Susan's Place Transgender Resources

What do you do with this:

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Try and work out which episode of "Dr Who " they were in? :laugh:

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I don't eat vegetables that remind me of fractals!

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I don't eat vegetables that remind me of fractals!

What is it?

The first one I think is Malaysian and stinks to high heaven but tastes great.

If it is a Durian, eat it in the middle of the backyard as it  WILL stink the house out.  Apparently taste is amazing though, and worth it. 

I think fractals are cool!

The kiwano is also known as the "horned melon" or "African horned cucumber."

That green thing is a romanescu broccoli.

Quote from: justmeinoz on April 15, 2012, 03:26:50 AM
If it is a Durian, eat it in the middle of the backyard as it  WILL stink the house out.  Apparently taste is amazing though, and worth it. 

I think fractals are cool!

I have had durian fruit in a Thai dessert before.  I do not believe they can be legally imported into the United States.

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You can buy them in Adelaide. They totally stink. I wonder how anyone eat the first one :laugh: Its macabre to think of the first person who did so. What is a romanescu broccoli? some clever  breeding or does it occur naturally. Then again the best thing to do with broccoli is to look at it or feed it to someone else :laugh:

Speaking of stinky fruit, if you have one of these in the neighborhood, you will know it!

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Amazing medicinal properties though. Also, one of the oldest existing genera.

Ginkgo biloba

Quote from: Cindy James on April 15, 2012, 03:58:54 AM
You can buy them in Adelaide. They totally stink. I wonder how anyone eat the first one :laugh: Its macabre to think of the first person who did so. What is a romanescu broccoli? some clever  breeding or does it occur naturally. Then again the best thing to do with broccoli is to look at it or feed it to someone else :laugh:

It dates back, at least, to 16th century Italy.

Those Italians must be clever, because the "spirals on the head of Romanesco broccoli is a Fibonacci number."

Not particularly unusual in plants

Now these are pretty good.  You more often run across beverages flavored with the fruit extract, but the raw fruit is good too.  They come originally from Central America, where they are called "pitaya."  The rest of the world knows them as "dragon fruit."

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It is actually the fruit of a cactus.

It, (Durian) tastes like eggnog and is VERY high in protein... can give you protein shock like having had too many oysters.

Now as for the smell... really old sweaty socks might come close, though once you start to eat it, the smell just (for the eater) goes away. Don't ask me why :)

As for oysters once they have a smell other then fresh sea or fresh ... ja well, ja now fine, they are best avoided and in any case not eaten if the month does not have an "R" in it.

AxIt, (Durian) tastes like eggnog and is VERY high in protein... can give you protein shock like having had too many oysters.

Now as for the smell... really old sweaty socks might come close, though once you start to eat it, the smell just (for the eater) goes away. Don't ask me why :)

As for oysters once they have a smell other then fresh sea or fresh ... ja well, ja now fine, they are best avoided and in any case not eaten if the month does not have an "R" in it.

Axélle

Quote from: Axélle-Michélle on April 15, 2012, 04:52:05 AM
It (Durian) tastes like eggnog and is VERY high in protein... can give you protein shock like having had too many oysters.

Now as for the smell... really old sweaty socks might come close, though once you start to eat it, the smell just (for the eater) goes away. Don't ask me why :)

As for oysters once they have a smell other then fresh sea or fresh ... ja well, ja now fine, they are best avoided and in any case not eaten if the month does not have an "R" in it.

Michelle

All of my significant others were required to imbibe raw oysters.  Good practice, you know!

Yes :) I DO KNOW... gooood practice in deed :)

Axélle

They sell the first one at Fred Meyer and it tastes good.

I think our Asian and Australian friends see these more than we do on the mainland U.S.

Star fruit, or carambola

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I buy one when I see them in the grocery, and use it in a tropical fruit salad.

