What food have you only discovered lately

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I only just found out about Golden Kiwis, they are gorgeous.
I can’t stop eating them.

My mother told me about them, I had never even heard of them, I’m at the supermarket now and wondering what else am I missing out on??😁

@LuluBlakey1 Ive bought them in Sainsburys. Currently on offer for a pack of four for £2. They are so much nicer than green kiwi. Less sharp and much softer.

Not really a discovery, but up until recently I wasn't keen on fresh basil and now I can't get enough! My go to lunch has been a ham, tomato and a strong cheddar cheese sandwich with some basil leaves on the tomato. Delicious!

Feta cheese cooked. I didn't know it was possible to put it on chicken and veg, then roast. It's yum. As is Longley farm cottage cheese!

Also came here to mention crispy chilli oil.

I love tempeh. First tasted it in Bali over 30 years ago - it's part of their everyday diet there. I like this recipe https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/feb/17/vegan-spicy-tempeh-spaghetti-recipe-meera-sodha

I haven't eaten cottage cheese in years but you've got me interested. I see they sell it in Tesco. Will give it a go, thanks.

Bio oranges freshly juiced at home. Forget how nice good orange juice can be. I check for seeds and throw the whole thing in a powerful blender.

That looks interesting, thanks

After tasting the gold ones I don't think you'd go back to green ( I can't)

Salted unpasteurised butter by the block, so much better than lurpack spreadable. Homemade bread. Also Mr Vicki’s range of spicy chutneys etc.
i am also enjoying curried scrambled eggs- I add curry powder, fengueek powder, and nigella seeds!

Everything But The Bagel seasoning. I'm sprinkling it on everything.

Really? I've never heard anyone say that. What do they taste of? I just couldn't.

I'm not in London but in my city I find it it Poundland or in Iceland.

You can do it with cottage cheese too if you don't like the texture
The whipped feta is usually feta, bit of green yoghurt, olive oil, lemon zest, whatever seasonings you want

@marciaa it’s really hard to explain….like taking a big gulp of the seaside, fresh…. The champagne was good too 😁

No but I will.now! It's great as a savoury or sweet base. I also like it straight up with some chopped walnuts. I sometimes see it in Iceland so worth a look there if anyone is hunting for it

It's very hard to find, but Longley Farm lovers need to try their cream cheese. There's nothing like it, and basque cheesecake made with it is just out of this world.

My favourite way to eat LF cottage cheese is either on crackerbreads or toasted sourdough, sprinkled liberally with hot sauce or chilli onion crunch.

The food I've only just recently tried is gochujang, and now everything is liberally smeared or marinaded in it!

Oh yes gochujang and also ketjap manis. Had a couple of hello fresh meals with those and added them straight to my shopping list. They really perk up a stir fry or bit of boring salmon

@NoddyTheNodule I came to say the same about gochujang. It makes everything delicious!

Ketcap manis is now my secret ingredient in bolognese

Very good for your cholesterol, too.

This is going to sound really daft and unsophisticated, but cabbage and greens. I eat a decent range of veg but I started looking at the Michael Mosley books during lockdown, (because I had more time to cook and wanted to shed a bit of weight), and they suggest spring greens and cabbage as good vegetables to have regularly. I have never liked cabbage type veg since school dinners, but thought I'd try microwaving them with a splash of olive oil and a sprinking of water and OMG what a revelation. Lovely and crisp and unsoggy. Have cabbage, spring greens and spinach regularly now.

Still haven't quite managed kale....

Sumac. I'd never used it before and it's beautiful in homemade lamb seekh kebabs.
Fresh turmeric root. I think I may actually be addicted to it. I'll never buy the powdered stuff again.

Oh, and gochujang paste! Man that stuff is delicious.

Pineapple.
Couldn't stand it when younger.
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Sainsbury's and Morrison's and the Co-op sell it up here in the north-east.

Most supermarkets sell them, l’ve been buying them from Sainsbury’s.