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shathaway123
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I finally decided to try the recipe for cauliflower fried rice. Yesterday I went to my nearest Winco, and cauliflower was $5.00 a head!! There was even little black spots on them. Needless to say I did not purchase any. Whats up with that?
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shathaway123 wrote: »I finally decided to try the recipe for cauliflower fried rice. Yesterday I went to my nearest Winco, and cauliflower was $5.00 a head!! There was even little black spots on them. Needless to say I did not purchase any. Whats up with that?
California's drought may have something to do with this.0 -
Yeah up to $6 here... Sigh...0
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Buy frozen cauliflower. Same thing, but cheaper.0
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Get the frozen. It's much cheaper and works fine for the rice.0
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It's down to,the weather. It's been a bad year for caulies.0
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I still can't believe it when I read on hear about the price of caulis in America. We pay 49p in the UK.0
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I was just shocked by this myself yesterday! For something like the rice I would definitely opt for frozen too.0
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I would say weather and demand. Cauliflower is one of those "miracle foods" touted for its extra fiber.
I say fool the marketing gods and pick a barely known veggie from the shelf, like a squash or a turnip.
Locally there's been a sudden run on butter as demand shifted, and related shortages. Fats aren't seen as the baddies any more. I saw a pound of unsalted butter marked at $12.0 -
...or, *gasp* make rice fried rice. Maybe add a little wild rice or balsamic vinegar to jazz it up.0
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A few days ago, the grocery store I went to had a sign saying that they were having trouble sourcing broccoli and cauliflower due to weather in California. They were selling what they had for $3/pound.
Then I went yesterday and it was $1.25 a pound, go figure. I also now have around 5 pounds of cauliflower waiting to be cooked...0 -
Where I am you are lucky to find cauliflower under $7! This global warming will be adding to even higher food prices.
I buy frozen now.0 -
mallory_2014 wrote: »Where I am you are lucky to find cauliflower under $7! This global warming will be adding to even higher food prices.
I buy frozen now.
Yep, global warming0 -
I buy frozen too but I haven't dared making roasted cauliflower with it, honestly. Today it was only $3 a head at the store but they're so tiny you could buy 2 bags of frozen at $2 for the same amount...0
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shathaway123 wrote: »I finally decided to try the recipe for cauliflower fried rice. Yesterday I went to my nearest Winco, and cauliflower was $5.00 a head!! There was even little black spots on them. Needless to say I did not purchase any. Whats up with that?
What about farmers market?
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I use real rice. It tastes delicious.
For cauliflower I buy frozen if the cost is up. Frozen I can get for 98cents per bag and fresh for $4 a head.0 -
thorsmom01 wrote: »I use real rice. It tastes delicious.
For cauliflower I buy frozen if the cost is up. Frozen I can get for 98cents per bag and fresh for $4 a head.
The only time cooked califlower has been palatable to me is when making a dish that involves cauliflower, heavy cream and shredded cheese. Other than that, raw is the way to go for me.
It really isn't a substitute for rice, or hash browns, or whatever monstrosities others make out of it that are meant to replace potatoes and other starches.0 -
Frozen is just as good! Do you have a Trader Joe's? They have frozen cauliflower rice and it is cheap!0
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Considering how many recipes there are for faux dishes using it, it must be an acceptable substitute for many people. It probably helps if you like the flavor of cooked cauliflower and are not too picky about textures.realityfades wrote: »It really isn't a substitute for rice, or hash browns, or whatever monstrosities others make out of it that are meant to replace potatoes and other starches.0 -
It's probably out of season in your area, though even in season it's pretty high where I live.
Frozen is much cheaper.0 -
The equivalent of one dollar per head here. Just had some for lunch. I will cook rice later this week, and it will be made from rice.
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I am bummed cauliflower is so expensive these days. It's almost $5.00/head here in Michigan. I really want to make some cauliflower "steaks"! Can't do that with frozen though, unfortunately.
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WalkingAlong wrote: »
Considering how many recipes there are for faux dishes using it, it must be an acceptable substitute for many people. It probably helps if you like the flavor of cooked cauliflower and are not too picky about textures.realityfades wrote: »It really isn't a substitute for rice, or hash browns, or whatever monstrosities others make out of it that are meant to replace potatoes and other starches.
I don't mind that other people use cauliflower in different dishes, I just don't think it's accurate to say that cauliflower is an amazing rice or potatoe substitute, because it isn't. I've tried cauliflower hash browns, cauliflower cheese bakes, cauliflower rice, cauliflower mashed potatoes, cauliflower pizza crust, etc. But it's a poor substitute for starchy foods. Maybe that's just me, IDK.
The other thing is, I find nothing wrong with eating potatoes. They're fiberous and full of potassium.0 -
realityfades wrote: »WalkingAlong wrote: »
Considering how many recipes there are for faux dishes using it, it must be an acceptable substitute for many people. It probably helps if you like the flavor of cooked cauliflower and are not too picky about textures.realityfades wrote: »It really isn't a substitute for rice, or hash browns, or whatever monstrosities others make out of it that are meant to replace potatoes and other starches.
