When you can provide photos or description of a food you've seen or heard of but don't know its English name.
Questions tagged [food-identification]
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How can I tell the difference between a rabbit and a cat?
I received a shipment of prefabricated skinned rabbit last week and the shipment seemed unusual. Rabbits have a very close resemblance to cats once their “hair” and skin have been removed. Is there a telltale sign that I’m working with Bugs Bunny,…
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What is this green, bulbous, leafy vegetable?
I recently received a vegetable, looking like a big green beet with a thick skin. As I don't know what it is, I can't look for appropriate recipes on the internet. The Google reverse image search couldn't help either.
Here is the thing:
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What is this plant I saw for sale at a Romanian farmer's market?
I was at an agricultural market in Baia Mare, Romania and several vendors were selling this plant that looks like the tips of a pine tree. I didn't ask for a name and didn't handle it, so I can't tell you much beyond that each cluster of needles was…
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Israeli soda type drink
Recently I had this amazing drink in a "Israeli style bistro" in St Petersburg, Russia. I can't remember the exact name, something beginning with 'J', like Jollo, Jalla or something. It had a really interesting flavour with hints of spices and…
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What kind of pickle was this?
A while ago, I ate a charcuterie board that had, among other things, a strange pickled vegetable that I had never seen before and have not heard of since.
I say vegetable but it was probably a fruit.
It was green and round, only a bit larger than a…
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What is this fungus/lichen in my Garam Masala? (“Trifle”/truffle?)
I just bought a lovely bag of Garam Masala, and was all ready to grind some when I got home! But when I opened it, I found something I didn’t recognise — at first I thought something had gone mouldy, but there’s enough of this in there that…
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What is this core inside a coconut seed?
In the German survival show "7 vs Wild", one of the participants opened a coconut seed to find it filled with something he calls a "cake" (the light-yellowish part in the image below). It seems to be extremely delicious according to his excessive…
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What are these spaghetti-like strings in the rice I got from a Turkish shop?
I bought some rice from Turkish shop and as you can see in the picture it came with this spaghetti like strings with it, I’m not referring to the green stuff.
Do you know what it is and would it have been typically boiled with the rice or added at…
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Could I possibly tell imitation lobster from real lobster?
There's a shop in my neighborhood that sells lobster rolls.
Every time that I order one, it's packed with "lobster" meat and a little bit of mayo. At $15, I feel that I am getting a great deal.
But my gut feeling has always told me that this shop…
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What can I call this Swiss Chard side dish exactly in a menu?
What can I call this side dish (I have to write it on a restaurant menu)?
I have already written "cooked swiss chard" but I think it is not the exact definition. It is a mix of herbs that grow spontaneously on the fields, are then cooked and sautéed…
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What is this waxed root vegetable?
I recently ordered a grocery delivery from Whole Foods, and as I was ordering I noticed they had rutabagas, which I've never had before, so I decided to try them. What I got was this:
They don't look anything like any picture I can find online of…
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What is this vial for in this package of grass jelly?
Recently I bought a package of grass jelly. My understanding of the instructions is that I should mix the powder in the package with a liter of cold water and 100g of sugar and then heat on a stove until it thickens. However, there is also a little…
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What is this really tasty part of a chicken found in a cavity in the hip?
About once per month, my mother prepares chicken with rice and a currysauce with pineapple. I don't know exactly what the method of preparation is of the chicken because it's prepared by one of those traveling grilling trucks.
However, what I do…
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Can you identify these chiles on sale in Serbia and Macedonia?
In the market in Niš, Serbia yesterday there were the most beautiful capsicums (bell peppers, red peppers) and chiles on display that I've ever seen.
But also on sale were these "ugly" ones that I first thought were some kind of root vegetable due…
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What is this slimy Asian leafy green?
I bought this leafy green at H-Mart, a Korean supermarket. It was labelled "Monchoy", but I can't find anything online for that term! Both raw and sautéed, it has a slimy texture reminiscent of okra, and I'd like to figure out how it's typically…
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