Food & Drink The Hangar Food Thread

[yodellinhank]

On the wireless?

Radio transmitter. You know, the bakelite.

 

[Beerfish]

When I was a kid the roast pumpkin was the last thing eaten because you never got a lot of it and it was the sweetest.

 

[Beerfish]

Roast potatoes though. Give it up.

 

[Lore]

Caramelized pumpkin is the go. I tried telling my kid who wouldn't eat "the burnt bits" that, and it's true.

I found it interesting after hearing somebody on the wireless talk about how they were in the USA and couldn't believe nobody had heard of making pumpkin soup. They talked it up and so the people got interested and so the person made a big batch with their favourite recipe.

Apparently the pumpkins they get in the states are much different to what we get, hence why they usually use it in stuff we don't, and the soup was god awful. Apparently everyone was polite but went away thinking along the lines "Jesus, Vegemite and now this."

Tbf people use squash to make pumpkin soup here too, and that’s not great either.

 

[Beerfish]

Tbf people use squash to make pumpkin soup here too, and that’s not great either.

What do you mean by squash though? Butternut pumpkin or courgette/squash?

 

[Lore]

When I was a kid the roast pumpkin was the last thing eaten because you never got a lot of it and it was the sweetest.

Roast potatoes though. Give it up.

Everything is better roasted, but nothing beats overcooked Kent pumpkin and fluffy/crunchy potatoes

Even brussel sprouts if properly seasoned are edible when roasted

 

[Lore]

What do you mean by squash though? Butternut pumpkin or courgette/squash?

Butternut squash is not a pumpkin

 

[yodellinhank]

Tbf people use squash to make pumpkin soup here too, and that’s not great either.

Never heard of that. I don't mind squash, but wouldn't have thought it'd make great soup. Maybe with a load of chicken stock, but then you're probably getting away from it being pumpkin soup.

 

[yodellinhank]

Butternut squash is not a pumpkin

Well there you go.

 

[Beerfish]

Butternut does make a delicious soup. I have actually found this ironbark soup a little watery so far to be honest.

 

[Lore]

Never heard of that. I don't mind squash, but wouldn't have thought it'd make great soup. Maybe with a load of chicken stock, but then you're probably getting away from it being pumpkin soup.

The good stuff is usually Kent pumpkin in a bone broth with onion, garlic and cumin in it.

Don’t need added dairy but I think a stick blender is mandatory for texture.

 

[Lore]

You can decide how you want to incorporate the blender

 

[Lore]

Butternut does make a delicious soup. I have actually found this ironbark soup a little watery so far to be honest.

As long as you don’t call it pumpkin soup. It isn’t the same thing, it’s almost as bad as getting mashed pumpkin that tastes like sweet potato, or a Nutella sandwich that has Vegemite in it.

 

[Alberto_Magnifico]

I don't even know what this means

It sounds like you're saying you don't like pumpkin

Nah I don't mind pumpkin, they're just basically a pest once they start growing, Ive had them climb over the fence, even grown on the roof of my shed, then you end up with dozens of pumpkins you can't give away

 

[Alberto_Magnifico]

Not always lol, you can actually ask the staff to cut down a whole one for you that you grabbed off a shelf and they’ll put the other half or 3/4 with the cut up bits

The frozen mixed veg on the other hand…

I saw a little old lady at Woolies ask staff to do exactly this to a pumpkin the other day, it made me smile in a warm and happy way.

 

[Alberto_Magnifico]

Roast potatoes though. Give it up.

Potatoes are basically vegetarian cabinet panthers

 

[Lore]

Potatoes are basically vegetarian cabinet panthers

Not just the vegetarians


Please tell me about chickpeas

 

[Alberto_Magnifico]

Not just the vegetarians


Please tell me about chickpeas

Whats the difference between a lentil and a chickpea....

 

[Lore]

Whats the difference between a lentil and a chickpea....

I don’t think you can make a meringue with lentils..?

 

[Alberto_Magnifico]

I don’t think you can make a meringue with lentils..?

The answer to this joke may not be family friendly!

 

[Beerfish]

Nah I don't mind pumpkin, they're just basically a pest once they start growing, Ive had them climb over the fence, even grown on the roof of my shed, then you end up with dozens of pumpkins you can't give away

Haha ok I totally misread that

The answer to this joke may not be family friendly!

Yeah let's not..

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

A couple of reverse seared tomahawks...cooked to 55 degrees internal in the boys Kamado Joe grill. Amazing.

 

[Pweter]

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[citizen-erased]

Week in vietnam has been fun

Found a gem called banh xeao (and the smaller version banh khot).
Not seen them in melb but if anyone has any tips/has seen them before, let me know

Eggy/pancake thing loaded with prawns and pork that you tear apart and eat inside vegetable leaves.
So good

Also, the vietnamese rock at pastry and bread. The french have some competition

 

[Pweter]

Does anyone have any great one pan wonder recipes? I'm in a bit of a rut when it comes to meals and after something pretty easy with naff all cleaning up. Doesn't matter if it's quick for a weeknight or slow for a weekend, I'm just on the hunt for something new and decent. Whether it be stove top or oven I'm not fussed.

Soup season is approaching which is good for reintroducing a bit more variety but fmd I'm getting sick of thinking of what to cook for the coming week and my brain has given up.