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Not Running => Food => Topic started by: oblio on July 29, 2015, 01:13:20 AM
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I went through a while where I really wanted to eat a Sharpie. Yes, the pen. I didn't, I know better, I just really wanted to. These days I want to drink pasta sauce. I don't care if it's on anything, I'm more than happy to drink it out of the bottle. One of my all time favorite weird foods is green olives, hard boiled eggs, and miracle whip.
I can't be the only one with unusual tastes. What weird thing do you crave?
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I went through a while where I really wanted to eat a Sharpie. Yes, the pen. I didn't, I know better, I just really wanted to. These days I want to drink pasta sauce. I don't care if it's on anything, I'm more than happy to drink it out of the bottle. One of my all time favorite weird foods is green olives, hard boiled eggs, and miracle whip.
I can't be the only one with unusual tastes. What weird thing do you crave?
I'm totally with you on the green olives, for some reason they induce me into a hunger trance. I also love black olives on pizza.
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My mother used to drink salsa and call it "gazpacho," i guess it is close!
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Nothing weird about eating olives. Sharpie, yes. But when I was a kid, I used to chew on the ends of my pencils after the eraser was used up. I don't have a weird food cravings anymore since I was about 10. I think my cravings was called pica. I heard it was due to lack of certain nutrients that our body needs. Some people eat clay, chalk, or glass. Heard it on TAL once during a run. I almost threw up listening to the story. Worst.story.ever.
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My mother used to drink salsa and call it "gazpacho," i guess it is close!
My mom would eat bowls of this black bean/corn salsa she found once, she said it was like a bean/corn salad.
When I was really little, I used to imagine what it would be like to eat those soap hanger things (like you put in dishwashers), I thought they would be like a minty popsicle. I never did, though.
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When I start to crave pasta sauce, I know it means I need energy. Because pasta sauce comes with pasta...which is yummy carbs, which means energy. Seriously, if I start craving pasta sauce, it is usually because I have been worn out or been working out too much or not getting enough calories (this latter is pretty rare.) It took me a while to figure that out actually.
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i crave peas almost exclusively. as i eat a lot of other foods high in vitamin c, i'm not sure which of the other nutrients my body wants.
anyway. i like cooked (hot) peas with caesar dressing - while i don't think that's particularly odd, others have commented.
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Olives and hard boiled eggs are pretty standard around our house!
I used to crave broccoli slaw with ranch dressing (which I normally avoid) stuffed in a pita.
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I don't consider olives as weird because it's a staple for us. We snack on the black ones all the time. The green sweet olives are my favorite though.
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Grilled cheese sandwiches (not weird) eaten with home-canned peaches (not weird). But you dip the sandwich in the juice from the peaches, which is weird but delicious.
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Toasted peanut butter and dill pickle sandwiches are a favorite. As is cottage cheese and Fritos.
Eggs, olives and mayo actually sounds pretty good. Kind of like eggs w creme fresh and a dollop of caviar in terms of the flavor profile
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Yeah, I didn't mean olives or eggs seperatly, but all mashed together with miracle whip. I think it's normal too, but have had a lot of comments.
I was thinking tomato soup with the pasta sauce thing, gazpacho works too. Surely they can't be that different. It could be a pasta craving, I had really reduced my carbs when I was craving it so much. But I'd still be fine sitting down to drink a bottle, even with the pasta!
I crave peas a lot too. I just heat them up and eat them out of the bag.
I've had grilled cheese with apple, but never peaches. Seems like it could be good though. Still weird, though :D Pickle and peanut butter- def weird! But I may have to try it...
My dad loves peanut butter, jelly, and velveeta cheese :vomit:
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I used to love yellow mustard, pickle and crouton sandwiches.
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Green olives, eggs and mayo is a staple in my potato salad recipe. Soooo good.
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Another weird and delicious grilled cheese thing is to put jam in with the cheese. So good!
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Another weird and delicious grilled cheese thing is to put jam in with the cheese. So good!
people put cheese in their apple pies, so along those lines, i suppose?
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There are tons of savory pastries from Latin America that include jam/fruit including tequeños with guyaba, pan con queso (bread with cheese) with guayaba and all sorts of other sweet fruit pastes. And of course cheese plates are delicious with fig or other fruit jams.
