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Re: Vegetable of the week thread
Reply #210 - Mar 1^st, 2012 at 10:15pm

muso wrote on Feb 24^th, 2012 at 7:07am:

Frances wrote on Feb 24^th, 2012 at 12:05am:

muso wrote on Feb 23^rd, 2012 at 6:44pm:

I make a vegetarian pasta to die for. It includes fresh and sundried tomatoes,chopped mushrooms, capers, sliced olives, coarsely chopped garlic and shallots, with a dash of freshly chopped "basilico" and seasoned to perfection. I make fresh spinach tagliatelli to go with it.

Sounds almost like Pasta Primavera (although I must say I prefer it with plain pasta) - one of my favourites. Have you ever thought about adding pine nuts to it?

I sometimes add pine nuts too. I forgot to mention that. I also sprinkle buffalo mozzarella on top although that's not easy to come by.

There are many variants to that. It can be very nice with fagioli too (chopped beans)

We went to the Paesanella Cheese Shop at Haberfield and got some buffalo mozzarella there, one was Italian and the other was Australian. I've heard that the Italian buffalo mozzarella is creamier than the Australian (something to do with the grass they eat perhaps?) but I've never had any before. Looks like there's a bit of a taste test coming up....

We also got a bit carried away and ended up spending $75.00 - we also bought:
> grated parmesan (grano padano)
> a piece of parmesan (grano padano)
> prima donna cheese (a Dutch cheese that is a bit like pecorino but milder and softer - never heard of it before, but it tasted nice)
> sliced provelone
> pecorino pepato
> dried olives
> prosciutto crudo
> jamon serrano

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Re: Vegetable of the week thread
Reply #211 - Mar 2^nd, 2012 at 1:09pm

muso wrote on Mar 1^st, 2012 at 9:44pm:

Your mention of "Vegetarian t-bone" is quite accurate by the way. I have seen them at Yuen's market in Brisbane together with vegetarian spare ribs and vegetarian drumsticks. There is an amazing range of "vegetarian meats", mostly Chinese or from the Chinese community.

http://www.lamyong.com.au/vmas1.html

The only one I have from time to time is Vegetarian Chinese roast pork. It's not bad in a stir fry. I hate to think what fate a gluten-intolerant person would suffer if he/she accidentally ate one of these products, because they actually use wheat gluten to give most of these foods their characteristic meat-like texture. In fact it's a major ingredient.

The vegetarian chicken drumsticks use something like a wooden ice-cream stick with strips of "vegetarian meat" wound around it. I tried it once. It was revolting.

I honestly thought I was exaggerating, it's wrong innit? I mean all jokes aside naming everything after meat demeans vegetarian dishes. (Almost as good as the meat version) Nobody ever had to apologise for Ratatouille, no meat there (except for the rats of course).

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Re: Vegetable of the week thread
Reply #212 - Mar 2^nd, 2012 at 8:16pm

Frances - I'm very jealous. Let me know what you think of the Buffalo Mozzarella.

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I honestly thought I was exaggerating, it's wrong innit? I mean all jokes aside naming everything after meat demeans vegetarian dishes. (Almost as good as the meat version)

Yeah - I have to agree in general. The vegetarian roast pork with the red glaze is very tasty though. I don't know why they have to call it that though who cares if it tastes good? The same supplier sells rolls of "vegetarian ham". You can get original flavour, bacon flavour and chicken flavour. Grin

The chicken flavour when minced does enhance the taste of chinese sweet corn soup. It's a texture thing.

In the UK, they have a much better range of vegetarian sausages. They are really nice. I can see why people would eat them. If there's a barbecue, it's more socially inclusive to eat the vegetarian version.

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Re: Vegetable of the week thread
Reply #213 - Mar 2^nd, 2012 at 8:32pm

muso wrote on Mar 2^nd, 2012 at 8:16pm:

Frances - I'm very jealous. Let me know what you think of the Buffalo Mozzarella.

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I honestly thought I was exaggerating, it's wrong innit? I mean all jokes aside naming everything after meat demeans vegetarian dishes. (Almost as good as the meat version)

Yeah - I have to agree in general. The vegetarian roast pork with the red glaze is very tasty though. I don't know why they have to call it that though who cares if it tastes good? The same supplier sells rolls of "vegetarian ham". You can get original flavour, bacon flavour and chicken flavour. Grin

The chicken flavour when minced does enhance the taste of chinese sweet corn soup. It's a texture thing.

