foods/ingredients you just can't resist

[Team 17]

kiteless said:

Peperoncino

May not be the correct term, but - basically - chilli peppers stuffed with tuna preserved in a jar of olive oil.

Mmm, where can I source these delights from?

[Team 17]

RV8 said:

Love this stuff, get mildly upset if I run out before I've had a chance to do the shopping.

+1

[ArtVandelay]

Pistachio nuts, I'm addicted and my thumbs are usually red raw by the time I'm finished with them

[Mobile Chicane]

Biltong.

Obviously the famous South African product, but also Estonian pork biltong (yes, I know how that sounds), and Swedish salmon biltong (likewise).

All heavenly. Trust me.

[soad]

Team 17 said:

RV8 said:

Love this stuff, get mildly upset if I run out before I've had a chance to do the shopping.

+1

Funny thing is - I bought a bottle of this only yesterday to go with some sausages & mash. Lovely it was too.

[RV8]

soad said:

Team 17 said:

Love this stuff, get mildly upset if I run out before I've had a chance to do the shopping.

+1

Funny thing is - I bought a bottle of this only yesterday to go with some sausages & mash. Lovely it was too.

It's great on sausage sandwiches too! or pretty much anything, I add it while I'm cooking meals especially things like chili which can be a bit tomato-y and bland without.

If you are into hot chilies try growing some also, they are very easy to grow if you have a window or somewhere warm to place them. I have about 10 varieties of chilli and pepper plant I'm growing at the moment, including scotch bonnets and a couple will produce really really fruity but amazingly hot peppers. It's hard to explain taste but they were like a fiery version of that old UmBongo fruit drink. I like going outside and picking off a couple to eat with a slice of cheddar and crusty bread and add them to curries but they are also a good form of entertainment after a few beers to see how mates who like hot food cope with the hottest ones.

[ArtVandelay]

Reggae Reggae sauce is my sauce of choice at the minute. Burgers, sausages, bacon, steak, cheese...I just love the stuff

[kiteless]

ad551 said:

Goat's cheese.

Absolutely. But it needs to be - for me, anyway - a proper flip-top-head goats cheese. Most restaurants I've visited, and where I've had a goats cheese starter, use rather insipid stuff. What they need to use is some of this:

http://www.capricorngoatscheese.co.uk/home.htmlp

This, grilled on some toasted garlic ciabatta, with a redcurrant and balsamic reduction and rocket leaves is just

[Alfahorn]

drivin_me_nuts said:

What are the foods you just have to eat straight from the jar or tin or straight from the tub?

Mine is malt extract. It was a childhood treat of mine and I still can;t get enough of the sticky, gooey mess that is a twirling tablespoon of good malt extract. Instant bliss on a spoon.

Parmigiano - I'm addicted to it!

[UncleRic]

Jaffa Cakes. By the box full, it's almost an addiction, though I've managed to abstain recently on a health kick. Crikey, I miss that orange-choclatley-spongey goodness..

Chilli flakes go in alot of food I make at home.