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Firenze
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TheAlethiophile's colleague is probably forgetting lemon: I can't think of a cuisine that doesn't involve lemon juice (or lime).
Grapes: Chicken (and indeed Sole) Veronique. Lamb and apricot. Melon and prosciutto. Gammon and pineapple. Beef mince curry with apple and sultanas. Venison and redcurrant.
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jedijudy
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quote: Originally posted by Lyda*Rose: I'm not sure that this would be seriously disgusting sounding, but I've discovered a new springtime snack: sugar peas dipped in hummus. I just polished off a cup of pods and a quarter cup of hummus- tang and sweet- so good!
Last summer while travelling, I discovered the joy of dipping sugar peas into peanut butter! Very satisfying, and made the wait for a late dinner much more bearable.
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Palimpsest
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Although legal definitions of fruit may vary, a cheeseburger with tomato ketchup is a classic meat and fruit combination.
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Drifting Star
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Another chicken and banana fan here - with lemon juice and butter added.
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Sipech
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quote: Originally posted by Palimpsest: Although legal definitions of fruit may vary, a cheeseburger with tomato ketchup is a classic meat and fruit combination.
There's also a significant question mark over the legal definition of a cheeseburger as "meat".
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Sioni Sais
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quote: Originally posted by TheAlethiophile: quote: Originally posted by Palimpsest: Although legal definitions of fruit may vary, a cheeseburger with tomato ketchup is a classic meat and fruit combination.
There's also a significant question mark over the legal definition of a cheeseburger as "meat".
There's also dairy produce, though that's questionable too.
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Gee D
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It's been quite a while since The Giant Cheeseburger posted on these boards, but let's be sensible of his feelings.
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jedijudy
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quote: Originally posted by Gee D: It's been quite a while since The Giant Cheeseburger posted on these boards, but let's be sensible of his feelings.
A truly heavenly thing to say.
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Piglet
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quote: Originally posted by Ariel: quote: Originally posted by TheAlethiophile: Are there any other meat+fruit combinations shipmates are fond of?
Chinese roast duck in plum sauce.
Not forgetting Chinese lemon chicken.
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Gee D
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My recollection is that there's a whole string of Scandinavian recipes for game, especially game birds, with berries in the sauce. And I can certainly remember enjoying duck with spiced plums at a northern Italian restaurant in a semi-rural part of Sydney. Then there's ham with pineapple, one of those near-inevitable combinations at motel and club restaurants as well as pizzerias.
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Gee D
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I have just realised that so far, I've never seen an ordinary ham and pineapple sushi, let alone one with a slice of cheese. Wait for it though, the Hawaiian sushi's coming soon.
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jedijudy
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quote: Originally posted by Gee D: My recollection is that there's a whole string of Scandinavian recipes for game, especially game birds, with berries in the sauce.
Oh! You just reminded me of a delightful dinner we had in Finland...roast moose with cloudberry sauce! Absolutely to die for.
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Gee D
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Alas, neither moose or cloudberries are available here. Good berries in general are hard to come by, as the climate's no more suitable than Florida's, an example plucked from the ether. [ 11. May 2014, 11:46: Message edited by: Gee D ]
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jedijudy
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Ah, but perhaps fruits and berries native to the land of no snow, moose or cloudberries would be equally delicious. Mango sauce on gator tail, anyone?
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Gee D
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Far too sweet for our tastes (and we have crocodiles here - don't know the difference but I think gators eat your left arm first, crocs start with the right). Roo with native pepperberries has been good though.
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ArachnidinElmet
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I've had gator fajitas (without mango). A bit chewy, but very tasty. The same restaurant that served them also had a desert menu including a pudding made from pears and liquorice: an unusual sounding combination, but surprisingly good.
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Graven Image
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Mother use to fix mashed potatoes topped with stewed tomatoes. Not bad at all.
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RevMotherRaphael
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Having lived in Canada for some years I can say that I have had bacon and maple syrup, celery and peanut butter with raisins and peanut butter and jam sandwiches and they all tasted fine. I can not say I have tried the famous Canadian dish known as Poutine and have no desire to do so either!
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Firenze
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Welcome aboard RevMotherRaphael.
There is an Introduction thread in All Saints, but it's not compulsory.
(Wise call on poutine btw).
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Piglet
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quote: Originally posted by Graven Image: ... mashed potatoes topped with stewed tomatoes. Not bad at all.
Oh no - that sounds horrid to me. I like both elements on their own, but putting them together ...
I'll add my vote for the game/fruit sauce combos - I've had venison with blackberries, which was heavenly. As is pâté with crab-apple jelly.
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Zacchaeus
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quote: Originally posted by Graven Image: Mother use to fix mashed potatoes topped with stewed tomatoes. Not bad at all.
Put some mature cheddar cheese on that and it sounds perfect.
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Ricardus
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I've had poutine. Its main purpose is to keep out the cold I think. (Also to ensure that it's impossible to take the President of Russia seriously in Québec.)
Funnily enough 'cheesy chips with gravy', which is basically the same thing, is apparently popular in the Isle of Man after enough beers. quote: Originally posted by TheAlethiophile:
Are there any other meat+fruit combinations shipmates are fond of?
Meat with fried plantain is very common in Caribbean cookery.
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North East Quine
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You can buy chips, cheese and gravy here - very popular alternative to school dinners for secondary school pupils.
We had an omelette with a difference tonight - we accidentally fried off the bacon and onion in lemon infused rapeseed oil, instead of plain rapeseed. It was very nice!
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RevMotherRaphael
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Fruit with game is very nice and I have tried a number of combinations such as boar with pear and blueberries and elk with cowberries. Come to think about it, cranberry with turkey, orange with duck and apple with pork are all quite traditional...and tasty!
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balaam
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...as is lamb and cherries. (Yes I know lamb is't game.)
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Uncle Pete
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Poutine is of the Gods. despite Firenze being grumpy about it all. That being said, I no longer have the constitution to have it more than once a year.
But back long ago when I was working, we used to nip across the street at lunch to order a triple decker 4-cheese grilled sandwich with lots of bacon and with a medium poutine on the side. It is a wonder that so few of us dropped dead with massive heart attacks, but trust me when I say that that little takeaway had the best poutine in the whole of Ottawa-Hull, including outlying areas.
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Kittyville
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Mmmm poutine. Shouldn't even be mentioned in a thread about disgusting food combos, for mine. I tried it for the first time in La Belle Patate in Vancouver. Utterly delicious.
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RevMotherRaphael
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I think I'll put poutine in the same basket as marmite and deep fried mars bars. They are food heaven for some and food hell for others. The most disgusting thing I was ever served (and certainly did not eat) was a pile of soba noodles covered topped off with wiggling tentacles. Naturally this was when I was in Japan.
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ArachnidinElmet
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I've got a reputation for having slightly unusual taste in food, but I draw the line at food that has to be chased around the plate. Ick [ 19. May 2014, 19:07: Message edited by: ArachnidinElmet ]
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Piglet
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quote: Originally posted by Ricardus: ... 'cheesy chips with gravy', which is basically the same thing, is apparently popular in the Isle of Man after enough beers ...
"Cheesy chips" and "gravy chips" were popular in Northern Ireland, though not with me - as with poutine, the gravy's going to make the chips soggy and, IMHO, horrid.
I can't remember whether they ever put all three elements together.
Oh yes, and "curry chips". [ 20. May 2014, 16:29: Message edited by: piglet ]
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Kittyville
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I once came across chips with Jägersoße ("mushroom sauce" doesn't really do it justice) and cheese in a pub in Germany. I think there was also a chilli sauce version.
But see above. Not really disgusting food combos for me.
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Gee D
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Another fruit and meat combination. This evening, I barbecued (US outdoor grilled) over charcoal some kangaroo fillets which Madame had put into a marinade earlier in the day, along with some of the last figs of the season. The figs were halved, brushed all over with olive oil, and the open side sprinkled very lightly with some balsamic vinegar. They turned out very well. The meat took about 4 minutes a side, while the figs stayed cut-side up for the whole time.
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RevMotherRaphael
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That sounds rather tasty. Pork is nice stuffed with figs or apricots and prunes and pheasant is nice cooked with apples. Has anyone ever tried brown sugar or peanut butter and banana sandwiches? The combination sounds really horrid to me.
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georgiaboy
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quote: Originally posted by RevMotherRaphael: That sounds rather tasty. Pork is nice stuffed with figs or apricots and prunes and pheasant is nice cooked with apples. Has anyone ever tried brown sugar or peanut butter and banana sandwiches? The combination sounds really horrid to me.
Peanut butter and banana sandwiches are scrumptious, IMO! As is peanut butter and crispy bacon strips (US style bacon). As is peanut butter and sliced tomatoes (or add tomatoes to the pb&bacon above).
Of course, I've been known to eat peanut butter straight out of the jar, sometimes not even bothering with a spoon. (Known among my rude friends as 'peanut butter and skin')
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RevMotherRaphael
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I know others who love PB that much too and who needs a spoon when you've got a perfect God made shovel at the end of your arm? Plus it saves on washing up! Not heard of bacon with PB but might consider trying it...
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Gee D
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Just think of the many uses to which satay sauce is put - but I think I'd draw the line at bacon.
Never had fresh figs with pork, only dried ones. Pork stuffed with prunes is a great winter roast. What we dislike is the lack of imagination many restaurants and cafés show. No turkey without bottled cranberry sauce slathered over it; ham never appears without canned pineapple; pork is rarely without apple sauce; and so forth.
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Horatio Harumph
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Marmite and English mustard on toast is definitely my favourite odd combo food!
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RevMotherRaphael
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Anyone tried chicken cooked with dark chocolate? I have heard of it but never tried to cook it myself.
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Karl: Liberal Backslider
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quote: Originally posted by georgiaboy: quote: Originally posted by RevMotherRaphael: That sounds rather tasty. Pork is nice stuffed with figs or apricots and prunes and pheasant is nice cooked with apples. Has anyone ever tried brown sugar or peanut butter and banana sandwiches? The combination sounds really horrid to me.
Peanut butter and banana sandwiches are scrumptious, IMO! As is peanut butter and crispy bacon strips (US style bacon). As is peanut butter and sliced tomatoes (or add tomatoes to the pb&bacon above).
Of course, I've been known to eat peanut butter straight out of the jar, sometimes not even bothering with a spoon. (Known among my rude friends as 'peanut butter and skin')
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georgiaboy
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To get rid of the nearly-ubiquitous cranberry sauce with your turkey, try that Swedish delight, lingon berry jam or sauce.
I first experienced it some years back when there was some sort of health scare about cranberries.
It's yummy and very much tastier than cranberries IMO
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Kyzyl
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quote: Originally posted by RevMotherRaphael: Anyone tried chicken cooked with dark chocolate? I have heard of it but never tried to cook it myself.
Are you referring to chicken mole? Here's a link to the Wiki article...
Mole
Most of the Puebla moles have Mexican chocolate as an ingredient. You don't taste the chocolate flavor per se, but you definitely miss it is if left out.
There are as many mole recipes as grains of sand on a beach btw.
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Ricardus
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Chili con carne is traditionally cooked with chocolate IIRC.
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Kyzyl
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quote: Originally posted by Ricardus: Chili con carne is traditionally cooked with chocolate IIRC.
Depends. The Texas range cook version doesn't have it but other versions from the interior of Mexico do use a mole-like base. Also fyi to those out there who care, chili con carne can have beans in it but "Texas chili" never does.
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RevMotherRaphael
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The chicken and chocolate dish I was thinking of was not a mole recipe but something a few chefs have been doing recently such as chickens stuffed with chocolate or baked in some sort of hard chocolate shell. This to me conjures an image of a chicken cooked in a large chocolate egg. I think they are probably inspired by South American cuisine but not tried anything like it myself.
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Kyzyl
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quote: Originally posted by RevMotherRaphael: The chicken and chocolate dish I was thinking of was not a mole recipe but something a few chefs have been doing recently such as chickens stuffed with chocolate or baked in some sort of hard chocolate shell. This to me conjures an image of a chicken cooked in a large chocolate egg. I think they are probably inspired by South American cuisine but not tried anything like it myself.
Wow, haven't heard of that! That does sound a bit, um, off putting.but I'd give it a try!
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Ricardus
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quote: Originally posted by Kyzyl: quote: Originally posted by Ricardus: Chili con carne is traditionally cooked with chocolate IIRC.
Depends. The Texas range cook version doesn't have it but other versions from the interior of Mexico do use a mole-like base. Also fyi to those out there who care, chili con carne can have beans in it but "Texas chili" never does.
That's interesting. I heard about chili with chocolate from, er, somewhere, and I've just been melting dark chocolate into the mix. I think it does give it a bit more richness but it's also possible I'm not adding enough to make a difference.
Dark chocolate is quite bitter, so there is no reason why it can't be added to a savoury, by analogy with fenugreek or coriander.
(FWIW the chili I'm most familiar with comes from cafés and is served in a jacket potato ...)
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Moo
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quote: Originally posted by Ricardus Dark chocolate is quite bitter...
Not all of it. This is my favorite kind of chocolate for eating.
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Hugal
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Recently there has been a rash of odd chocolates (as in a box of ) over here. Bacon and chocolate truffle is liked by many (but not me). We went to a workshop with chocolate maker who did a tobacco caramel. Not good in my opinion but some seemed to enjoy it.
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RevMotherRaphael
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I've seen some strange chocolate combinations such as chilli, salt, and certain flowers none of which I like but some people love. Of course in East Asia you can get all sorts of 'tasty' street food such as roasted tarantulas, snakes with noodles and snake blood liquor to wash it all down. YUM...???
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