Underrated foods?
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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 instead2 -
Skate - why is it so hard to get? - It is the best fish EVER!!!
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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.2 -
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.1 -
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.1 -
other grains besides rice - farro, barley for example5
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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.8
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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
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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.0 -
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? no0 -
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... oops2 -
Fava is especially underrated with some liver and a nice chianti.
Sorry. ;-)
I love fava beans, but I hate peeling them.13 -
Nasturtiums.2
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Rhubarb.
Oxtails
Pork/beef cheeks2 -
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 squash0 -
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?0 -
Light sour cream
Cinnamon and sugar
Green onions
Baked potatoes
Grilled cheese sandwiches (quesidillas also count)
Jolly Ranchers4 -
just_Tomek wrote: »Organ meats: Liver and gizzards are my absolute favs.
I agree. Love gizzards and poultry livers. Ox heart too.1 -
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).0 -
OOH yes rhubarb. I LOVE rhubarb in any form and wish rhubarb flavored things were more common and not always lumped in with strawberry.7
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Jicama.5
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🇲🇽 Mexican Food3
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quiksylver296 wrote: »
With some chili lime salt!1 -
BarbaraHelen2013 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.2 -
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!!!!4 -
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/0 -
Dragon Fruit
Greek food (dolmathes and gyros)
Pasta Ceci
Spaghetti Squash
Cabbage
Potatoes2 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »
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.1 -
Sardines
Rosewater (try it on watermelon)
Pumpkin Purée (to add to soup bases.....just like you use tomato sauce)
Indian cuisine (for western vegetarians)1
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