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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What is this palm like plant called? (Spoiler: leek)
For bonus points how do I cook and eat it.
For even more bonus points how long do have till I need to eat it (day, week, month). If someone knows the name I can google the rest.
Update if a google hit lands here under leek: The light green parts in…
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What is the name of this plant?
I buy things off the street and in markets with no labels. What is this so I can google it?
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Spice with no Flavor or Aroma?
I lost the label on a bag of some sort of spice, and trying to figure out what it is got me really curious of what it possibly could be and what use it could ever serve.
It is light brown, even slightly tan (reminiscent of natural sugar).
It has a…
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Should I write Steak or Beef Tenderloin on the menu?
I am trying to write a simple menu. One of the dishes is "Pan seared sliced beef tenderloin".
Is sliced beef tenderloin considered steak or would that cause confusion? My concern is if I write just "beef" it could be confused with beef stew or any…
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Black Diamond cheddar, wedge not wheel
I bought some Black Diamond cheddar today and it came in a large wedge of black wax. By large I mean it was maybe 12" x 8" x 8" thick. A really big wedge. Also, it looked like it was not cut from a wheel, but was actually aged in a wedge-shaped…
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What is the name of this french food?
One of my friends is in Paris (France), and he posted this photo from a restaurant there . Does anyone know the name of this dish ?
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What kind of steak is this?
I'm trying to identify what this steak is typically called, so I can know whether I am trimming and preparing it properly. I've been unable to find any photos of similar cuts.
I recently purchased a side of beef and we have some packs labelled "rib…
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Name of the sauce/salad eaten with roast dinners up north UK
Its a sauce that contains lettuce and vinegar to eat with roast dinner and can be eaten with chips and cold meat in Newcastle, UK.
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Saw this at my local chinese grocery
This was near the seafood section in a big vat of ice at my local chinese grocery. What the heck is this?
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Name of a Chinese sweet
In the past I have bought this Chinese sweet which name I cannot recall.
It is shaped in little cubes of some sort of trasparent dark jelly (not sure if it is actually gelatine, but it has a gelatinous consistency) containing peanuts and covered…
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What are the ingredients used in this issen yoshoku video?
Hello everyone :) I'm looking for help to identify the ingredients that go into the preparation in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWRZUa2wAZE
This appears to be a type of okonomiyaki, however the recipe seems rather different from the…
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What is a silver tip roast?
I got this roast called a silver tip roast. I’m led to believe it’s the shoulder. Can anyone confirm this or know what it is?
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What kind of dish/pastry consists of white bread with ice-cream or some sort of mousse inside?
I found this randomly:
To me, it distinctively looks like non-sugary bread. It looks like the kind of bun you normally use for making sandwiches, for example put butter and/or cheese inside. It doesn't look like it's "sugary" and intended for being…
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Help identifying a tea
I was given a tea that my understanding is came from China (so I can't go to the store and get more). I am interested in getting more, but don't know who sells it (if I can buy it online) or even what type of tea it is.
The tea comes in a metal box,…
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What is this leafy green with a sharp taste, and how do I safely use/cook it?
I recently purchased this vegetable at a farmers' market without getting its name. It was marketed as organic/fresh/local in the Northeastern United States in late September.
The leaves are thin and non-waxy, but a little moist (when I try to slide…
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