Food fads

Mortpourvelo

_Jamie_ wrote: »

Salted caramel is another current food trend. It's about to go off too, I think, because it's creeping into mass-produced produce. It's lovely though.

Nooo!! No salt in chocolate!!!

Mortpourvelo

Wierd soups.

Freezing yesterday, really fancied a nice bowl of soup in the canteen (sorry, "employees cafe" - gits)

Anyway - it was "Ginger and Apple".

That's a fupping cookie!!!!

Edups2.0

Mortpourvelo wrote: »

Nooo!! No salt in chocolate!!!

Salt actually pulls more flavour out of the caramel.

Beanntraigheach

Mortpourvelo wrote: »

Nooo!! No salt in chocolate!!!

Yeees!! Yes salt in chocolate!!!

I've tried it and, counterintuitive as it may be, it actually works.
There are salted caramel, chocolate, and shortbread things available in Dunnes which are bloody delicious.

weemcd

Worst I ever saw was a pop-up shop (another fad for another day) selling only Crisp sandwiches up here. Full to the brim with hipsters. Good thing it was only open a couple of weeks and closed.

Cereal only cafe's is another. Paying some bloke for a bowl of cereal and a drop of milk.

Same goes for that boojum place, it's like any mexican take away you'd ever see, basically go in choose your fillings for a burrito, and the amount of people queued up outside is staggering, you'd think they were giving away the cure to cancer.

You can sell anything to dummies if it's deemed cool enough.

Beanntraigheach

weemcd wrote: »

You can sell anything to dummies if it's deemed cool enough.

Hmm, I can't help but wonder if there's any way cyanide could be marketed as "cool" to Hipsters??

MilesMorales1

What was it a little while ago, blueberries and spinach were 'superfoods' whatever that means.

mahoganygas

MilesMorales1 wrote:

What was it a little while ago, blueberries and spinach were 'superfoods' whatever that means.

No, dummy. This week they cause cancer. Jeez!

_Jamie_

The Draugan wrote: »

Sorry lad's completely forgot Bison Bar have eaten there twice i think and to be fair it is pretty awesome the Brisket is unreal

+1, Bison Bar's brisket was outstanding. Very succulent. Pitt Bros's brisket was very disappointing in comparison, very dry.

_Jamie_

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

What the poster was saying, I think, was that they could just say "Soup". They don't really need to specify if it's by the day or not :eek:

But if you just saw 'soup' written on the menu, you'd wonder why they didn't say what kind. Saying 'soup of the day' lets you know that it varies.

weemcd wrote: »

Same goes for that boojum place, it's like any mexican take away you'd ever see, basically go in choose your fillings for a burrito, and the amount of people queued up outside is staggering, you'd think they were giving away the cure to cancer.

Gotta stick up for Boojum and other burrito places, they are fantastic value. You can fill your boots with good quality grub for six or seven quid. If you're out and about, it's a cheap, nutritious, filling dinner. That's why they are so popular.

Cereal and crisp sandwich cafés can indeed feck off though.

BabyE

Water. People seem to think drinking water is some magical potion. People(including myself) drink far too much water nowadays especially given our climate. There is no need to lug 3 litres of waters a day into yourself, maybe sometimes but going out of your way just to get water down you is very faddish. I was talking to a Russian girl(good looking and well of for the record), said in Russia drinking water like we do in Europe just isn't a thing that people do.

About 10 years ago bodybuilding was still fairly niche and the typical bodybuilding diet would have been viewed as odd by the mainstream. However with the recent fad and growth of gym culture, people have added mythical properties to foods. Honestly diet is a bit overrated. You aren't going to look or feel considerably different if you eat a home cooked pizza instead of grilled chicken and broccoli. You really have to be eating poorly and then switch to a good balanced diet to notice any difference but the vast majority of people would have balanced diets where they get all their nutrition in anyway.

Billy86

_Jamie_ wrote: »

But if you just saw 'soup' written on the menu, you'd wonder why they didn't say what kind. Saying 'soup of the day' lets you know that it varies.



Gotta stick up for Boojum and other burrito places, they are fantastic value. You can fill your boots with good quality grub for six or seven quid. If you're out and about, it's a cheap, nutritious, filling dinner. That's why they are so popular.

Cereal and crisp sandwich cafés can indeed feck off though.

Haven't been to that boojum place but Pablo picantes is good. Their one beside Peter's pub by Stephens Green has a second place that does sandwiches, which are fecking gorgeous.

BabyE

Burittos are delish. Thank god they eventually made their way here as a fast food. I remember you could only get them in sit down restaurants and they were just fajitas.

BTW its really hard to get burittos throughout Europe, Spanish hate Mexican food(although strictly speaking burritos are Californian) and Germany and Northern Europe are dominated by kebab shops.

Billy86

Next up: meat pies!

No seriously they're class.

shane9689

weemcd wrote: »

Worst I ever saw was a pop-up shop (another fad for another day) selling only Crisp sandwiches up here. Full to the brim with hipsters. Good thing it was only open a couple of weeks and closed.

Cereal only cafe's is another. Paying some bloke for a bowl of cereal and a drop of milk.

Same goes for that boojum place, it's like any mexican take away you'd ever see, basically go in choose your fillings for a burrito, and the amount of people queued up outside is staggering, you'd think they were giving away the cure to cancer.

