Which foods do you have trouble finding nowadays? (No call for it?? We still eat it!!)

minimad1970

Teapot55 said:

We were also looking for plain swiss roll but haven’t found any yet - this would have been an alternative to sponge fingers for our Christmas trifle - my mum always put jam swiss roll in the bottom of her trifles - the ones with just jam in them and no cream. 

Didn’t even find them in the Co-op where we found the sponge fingers. Going to keep looking 😊

Tesco definitely do the jam swiss roll, I buy them frequently to go in banana custard 

Teapot55

fatbelly said:

Teapot55 said:

We were also looking for plain swiss roll but haven’t found any yet - this would have been an alternative to sponge fingers for our Christmas trifle - my mum always put jam swiss roll in the bottom of her trifles - the ones with just jam in them and no cream. 

Didn’t even find them in the Co-op where we found the sponge fingers. Going to keep looking 😊

I think Morrisons do both of those products

Aha! We went to Morrisons today and they had two different products: ‘sponge fingers’ which were on an end display alongside meringue nests and also ‘ trifle sponge fingers’ that were in the baking ingredients section. 

Swiss rolls: only ‘vanilla & jam’, none with only jam. 

Mnoee

I had huge trouble finding filo pastry today - none in my delivery from the massive Sainsburys, but thankfully my partner is off work this week so off we went to the local smaller one, to find none. Nor in the Lidl or even M&S! Thankfully got a packet in the huge Tesco extra, but that's the only other supermarket in our town.

I've since looked up the recipe, should I be left without filo again - I use it to make a coiled Turkish pie that has lots of fresh ingredients, so where I'm usually stuck with whatever shows up in the delivery, it'd mean sending lots back. It looks easier than I thought, especially as I have a pasta roller to help get it nice and thin. At least easier than puff. 

No idea if it's a local issue, or people have been snapping it up to make Christmas nibbles, or it's fallen out of fashion. I so rarely shop in person, it took me three supermarkets to notice that pastry is always next to the butter! 

sarah1972

Mnoee said:

I had huge trouble finding filo pastry today - none in my delivery from the massive Sainsburys, but thankfully my partner is off work this week so off we went to the local smaller one, to find none. Nor in the Lidl or even M&S! Thankfully got a packet in the huge Tesco extra, but that's the only other supermarket in our town.

I've since looked up the recipe, should I be left without filo again - I use it to make a coiled Turkish pie that has lots of fresh ingredients, so where I'm usually stuck with whatever shows up in the delivery, it'd mean sending lots back. It looks easier than I thought, especially as I have a pasta roller to help get it nice and thin. At least easier than puff. 

No idea if it's a local issue, or people have been snapping it up to make Christmas nibbles, or it's fallen out of fashion. I so rarely shop in person, it took me three supermarkets to notice that pastry is always next to the butter! 

Plenty around here so must be a regional thing. 

It’s funny that you say it’s easier to make than puff. I make all my puff but filo is an absolute nightmare to make, hence most of the cooking programmes say to not even attempt it and buy it ready made. My pasta machine gets it’s no where near thin enough, you need to be able to see through it. It’s a nightmare to handle too without ripping. 

Good luck though x 

Mnoee

sarah1972 said:

Mnoee said:

I had huge trouble finding filo pastry today - none in my delivery from the massive Sainsburys, but thankfully my partner is off work this week so off we went to the local smaller one, to find none. Nor in the Lidl or even M&S! Thankfully got a packet in the huge Tesco extra, but that's the only other supermarket in our town.

I've since looked up the recipe, should I be left without filo again - I use it to make a coiled Turkish pie that has lots of fresh ingredients, so where I'm usually stuck with whatever shows up in the delivery, it'd mean sending lots back. It looks easier than I thought, especially as I have a pasta roller to help get it nice and thin. At least easier than puff. 

No idea if it's a local issue, or people have been snapping it up to make Christmas nibbles, or it's fallen out of fashion. I so rarely shop in person, it took me three supermarkets to notice that pastry is always next to the butter! 

Plenty around here so must be a regional thing. 

It’s funny that you say it’s easier to make than puff. I make all my puff but filo is an absolute nightmare to make, hence most of the cooking programmes say to not even attempt it and buy it ready made. My pasta machine gets it’s no where near thin enough, you need to be able to see through it. It’s a nightmare to handle too without ripping. 

Good luck though x 

I've only read the recipe so far, but it's more that hand rolling/folding multiple times is physically difficult for me, but getting my stand mixer pasta attachment to roll something many times is dead easy. I use it every week and it'll get pasta dough see through with no problems, so fingers crossed! 

Rosa_Damascena

Mnoee said:

sarah1972 said:

Mnoee said:

I had huge trouble finding filo pastry today - none in my delivery from the massive Sainsburys, but thankfully my partner is off work this week so off we went to the local smaller one, to find none. Nor in the Lidl or even M&S! Thankfully got a packet in the huge Tesco extra, but that's the only other supermarket in our town.

I've since looked up the recipe, should I be left without filo again - I use it to make a coiled Turkish pie that has lots of fresh ingredients, so where I'm usually stuck with whatever shows up in the delivery, it'd mean sending lots back. It looks easier than I thought, especially as I have a pasta roller to help get it nice and thin. At least easier than puff. 

No idea if it's a local issue, or people have been snapping it up to make Christmas nibbles, or it's fallen out of fashion. I so rarely shop in person, it took me three supermarkets to notice that pastry is always next to the butter! 

