Well guys, I'm from the Gardening and Landscaping site, hence the question. This year I decided to grow Florence Fennel, a bulbing selection of Foeniculum vulgare. The seeds were on sale, and grew very well, and now I have around 40 large bulbs. How do I prepare them to eat? The higher volumes (more concentrated) of fennel used are best, so I can use it all.
This isn't on topic on the main site, but do any of you have any thoughts?
I find that chat on a SE site is ore helpful than a regular QA forum :) Wonder why? it's just chat.
@J.Musser What a great ingredient to have in surplus! Basically, you can do anything with fennel that you can do with celery, which is just about anything. It's fabulous roasted: foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/…
The OP of the octopus cleaning question asked that I remove this from my answer, so I'm leaving it here for posterity: Cleaning a BIG, live octopus (not for the squeamish): Video
The steak does look good. Honestly, octopus is not a favorite of mine. I'll eat it if it's served, but I wouldn't go out of my way to order it. Fried calamari, on the other hand, is one of the world's great foods.
no future court could in good conscience find in your favour if I did happen to come into ownership of a multi-million dollar squid company, now they know I was heinously hacked
I'm sure, but I specifically chose to make naan because I have very little in the way of groceries. I don't even have milk for my coffee. I tried mixing in some plain yogurt. I don't recommend that.
Here's an ingredient I bet you've never thought of. In the Chopped basket of the episode I'm watching now: Duck Tongues. A few months ago they had duck testicles.
Also, if it is an error, it doesn't render the actual question unclear: he's unambiguously asking for a food substitute. It's the extra information he's provided which confused a few people.
I think a close vote in such a situation seems harsh
@Jeremy Sort of. Whipping cream mixed with 1% milk could be a reasonable substitute for whole milk as an ingredient, but it wouldn't taste just like whole milk as a beverage on its own. Of course when you say "whipped cream" I imagine it sweetened, whipped and flavored (usually with vanilla). That would make using it as a substitution challenging.
It is true that the gel surrounding the seeds is sourer than the rest of the tomato. That might have some effect. However, the rest of the tomato is also somewhat sour. So is canned puréed tomato. I have to say, though, that I think there is nothing wrong with an acidic twang to gravy; why do you feel there is anything wrong with that? — Cerberus2 mins ago
I used to not like fresh tomatoes, I'd peel them off of sandwiches and burgers. Now I'm not crazy about long cooked tomatoes, but I love them raw and lightly cooked.