In the UK, they have a much better range of vegetarian sausages. They are really nice. I can see why people would eat them. If there's a barbecue, it's more socially inclusive to eat the vegetarian version.

It'd be a lot more socially inclusive to have a few on hand in case the odd veggie shows up, but i've no objection to veggie sausages. it's a shape, not a cut of meat.

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Annie Anthrax Gold Member Offline Posts: 7062 Gender:	Re: Vegetable of the week thread Reply #214 - Mar 3^rd, 2012 at 7:49am Thanks for the recipe, Muso. This is such a great thread.
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muso Gold Member Offline Posts: 13151 Gladstone, Queensland Gender:	Re: Vegetable of the week thread Reply #215 - Mar 3^rd, 2012 at 8:41am Annie Anthrax wrote on Mar 3^rd, 2012 at 7:49am: Thanks for the recipe, Muso. This is such a great thread. It is. It's a refuge from the train wrecks and "Carr Crashes", the back stabbing and the name calling. It's no wonder that people are apathetic.
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Grey Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5341 Gender:	Re: Vegetable of the week thread Reply #216 - Mar 3^rd, 2012 at 10:57am I'm working right now on a vegetarian formula for Albondigas. But I shant call them Albondigas of course because that would be wrong. I was thinking 'Mexican testicles', whaddya reckon?
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Annie Anthrax Gold Member Offline Posts: 7062 Gender:	Re: Vegetable of the week thread Reply #217 - Mar 3^rd, 2012 at 11:00am Yummo!
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Grey Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5341 Gender:	Re: Vegetable of the week thread Reply #218 - Mar 3^rd, 2012 at 11:10am Annie Anthrax wrote on Mar 3^rd, 2012 at 11:00am: Yummo! I feel as deeply wounded as Jasignature, wench. You were supposed to ask for the recipe!
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muso Gold Member Offline Posts: 13151 Gladstone, Queensland Gender:	Re: Vegetable of the week thread Reply #219 - Mar 3^rd, 2012 at 11:18am She asked for my recipe.
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Grey Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5341 Gender:	Re: Vegetable of the week thread Reply #220 - Mar 3^rd, 2012 at 11:23am She asked for your recipe because she feels sorry for you. She didn't ask for mine because she's playing hard to get.
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Grey Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5341 Gender:	Re: Vegetable of the week thread Reply #221 - Mar 7^th, 2012 at 10:37pm Quote: Muso said _ I've also been a Burns Night MC on many occasions, so if you want to cast cultural aspersions against the Scots, I have a mighty arsenal with which to fight back the English onslaught. I won, Mac Haggis Burger
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Re: Vegetable of the week thread
Reply #222 - Mar 8^th, 2012 at 11:23pm

Grey wrote on Mar 7^th, 2012 at 10:37pm:

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Muso said _ I've also been a Burns Night MC on many occasions, so if you want to cast cultural aspersions against the Scots, I have a mighty arsenal with which to fight back the English onslaught. Grin

I won, Mac Haggis Burger Grin

I'm glad you won a McHaggis burger. Here's another article from your favourite rag. It seems they will put Scotland on the map. The McHaggis Burger actually exists. I saw one at Waverley Station in Edinburgh a few years ago:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1329387/McHaggis-Burger-plan-to-put-Scotl...

Speaking of winning, I take it that your lack of English onslaught was a failure to challenge. Do you think that would count as victory by default?

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Re: Vegetable of the week thread
Reply #223 - Mar 9^th, 2012 at 1:39pm

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The McHaggis Burger actually exists.

I think therefore it exists, I am the shyte Midas (dashes head against the wall)

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Do you think that would count as victory by default?

When your enemy has run away and not been seen for days, I think that's a pretty conclusive victory Grin

Nice to see you repond to taunts though, 'get up yer bastard' Grin

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Re: Vegetable of the week thread
Reply #224 - Mar 10^th, 2012 at 11:22am

Well there is a little thing called work. Sometimes it takes priority.

However I must admit that I missed any come-back on your initial challenge. It must have been a very weak retort. It's a bit like the flags. A lion couchant can easily be mistaken for a pussycat, whereas with the rampant version, there is no doubt.

Above: 3 Lions Couchant (3 very scared gay pussy cats. Their colour (yellow) is also symbolic - English

Lion Rampant (upright, red blooded and poised ready to defend) - Scotland

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When your enemy has run away and not been seen for days, I think that's a pretty conclusive victor

I think it was more a case of hanging around waiting for something to happen, yawning a couple of times, getting bored and wandering off. "Run away" doesn't quite convey the subtle reality.

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