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    What new things have you tried lately?

    Over Easter I tried some date, hazelnut, and chocolate tart which Phil's Dad's wife made. It was really, really delicious. I'm having a sugar craving right now and it's on my mind. The dates were really nice - they had been soaked in brandy and omg, the cake was just heaven with a bit of whipped cream. I might have to ask her for the recipe and make a smaller sized one for myself next time I feel like being indulgent.

    I've never really eaten dates in puddings - apart from I guess sticky date pudding which is okaaaayyyy, but I tend to like the butterscotch sauce a whole lot more. Mmmm butterscotch.

    I tried some Thai sticky rice with mango the other week too and that was also yummy - but the mango on the top was far too sweet - it needed to be tangy to make a nicer balance with the sweet, coconut rice!

    What new things have you eaten lately?


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    You've never had dates, hazelnuts or chocolate tarts until now?
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    I've had chocolate tart, I've had hazelnut tart.... But I've never had all combined into one and with dates thrown in there!


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    I had Japanese dumplings with my dinner last night. I've had Thai and Chinese dumplings and these were very similar, but had a bit more taste to them, I think they must have added something in, they were lovely. Also served with soy sauce instead of sweet & sour or sweet chilli.

    Other than that... uhm... I had some kind of Korean burger thing a few months ago. That was... interesting. I prefer regular burgers.
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    I tried a soy yoghurt this morning, it tasted like awful. Last week I had some kind of coconut-milk based Thai curry served on a roti, which although not great, was interesting.

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    I tried Japanese spring rolls the other day. They weren't bad.

    That's all I can think of.

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    Lots of different vegan foods and recipes! They've all been really delicious!
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    I tried a new Indian dish in Harrisburg, PA on our drive up to Boston.

    I can't remember the name of the cooking technique, but it was different from the other dishes I've tried. Instead of being cooked in a tandoor, or a kabob, or some other curry dish, this was more roasted and the vegetables were in pretty big chunks.

    It was pieces of the homemade paneer cheese with pieces of bell pepper, onion, and snap peas with almost a dry rub of curry, citrus, and some other special seasoning that I can't remember. I also can't remember the name for the technique that was used. "Something something paneer" naturally.

    It was pretty tasty though.

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    Was it a korma?
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    I've been trying a few new things from my recipe book

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    Not too long ago I tried quinoa for the first time. Seems kinda nice in a salad or whatever, even if it does sound like the basis of a dodgy FF fanfic.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jinx View Post
    Was it a korma?
    No, apparently it was cooked tandoor style. I just didn't realize it because I'm used to the typical dishes like tikka masala. I thought tandoor style usually had a broth/sauce with it, but apparently that's what's used to roast the ingredients. I suppose the curry sauces are added after they're out of the oven.

    Looking at korma style (google pictures) it looks pretty similar to what I'm used to. My favorite dish is lamb saag, and this stuff looks similar in texture (very soft veggies with curry sauce and larger pieces of protein or cheese added).

    I found it googling around, and it's tikka paneer.



    Either it was served off the skewers and I didn't notice the skewer holes, or they didn't use skewers. It was pretty tasty.

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    Had alligator for the first time a few days ago. It really does taste somewhat like chicken, but with a odd aftertaste. Maybe because of the way it was prepared. No idea. Would eat it again.

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