Whatcha Eatin'?

[BlutAusNerd]

Avocados are awesome. I make my own guac every once in a while' date=' just avocados, lime juice, & garlic. Some people put cilantro in it, but cilantro is one of the few foods I absolutely HATE.[/quote'] Cilantro has a very unique flavor, and I could definitely see why some don't like it. However, I feel that the bitterness is a great addition to salsa and pico de gallo, a nice way to offset the sweet/acidic flavors already present. I've never used it in guacamole though, I'm not sure that the flavors would work together well. I've also had a couple of sushi rolls with cilantro on them that I thought worked really well, the cilantro really complimented the flavor.

[RelentlessOblivion]

down here cilantro is called coriander and when used in the right way it makes a dish so much better

[deathstorm]

chorizo sausage is awsome i had ui a couple of times delish

[BlutAusNerd]

Re: favourite food/drinks/restuarants

down here cilantro is called coriander and when used in the right way it makes a dish so much better

Cilantro and coriander are two very different things... Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2

[RelentlessOblivion]

not according to google

[Idlewilde]

I never heard of cilantro. Coriander is a spice I love, but I don't put it in every dish. I like to put a little of it when I make warm wine.

[RelentlessOblivion]

that's why I had to google cilantro I have no clue what it is google said cilantro "also known as" coriander

[Idlewilde]

Only difference I found in google is that most commonly coriander is used for the seeds and cilantro for the leaves. But in Bulgaria we call coriander the whole plant, but I never used the leaves in something. Perhaps they're something like parsley..

[Parker]

No, the leaves taste like soap and make me want to vomit. But, if you guys like it then go ahead and eat up, you should be pleased that I won't be in competition for it.

[BlutAusNerd]

Only difference I found in google is that most commonly coriander is used for the seeds and cilantro for the leaves. But in Bulgaria we call coriander the whole plant' date=' but I never used the leaves in something. Perhaps they're something like parsley..[/quote'] This. I wasn't aware it was the same plant, because the flavor is very different between the leaves (most commonly called cilantro) and the seeds (coriander). The seeds have a bit of a spice to them, whereas the leaves taste bitter, but still taste like an herb. I've had a beer spiced with coriander before, but I don't think I've had it in many other things besides curry, whereas cilantro is mostly used in Mexican food. Most varieties of salsa that you find in Mexico and the US contain varying amounts of cilantro.

[RelentlessOblivion]

I was right then, how about that

[H34VYM3T4LD4V3]

Re: favourite food/drinks/restuarants

I was right then' date=' how about that[/quote'] Oh my! We can't have that!

[RelentlessOblivion]

I know right

[Idlewilde]

speaking of guacamole, I think I've grown myself an avocado plant. When I was doing my gardening, I had this plant in the pot, and I thought it's just some sort of grass that grew together with my strawberries, so I wanted to remove it and it was difficult. When I pulled it the tip of its root broke but most of it is still fine. Then I saw the seed it grew from and I remembered that when I made sushi for my sister's birthday I didn't know so well what to do with the avocado seed so I put it in one of my pots. I'll plant it in a separate pot and give it a shot, maybe I'll have a bonsai avocado with baby avocado-fruits:D

[Parker]

I adore sushi.

[BlutAusNerd]

I adore sushi.

Me too, but only if it's fresh. When you can get real high quality sushi, there aren't many things that can contend with it. Fresh sashimi especially could be my favorite food, I'm big on hamachi (yellowtail), tuna, salmon, and escolar. Rolls are great too though, I'm not big on having cucumber in them, but any kind of combination with fish/crab/shrimp, avocados, and various spices work for me.

[Parker]

I love the eel that's cooked and has that sauce on it.

[RelentlessOblivion]

I'm not big on sushi personally never really understood what the big deal is there but I do like fish, Snapper is a personal favourite of mine with Tasmanian Salmon a close second

[Parker]

Is Tasmanian salmon particularly different from other salmon?

[Idlewilde]

I do agree about fresh sushi, really good one is something awesome to eat! However, when I make sushi I am on the safe side and I don't use raw fish, I put crab rolls in it, smoked fish, I make them vegetarian as well. At some point I was buying some rice that was always getting purple when I was boiling it, so we had purple sushi

[RelentlessOblivion]

Is Tasmanian salmon particularly different from other salmon?

not really I wouldn't think but it's relatively local and therefore cheaper then Atlantic Salmon without actually being lower in quality, I actually prefer it to the Atlantic variety

[BlutAusNerd]

There was a delicious fish I tried in Bolivia called Trucha. It is native to Lake Titicaca, and while it is a variety of trout, the color, texture, and flavor are all quite similar to salmon. It was really good stuff, and I was pissed when I had an allergic reaction to it (my mouth and throat got swollen, and I had some intense esophageal pain) and my wife told me I couldn't eat it anymore for the rest of the trip. I miss their food in general though, lots of great stuff that is hard to find here, silpancho, fricase, salteñas, choripan, salchipapas... fuck, I'm getting hungry.

[Idlewilde]

One day you'll go back there on antihistamines and eat some of it again

[RelentlessOblivion]

we have great seafood in Australia, It's phenomenal really but what do you expect from a nation surrounded on all sides by ocean

[forge]

I've always wanted to go to Australia. Just had a lovely Father's Day (early) lunch with my Dad. Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there!