The Adelaide  market is full of these beautiful and exotic foods. You can buy star fruit to go with your crocodile steak, or kanga banga (kangaroo sausage) or buffalo. Then have a Ukrainian breakfast or my favourite of spinach, fried eggs, bacon, sausage, tomato, mushroom, toast washed down with Russian tea.

Mmm time for dinner

Quote from: Cindy James on April 16, 2012, 04:19:43 AM
The Adelaide  market is full of these beautiful and exotic foods. You can buy star fruit to go with your crocodile steak, or kanga banga (kangaroo sausage) or buffalo. Then have a Ukrainian breakfast or my favourite of spinach, fried eggs, bacon, sausage, tomato, mushroom, toast washed down with Russian tea.

Mmm time for dinner

The last time I had anything made of kangaroo,I wore them on my feet.

BTW, I have some authentic Louisiana alligator jerky in the pantry.  My daughter brought it back with her from college.

Star fruit shows up here (west coast u.s.) sometimes but it sure looks a lot cooler than it tastes.

Well, of the stuff on here, I've had durian-flavored and dragon fruit-flavored drinks and candies.  Dragon fruit is great and durian is something you give to someone as a gag.  It smells awful, it tastes awful, and in my opinion, should never have been considered "food".  We got that broccoli one time.  It tastes okay, but nothing special.  But starfruit!  That's a staple in my house!

Also, I recently had pummelo for the first time.  I mistakenly peeled and ate it wrong at first, but if you do it right (no skin whatsoever; just pulp), it's divine!

When I tried horned melon for the first time it was something pretty special because the taste was like nothing that I was expecting, something like an unripe banana or even a plantain mixed with a cucumber, and the texture was definitely different, overall I thought it was really good though.

Of the other things mentioned on here dragon fruit is definitely my favorite mentioned, but one that I would add to the list is
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Mangosteen. The flavor is surreal, they look great, and on top of everything, they're so much fun to cook with

Quote from: Alexis on April 17, 2012, 02:20:51 PM
When I tried horned melon for the first time it was something pretty special because the taste was like nothing that I was expecting, something like an unripe banana or even a plantain mixed with a cucumber, and the texture was definitely different, overall I thought it was really good though.

Of the other things mentioned on here dragon fruit is definitely my favorite mentioned, but one that I would add to the list is
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Mangosteen. The flavor is surreal, they look great, and on top of everything, they're so much fun to cook with

Wow Alexis.  I never seen anything like that.  Where are they from?

Quote from: Felix on April 17, 2012, 09:39:29 AM
Star fruit shows up here (west coast u.s.) sometimes but it sure looks a lot cooler than it tastes.

Presentation in a salad is as important as the taste!

We have these in the market now:

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Orange-colored cauliflower, high in beta carotene

Quote from: Jamie D on April 19, 2012, 08:48:56 PM
Wow Alexis.  I never seen anything like that.  Where are they from?

They're from southeast asia. They're very rare here in the US unfortunately, as I love using them at every chance, because of a USDA ban on importing them until 2008. The texture is like that of a lychee, but it melts in your mouth like ice cream, and the flavor always makes me think of grapes and pineapple, married with that tart sweetness of molasses. So yummy! They're becoming a little bit more common though so look for them in the fall

Quote from: Jamie D on April 19, 2012, 08:54:48 PM
Presentation in a salad is as important as the taste!

SOOOOO True. One of the first lessons drilled into your head a culinary school is that you eat with your eyes first

Quote from: Alexis on April 20, 2012, 01:16:05 PM
They're from southeast asia. They're very rare here in the US unfortunately, as I love using them at every chance, because of a USDA ban on importing them until 2008. The texture is like that of a lychee, but it melts in your mouth like ice cream, and the flavor always makes me think of grapes and pineapple, married with that tart sweetness of molasses. So yummy! They're becoming a little bit more common though so look for them in the fall
SOOOOO True. One of the first lessons drilled into your head a culinary school is that you eat with your eyes first

Speaking of which:

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White asparagus in the store.  Going to use it for Sunday brunch.

