Underrated foods?

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  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    apullum wrote: »
    pancakerunner wrote: »
    Not really a "food" per se, but a highly underrated food COMBO is lemon + dark chocolate.

    https://www.theochocolate.com/product/lemon/

    I put "Theo Lemon Chocolate" into Prime Now and they offered me hummus instead :lol:
  • GrizzledSquirrel
    GrizzledSquirrel Posts: 120 Member
    Skate - why is it so hard to get? - It is the best fish EVER!!!
  • nighthawk584
    nighthawk584 Posts: 2,023 Member
    GrizzledSquirrel wrote: »
    Skate - why is it so hard to get? - It is the best fish EVER!!!

    I worked on a commercial fishing boat back in the early 80s. We dredged the bottom of ocean for scallops. Everytime we pulled up the nets, there would be skate galore ... Nasty creatures and their tails are razor sharp. dumped them right back in the ocean and kept the valuable scallops.
  • lemurcat2
    lemurcat2 Posts: 7,885 Member
    GrizzledSquirrel wrote: »
    Skate - why is it so hard to get? - It is the best fish EVER!!!

    Not sure I'd say best ever, but it's so easy and fast and delicious to cook it in brown butter and add a little vinegar. I also find it sad that it's generally harder to find--I have to go to a fish market to do so reliably.

    Good "underrated" choice.
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,943 Member
    lemurcat2 wrote: »
    GrizzledSquirrel wrote: »
    Skate - why is it so hard to get? - It is the best fish EVER!!!

    Not sure I'd say best ever, but it's so easy and fast and delicious to cook it in brown butter and add a little vinegar. I also find it sad that it's generally harder to find--I have to go to a fish market to do so reliably.

    Good "underrated" choice.

    And so easy to fillet, too.
  • pancakerunner
    pancakerunner Posts: 6,137 Member
    seltzermint555 wrote: »
    lentils, split peas, and all types of beans. So many of my friends have never tried these or hate them. They're huge staples in my house.

    Super random, but what are the super big beans? My grandma makes this AMAZING bean, brown sugar, onion dish in the Crock pot every Christmas and the really big beans are my favorite.
  • pancakerunner
    pancakerunner Posts: 6,137 Member
    edited September 2019
    NewLIFEstyle4ME wrote: »
    beets
    turkey bacon club sandwiches
    blackberries
    olives
    ethnic foods
    exotic teas
    french dips (shredded hot prime beef on french bread, dipped in a warm au jus sauce)
    lamb
    gyros
    cooked corned beef and corn beef w/pastrimi sandwiches
    loaded baked potatoes
    plain cheesecake w/fresh berries

    Yes to everything minus beets and tea. Underrated? Yes. Do I like them? no
  • pancakerunner
    pancakerunner Posts: 6,137 Member
    just_Tomek wrote: »
    pancakerunner wrote: »
    seltzermint555 wrote: »
    lentils, split peas, and all types of beans. So many of my friends have never tried these or hate them. They're huge staples in my house.

    Super random, but what are the super big beans? My grandma makes this AMAZING bean, brown sugar, onion dish in the Crock pot every Christmas and the really big beans are my favorite.

    Huge beans would either be a "Gingante" beans from Greece or "Fava" beans.

    Yep. Fava. I am 100% stupid seeing as Enlightened's Fava Bean crisps are my favorite... oops
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,162 Member
    Nasturtiums.
  • hmhill17
    hmhill17 Posts: 283 Member
    Rhubarb.
    Oxtails
    Pork/beef cheeks
  • aokoye
    aokoye Posts: 3,495 Member
    Brussels sprouts (like seemingly everyone else here)
    Huckleberries (but they're very expensive and very seasonal)
    Oxtail
    Goat
    Chicken thighs
    Sumac
    Real maple syrup on things other than pancakes
    Mushrooms
    Non-spiralized squash
  • aokoye
    aokoye Posts: 3,495 Member
    BarbaraHelen2013 wrote: »
    Beetroots in general
    Cabbage - just the boring white variety.
    Goats cheese
    Herbs - all of them (except sage)
    Pears
    Rhubarb
    Elderberries
    Capers
    Carrots
    Gooseberries - whatever happened to them! Not seen them for sale in eons! Little jewels of flavour!

    Wait, herbs, pears, and carrots are underrated?
  • kenyonhaff
    kenyonhaff Posts: 1,377 Member
    Light sour cream
    Cinnamon and sugar
    Green onions
    Baked potatoes
    Grilled cheese sandwiches (quesidillas also count)
    Jolly Ranchers
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,943 Member
    just_Tomek wrote: »
    Organ meats: Liver and gizzards are my absolute favs.