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Grilled watermelon pizza brushed with balsamic vinaigrette topped with blue cheese, rocket, and walnuts. Weird that it's grilled, even weirder to call it pizza for topping it with cheese and other stuff. But it's good!!
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I made a salad today that was in the Food and Wine email... it was weird but good. Fresh cherries, cilantro, onions, white wine vinegar and fish sauce.
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Toasted peanut butter and dill pickle sandwiches are a favorite. As is cottage cheese and Fritos.
Eggs, olives and mayo actually sounds pretty good. Kind of like eggs w creme fresh and a dollop of caviar in terms of the flavor profile
There's a Greek chain that used to have an egg and olive salad for sandwiches and stuff. (Kind of like egg salad with olives and stuff in it.) It was SO good. But they don't have it anymore.
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I made a salad today that was in the Food and Wine email... it was weird but good. Fresh cherries, cilantro, onions, white wine vinegar and fish sauce.
this does not sound good to me at all :nono:
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I just had jalapeno, cheese, pepperoni, and ham on a toasted bagel.
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A long while ago, a Jewish friend commented on how we turned a jewish food into completely something no jewish person (kosher folks) would ever eat, bagel with cream cheese and bacon bits. I had not even thought of how it appeared disrespectful to my Jewish friend let her see our kids eat something Jewish that had pork in it. Or maybe she didn't care.
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A long while ago, a Jewish friend commented on how we turned a jewish food into completely something no jewish person (kosher folks) would ever eat, bagel with cream cheese and bacon bits. I had not even thought of how it appeared disrespectful to my Jewish friend let her see our kids eat something Jewish that had pork in it. Or maybe she didn't care.
I wouldn't worry about it, I don't think it's disrespectful at all. Jews can't really afford to make rules about bagels anyway :P
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I still occasionally have simple ketchup sandwiches. Preferably on cheap hamburger buns.
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I still occasionally have simple ketchup sandwiches. Preferably on cheap hamburger buns.
the only other person I ever met who did this (but preferably white wonderbread) also put ketchup on his mashed potatoes.
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I wouldn't worry about it, I don't think it's disrespectful at all. Jews can't really afford to make rules about bagels anyway :P
That was my first education on food and religion clashing with one another. Before that, I had no idea that Jewish people had rules on food. Then I learned about muslims' food restriction later. I was already an adult at the time. So for almost half of my life, I assumed people are the same everywhere. It made no sense to me to include food as part of one's faith. Anyway, I'm always happy to see Jewish friends dig into cheesesteaks. :D
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Okay, this one isn't weird, it is just not commonly found in North America - bitter melon. Mags, is it used in any dishes in the Philippines?
I had a dish similar to this in Thailand: http://praneesthaikitchen.com/2011/08/04/stir-fried-bitter-melon-with-egg-recipe/ (http://praneesthaikitchen.com/2011/08/04/stir-fried-bitter-melon-with-egg-recipe/)
I'm getting bitter melons in my CSA this weekend so I think I am going to make it.
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Okay, this one isn't weird, it is just not commonly found in North America - bitter melon. Mags, is it used in any dishes in the Philippines?
I had a dish similar to this in Thailand: http://praneesthaikitchen.com/2011/08/04/stir-fried-bitter-melon-with-egg-recipe/ (http://praneesthaikitchen.com/2011/08/04/stir-fried-bitter-melon-with-egg-recipe/)
I'm getting bitter melons in my CSA this weekend so I think I am going to make it.
Did you make it yet? How was it?
Bittermelon is one those veggies with whcih I had a love-hate relationship.It's regularly served at our dinner talbe in the Philippines when I was growing up. I couldn't stand how bitter it was and hated it. But I learned that it wasn't always bitter and learned to love it as an adult.
And the way it's prepared is why it tastes extremely bitter, or just slightly bitter. It's either cooked with dried salty shrimp brine and a bit of tomatoes, or with coconut milk. I like it both ways.
As a kid, when there was no other choice at the table, I made myself eat it or would to hungry all night. I tucked little pieces of it in a ball of rice to avoid tasting the bitter taste. But tasted the bitter flavor anyway. I had tasted a dish prepared by one of my aunts, and was surprised to discover how was very tasty it was. She cooked with pork and shrimp brine and tomatoes. I learned that best way to get rid of the bitterness (most of it anyway), was to sweat it in salt for about half hour to an hour after seeding and slicing them in half circles. When the slices are soft from the salt, rinse and squeeze out the juices until there's nothing left to squeeze. you can put them in a kitchen towel to best perform this step. Cook pork in salted water until the fat is rendered and the meat is crisped. Then use some of the fat to sautee the onions and the melon before adding the shrimp brine. Then add the pork. Season with more brine to taste. Do the same thing with the melons when cooking with coconut milk. I don't remember the recipe for this however. I'm sure it's available online.