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Quote from: Jamie D on April 26, 2012, 12:28:51 AM
White asparagus in the store.  Going to use it for Sunday brunch.

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Gosh!!!!!!!!! Can I come over??? I LOVE the stuff.
Add some home made sauce hollandaise, - some cooked lean ham.
Heaven!

Glass of dry white, how about a Chablis?

Axélle

Quote from: Axélle-Michélle on April 26, 2012, 12:46:36 AM
Gosh!!!!!!!!! Can I come over??? I LOVE the stuff.
Add some home made sauce hollandaise, - some cooked lean ham.
Heaven!

Glass of dry white, how about a Chablis?

Axélle

Chablis would be good.  With asparagus topped with a hollandaise sauce, you might want a nicely oaked chardonnay or a pinot blanc.  Or even a riesling.

Quote from: Axélle-Michélle on April 26, 2012, 12:46:36 AM
Gosh!!!!!!!!! Can I come over??? I LOVE the stuff.
Add some home made sauce hollandaise, - some cooked lean ham.
Heaven!

Glass of dry white, how about a Chablis?

Axélle

Quote from: Jamie D on April 27, 2012, 08:34:20 PM
Chablis would be good.  With asparagus topped with a hollandaise sauce, you might want a nicely oaked chardonnay or a pinot blanc.  Or even a riesling.

Grand Cru Alsatian Riesling is definitely where I'd go get to play with the flavors from white asparagus, that or a nice dry Muscat; but everything mentioned so far all sounds spot on so why not just have it all
Also if they're really thin spears of asparagus then try it with Champagne, the thin ones don't develop that chemical component so the two play together beautifully, otherwise gross. Plus its an excuse to drink Champagne, not like one is needed :P

Quote from: Alexis on April 27, 2012, 09:30:10 PM
Grand Cru Alsatian Riesling is definitely where I'd go get to play with the flavors from white asparagus, that or a nice dry Muscat; but everything mentioned so far all sounds spot on so why not just have it all

Also if they're really thin spears of asparagus then try it with Champagne, the thin ones don't develop that chemical component so the two play together beautifully, otherwise gross. Plus its an excuse to drink Champagne, not like one is needed :P

There we have it, Axelle, from the professional chef!

Can the two of us polish off a bottle of chablis, chardonnay, pinot blanc, riesling, muscat, and and champagne??  I'm willing to try, if you are!

Okay, so this is NOT going into my herb garden!

Epimedium grandiflorium

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Better known as "Horny Goat Weed"

Ok, well here is ANTI-Horny Goat Weed

We are always trying to find reasonably priced Vitex negundo (Chaste Tree / Monk's Pepper) because bees absolutely love it, but it is hard to find in less than $40 pots.  We tried seed one year, but it was a total failure (driest year we'd had in a long time).

Pre-Orchi I sometimes wondered how effective the seeds would be.

Quote from: Jamie D on April 28, 2012, 12:50:13 AM
There we have it, Axelle, from the professional chef!

Can the two of us polish off a bottle of chablis, chardonnay, pinot blanc, riesling, muscat, and and champagne??  I'm willing to try, if you are!

If you can't, I know a girl :p

Quote from: Alexis on April 28, 2012, 04:21:54 PM
If you can't, I know a girl :p

I shall toast to your good health, and to that of my friends around the world.
Meanwhile, Axelle will be hitting the chablis ... hard

Some one say Chablis? Yes I will thanks

Party at Jamie's place!

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A bit embarrassing, everyone's wearing the same dress.

My new favourite fruit is the custard apple.

Quote from: Pica Pica on April 29, 2012, 05:07:57 AM
A bit embarrassing, everyone's wearing the same dress.

My new favourite fruit is the custard apple.

It's a club. We also have a secret handshake.

