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/1 -
pancakerunner wrote: »Not really a "food" per se, but a highly underrated food COMBO is lemon + dark chocolate.
https://www.theochocolate.com/product/lemon/
Hmm, not sure about the milk chocolate with lemon, definitely can get 100% behind super dark chocolate and lemon though!0 -
BarbaraHelen2013 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/
Hmm, not sure about the milk chocolate with lemon, definitely can get 100% behind super dark chocolate and lemon though!
Agreed. That Theo milk + lemon doesn't interest me. If you like a dark chocolate with lemon, Divine makes a GREAT product!
http://shop.divinechocolateusa.com/85-Dark-Chocolate-with-Refreshing-Lemon/p/DIV-004487&c=DivineChocolate@Organic0 -
BarbaraHelen2013 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/
Hmm, not sure about the milk chocolate with lemon, definitely can get 100% behind super dark chocolate and lemon though!
A 45% milk bar is a “darker” milk chocolate. (Compare with a Hershey bar, which is somewhere around 10%-ish.). Bars in that range are usually buttery or fudgy. They’re usually not super sweet but usually don’t have the slight bitterness or level of complexity of a darker chocolate.
When I tried that particular Theo bar, I thought it was pleasant because the sweeter chocolate balanced the lemon. I didn’t love it, but it was nice.
Lindt makes a dark chocolate lime bar, and I think they used to have a lemon one.3 -
BarbaraHelen2013 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/
Hmm, not sure about the milk chocolate with lemon, definitely can get 100% behind super dark chocolate and lemon though!
A 45% milk bar is a “darker” milk chocolate. (Compare with a Hershey bar, which is somewhere around 10%-ish.). Bars in that range are usually buttery or fudgy. They’re usually not super sweet but usually don’t have the slight bitterness or level of complexity of a darker chocolate.
When I tried that particular Theo bar, I thought it was pleasant because the sweeter chocolate balanced the lemon. I didn’t love it, but it was nice.
Lindt makes a dark chocolate lime bar, and I think they used to have a lemon one.
need!0 -
BarbaraHelen2013 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/
Hmm, not sure about the milk chocolate with lemon, definitely can get 100% behind super dark chocolate and lemon though!
A 45% milk bar is a “darker” milk chocolate. (Compare with a Hershey bar, which is somewhere around 10%-ish.). Bars in that range are usually buttery or fudgy. They’re usually not super sweet but usually don’t have the slight bitterness or level of complexity of a darker chocolate.
When I tried that particular Theo bar, I thought it was pleasant because the sweeter chocolate balanced the lemon. I didn’t love it, but it was nice.
Lindt makes a dark chocolate lime bar, and I think they used to have a lemon one.
It was around Christmas time when someone brought me a hostess gift of dark chocolate coated candied lemon peel from an artisinal bakery when I was living in Amsterdam. Wondering where I could find something like that?1 -
BarbaraHelen2013 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/
Hmm, not sure about the milk chocolate with lemon, definitely can get 100% behind super dark chocolate and lemon though!
A 45% milk bar is a “darker” milk chocolate. (Compare with a Hershey bar, which is somewhere around 10%-ish.). Bars in that range are usually buttery or fudgy. They’re usually not super sweet but usually don’t have the slight bitterness or level of complexity of a darker chocolate.
When I tried that particular Theo bar, I thought it was pleasant because the sweeter chocolate balanced the lemon. I didn’t love it, but it was nice.
Lindt makes a dark chocolate lime bar, and I think they used to have a lemon one.
It was around Christmas time when someone brought me a hostess gift of dark chocolate coated candied lemon peel from an artisinal bakery when I was living in Amsterdam. Wondering where I could find something like that?
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BarbaraHelen2013 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/
Hmm, not sure about the milk chocolate with lemon, definitely can get 100% behind super dark chocolate and lemon though!
A 45% milk bar is a “darker” milk chocolate. (Compare with a Hershey bar, which is somewhere around 10%-ish.). Bars in that range are usually buttery or fudgy. They’re usually not super sweet but usually don’t have the slight bitterness or level of complexity of a darker chocolate.
When I tried that particular Theo bar, I thought it was pleasant because the sweeter chocolate balanced the lemon. I didn’t love it, but it was nice.
Lindt makes a dark chocolate lime bar, and I think they used to have a lemon one.
Lindt has apparently discontinued the dark chocolate lime bar https://www.lindtusa.com/zest-of-lime-excellence-bar-329900aa so get it while you can locally! (I was thinking of getting one from Amazon, but the listings I saw are shipping from the UK, and I don't want to do that for chocolate.)
Interestingly, Lindt calls that one "dark" and it is 47%, while Theo calls theirs "milk" at 45%.
I wonder if there is a standard cut off, or brands decide?0 -
BarbaraHelen2013 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/
Hmm, not sure about the milk chocolate with lemon, definitely can get 100% behind super dark chocolate and lemon though!
A 45% milk bar is a “darker” milk chocolate. (Compare with a Hershey bar, which is somewhere around 10%-ish.). Bars in that range are usually buttery or fudgy. They’re usually not super sweet but usually don’t have the slight bitterness or level of complexity of a darker chocolate.
When I tried that particular Theo bar, I thought it was pleasant because the sweeter chocolate balanced the lemon. I didn’t love it, but it was nice.
Lindt makes a dark chocolate lime bar, and I think they used to have a lemon one.
It was around Christmas time when someone brought me a hostess gift of dark chocolate coated candied lemon peel from an artisinal bakery when I was living in Amsterdam. Wondering where I could find something like that?
Make it! Give it as hostess gifts!1 -
kshama2001 wrote: »BarbaraHelen2013 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/
Hmm, not sure about the milk chocolate with lemon, definitely can get 100% behind super dark chocolate and lemon though!
A 45% milk bar is a “darker” milk chocolate. (Compare with a Hershey bar, which is somewhere around 10%-ish.). Bars in that range are usually buttery or fudgy. They’re usually not super sweet but usually don’t have the slight bitterness or level of complexity of a darker chocolate.
When I tried that particular Theo bar, I thought it was pleasant because the sweeter chocolate balanced the lemon. I didn’t love it, but it was nice.
Lindt makes a dark chocolate lime bar, and I think they used to have a lemon one.
Lindt has apparently discontinued the dark chocolate lime bar https://www.lindtusa.com/zest-of-lime-excellence-bar-329900aa so get it while you can locally! (I was thinking of getting one from Amazon, but the listings I saw are shipping from the UK, and I don't want to do that for chocolate.)
Interestingly, Lindt calls that one "dark" and it is 47%, while Theo calls theirs "milk" at 45%.
I wonder if there is a standard cut off, or brands decide?
That 40-60% range gets called all sorts of things. Some companies call it "dark," some call it "milk," and some call it dark milk." Of course, it is only milk chocolate if it actually contains milk.
I personally think of it as "dark milk" because I think the flavor is different from either traditional milk or dark chocolate. Most of my favorite bars are in that range. I'm very sensitive to bitter flavors, so I'm not always in the mood for dark chocolate, but I think milk chocolate can be one-note and overly sweet if it's not done well.
However, in the spirit of the OP, I'd say that a high quality milk chocolate bar is underrated. Most people think of something like Hershey's or Nestle when they think of milk chocolate, but there are some very high quality milk chocolate bars (and some of those are made by companies with stronger sustainability and fair labor policies). The good milk chocolate bars I've seen start at around 33%.2 -
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
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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
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