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Snacking while eGulleting... (Part 3)

Toliver

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10 minutes ago, heidih said:

You are seriously making me miss my grape vines. I processed a lot of leaves An image from my former cottage garden

 

Ours died last year, but it was never very impressive to be honest. And while it's quite easy to get some at spring, or buy them pickled, it's quite a bit of work to prepare, so we usually buy them stuffed.

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39 minutes ago, shain said:

 

Ours died last year, but it was never very impressive to be honest. And while it's quite easy to get some at spring, or buy them pickled, it's quite a bit of work to prepare, so we usually buy them stuffed.

I enjoyed the process https://forums.egullet.org/topic/132868-young-grape-leaves/?tab=comments#comment-1739300

 

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The only vine leaves I can get here are plastic! Used for decoration.

it's strange because China does grow grapes and they usually use everything. I had a couple of vigorous vines in my London garden. Good grapes and leaves.

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Hot smoked sturgeon with sea grapes / green caviar and oatcakes.

 

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On 9/7/2021 at 7:30 PM, liuzhou said:

Hot smoked sturgeon with sea grapes / green caviar and oatcakes.

 

Now I need to investigate the availability of sea grapes.  How do you buy them? Fresh? Pouch? Jar?

 

A snack that may obviate the need for anything further this evening:  Crunchy Tomato, Pepper and Anchovy Toasts

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No piquillo peppers in the house so I subbed pickled Fresno chiles I'd made from a recipe in Bestia.  Finishing these up as I type with a nice dry rosé

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1 hour ago, blue_dolphin said:

Now I need to investigate the availability of sea grapes.  How do you buy them? Fresh? Pouch? Jar?

 

They come in a plastic pouch in which the seagrapes are held in a heavy brine (seawater strength). I open this and transfer them and their water to an old Nescafé jar and keep it in the fridge. They keep well in the fridge for weeks.

 

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To use, I take out what I need, rinse them, then sit them in cold fresh water for about 10 - 15 minutes. This makes them swell a bit. Then serve.

 

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1 hour ago, Margaret Pilgrim said:

Is their effect somewhat like capers?

 

Nothing like capers. See here.

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3 hours ago, Margaret Pilgrim said:

Is their effect somewhat like capers?

 

1 hour ago, liuzhou said:

 

Nothing like capers. See here.

Maybe use words   The immediate antecedent was seagrapes.   Your link takes me to references, pther than seagrapes.    Help?  i.e., what is their flavor profile?

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4 minutes ago, Margaret Pilgrim said:

 

Maybe use words   The immediate antecedent was seagrapes.   Your link takes me to references, pther than seagrapes.    Help?  i.e., what is their flavor profile?

 

The link goes directly to seagrapes. I just tested it again. What are you seeing?

 

 

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21 minutes ago, Margaret Pilgrim said:

 

Maybe use words   The immediate antecedent was seagrapes.   Your link takes me to references, pther than seagrapes.    Help?  i.e., what is their flavor profile?

My friends tell me a nice textural pop with some sea fresh flavor inside, Def not caperish 

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29 minutes ago, Margaret Pilgrim said:

Took me to wakame or similar, but thanks.   Heidi answered the question.

Sea grapes are a type of seaweed! As explained in the link. 

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14 minutes ago, liuzhou said:

Sea grapes are a type of seaweed! As explained in the link. 

I quite got that, having read that portion of your post.   My question regarded their flavor, other than sea, seaweed, etc.   I am familiar with seabeans and how they can be cured and therefore distinctively flavored.

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4 minutes ago, Margaret Pilgrim said:

I quite git that, having read that portion of your post.   My question regarded their flavor, other than sea, seaweed, etc.   I am familiar with seabeans and how they can be cured and therefore distinctively flavored.

 

I give up.

There is little taste to describe. It is all about texture. As I explained. Heidih added nothing I hadn't already said.

Perhaps you should have read the whole of my post.

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Scottish oatcakes; Irish Cheddar. Chinese beer (not shown).

 

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Afternoon tea (minus the tea).

 

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They missed a word out of the English. It is red date and walnut cake. That is Chinese dates / jujubes. Very soft sponge and not too sweet. Rather pleasant.

 

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French Chavroux goat's milk cheese with Scottish oatcakes.

 

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2 hours ago, liuzhou said:

French Chavroux goat's milk cheese with Scottish oatcakes.

 

...thereby honoring both sides of your parentage. Well played. :)

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Spanish Manchego (sheep's mik cheese) with vinegar and seasalt dressed tomatoes. Round 1.

 

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Mature Irish cheddar cheese on Russian rye bread with homemade spicy mango relish.

 

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Recipe for spicy mango relish

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Currently snacking on Ruffles Sour Cream & Onion flavored potato chips and thinking of @Anna N(who I believe likes the sour cream & onion flavor on snacks). 
But stay away from Snyder of Hanover's Sour Cream & Onion flavored Pretzel sticks. Why? Snyder is known for their buttery flavored pretzels and, unfortunately, the very assertive fake-tasting butter flavored pretzels with the sour cream & onion flavoring added on top just don't taste very good. It's not a good combo.:(

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