I don't mind that other people use cauliflower in different dishes, I just don't think it's accurate to say that cauliflower is an amazing rice or potatoe substitute, because it isn't. I've tried cauliflower hash browns, cauliflower cheese bakes, cauliflower rice, cauliflower mashed potatoes, cauliflower pizza crust, etc. But it's a poor substitute for starchy foods. Maybe that's just me, IDK.
The other thing is, I find nothing wrong with eating potatoes. They're fiberous and full of potassium.
I agree with this.
I'm all for adding cauliflower (and other veggies) to things to reduce overall calories. But for me cauliflower rice is not a life long substitute for rice. Will people be eating cauliflower pizza crust long after the weight is gone? I don't think so.
I eat rice, I eat pizza crust. There's nothing wrong with that.0 -
The other day at Trader Joe's, cauliflower was $1.99/head. I bought it:)0
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How do you make cauliflower rice from frozen? Do you cook it first? I imagine it being mushy.0
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realityfades wrote: »WalkingAlong wrote: »
Considering how many recipes there are for faux dishes using it, it must be an acceptable substitute for many people. It probably helps if you like the flavor of cooked cauliflower and are not too picky about textures.realityfades wrote: »It really isn't a substitute for rice, or hash browns, or whatever monstrosities others make out of it that are meant to replace potatoes and other starches.
I don't mind that other people use cauliflower in different dishes, I just don't think it's accurate to say that cauliflower is an amazing rice or potatoe substitute, because it isn't. I've tried cauliflower hash browns, cauliflower cheese bakes, cauliflower rice, cauliflower mashed potatoes, cauliflower pizza crust, etc. But it's a poor substitute for starchy foods. Maybe that's just me, IDK.
The other thing is, I find nothing wrong with eating potatoes. They're fiberous and full of potassium.
I don't like it much as a sub for potatoes or flour, either, but I get tired of hearing people who DO like it as a substitute ridiculed. Maybe that wasn't your intent. Saying "It's not a substitute in whatever monstrosities..." sounds like "I'm the authority", not "this is my opinion but, hey, enjoy".
Nothing wrong with potatoes, nothing wrong with flour, but nothing wrong with people trying to get more veggies and less potatoes and flour in their diets in whatever ways appeal to them.0 -
WalkingAlong wrote: »realityfades wrote: »WalkingAlong wrote: »
Considering how many recipes there are for faux dishes using it, it must be an acceptable substitute for many people. It probably helps if you like the flavor of cooked cauliflower and are not too picky about textures.realityfades wrote: »It really isn't a substitute for rice, or hash browns, or whatever monstrosities others make out of it that are meant to replace potatoes and other starches.
I don't mind that other people use cauliflower in different dishes, I just don't think it's accurate to say that cauliflower is an amazing rice or potatoe substitute, because it isn't. I've tried cauliflower hash browns, cauliflower cheese bakes, cauliflower rice, cauliflower mashed potatoes, cauliflower pizza crust, etc. But it's a poor substitute for starchy foods. Maybe that's just me, IDK.
The other thing is, I find nothing wrong with eating potatoes. They're fiberous and full of potassium.
I don't like it much as a sub for potatoes or flour, either, but I get tired of hearing people who DO like it as a substitute ridiculed. Maybe that wasn't your intent. Saying "It's not a substitute in whatever monstrosities..." sounds like "I'm the authority", not "this is my opinion but, hey, enjoy".
Nothing wrong with potatoes, nothing wrong with flour, but nothing wrong with people trying to get more veggies and less potatoes and flour in their diets in whatever ways appeal to them.
That's exactly how I feel. And cauliflower is a veggie with a lot of nutrients and health benefits so it's not like people are swapping in some kind of chemically enhanced plastic in lieu of the real stuff (and even if they wanted to, so be it, eat what you want to eat, people). It took me some time to come around to cauliflower but now one of my favorite things about it is its versatility. And I actually find that cauliflower "rice" tastes really similar to a grain, but more like cous cous or quinoa than rice. In the end they're both fairly bland in flavor so it sort of boils down to what texture you make it into.
Lately I've been into baked buffalo cauliflower bites which would not work well with frozen cauliflower, unfortunately, so I've been sucking it up and paying $5 for a small head. My grocery store said it had to do with the weather in Mexico. Not sure how long that will affect production.0 -
realityfades wrote: »WalkingAlong wrote: »
Considering how many recipes there are for faux dishes using it, it must be an acceptable substitute for many people. It probably helps if you like the flavor of cooked cauliflower and are not too picky about textures.realityfades wrote: »It really isn't a substitute for rice, or hash browns, or whatever monstrosities others make out of it that are meant to replace potatoes and other starches.
I don't mind that other people use cauliflower in different dishes, I just don't think it's accurate to say that cauliflower is an amazing rice or potatoe substitute, because it isn't. I've tried cauliflower hash browns, cauliflower cheese bakes, cauliflower rice, cauliflower mashed potatoes, cauliflower pizza crust, etc. But it's a poor substitute for starchy foods. Maybe that's just me, IDK.
The other thing is, I find nothing wrong with eating potatoes. They're fiberous and full of potassium.
Agreed.0 -
I don't like canned tuna. I wouldn't jump into a thread about it and ridicule others' use of it or use of adjectives to describe it. Because no one cares that I don't like canned tuna.0
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