wall) meets the drywall, and there are a few cracks.

Great, I thought. Something has died in the wall. This is bad. This is really bad, and it's not going to get better anytime soon.

But to confirm my suspicion, I decided to exit my condo and knock on my neighbor's door (I hadn't met her) because the brick wall was a shared wall and I wanted to see if she was getting the odor of the carcass on her side too.

I knocked, and when she came to the door a huge stench poured out of her condo. I sniffed. I sniffed again, and it came to me. Without even introducing myself I asked, "Are you cooking Brussels sprouts?"

"...yes?"

"Thank God!" I exclaimed, and I was both so flustered and so relieved that I gave her a high-five and left without actually explaining myself. She avoided me studiously until she moved out.

The funny part is I can totally see you doing that. Like, the mannerisms, the voice, and the nervous high-five.

 

[HndsmCelt]

Just tried hummus for the first time. Not sure how I feel about it.

Here in the Central Valley, there are several local folks who make and sell fresh Humus. I liked it well enough until I hit on Roasted pepper humus, that stuff is so addictive, I just plan to knock out the entire container in one sitting.

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

Here in the Central Valley, there are several local folks who make and sell fresh Humus. I liked it well enough until I hit on Roasted pepper humus, that stuff is so addictive, I just plan to knock out the entire container in one sitting.

Roasted Red Pepper Hummus always hits the spot.