[Food] Foods you wish you had tried sooner.

[Easy 10]

I'm a recent convert to seabass. I'm very fussy with fish, but thought I'd give the grilled seabass a go in a restaurant last year, and LLLLLOVED it. Now its my go-to when we go out for some scran.

If someone had told me a year ago that I'd prefer grilled seabass to a steak, I'd have spat on their back.

 

[maresfield seagull]

Mortadella just looks wrong
But tastes oh so good

 

[Machiavelli]

I'm nearly 50, I tried olives when I was 8 & Guinness when I was 18 & hated both. I've been trying different types of olives since but at a certain point in my life 18 years ago, just the smell of them made me sick. I can bear the smell now but won't go back to trying them to see if my taste buds have changed!!! Next time I'm in a pub I'll ask for a taster of Guinness to see how that goes.

Re the OP, I'm not much of a 'foodie'. I wasn't brought up on a diet of Mussels & Squid but I love them (and Snails), Whelks & Jellied Eels will always be revolting. I used to be always put off of Anchovies as they are usually so salty but I was converted by Arkwrights Deli on Beaconsfield Rd 19 years ago. I think they're still there but don't know if they still sell them. Anchovies in oil rather than brine was a game changer for me. I have a similar relationship with Houmous, I only like the ones from Fiveways Fruits or Sunny Foods, I can't find supermarket brands that match them (I'm talking Asda & Sainsburys).

Actually I do have an answer now, also introduced by the deli... Carrot Cake! My brain could not put carrots and cake together, I think I only bought it as all the choc cake had gone & the only alternative was coffee cake. I really do wish I'd tried it sooner & will take carrot cake over choc cake every time now (unless the carrot cake has walnuts in it, as I'm still fussy). If I have to bake cakes I'll make carrot cake muffins rather than choc muffins. So carrot cake is my answer!

p.s. I have no affiliation with the shops I've mentioned & the last time I went into one of them was over a year ago for houmous!!

The good news for you is that you've got walnuts to get involved in.

 

[Blinkers]

Gochujang paste for cooking with.

 

[POSKETT AT THE VALLEY]

I'm a recent convert to seabass. I'm very fussy with fish, but thought I'd give the grilled seabass a go in a restaurant last year, and LLLLLOVED it. Now its my go-to when we go out for some scran.

If someone had told me a year ago that I'd prefer grilled seabass to a steak, I'd have spat on their back.

I'm a recent convert to seabass. I'm very fussy with fish, but thought I'd give the grilled seabass a go in a restaurant last year, and LLLLLOVED it. Now it’s my go-to when we go out for some scran.

If someone had told me a year ago that I'd prefer grilled seabass to a steak, I'd have spat on their back.

It’s Bass not Sea Bass. When I go fishing it’s Bass fishing. Where the introduction of Sea came from god only knows. Nobody goes into a fishmonger asking for Sea Plaice or Sea Squid or Sea Lobster.

 

[Fignon's Ponytail]

Branston Pickle.
Used to hate when my father ate it, but I recently gave it a go...no idea what prompted it though.
I've definitely been missing out for the last 50yrs.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

It’s Bass not Sea Bass. When I go fishing it’s Bass fishing. Where the introduction of Sea came from god only knows. Nobody goes into a fishmonger asking for Sea Plaice or Sea Squid or Sea Lobster.

Because you can get River Bass?

Can you get River Plaice, River Squid and River Lobster?

 

[Machiavelli]

Branston Pickle.
Used to hate when my father ate it, but I recently gave it a go...no idea what prompted it though.
I've definitely been missing out for the last 50yrs.

Very good with cheese in a sandwich. Some inserted salad works for me too.

 

[POSKETT AT THE VALLEY]

Because you can get River Bass?

Can you get River Plaice, River Squid and River Lobster?

In America yes. Not in the UK. In the UK it’s Bass.

 

[Easy 10]

It’s Bass not Sea Bass. When I go fishing it’s Bass fishing. Where the introduction of Sea came from god only knows. Nobody goes into a fishmonger asking for Sea Plaice or Sea Squid or Sea Lobster.

Well it said Seabass on the menu, so perhaps this should be taken up with the restaurant.