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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsJust tried baklava tonight for the first time. Think I am in love. What is your newest
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favourite food?
catbyte
(34,485 posts)Baclava is the best! I used to make it until it just got easier to buy it.
elleng
(131,201 posts)I've bought Butterfinger the oldfashioned, BAR, recently!
catbyte
(34,485 posts)Butterfinger-tasting chocolate with little pieces of the crunchy Butterfinger throughout. Really terrific!
elleng
(131,201 posts)Glad I just returned from grocery+ outing! Had a Fifth Avenue Bar yesterday, having somehow recalled it's similarity to Butterfinger (and CLARK BAR!) and I was right! OH HELP!
Sorry. I hate sinning alone.
elleng
(131,201 posts)Phoenix61
(17,021 posts)Publix Black Raspberry Chocolate Chunk frozen yogurt.
Laffy Kat
(16,389 posts)Lately it baklava tastes too sweet to me, although I remember how it just melts in your mouth; that buttery, crunchy .... ok, I need to find some baklava fast!
yellowdogintexas
(22,280 posts)She is Kurdish and gets it from a Middle Eastern bakery somewhere in Phoenix. It is fabulous!
The empressof all
(29,098 posts)Grilled- on a salad with Romaine, Kalamata olives and tomatoes. Just do a light dressing of apple cider vinegar and a splash of evoo. It's what for dinner here tonight!
NBachers
(17,149 posts)are very reasonably priced at Cost Plus World Market - Hazelnut Belgian Chocolate Thins, Set Of 2 $7.98.
They're better than you think they'll be!
https://www.worldmarket.com/product/hazelnut-belgian-chocolate-thins.do
rickford66
(5,530 posts)Most restaurant and bakery baklava I've had was made with corn syrup or something similar which was sickeningly sweet. We make our own now.
applegrove
(118,844 posts)athena
(4,187 posts)Turks use a syrup made with sugar, water, and lemon juice instead of honey. It is not "sickeningly sweet"; it's actually lighter and less sweet than baklava made with honey.
https://www.thespruce.com/homemade-turkish-pistachio-baklava-3274168
samnsara
(17,650 posts)csziggy
(34,139 posts)Baklava is a rich, sweet pastry made of layers of filo filled with chopped nuts and sweetened and held together with syrup or honey.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baklava
A balaclava, also known as a balaclava helmet or ski mask, is a form of cloth headgear designed to expose only part of the face. Depending on style and how it is worn, only the eyes, mouth and nose, or just the front of the face are unprotected. Versions with a full face opening may be rolled into a hat to cover the crown of the head or folded down as a collar around the neck.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balaclava_(clothing)
retrowire
(10,345 posts)back lava sounds painful.
But I agree baklava is some delicious stuff.
Regarding your question? Uhhh... I've recently discovered dried edamame is good stuff.
applegrove
(118,844 posts)Generic Brad
(14,276 posts)retrowire
(10,345 posts)SticksnStones
(2,108 posts)Paired with a hot saki...heavenly
yellowdogintexas
(22,280 posts)maybe a little garlic and ginger. Absolutely fabulous!
Generic Brad
(14,276 posts)It is to die for!
hibbing
(10,110 posts)On a neutral cracker or just straight up.
Peace
blogslut
(38,019 posts)Just the other day, I decided to see how it would taste mixed in linguini. It was very yum and I will do it again.
DFW
(54,448 posts)Because it sucks if it isn't:
Pomegranate Lokum with pistachios.
GallopingGhost
(2,404 posts)Eat it straight off the spoon.
orleans
(34,085 posts)i'd order it in greek restaurants after i had saganaki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saganaki
applegrove
(118,844 posts)orleans
(34,085 posts)wish i could say the same for myself
JHan
(10,173 posts)Warpy
(111,383 posts)I'd thought there were two in the package but it was one of those big mutant jobs. I'll get 3 meals out of it.
So I made a paste of 3 parts brown sugar and 2 parts dark brown spicy mustard and coated the thing and shoved it into the toaster oven. for 40 minutes.
It came out juicy, flavorful, and perfectly done, even in the thickest part. Rice and frozen veg accompanied it.
I will be doing this again. Anything non salty that gives a plain chicken breast real flavor is a good thing.
orleans
(34,085 posts)discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,482 posts)pansypoo53219
(21,004 posts)Manly_Scream
(72 posts)Sauteed in extra virgin olive oil, and tossed with rice noodles.
I make it to last 5 days, but it usually only lasts for 2.
And Duke's brand Serrano smoked sausages.
I love hot, spicy food.
blue neen
(12,334 posts)I had this yesterday, with a scoop of Rocky Road. It was divine!
OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)I'm 53. I never minded onions cooked into other food as long as they were overwhelmed by the other stuff. I like onion rings just fine.
But I've always haaaaated raw onions.
Until very recently - like in the last 2 months. I tried a local walk-up taco place that makes tacos al pastor which, as far as I can tell, is just soft corn tortillas, shredded pork, hot sauce, cilantro and raw onions. And somehow the combination just clicked right in my mouth and I've been addicted to these tacos ever since. They are closed on Mondays but I've had lunch there at least twice a week for the last 2 months. And a few dinners.
I've even tried raw onions on other things and, while not as good as those tacos, I didn't mind them.
I consider this an important, if a little late, milestone in my developevent as an adult.
vanlassie
(5,692 posts)Initech
(100,108 posts)I was in Hawaii last week and tried the real thing with fried rice. Oh my god that was amazing.
*cue Homer Simpson drooling*
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)kwassa
(23,340 posts)from Trader Joe's.
yuiyoshida
(41,867 posts)Smells nasty but tastes great.
And for Dinner, Sizzling Gambas!
Flaleftist
(3,473 posts)Kali
(55,026 posts)so the newest thing I have been consuming for a few months now is breakfast smoothies with fruit, yogurt, ice and freaking vegetables - usually carrots and fresh baby spinach. I get 3 or 4 servings of colorful plants, a serving of protein, a serving of healthy fat and breakfast (my least favorite meal) all done at once!
edit to add - baklava is actually pretty easy to make, but be careful it is densely full of not really nutrition LOL, I mean it is basically tissue thin sheets of white flour, a lot of butter, nuts, sugar and more sugar.
applegrove
(118,844 posts)and what not, wash and chop, mix them in appropriate amounts, then seal in small plastic bags, then freeze. Because it was going into a smoothie it did not matter what you froze or how the freezing broke down the fruit or vegetables. Made for a quick smoothie. My favourite spice to add was cardamon. I like coconut milk too. But I was not losing weight. Turns out if you put fruit in an pulverize it your body treats that as a sugary drink and adds fat to your body. So now I eat my fruit whole and the fiber and all slows down how my body processes the sugar, and it doesn't get stored as fat so much.
Kali
(55,026 posts)eating/nutrition it is still an improvement. It helps me get the vegs in. I can go days without eating enough of those. LOL. Protein is not a problem for me, I get plenty and I generally don't eat sweets so my areas to watch are the bready carbs. Mostly I just try to keep the tastiest ones out of the house and if I really really want them I have to go to real effort to get them.
applegrove
(118,844 posts)and hot sauce. Did not add fruit. Kind of like a spicy tomato juice.
Kali
(55,026 posts)I used to love V8 as a kid. Plus I tend to like savory over sweet. (not that the fruits I have been using have been very sweet! Even the frozen berries have been awfully tart lately, I think my carrots have been the sweetest things in there LOL)