PAV8888 wrote: »

I've always wondered because the usual translation to radishes was obviously wrong.

With recent improvements we have: ραδίκια = radishes via Google translate old style.

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I think it is a glitch in the matrix. Going to the plural form (many ραδίκια) gives you radishes for some reason.



But when you enter the singular (one ραδίκι) it gives you chicory!



And when you go and reverse-translate radishes into Greek...it gives you the correct term (ραπανάκια)



Man, that's weird!

When I just copy ραδίκια into the URL field rather than translate, google deliver chicory information and images.

Those greens look delicious!

lauriekallis wrote: »

I ventured down the aygolemono rabbit hole most pictures I found show something looking much creamier - is that because they added cream or is it that all the greens disguise that creamy look in your images? Some recipes called for just egg yolk and lemon - some for the full egg - some for beating the egg whites and added them separately?

How creamy or "frothy" your αυγολέμονο looks depends on three things.

1. How much of it you put in your stew.
2. What greens you use there.
3. How you put it in your stew.

In this instance I went with one egg, so it does not look too creamy. Separate the white and beat it, put the yolk with the lemon and beat it. Add them together and then take one ladle of the hot stock/juice from the stew and add it very, verrrryyyy gradually into the mixture, while beating with a fork. When the ingredients combine well and the aygolemono is ready, just throw it in the pot and shake around so that it goes everywhere.

I'm sure Dante's is technically more correct. And your friend Aki I'm sure will discuss best techniques

My take is that as long as you're beating the kitten out of the mixture and the initial hot liquid ladle and possibly the subsequent one are added very slowly while turbo beating then you're pretty much golden. The whole point is to bring up the mixture's temperature without the egg solidifying/ curdling. After the initial ladles you can add as much as you want to equalize temperatures before putting it all back into the pot to simmer

For me, the real secret is using actual lemons or even in desperation limes as opposed to bottled. The bottled product aftertaste is a killer.

Btw powdered broth with shiritake rice and avgolemono would only fail sodium as extreme caloric value for satiety. Hmmmmm.... I'm thinking I should make some

How would the lentils go with egg and lemon... I thought about it because I do have a pouch of brown rice with lentils that I could add in to the konjac rice. But I don't see it!

Oh well. I'm about to take the pup for a romp. Thinking of maybe putting a bag of kale, the konjac rice I have (unfortunately it is the "sticky rice" version), and some water and "knorr" powder to sit on the stove at room temp just that it can all blend a bit since there will only be a hard boil and minimal simmering when I come back I'll have to get a lemon or two on the way back though

I picked up kale and lemons while I was out too

I imagine a soupy lentil stew with lemon and egg would be good

Unfortunately I also picked up a Her She chocolate bar with almonds.... not half as nutritious as all the other stuff we have been speaking of.

I honestly still don't see the lentils with egg lemons had to erase a bit of yelling because somebody came back with a full furry mouse that was recently dead. Thankfully she didn't have time to start the snacking. Anyway, I don't see the lentils was lemon egg sauce, but I've never looked to see if it is actually a thing

Careful out there PAV. Hope you can dry off and get warm the rest of the day!

kale egg lemon soupy, remember?

Here is is all ready to eat--and I still have more than half of it left! The "rice" expanded a bit which is fine.

Tasty?????