    I agree. Love gizzards and poultry livers. Ox heart too.
  • BarbaraHelen2013
    BarbaraHelen2013 Posts: 1,940 Member
    aokoye wrote: »
    BarbaraHelen2013 wrote: »
    Beetroots in general
    Cabbage - just the boring white variety.
    Goats cheese
    Herbs - all of them (except sage)
    Pears
    Rhubarb
    Elderberries
    Capers
    Carrots
    Gooseberries - whatever happened to them! Not seen them for sale in eons! Little jewels of flavour!

    Wait, herbs, pears, and carrots are underrated?

    😂 I could say the same for your list!

    Sumac, Chicken Thighs and Mushrooms are underrated? It’s personal experience at the end of the day (also maybe cultural difference to a degree).
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    Jicama.

    I just tried this for the first time the other day. Yum!

    I also learned how to pronounce it. :laugh:
  • aracely2224
    aracely2224 Posts: 1,070 Member
    🇲🇽 Mexican Food
  • pancakerunner
    pancakerunner Posts: 6,137 Member
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    Jicama.

    I just tried this for the first time the other day. Yum!

    I also learned how to pronounce it. :laugh:

    With some chili lime salt!
  • aokoye
    aokoye Posts: 3,495 Member
    BarbaraHelen2013 wrote: »
    aokoye wrote: »
    BarbaraHelen2013 wrote: »
    Beetroots in general
    Cabbage - just the boring white variety.
    Goats cheese
    Herbs - all of them (except sage)
    Pears
    Rhubarb
    Elderberries
    Capers
    Carrots
    Gooseberries - whatever happened to them! Not seen them for sale in eons! Little jewels of flavour!

    Wait, herbs, pears, and carrots are underrated?

    😂 I could say the same for your list!

    Sumac, Chicken Thighs and Mushrooms are underrated? It’s personal experience at the end of the day (also maybe cultural difference to a degree).

    It's funny because I was going to amend the chicken thighs and mushrooms. Chicken thighs are seemingly only underrated on websites related to losing weight (which boggles my mind but people can make their own choices) and I'm always surprised at just how many people dislike mushrooms.

    Sumac just isn't common here, far less common that capers which I can get at most grocery stores. I can easily get sumac, but only because I live very close to a Lebanese grocery store.
  • NewLIFEstyle4ME
    NewLIFEstyle4ME Posts: 4,440 Member
    edited September 2019
    pancakerunner wrote: »
    NewLIFEstyle4ME wrote: »
    beets
    turkey bacon club sandwiches
    blackberries
    olives
    ethnic foods
    exotic teas
    french dips (shredded hot prime beef on french bread, dipped in a warm au jus sauce)
    lamb
    gyros
    cooked corned beef and corn beef w/pastrimi sandwiches
    loaded baked potatoes
    plain cheesecake w/fresh berries

    Yes to everything minus beets and tea. Underrated? Yes. Do I like them? no

    I've hated beets ALL my life (and I've been on this earth for a LONG time)...sheer unadulterated HATRED for them, until I blasted away a ton of weight. I started getting out of my box of what I don't like or won't eat and tried beets a couple of months ago or so and MAN!What I've been missing all my life. Beets are everythang to me, especially when they are prepared in exotic and ethnic ways--YUM. Even beet salads I LOVE now.

    I used to be a coffee (LOADED with cream) junkie when I was obese, and as a substitute, I started drinking all kinds of exotic green, flower, even herbal teas (PLAIN nothing added--just tea) and I LOVE them now. I still drink coffee, but drink exotic teas now everyday and I LOVE THEM!!!!
  • duskyjewel
    duskyjewel Posts: 286 Member
    apullum wrote: »
    Ricotta. I’ve been eating a lot of it on English muffins lately, and I even have a ricotta cookie recipe.

    You're welcome ;)

    https://www.cookingclassy.com/lemon-ricotta-pancakes/
  • LillyStar24
    LillyStar24 Posts: 77 Member
    Dragon Fruit
    Greek food (dolmathes and gyros)
    Pasta Ceci
    Spaghetti Squash
    Cabbage
    Potatoes
  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 7,062 Member
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    Jicama.

    I just tried this for the first time the other day. Yum!

    I also learned how to pronounce it. :laugh:

    I love jicama, discovered it in a Dos Coyotes salad that I make a version of every day for lunch.

    I agree with brussel sprouts. Bell peppers and broccoli don't get much special recognition. Same with edamame.
  • MamboRumba
    MamboRumba Posts: 423 Member
    Sardines

    Rosewater (try it on watermelon)

    Pumpkin Purée (to add to soup bases.....just like you use tomato sauce)

    Indian cuisine (for western vegetarians)

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