vegetarian tidbits

[spacebug]

Discoveries this week:

Mochi! Thanks to saracura for turning me on to mochi. I always saw it in its little package sitting blithely by the miso, never knowing quite what it did, what it was for, or what it tasted like. I can now say that I have tried it and I like it. Also, if yaaren and thaadd do not know about mochi, they should, as it has no poisonous gluteny or wheaty anything, and it is good.

Also found out that Smart Deli turkey-style slices now have a "great new taste". They are still not as tasty as industry leader Tofurky brand, but they are close, and much better than they used to be.

Further bullitens as events warrant.

Comments

[nibblesonwords.livejournal.com]

i love chocolate ice cream filled mochi... *drool*

[s4.livejournal.com]

Genius!

[soylentmean.livejournal.com]

BTW, United Noodle usually has a ton of flavors of mochi. You should definitely try the traditional azuki filling. Monaka are also a yummy traditional-style Japanese treat.

[soylentmean.livejournal.com]

Oh, oh! They also have really good plum sorbet and matcha ice cream.

(okay, okay, I promise to stop going food-crazy in your thread!)

[yaaren.livejournal.com]

thank you! i loves me the mochi, but i can't really let myself purchase it very often because i, uh, eat it all. :)

[pygmybugs.livejournal.com]

Mochi's really good, but I've noticed it has nefarious filling-yanking tendencies. I used to eat it all the time, but after a couple of close calls (and a mouthful of bargain dentistry), I don't eat it much anymore.

Somewhere (if I haven't lost it) I have a good quick home-made mock-duck recipe. It's nice when you can season it pre-cooking to how you like it.

It's a bit much hardcopy to transfer electronically, but when I move back, I'll unload my massive collection of vegetarian and vegan recipes on you, if you want.

[spacebug.livejournal.com]

Hooray! I love mock duck, and I love quick! I make homemade tofurky, but it's kind of a long process, so quick homemade wheatgluteny goodness would be awesome. Then I'd probably tend to keep the stuff stocked more when I was in a mood for the long haul, too. Sometimes it takes overcoming a lot of inertia to go to the store. Especially when going to the store involves getting on the highway.

What's your timeline like for coming back? You going to skip the fabulous winter?

[pygmybugs.livejournal.com]

When I was cheffing it up at Melt, I had to find a quick mock duck recipe, as buying it canned was prohibitively expensive, and you couldn't get that batch of monkeys to do anything more involved than turning on a Robo-Coup.

My entire previous experience with gluten-making was the whole "pounding a giant lump of flour-dough under freezing running water for 100 years" type. If I remember, this one involves gluten flour and a little boiling in stock. Less than 30 minutes, I think. Plus, it balloons up while you boil it and makes a crazy-huge batch.

Yep. Skipping the winter, saving up money, and probably coming back in very early spring. Maybe March or something.

[beverlypenn.livejournal.com]

Oh how I love the mochi! As a wheat-allergic individual, mochi was a dream come true! I eat the whole package too sometimes, but, hey, it's good stuff!

[spikenheimer.livejournal.com]

sure mochi is good for the wheat gluten free crowd, but its MADE FROM BABIES!@!!! ;)

hehheh.

[saracura.livejournal.com]

Oh I love these mochi filling ideas.... Maybe next week for Lost, we should have a mochi filling-off.

[alisgray.livejournal.com]

for lost?

[saracura.livejournal.com]

The TV show. Aren't you addicted yet?

[alisgray.livejournal.com]

I have no cable and don't enjoy the network stuff.

[spacebug.livejournal.com]

it's a network show.

[alisgray.livejournal.com]

is it?

then i guess the plain answer is that don't pay attention to tv. I'm afraid of television and don't think I ought to start watching it. I might never leave my house again. I usually end up catching the good stuff later (sometimes several years later) on recordings, with other people, so I have some limits.

[saracura.livejournal.com]

It is network, but it's actually good. Besides it's fun to get excited about it. Silly - I know.

[alisgray.livejournal.com]

I am guessing in this context "Lost" is a social event that includes watching TV. aha.

[soylentmean.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, but Mochi totally freaks me out. The texture just sends shivers down my spine. It is, however, hilarious to watch people eat for the first time.

You will have to join me at Midori's sometime, for some super tasty takoyaki. Mmmmmm!

[spacebug.livejournal.com]

I had to look up takoyaki...
I would love to join you (I've never been to Midori's!), but, I don't eat the meats. So you may have takoyaki and I will have some tasty avocado rolls or miso soup, as long as they don't do something dumb like adding bonito flakes or fish broth to it. :)

[soylentmean.livejournal.com]

Gah!! I keep forgetting that you're not a meat eater. Hmph! Octopus is barely a meat, anyways. :P