You can sell anything to dummies if it's deemed cool enough.

I wouldnt mind, but ive been to mexico, and the food there tastes nothing like the **** filled burrito they sell in Boojum. literally buy a taco for 10 cent in mexico and its heaven. ****ing almost a tenner for hte same thing Poojum

prinzeugen

Am I a vegetarian if all the animals I munch on only eat veg?

Does it count?

_Jamie_

shane9689 wrote: »

I wouldnt mind, but ive been to mexico, and the food there tastes nothing like the **** filled burrito they sell in Boojum. literally buy a taco for 10 cent in mexico and its heaven. ****ing almost a tenner for hte same thing Poojum

Mexico... Ireland. There's a reason for the difference in price there. You can get a huge taco or burrito in places like Boojum for six or seven euro. That's a cheap dinner with lots of veg and meat.

Bogwoppit

jsd1004 wrote: »

Lot to be said for organic. I prefer to not have my carrots sprayed with 'round up' and my chicken to not be raised in a cage on antibiotics and pumped up like a bodybuilder.

Spraying carrots with roundup wouldn't be very profitable for a farmer, organic or not.

Jimmy Garlic

Billy86 wrote: »

Next up: meat pies!

No seriously they're class.

There are no decent meat pies in Ireland.. All muck.

Junkyard Tom

As a non-believer I don't think anyone should be forced to eat meat just because Jesus was mad about turkey dinners.

Jimmy Garlic

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

As a non-believer I don't think anyone should be forced to eat meat just because Jesus was mad about turkey dinners.

I thought he was mad about bread, fish and wine.

Billy86

Jimmy Garlic wrote: »

There are no decent meat pies in Ireland.. All muck.

I know, and that's the problem!

I remember Harry's Cafe de Wheels when I was in Australia a few years back. Got home, went looking for anywhere in Ireland doing them, was delighted to find a spot in Henry Street... It was stone cold in the middle.

Rarely ever in the but marks and Spencer's do very good steak pies; been meaning to try the ones from aldi too. S, no good take away ones.

_Jamie_

Portuguese custard tarts - seeing them everywhere. Had one today - far too sweet! Texture was nice though. Though I got it in Centra so if it has already hit the mainstream, not sure if it was or ever will be a hipster fad.

Glenster

Jimmy Garlic wrote: »

I thought he was mad about bread, fish and wine.

and prostitutes

Jellybaby1

Really funny thread! Such a chuckle!

I just checked out the wewantplates site. Where do the restaurant chefs/managers get their ideas from? Cream ON SLATE!! REALLY? :eek:

Dr Crayfish

_Jamie_ wrote: »

Portuguese custard tarts - seeing them everywhere. Had one today - far too sweet! Texture was nice though. Though I got it in Centra so if it has already hit the mainstream, not sure if it was or ever will be a hipster fad.

God I love those. I haven't seen them in a Centra yet though! Actually I've never had one outside of Portugal.

_Jamie_

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

God I love those. I haven't seen them in a Centra yet though! Actually I've never had one outside of Portugal.

I found the Centra ones unpleasantly sweet and I love my sugary things. I am very willing to give them a go elsewhere though, because I love custard AND pastry and the texture was lovely. That texture and less sweetness would be very nice indeed.

I also saw, I think, Costa Coffee selling them once. Keep your eyes peeled!

Dr Crayfish

_Jamie_ wrote: »

I found the Centra ones unpleasantly sweet and I love my sugary things. I am very willing to give them a go elsewhere though, because I love custard AND pastry and the texture was lovely. That texture and less sweetness would be very nice indeed.

I also saw, I think, Costa Coffee selling them once. Keep your eyes peeled!

I've also seen them in Butler's. But respect to them, they're just unhealthy cakes not trying to be anything special. Those fads are fine

Mortpourvelo

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

God I love those. I haven't seen them in a Centra yet though! Actually I've never had one outside of Portugal.

Butler's in Heuston do them, lovely!

Didn't know they were a hipster fad tho!!

_Jamie_

Mortpourvelo wrote: »

Butler's in Heuston do them, lovely!

Didn't know they were a hipster fad tho!!

Oh, I'm not sure if they are, I'm just surmising that they might be as I'm seeing them in more and more places.

Widdershins

Made in West Cork.

Also, ''Fresh orange juice'', 'Fresh bread'', ''Fresh cream''
Great! I was worried they might only serve rancid orange juice, stale bread and sour cream.

Hande hoche!

Widdershins wrote: »

Made in West Cork.

Also, ''Fresh orange juice'', 'Fresh bread'', ''Fresh cream''
Great! I was worried they might only serve rancid orange juice, stale bread and sour cream.

Was having a look in Fallon and Byrne earlier, it's mad the number of artisan products made there.

Widdershins

Hande hoche! wrote: »

Was having a look in Fallon and Byrne earlier, it's mad the number of artisan products made there.

I was just about to say ''Artisanal bread'' !

You can get custard tarts in Tesco. English ones. Not that different to the Portugese ones.

Billy86

Hande hoche! wrote: »

Was having a look in Fallon and Byrne earlier, it's mad the number of artisan products made there.

It is a serious hotbed of pretentious walkers, to be honest. Did some work in car insurance back in the recession years, more than once got complaints about their insurance docs saying "Co. Cork" (the designation for those outside Cork City) and not "West Cork"! :pac: