What can you expect in the Food Thread on PF?

[hypatia]

I often make butter, just put heavy cream in a jar and shake.

 

[danago]

I also like making butter at home, although I normally do it with an electric beater followed by washing and straining through cheese cloth. I would also love to be able to make my own bread (give me nice fresh bread and slightly salted butter and I am in heaven), which I have done numerous times, however I always end up going back to the bakery, partly because I don't have the time to keep up with my demand for bread, but mostly because I can never do it as well as the professional bakers.

 

[Evo]

I often make butter, just put heavy cream in a jar and shake.

I love homemade butter, it is so much better than what you buy, and so easy to make. I had an antique mini butter churn that had belonged to my grandmother and it was accidentally thrown out along with an entire box full of antiques during a move.

 

[collinsmark]

I find anything involving emulsions fascinating.

 

[lendav_rott]

I made borsch soup yesterday, good ol' russian meal, a bowl of borsch and a piroshki.

 

[danago]

Lunch today: "Pizza e mortadella" from Il Fornaio in Rome. It was seriously simple yet seriously good, which is why there was a line going out the door and the inside was absolute chaos with no sense of order at all. I went in expecting to buy a slice of pizza, but saw everybody ordering this, so I asked one of the locals what it was called. I must say, great last minute change of decision

https://scontent-b-mxp.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/1488011_379553392188713_1435596976_n.jpg

 

[*now*]

^
Yum.

 

[danago]

^
Yum.

So so yum!

On a side note, although somewhat unrelated to food but perhaps of interest to people on this forum, I also visited the Archimedes exhibition in Rome today, at i Musei Capitolini. It wasn't a big exhibition, but featured a few pieces about his life in Siracusa, followed by an exhibition demonstrating some of his famous inventions and major scientific contributions, such as the lever, parabolic mirrors to burn ships with sunlight, the Archimedes Screw and some of his works in mathematics. It was a refreshing change from the usual visits to art museums, however there were too many school kids running around playing with the gadgets

For the purpose of making this post related to the thread: I had some great stracciatella ice cream after my visit to the museum.

 

[Borg]

I was experimenting last night and came up with General Tso's potatoes. It turned out really good. I'll definitely have to make that again.

 

[Evo]

I was experimenting last night and came up with General Tso's potatoes. It turned out really good. I'll definitely have to make that again.

I recently found a great frozen General Tso's chicken, what is your recipe for the potatoes?

 

[Evo]

So so yum!

On a side note, although somewhat unrelated to food but perhaps of interest to people on this forum, I also visited the Archimedes exhibition in Rome today, at i Musei Capitolini. It wasn't a big exhibition, but featured a few pieces about his life in Siracusa, followed by an exhibition demonstrating some of his famous inventions and major scientific contributions, such as the lever, parabolic mirrors to burn ships with sunlight, the Archimedes Screw and some of his works in mathematics. It was a refreshing change from the usual visits to art museums, however there were too many school kids running around playing with the gadgets

For the purpose of making this post related to the thread: I had some great stracciatella ice cream after my visit to the museum.

danago, I absolutely love your posts!

 

[OmCheeto]

Lunch today: "Pizza e mortadella" from Il Fornaio in Rome. It was seriously simple yet seriously good, which is why there was a line going out the door and the inside was absolute chaos with no sense of order at all. I went in expecting to buy a slice of pizza, but saw everybody ordering this, so I asked one of the locals what it was called. I must say, great last minute change of decision

https://scontent-b-mxp.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/1488011_379553392188713_1435596976_n.jpg

Hmm... That looks like a bologna sandwich.

google google google

Focaccia croccante con mortadella e stracchino = "Crispy focaccia with mortadella and soft cheese" per google translate

I know what "focaccia" is, but what is "mortadella"?

google google google

MORTADELLA
Known as the “Italian Bologna”

It is a bologna sandwich.

Though it looks infinitely tastier than the bologna sandwiches I'm familiar with.

Thanks!

 

[lendav_rott]

Doesn't look that tasty in the picture - looks too dry.

 

[Borg]

I recently found a great frozen General Tso's chicken, what is your recipe for the potatoes?

I diced and fried two large potatoes. When it was nearly done, I added about a 1/8 cup of General Tso sauce and 1/8 cup of barbeque sauce. Pretty simple really.

 

[OmCheeto]

Doesn't look that tasty in the picture - looks too dry.

I thought the same, until I looked at the pictures in the link I provided.

If I could read Italian, I'd probably be making it right now.

Odd that Evo is listed as an ingredient: 10 grams Olio Evo

 

[Borek]

Todays dinner - đuveč, just purely vegetarian version. Perfect!

 

[danago]

I thought the same, until I looked at the pictures in the link I provided.

If I could read Italian, I'd probably be making it right now.

Odd that Evo is listed as an ingredient: 10 grams Olio Evo

Happy to translate it if you'd like

 

[OmCheeto]

Happy to translate it if you'd like

Not necessary. I really don't have time to cook. Just keep posting.

 

[OmCheeto]

Todays dinner - đuveč, just purely vegetarian version. Perfect!

Thank god, it comes in a can.

http://www.podravka.com/repository/images/_variations/1/4/1441524c6c4ddb9a916fea3bc3979563_content_medium_noaspect.jpg

 

[Evo]

mortadella looks more like this, it has a lot of fat.

 

[OmCheeto]

mortadella looks more like this, it has a lot of fat.

My mother used to buy some "bologna" looking stuff from the local butcher shop. It took me almost 3 minutes of googling to figure out what it was called: Leberkäse!

It has neither liver(leber), nor cheese(käse) as ingredients, but does include corned beef, pork, onions, and, wait for it... Bacon!

It's been at least 20 years since I've eaten it.

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ps. Evo, that looks more like Blutwurst. One of only two foods on the planet I will never again go near.
pps. Do not google it. You will never unsee it. You have been warned.
ppps. I just threw up. See!
pppps. OMG. It looks like this is a popular dish around the world.
ppppps. per wiki: "Blood sausages are very difficult to find in American supermarkets"
pppppps. GOOD! And let's keep it that way!

 

[Evo]

My mother used to buy some "bologna" looking stuff from the local butcher shop. It took me almost 3 minutes of googling to figure out what it was called: Leberkäse!

It has neither liver(leber), nor cheese(käse) as ingredients, but does include corned beef, pork, onions, and, wait for it... Bacon!

It's been at least 20 years since I've eaten it.

--------------------------
ps. Evo, that looks more like Blutwurst. One of only two foods on the planet I will never again go near.
pps. Do not google it. You will never unsee it. You have been warned.
ppps. I just threw up. See!
pppps. OMG. It looks like this is a popular dish around the world.
ppppps. per wiki: "Blood sausages are very difficult to find in American supermarkets"
pppppps. GOOD! And let's keep it that way!

I love blood sausage. When i was little my mother used to buy blood sausage with tongue, so you had theis black sausage with this pink thing in the middle. The tongue was the best part.

Leberkäse sounds very yummy.

 

[danago]

I love blood sausage. When i was little my mother used to buy blood sausage with tongue, so you had theis black sausage with this pink thing in the middle. The tongue was the best part.

Leberkäse sounds very yummy.

I've had blood sausage, but have never tried tongue. What is the texture like? I'd prefer not to bite into my own tongue to find out.

 

[skyshrimp]

I had chorizo sausage slices, fried with scallops and served over fries with a garlic and smoked paprika aioli sauce.

 

[Evo]

The Food Thread has gotten so big, I have split it off to "Food Thread part 2" located here https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=733137