# Tell me about a new food you’ve had **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [November 25, 2023, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-a-new-food-you-ve-had/993663 "2023-11-25T02:04:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-a-new-food-you-ve-had/993663/21 "2023-11-25T16:26:17Z")
The most recent totally new thing I can think of that I’ve tried in recent memory is jackfruit, a couple years ago. Mrs. Solost wanted to try it, but the local grocery, which listed it online, never had it. Until one day they did— a single jackfruit. As large as a medium-sized watermelon. The price said ‘$1.99’, but that turned to mean per lb., so the thing cost me $20-30. Had to get online to figure out how to cut up and serve it. The fruit turned out to be flavorless, mealy and bland. I suspect it may not have been at the peak of ripeness, though whether it may have been unripe or overripe I have no idea. The seed pods though, were good, and there were quite a few of them. We read online that they could be boiled and eaten. They tasted like and had the general texture of giant chick peas. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-a-new-food-you-ve-had/993663/22 "2023-11-25T17:19:50Z")
I’ve a persimmon tree. The deer love it. I suspect the fallen fruits get them drunk. I’ve made persimmon beer. It’s particularly nasty stuff. But it was an adventure to make. It’s been tasted but never consumed. It has a tannic taste that is very off putting. I suspect it’s very alcoholic and maybe deadly. I need to dig it out and destroy it. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-a-new-food-you-ve-had/993663/23 "2023-11-25T17:50:11Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Sansho is an aromatic (herb or spice? I don’t know) that some say is reminiscent of white pepper. It’s not spicy per se, but it makes your tongue tingle and go a little numb. I found I don’t care for it, it tends to overpower other flavors and I’m not a fan of either the flavor or the effects. I suspect that’s the same stuff as: > **[Sichuan pepper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sichuan_pepper)** > > Sichuan pepper (Chinese: 花椒; pinyin: huājiāo; Nepali: टिमुर, romanized: timur), also known as Szechuan pepper, Szechwan pepper, Chinese prickly ash, Chinese pepper, Mountain pepper, and mala pepper, is a spice commonly used in Sichuan cuisine in China, and in Nepal and north east India. Despite its name, Sichuan pepper is not closely related to black pepper or chili peppers. It is made from plants of the genus Zanthoxylum in the family Rutaceae, which includes citrus and rue. > When eaten, Sichu... ---
**Author:** ![Tarataratara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Tarataratara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarataratara)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-a-new-food-you-ve-had/993663/24 "2023-11-25T19:55:45Z")
This summer, I made pani puri for my family. I had never tasted or made it before. It’s a crispy bubble shell that you fill with potatoes, chick peas, onion, chutney, then you dip the whole thing in spicy water and eat it in one bite. The different textures and flavors in that one bite while the water explodes almost to your sinuses are indescribably delicious. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-a-new-food-you-ve-had/993663/25 "2023-11-25T20:20:49Z")
The first new food I’ve had in quite a while was, just recently, persimmons. I get biweekly produce deliveries, and about a month or so ago one of the options was a box which included two fuyu (non-astringent) persimmons. I looked them up and they sounded interesting, so I decided not to swap them for something else. I put off eating them for a week, and one evening I cut one of them up and ate it. I found them quite good, and will probably get more when I get a chance. ---
**Author:** ![inconspicuous](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inconspicuous/32/15617_2.png) [@inconspicuous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inconspicuous)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-a-new-food-you-ve-had/993663/26 "2023-12-02T21:46:17Z")
my sister recently made stir fry for dinner one night. needless to say, it ended with me now having an obsession to it. i swear she puts something in there to enhance the flavour… ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-a-new-food-you-ve-had/993663/27 "2023-12-03T04:40:45Z")
Did you see _Kung Fu Panda_? Po cooked for his friends and he said his dad’s food was better because of some secret ingredient he wasn’t told about. What the dad told him later was hilarious ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-a-new-food-you-ve-had/993663/28 "2023-12-03T07:02:38Z")
> [@InternetLegend](#): > > They were billed as being like kiwi fruit, only with an edible skin Kiwifruit _have_ an edible skin. ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-a-new-food-you-ve-had/993663/29 "2023-12-03T07:06:50Z")
Okay, not _edible_. _Palatable_. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-a-new-food-you-ve-had/993663/30 "2023-12-03T07:09:24Z")
I know it as _acuka_ from Turkey, and it, together with _cerkez tavugu_ (chicken+walnut) are two walnut dishes essential for a proper _meze_ ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-a-new-food-you-ve-had/993663/31 "2023-12-03T07:10:01Z")
I love kiwifruit skin. It’s like eating a kitten. ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-a-new-food-you-ve-had/993663/32 "2023-12-03T07:11:42Z")
😾 🫢 You’re probably right. _ETA: I laughed out loud and scared the cat._ ---
**Author:** ![inconspicuous](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inconspicuous/32/15617_2.png) [@inconspicuous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inconspicuous)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-a-new-food-you-ve-had/993663/33 "2023-12-03T14:32:11Z")
i didn’t see it but i could watch it when i got time. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-a-new-food-you-ve-had/993663/34 "2023-12-03T16:55:48Z")
Uzbek Manti (steamed dumplings) - for lunch yesterday. We had the pumpkin variety - not amazing, but very nice. Look hard enough in London, and I swear you can find anything. We had Lebanese for dinner - so there were a number of things which were kinda new to me, but mostly new in name only, as foods from that end of the Med tend to crop us in various countries with various names. For example, Lebanese Motabel is much the same as baba ganoushi or Greek melitzanosalata and so on. (they’re all [eggplant dip](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggplant_salads_and_appetizers), and all super-delicious). j [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-a-new-food-you-ve-had/993663.md?page=1)