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This is exactly how we cook the bitter gourd or "ampalaya" in tagalog.
http://www.filipino-food-lovers.com/ginisang-ampalaya/ (http://www.filipino-food-lovers.com/ginisang-ampalaya/)
This is a simple recipe for the one cooked in coconut milk (ginataan is a term used for any filipino dish that is cooked in coconut milk, which is nearly everything!).
http://jeepneyrecipes.blogspot.com/2014/05/how-to-cook-sauteed-ampalaya-in-reduced.html (http://jeepneyrecipes.blogspot.com/2014/05/how-to-cook-sauteed-ampalaya-in-reduced.html)
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Well, after all that, they switched out the ampalaya for boring old green onions. :( Lack of rain has limited supplies.
ETA: I found the picture I took of the dish I had in Thailand. Pretty certain they salted the bitterness out of it.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/dRFjQanHQyWQDySXv4brU5wvkORDRhQhUBa8wzLWwL7c-msu_lkgQqQRfF0l58URRumSmAns1-4di_NUl0bixkJaq_VFNP4wxJ-5OzVfNNjrCirDDz3Y1WwLtR1CJy5_Q2xdG2aJEXoWTd759EBgEnwzPzmUoLdDXS5r_hwDLl4gDCuDiEMNEMY0j7Y9DmTfkNHboowIKxrGcL5UlzaKEkdrpSwW8Ccyqiz6Y9dvGgIcUBX9AfQakISrp2ggXPUuLQelPj4vscKavCjeD9oj-qp_qD8BynsWqh4rAgtF2MMZ3b2_n9ZqgD3ugLgyCgDOtqlepZqRUW9qfkVE9oSXQ_r-GBNEbAH4C5a_v0MAEHiarloXVztG2FDB2qdbBpv4Tg8-LNy3FJhOVtcj06tv-UfIEOkxrzX58Rmv1WfINHfnnUwRpYwGA_1S10pP4Q85CdesBgqnoY8u3BB_u7h9s0FfK3OoK1vrTvsaqudQ36diaMD9Iia59XL1oGg4qV3ECAJYWhnYuQv-jOPKoui5tGo=w1207-h905-no)
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Well, after all that, they switched out the ampalaya for boring old green onions. :( Lack of rain has limited supplies.
ETA: I found the picture I took of the dish I had in Thailand. Pretty certain they salted the bitterness out of it.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/dRFjQanHQyWQDySXv4brU5wvkORDRhQhUBa8wzLWwL7c-msu_lkgQqQRfF0l58URRumSmAns1-4di_NUl0bixkJaq_VFNP4wxJ-5OzVfNNjrCirDDz3Y1WwLtR1CJy5_Q2xdG2aJEXoWTd759EBgEnwzPzmUoLdDXS5r_hwDLl4gDCuDiEMNEMY0j7Y9DmTfkNHboowIKxrGcL5UlzaKEkdrpSwW8Ccyqiz6Y9dvGgIcUBX9AfQakISrp2ggXPUuLQelPj4vscKavCjeD9oj-qp_qD8BynsWqh4rAgtF2MMZ3b2_n9ZqgD3ugLgyCgDOtqlepZqRUW9qfkVE9oSXQ_r-GBNEbAH4C5a_v0MAEHiarloXVztG2FDB2qdbBpv4Tg8-LNy3FJhOVtcj06tv-UfIEOkxrzX58Rmv1WfINHfnnUwRpYwGA_1S10pP4Q85CdesBgqnoY8u3BB_u7h9s0FfK3OoK1vrTvsaqudQ36diaMD9Iia59XL1oGg4qV3ECAJYWhnYuQv-jOPKoui5tGo=w1207-h905-no)
I'm not able to see the image. Did you post it on FB? I seem to recall the cooking lesson. I thought that was cool!
Green onions are far from being as exotic as the amplaya. They have those in asian markets all the time, though. You might still want to cook some. Remember to buy the small ones instead of the large melons.