Plenty around here so must be a regional thing. 

It’s funny that you say it’s easier to make than puff. I make all my puff but filo is an absolute nightmare to make, hence most of the cooking programmes say to not even attempt it and buy it ready made. My pasta machine gets it’s no where near thin enough, you need to be able to see through it. It’s a nightmare to handle too without ripping. 

Good luck though x 

I've only read the recipe so far, but it's more that hand rolling/folding multiple times is physically difficult for me, but getting my stand mixer pasta attachment to roll something many times is dead easy. I use it every week and it'll get pasta dough see through with no problems, so fingers crossed! 

I have yet to use my pasta maker. I estimate it is at least 12 years old!

Mnoee

Rosa_Damascena said:

Mnoee said:

sarah1972 said:

Mnoee said:

I had huge trouble finding filo pastry today - none in my delivery from the massive Sainsburys, but thankfully my partner is off work this week so off we went to the local smaller one, to find none. Nor in the Lidl or even M&S! Thankfully got a packet in the huge Tesco extra, but that's the only other supermarket in our town.

I've since looked up the recipe, should I be left without filo again - I use it to make a coiled Turkish pie that has lots of fresh ingredients, so where I'm usually stuck with whatever shows up in the delivery, it'd mean sending lots back. It looks easier than I thought, especially as I have a pasta roller to help get it nice and thin. At least easier than puff. 

No idea if it's a local issue, or people have been snapping it up to make Christmas nibbles, or it's fallen out of fashion. I so rarely shop in person, it took me three supermarkets to notice that pastry is always next to the butter! 

Plenty around here so must be a regional thing. 

It’s funny that you say it’s easier to make than puff. I make all my puff but filo is an absolute nightmare to make, hence most of the cooking programmes say to not even attempt it and buy it ready made. My pasta machine gets it’s no where near thin enough, you need to be able to see through it. It’s a nightmare to handle too without ripping. 

Good luck though x 

I've only read the recipe so far, but it's more that hand rolling/folding multiple times is physically difficult for me, but getting my stand mixer pasta attachment to roll something many times is dead easy. I use it every week and it'll get pasta dough see through with no problems, so fingers crossed! 

I have yet to use my pasta maker. I estimate it is at least 12 years old!

I think this is incredibly common! They're a pain to clean, if nothing else. 

I blame my pasta-making addiction on Australian Masterchef - we watched a bunch last year, they seemed to always be making pasta, I expressed an interest, my partner gifted me a far too expensive Kitchen Aid attachment so I felt I basically had to use it.

I have a filo dough resting in the fridge, so if all goes well I'll use it tomorrow and make a lovely pie, sticking the store bought in the freezer for another day. If it all goes wrong I'll use the store bought and report back that it is in fact a nightmare! 

sarah1972

Mnoee said:

sarah1972 said:

Mnoee said:

I had huge trouble finding filo pastry today - none in my delivery from the massive Sainsburys, but thankfully my partner is off work this week so off we went to the local smaller one, to find none. Nor in the Lidl or even M&S! Thankfully got a packet in the huge Tesco extra, but that's the only other supermarket in our town.

I've since looked up the recipe, should I be left without filo again - I use it to make a coiled Turkish pie that has lots of fresh ingredients, so where I'm usually stuck with whatever shows up in the delivery, it'd mean sending lots back. It looks easier than I thought, especially as I have a pasta roller to help get it nice and thin. At least easier than puff. 

No idea if it's a local issue, or people have been snapping it up to make Christmas nibbles, or it's fallen out of fashion. I so rarely shop in person, it took me three supermarkets to notice that pastry is always next to the butter! 

Plenty around here so must be a regional thing. 

It’s funny that you say it’s easier to make than puff. I make all my puff but filo is an absolute nightmare to make, hence most of the cooking programmes say to not even attempt it and buy it ready made. My pasta machine gets it’s no where near thin enough, you need to be able to see through it. It’s a nightmare to handle too without ripping. 

Good luck though x 

I've only read the recipe so far, but it's more that hand rolling/folding multiple times is physically difficult for me, but getting my stand mixer pasta attachment to roll something many times is dead easy. I use it every week and it'll get pasta dough see through with no problems, so fingers crossed! 

Good luck 🤞 

I only have a Kitchenaid pasta attachment so cannot get it thin enough without breaking, I am also too heavy handed laying it in lots of layers with cornflour and even although I had the damp tea towel on hand. I just kept breaking it 🤣 

You should be blinking proud when you’ve made it x 

Rosa_Damascena

Does filo not absorb excessive butter? For that reason alone I would avoid even trying to make it.

Otherwise I'd be baking baclava every week! (Relatively straightforward and the smell is pleasant).

Mnoee

Well, it was neither a resounding success nor an absolute failure. I did struggle to get it thin enough, so it's not quite as crisp as the store bought versions. I actually found the homemade version much easier to work with - I made a single sheet, filled and coiled it immediately, so it never had a chance to dry out. Far too much effort though, I'll not add it to the things I make regularly, but it's good to know that in a filo emergency I can make an approximation that's at least edible. 

I have some lidl baklava sitting on my coffee table at the moment - probably for the best that the filo is actually quite difficult, I don't need to any more recipes for delicious sweet things I can make from things already in my kitchen swirling around my head!