muhummara - it’s a dip, Syrian in origin, made from roasted red peppers enriched with walnut paste and sweetened with pomegranate molasses
it’s amazing on fresh bread
I put some on a pita for my seven-year-old and told him it was pizza, he devoured it and asked for more
I have a book with a recipe for that that ive been meaning to try for about a year now
I love Muhummara paired up with lebanese Ka’ak (spelling?) It is one of my favorite combinations.
Not quite discovered but I recently started making popcorn at home and it’s so good!! Before I only ever had popcorn at the cinema (where I don’t go often anyway), but as it turns out buying corn kernels and making it myself makes for a cheap and tasty snack. Less recently, I tried eel sushi and really liked it!! Shame I only know of one restaurant that does it though
Just a few seconds before the kernels start popping, one adds one spoon of butter and it is the tastiest thing.
Unfortunately I don’t like butter, but I’ll keep that in mind for my brother who does like it!
Fair!
Any other popcorn tricks?
Couple teaspoons of icing sugar or crush some cane sugar into powder with a mortar and pestle.
You can make it “totally next level” for maybe 30 extra calories
Mix the butter with sirarcha and drizzle after popping!
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Hummus in general but specifically: jalapeño hummus.
Turns out it’s delicious. I’ve been eating it with carrots, chips, and on sandwiches.
EDIT: OMFG PICKLE HUMMUS TOO, APPARENTLY. SO GOOD
Best sandwich ever is hummus, grated carrot and sultana. Fucking lovely
Pretty basic, but I’ve been adding coconut milk to my curries and it’s great because it gives it an extra richness as well as letting you add even more chilies!!
It raises the price per bowl a bit, but I think it’s worth it to make it a little more special.
Also a calorie bomb, unfortunately. It goes in my Thai green curry and I wish I could have it more often 😩
Coconut milk is also one of those things where brand name makes a huge difference.
Banh Mi (with crispy pork, and lots of chilli and pate).
Try banh mi with an order of pho to dip it in. ;)
Been trying to eat less meat since some times and came across two discoveries that stuck with me : kebab sandwiches with falafel instead of meat, and red beans ‘steaks’ (mashed beans with a bit of flour, onions, seasoning, fried in a pan) that are amazing alone or in burgers. Also thx for the question/thread, it’s very nice to see everyone slice of life
I’m also on a less-meat kick. The bean patties sound good. We’ve tried all of the frozen bean burgers but they’re always bland and full of preservatives.
I didnt try frozen ones so i cant really compare, but i guess handmade helps at least on the preservatives part. Tip : adding soy sauce if you like it can both replace salt and give kind of a meat taste.
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That sounds dope. Where did you look for information on this? I’ve gotten into fermented foods more recently in my life and I love them.
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Kahi https://www.196flavors.com/iraq-kahi/
There’s a place by me that serves this and Turkish coffee.
Pumpkin sausage from the local farm. I’m usually not a sossidge fan, but darn, those are nice.
Tomato and dry roasted peanuts 🤌
Fermented squash. I ferment a lot of produce I get from my garden, even stuff I could eat fresh. But squash is first tier.
Poke bowls!
What’s a poke bowl?;
There are different kinds but basically raw salmon/tuna, rice, maybe fruit, cucumber, lettuce, a sauce. It sounds really gross and weird but it’s somehow delicious (if you like sushi).
Sounds good!
Gumbo. I’d never tried it since I’m not a fan of seafood dishes, but I stumbled upon Isaac Toups’ chicken and sausage gumbo recipe and it’s borderline life-changing.
One of the best things to ever come out of my kitchen.
Gumbo without seafood is usually called jambalaya, although I might be deeply offending someone with such a flippant remark.
Jambalaya is so good, and it’s a great way to use up a bunch of leftover or home-frozen veg.
Toups said calling it gumbo is a north/south Louisiana thing, but hell if I know.
He also said to use good sausage, and if you don’t live somewhere where you can get good sausage, move. Solid life advice.
