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UFOs (Unidentifiable Foodie Objects)

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    #32
    Minder
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    Not grubs and not caviar/roe.


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    #33
    dee_mc
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    Is the second one 'citrus caviar' from limes? I've never seen it but heard someone describing it, sounds cool!

    Edit: I'm squeamishly guessing some sort of pasta for the maggoty looking one!


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    #34
    Minder
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    Citrus caviar, also known as the finger lime.

    The first picture isn't animal in origin.


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    #35
    MissFlitworth
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    Is the vaguely maggoty looking food spaetzle?


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    #36
    the beer revolu
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    Minder wrote: »
    What are these?

    Untitled.jpg

    Looks like oca to me. Have them in the garden.


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    #37
    Mellor
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    Are they a type of gnocci


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    #38
    Mellor
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    Mrs Fox wrote: »
    ...And Not a lot of Irish find the concept of glutinous rice appealing.
    Strange you say that. My dad mentioned to me on skype that he likes going to a thai place nearby and I told him that I cook thai food a bit, even going to the hassle of making glutinous/stick rice at home. And he never heard of sticky rice. I was a bit confused as its on almost every thai menu i've seen over here. Your post above explains it a bit.


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    #39
    Minder
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    MissFlitworth wrote: »
    Is the vaguely maggoty looking food spaetzle?
    the beer revolu wrote: »
    Looks like oca to me. Have them in the garden.
    Mellor wrote: »
    Are they a type of gnocci

    Not pasta or gnocchi. Oca was close. These are a vegetable called crones or Chinese artichokes. Very easy it cultivate, they grow as tubers and spread like mint. Crispy and juicy, they can be cooked or eaten raw in salads.


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    #40
    the beer revolu
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    I thought of crones but thought they were redder than that.

    Edit: now I look, it seems that oca can be all sorts of colours but ours are all pale yellow.

    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSViWVFvphsqxd-vNy4DXyJdnKa2mRP-MR3YDPWzOUcgT-FkeMz


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    #41
    Mrs Fox
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    the beer revolu wrote: »
    Ah, Mrs Beer's mother is from Singapore.


    She must make a killer chilli crabs :) Mmmmmmmm crabs....


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    #42
    Mrs Fox
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    Minder wrote: »
    Not pasta or gnocchi. Oca was close. These are a vegetable called crones or Chinese artichokes. Very easy it cultivate, they grow as tubers and spread like mint. Crispy and juicy, they can be cooked or eaten raw in salads.


    What do they taste like?


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    #43
    the beer revolu
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    Mrs Fox wrote: »
    She must make a killer chilli crabs :) Mmmmmmmm crabs....

    Unfortunately, my mother-in-law is a terrible cook!


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    Louise77
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    Tryin to make tom kha gai soup, but struggling to find galangal. Went to Asian shop who offered me this- is this it?! Thanks


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    #45
    Alun
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    That looks more like a piece of ginger to me. Galangal, or at least the galangal I get in my local Asian shop, is thinner, and has a smoother skin, with a bit of a pink tinge to it.

    EDIT: slice a bit off it and smell it. I assume you know what ginger smells like. Galangal has a slightly lemony smell to it.


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    #46
    Louise77
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    Did that and sliced off - doesn't taste of ginger - tastes more cocountty! Weird. Either way don't think its galangal! My hunt continues...
    Thanks for help anyways


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    #47
    the beer revolu
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    Doesn't look like galangal to me.

    single-red-galangal.jpg


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    #48
    B0jangles
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    Could it be taro?

    RrQM4wCl.jpg


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    #49
    the beer revolu
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    Eddoe

    eddoe-coco-yam01.jpg


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    #50
    Minder
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    Crones - Mild nutty flavour with a texture or crunch like water chestnuts...


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    #51
    Dizzyblonde
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    Threads merged - sorry Minder, your last post came up below the thread I merged.


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    #52
    Merkin
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    Louise77 wrote: »
    Tryin to make tom kha gai soup, but struggling to find galangal. Went to Asian shop who offered me this- is this it?! Thanks

    If you're going to use it would you mind taking a photo when you slice through it please? Have never heard of crones at all and am intrigued! Cheers


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