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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2009 21:59:40 GMT
I hate hate hate sun dried tomatoes. In a world where fresh tomatoes were not available in the winter months, I might have learned to tolerate them, but those days are gone, and I will always prefer other forms of tomatoes... fresh, canned, stewed, in sauce or paste... but not ever dried and/or drowned in oil.
The same goes for any other dried vegetable or fruit.
I know that a lot of you people love that stuff. Why?
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 19, 2009 23:08:29 GMT
I have to agree with you about sun-dried tomatoes. And even if I did like them, the fact that they got so damned trendy would have turned me against them.
I do like dates, raisins and dried apricots though. But I like them in the same way that people like cheese -- it doesn't mean they don't like milk, but cheese is a whole different thing. Same thing with those dried fruits. A raisin bears no resemblance to a grape, so I'm not trying to decide which is the better version. Not so with s-d tomatoes, which are simply unfortunate.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2009 23:13:47 GMT
Okay, maybe raisins. Not the other stuff.
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 19, 2009 23:20:51 GMT
What about stuff that's gone through a further mutation, stewed prunes, for instance?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2009 23:21:27 GMT
Please leave the room.
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 19, 2009 23:34:00 GMT
 I fear I have distressed you!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2009 0:17:51 GMT
What about dates?
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Post by happytraveller on Feb 20, 2009 9:13:32 GMT
Sundried tomatoes are ok. I can't stand raisins though.
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Post by gyro on Feb 20, 2009 9:24:35 GMT
I like sundried tomatoes as they give a much stronger concentrated taste than any other form of tomato can give. Although, I agree with the annoyance of them being trendy, same as Rocket and goats cheese for me.
If I have them, I normally put them into a bolognaise type sauce, and their great with boiled skinned sausages, lentils peppers and celery, with a touch of chilli.
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Post by bazfaz on Feb 20, 2009 11:22:00 GMT
I like a tart made with dried apricots. The apricots are soaked for some hours, drained, put on the pastry and baked, then glazed with apricot jam. That is simple and good.
When Kerouac gets over his shudders at the thought of fruit and meat.... Pork with cream and prunes is good.
Mrs Faz doesn't like raisins but strangely she likes currants (raisins de Corinthe - that's the derivation of currants). Tonight I'll make a starter of slices of aubergine topped with tomato sauce, onion, toasted pine nuts and currants. She'll love that.
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Post by happytraveller on Feb 20, 2009 11:38:38 GMT
She's a lucky Mrs Faz !
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Post by bazfaz on Feb 20, 2009 16:25:52 GMT
Amendmet to my last post. Mrs Faz came back from Egypt with Tutankhamen's revenge. It wasn't too bad until last night. Now she is on dry toast. I'll save the aubergine until tomorrow, hoping she'll be better.
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 20, 2009 16:33:27 GMT
Baz, along with the toast, get her re-hydrated. Have her drink Pedialyte if she can stomach it, or mix it with Gatorade (or similar) or just plain Gatorade.
Congee would be good, or carrot juice. Chamomile tea will be all-round calming and help settle her guts. If she likes oatmeal, that might be something to try.
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Post by palesa on Feb 20, 2009 16:52:31 GMT
Hope Mrs Faz feels better soon!
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Post by bazfaz on Feb 20, 2009 17:09:45 GMT
I am wondering what the response would be at the supermarket if I asked where they kept the Gatorade. Whatever it is.
She is drinking a teaspoon of Marmite in boiled water.
She had this ailment for a week in Egypt though it never stopped her doing things - she just missed a couple of dinners and drank flat warm Coke. I luckily escaped tummy trouble though I did have 48 hours of strange dizziness. And the day I got to England a cold developed. Now we are in France and the cold is nearly gone and the weather is fabulously sunny (though freezing at night).
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 20, 2009 18:28:16 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2009 18:44:54 GMT
They don't have Gatorade in France but I think they have Powerade or whatever it's called.
No Baz, I won't claim that it may be psychosomatic this time.
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Post by bazfaz on Feb 20, 2009 21:18:32 GMT
I suspect that in the UK it is akin to Lucozade.
Funny you should say that, K. I told Mrs Faz I had reported on her illness and her immediate reaction was that Kerouac would say it was psychosomatic. To show how ill she was she sat at table a while with me this evening and watched me eat corkscrew potatoes - one of her favourites.
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Post by hwinpp on Feb 24, 2009 6:14:59 GMT
I hate hate hate sun dried tomatoes. In a world where fresh tomatoes were not available in the winter months, I might have learned to tolerate them, but those days are gone, and I will always prefer other forms of tomatoes... fresh, canned, stewed, in sauce or paste... but not ever dried and/or drowned in oil. The same goes for any other dried vegetable or fruit. I know that a lot of you people love that stuff. Why? I like them, I think they taste good... ;D But I never cook with them, just eat them as mezes (is that the word?), Turkish starters. With olives, goat cheese, pickled stuff, and bread. I'm not a fan of raisins or dried apricots or plums though. |
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Post by bazfaz on Feb 24, 2009 11:19:26 GMT
Dried apricots make an intensely flavoured tart.
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 24, 2009 14:41:15 GMT
Not only do prunes, raisins, & dried apricots taste good, they're perfect for people who have a sweet tooth but who want to avoid sugary stuff.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2009 13:15:04 GMT
Are you one of those people who believes that natural sugar doesn't count as sugar?
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 25, 2009 14:23:03 GMT
Of course it counts as sugar, rather a high amount per volume, at that. However, eating a handful of raisins as a sweet hit to keep from eating a piece of cake, say, is a good idea. Many people are going to snack on sweet stuff if it's around. A way to break that habit is to go for raisins instead, since the amount of sweetness is quickly satisfying, plus raisins contain fiber and nutrients. To put in perspective how many raisins are likely to be eaten at a sitting, the nutritional table below is based on 3.5 ounces (100 grams). One of those miniature boxes of raisins is only .5 ounce.
Nutritional value per 100 g........(3.5 oz)
Energy 300 kcal..........................1250 kJ
Carbohydrates........................... 79 g
- Sugars..................................... 59 g
- Dietary fiber............................. 4 g
Fat ........................................... 0.5 g
Protein ...................................... 3 g
Calcium...................................... 50 mg 5%
Iron ........................................... 1.9 mg 15%
Potassium.................................. 750 mg 16%
Sodium....................................... 11 mg 1%
Percentages are relative to US
recommendations for adults.
Source: USDA Nutrient database
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