muhummara - it’s a dip, Syrian in origin, made from roasted red peppers enriched with walnut paste and sweetened with pomegranate molasses
it’s amazing on fresh bread
I put some on a pita for my seven-year-old and told him it was pizza, he devoured it and asked for more
I have a book with a recipe for that that ive been meaning to try for about a year now
I love Muhummara paired up with lebanese Ka’ak (spelling?) It is one of my favorite combinations.
Not quite discovered but I recently started making popcorn at home and it’s so good!! Before I only ever had popcorn at the cinema (where I don’t go often anyway), but as it turns out buying corn kernels and making it myself makes for a cheap and tasty snack. Less recently, I tried eel sushi and really liked it!! Shame I only know of one restaurant that does it though
Just a few seconds before the kernels start popping, one adds one spoon of butter and it is the tastiest thing.
Unfortunately I don’t like butter, but I’ll keep that in mind for my brother who does like it!
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Pretty basic, but I’ve been adding coconut milk to my curries and it’s great because it gives it an extra richness as well as letting you add even more chilies!!
It raises the price per bowl a bit, but I think it’s worth it to make it a little more special.
Also a calorie bomb, unfortunately. It goes in my Thai green curry and I wish I could have it more often 😩
Coconut milk is also one of those things where brand name makes a huge difference.
Hot sauce and spicy foods in general. When I was younger I couldn’t handle the heat, but now I’m trying hot sauce on all sorts of things.
Hummus in general but specifically: jalapeño hummus.
Turns out it’s delicious. I’ve been eating it with carrots, chips, and on sandwiches.
EDIT: OMFG PICKLE HUMMUS TOO, APPARENTLY. SO GOOD
Best sandwich ever is hummus, grated carrot and sultana. Fucking lovely
Banh Mi (with crispy pork, and lots of chilli and pate).
Fermented squash. I ferment a lot of produce I get from my garden, even stuff I could eat fresh. But squash is first tier.
Dates. I prefer fresh, but pitted and dried are still delicious.
Tomato and dry roasted peanuts 🤌
Garlic (and other veggie) confit, using said confit as an ingredient in homemeade tapenade.
Also made a Bordelaise for the first time ever. I love learning new foods.Lazy Dog restaurant serves candied bacon and a PBJ burger, both of which are incredible.
Kahi https://www.196flavors.com/iraq-kahi/
There’s a place by me that serves this and Turkish coffee.
Gumbo. I’d never tried it since I’m not a fan of seafood dishes, but I stumbled upon Isaac Toups’ chicken and sausage gumbo recipe and it’s borderline life-changing.
One of the best things to ever come out of my kitchen.
Jajangmyeon. Saucy lil bowl of flavor
The original Chinese Zhajiangmian is much better IMO.
