Nice people thread part 6 - thrice by twice as nice :)

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

Oh, and how are no on aubergines, another great divide in tastes...

Aubergines are awful..... maybe it's just been because they were badly cooked, bnt I LOVE moussaka.... except it's got those in.

Telly chefs say it should be sprinkled liberally with salt and left to draw out the bitterness... then the salt has to be thoroughly washed off before adding them into the dish. I bet I've just had some that were left bitter as I've only ever had moussaka in a staff canteen in the 70s/80s.

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

Aubergines are awful..... maybe it's just been because they were badly cooked, bnt I LOVE moussaka.... except it's got those in.

Telly chefs say it should be sprinkled liberally with salt and left to draw out the bitterness... then the salt has to be thoroughly washed off before adding them into the dish. I bet I've just had some that were left bitter as I've only ever had moussaka in a staff canteen in the 70s/80s.

Nowadays the bitterness has been bred out of most.

PasturesNew

I have about 650 fabulous recipes in my collection ...... most of which I will never, ever, cook... but I like to know I have collected them and can look at the photos.

None have aubergines in.....

chewmylegoff

lostinrates wrote: »

Oh, and how are no on aubergines, another great divide in tastes...

Aubergines are yummy, love it on its own just baked in the oven. I also really like pea aubergines but a lot of ppl find them too bitter.

michaels

Slice long-ways about 8-10mm thick, drizzle with oil, bung on bbq - delish.

lostinrates wrote: »

Oh, and how are no on aubergines, another great divide in tastes...

Silvercar I hope you are OK.

Doozergirl

Oh, silvercar. We are thinking of you; almost certainly one of us will be here whenever you need a chat.

michaels, I believe you are owed that sit down, it must have been exhausting! Will you hold another at-home children's party after this one?

I had something Greek with aubergine and was so utterly disappointed that I'd been missing out on them all this time! The only thing I know to do with them is roast them with other med typ veg in the oven, but I would eat a lot more if I knew what to do with it or it was served in restaurants more often.

I love olives, my kids love olives more than I do so I rarely get to eat them. Capers i don't use much but I love a homemade tartare sauce or salsa verde. I wouldn't pick them off a pizza; my favourite pizza is a Four Seasons; mushrooms; olives; anchovies; capers; bring it on!

I'm so hungry now.

I fell asleep for a bit. I'm not allowed to look, but DD says she's earned around 10 pasta pieces in her room and daddy is very impressed. She has NEVER tidied her own room, unaided, this is verging on a miracle! I have sent DH to buy more pasta!

misskool

mystic_trev wrote: »

I'll eat any fruit except the dreaded Durian:eek: I bet most of you have never heard of it,you can't buy it here, but it's very popular in SE Asia. The smell can put most people off it, which is why it's banned from most Hotels etc.

This best sums it up :rotfl:

Rubbish. Durian is lovely. You lot have no idea what you're missing out on!!! I have packets of it freeze dried for snacking on.

silvercar wrote: »

In other news. I'm back in Cardiff, Dad's prognosis is not good.

Hugs Hope everything is well. If you need help making sense of what's going on, I can help. If you want a second opinion and it's a solid tumor, that's easy too.

lostinrates wrote: »

Oh, and how are no on aubergines, another great divide in tastes...

oh nom nom nom. My fav dish in the entire history of human kind is pork belly slices stewed with aubergine. I also eat it grilled, fried in batter etc etc.

There is a reason why I've not lost any weight since I've started this exercising business :rotfl: :rotfl:

PasturesNew

Doozergirl wrote: »

I would eat a lot more if I knew what to do with it

You start by doing the same for aubergine that you can do for any food item.... google images until you see something that looks nice, then see if it's a recipe page

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=aubergine%20recipe&psj=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1204&bih=633&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=ybIBUJuLLKLZ0QWYgvWCBw

Most of those look minging....

GDB2222

So sorry, Silver. Our thought are with you.

LydiaJ

silvercar wrote: »

In other news. I'm back in Cardiff, Dad's prognosis is not good.

Oh no! Hugs.

lostinrates wrote: »

Ok, while on food how are np on olives, e.g. If np were eating a vegetarian pizza with no mushrooms, would capers and olives be ok? If its been on it and people do not like will they pick off what they do not like?

I am trying to devise food diverse tastes enjoy atm

If you made veggie pizza with capers and olives, and preferably aubergine, I would think "oh good - all the things I don't like are on zthe same pizza so I will pick something else" (assuming said pizza was not the only thing available to eat). In general, though, I am always happy to pick things I don't like off pizzas.