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PP - I never heard that term before.  Thanks!
It seems to be a relative of the cherimoya.

It is a cherimoya, but better known as custard apple round here.

Quote from: Pica Pica on April 29, 2012, 04:53:57 PM
It is a cherimoya, but better known as custard apple round here.

No wonder!

Got me.

Interesting way to shake hands

Quote from: Cindy James on April 30, 2012, 03:11:50 AM
Interesting way to shake hands

It's a form of "group hug."  ;D

Quote from: Jamie D on April 28, 2012, 03:09:46 AM
Okay, so this is NOT going into my herb garden!

Epimedium grandiflorium

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Better known as "Horny Goat Weed"

It's really pretty. It reminds me of something.

Supposed to be good for the sex life.

Quote from: Cindy James on May 01, 2012, 03:38:25 AM
Supposed to be good for the sex life.

Baaa

Not another New Zealander

Terrible Joke.

A white missionary was in Africa, the only white in the village. One of the chief's wives gave birth to a white child. The Chief arrives at the missionary's hut ready to kill him, terrified the missionary tries to explain genetic drift and finally says. look it'sjust like the sheep flock, occasionally you get a black sheep being born. 

The chief lowers his weapon. OK if you keep my secret I'll keep yours.


:embarrassed:

I didn't mean that to offend :embarrassed: :embarrassed: :embarrassed: :embarrassed:

Quote from: Cindy James on May 01, 2012, 04:04:55 AM
Racist Joke.

A white missionary was in Africa, the only white in the village. One of the chief's wives gave birth to a white child. The Chief arrives at the missionary's hut ready to kill him, terrified the missionary tries to explain genetic drift and finally says. look it'sjust like the sheep flock, occasionally you get a black sheep being born. 

The chief lowers his weapon. OK if you keep my secret I'll keep yours.


:embarrassed:

I didn't mean that to offend :embarrassed: :embarrassed: :embarrassed: :embarrassed:

I've been reading a book about sexuality in colonial America. There was a guy who was prosecuted for having sex with a sow after it gave birth to piglets that looked like him. The really funny thing is that he plead guilty. :laugh:

Hazing investigation launched

New York Newsday reported March 9 [2000] that Hofstra University suspended Crown and Lance fraternity scheduled a Hofstra judiciary board hearing to look into possible hazing. Officials alleged that Crown and Lance, mainly made up of football players, may have been involved in some initiation ritual that involved five pledges and a sheep on a public beach. The police sent the group packing without charges and no alcohol was involved.

Quote from: Felix on May 01, 2012, 04:10:33 AM
I've been reading a book about sexuality in colonial America. There was a guy who was prosecuted for having sex with a sow after it gave birth to piglets that looked like him. The really funny thing is that he plead guilty. :laugh:

That explains most of the people I see eating McDonald's ;D

Red plantains

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Ain't your regular banana!

Talking about different fruits and foods...
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Miracle Berry
For those who haven't heard of it before, miracle berry has this really neat property to it. It actually distorts your tastebuds so that the sweetness receptors so that they respond to acids instead of sugars, so sour things like vinegar and lemon juice are actually sweet.

Also, strangely enough, this morning when I was picking up a bunch of my ingredients for the day I happened to see a bunch of kiwano just sitting there on the shelf. Thought of this thread, and somehow now I have more kiwano than I know what to do with :)

Kiwano is great in drinks.

The miracle berries sound like they would make for a good joke.  I would love to spike someones juice with them and watch all the confusion unfold afterward.

Quote from: Brooke777 on May 30, 2012, 07:39:57 AM
The miracle berries sound like they would make for a good joke.

Exactly :P

I'm doing a tasting meal soon for a few friends and planning on sneaking the berries in right before the dessert course with some kind of intermezzo, and then putting together a dessert that will be so obviously sour with things like lemon cells, or passion fruit, just to mess with everyone. I have yet to try it out though, so this is provided that it really works that well