Winter food in SOcal

[fizzycolagurlie]

Does anyone else still hanker for hot European food in the "Winter" months, despite the lovely weather?

We are fully all into our kale salads and lentils, etc, but I can't help making the kids a baked potato and sausages some days.

I think it must be ingrained Northern European "must survive the winter cold" kind of DNA. Anyone else?

[AcrossthePond55]

I'm So Cal born and bred, although I don't live there now. It's not a Northern European thing. We always had 'winter food' in the winter. Stews, soups, heavy roasts, as well as hearty enchiladas, tamales, and casseroles.

Now I'm hungry.

[fizzycolagurlie]

It is a Northern European thing, to eat potatoes and meat in the Winter. Enchiladas, tamales are great, but they are Mexican.

[AcrossthePond55]

My point is, I'm NOT Northern European (actually Native American), lived in So Cal since birth, and we STILL ate meat & potatoes during the Winter.

[fizzycolagurlie]

Yes that's great and interesting to hear, but I suppose I was trying to find out specifically if other Northern Europeans who were now relocated to Southern California still hunkered after a cold weather diet in the "winter months" despite the warm weather.

[Laptopwieldingharpy]

Am south mediteranean and crave "winter" foods too in hot and humid south east Asia. Do i qualify to post a reply?

[Laptopwieldingharpy]

meat and potato

meat and potato

Its not a nothern european thing. Everyone has the same seasonnal nourishing traditions.
Your wording is clumsy

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[AmericasTorturedBrow]

I'm a British expat living in SoCal. It has been 15-21degrees the last week, I now find that chilly. So we've been eating chilli, tagines, bangers and mash, doing a full roast on Sunday.

We eat less meat&2veg style meals now cos there's such a great abundance of amazing veg all year round so I no longer have months of carrots and potatoes but still crave winters comfort food

[AcrossthePond55]

According to Wikipedia

"The potato was first domesticated in the region of modern-day southern Peru and extreme northwestern Bolivia between 8000 and 5000 BCE. It has since spread around the world and become a staple crop in many countries."

So, not a 'Northern European' thing after all

[fizzycolagurlie]

Thanks for the wonderfully varied and characterful replies. I knew there was a reason I didn't post anything on Mumsnet. Even a potato can be contentious. Love you all.

[AcrossthePond55]

Potatoes are VERY contentious. It's the rutabagas that are easy to get along with.

[rootypig]

God it's bloody freeeeeeezing at the moment, I have a pissed off Scottish sister in residence. Rain and everything!

Fancy making a crumble but cba

[AmericasTorturedBrow]

I am making crumble tomorrow. Blackberries in trader joes in February too much to resist!

[rootypig]

Erm.