OT: Weirdest ingredient in your kitchen?

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Tough call on that one. IMO, it's all about context. Fish & chips = malt, always.

Inexplicably, some 11 million Belgians disagree. Go figure, another pear-shaped Belgian thing

 

[auror]

Believe this is chik fila’s secret

Seems the strips are pickle-brined in store, but chicken sandwich meat is brined without pickle elsewhere. See comments to the following article about ingredient listings. But either way, have done this before. It's great and tastes essentially exactly like chick fil a.
How to Make a Chick-Fil-A Sandwich at Home | The Food Lab

 

[8893]

The most unusual thing I have in my kitchen is not really odd at all, but I imagine most people are unfamiliar with garlic scapes. I just picked them out of my gardens and they are great in stir fries and pestos. It is basically the stalk that the garlic flower would eventually form off of and they are a more delicate garlic taste with a different texture.

I've never grown the things but buy them at farmer's markets in late spring. Season for them is very short, at least in Pittsburgh. But yeah, love scapes. And ramps. And fiddleheads. All great with quick sautee or stir-fry.

Tonight's special pie at Bufalina:

Pizza Special:
Roasted garlic scape pizza
buffalo mozzarella & bacon

I don't know why I tortured myself by looking. We had Bufalina on Saturday night and we already have dinner planned for tonight. But like @August_West , I am kicking myself for missing the special pie they had with ramps a few weeks ago, and now it looks like I am going to miss this season's scape pie window, too.

Damn.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

ME and no I am not thedecomposing body upstairs, at least not yet. Gross.

@uconnell Oh, none of us have to be the decomposing body upstairs. We can just move to Washington State. As of a month or so ago, legally we can re-composition ourselves; kind of like a pile of mulch or Fido in the back yard.

Washington may become the first state to legalize human composting

It's time we reinvented funerals.

futurism.com

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Having absolutely no comprehension of the 1L workload, I thought it would be a good idea to pack some saffron from my Long Island kitchen, you know, in case I wanted to cook in my spare time.

Since your 1L days are way in the rear view mirror and you may have occasional free time @Hans Sprungfeld , you can grow your own. Saffron that is, USAmerican home grown. I’m thinking of giving it a go ...

Saffron Crocus Bulbs | Sow True Seed | Open-Pollinated

Grow one of the most exotic and expensive spices in the world in your own garden, and enjoy beautiful flowers too! The purple blossoms of Saffron Crocus (Crocus sativus) open in fall, unfurling bright red saffron strands at the center of each flower.

sowtrueseed.com

 

[HuskyHawk]

I would not be the least bit surprised if Fishy lived off a gray liquid drink from the future that provided his full daily nutritional needs.

That's because he's the only one of us not currently stuck in the Matrix. When a poster vanishes....unplugged.

 

[Walker11]

Other than Budweiser, the American swill, a well intended spouse bought in error many months ago ...

... a quick look suggests some possibilities from one cabinet:
Dried Mushrooms x6, best tasting variety appears like a white birch bark/rattlesnake skin hybrid
Pork lung chili sauce
Sweat Beam Sauce (not sweet bean, nor Jim Beam)
Black bean chili oil
Rose bean curd
Fermented bean curd with sesame oil
Sesame Jam (paste?)
Crisp Chili Oil with Soy Protein
Sweet Osmanthus (tea olive) Flower - know it’s used as dessert
Ohgon No Aji “Mild” BBQ Sauce (ingredients: apple, peach & plum purée, soya, honey, sake, sesame oil)
Uhaghi Sushi Sauce - last 2 not so obscure

I received my unusual-boneyard-pantry Amazon order this afternoon. Crisp chili oil is incredible. This may be my second favorite post ever on the Boneyard, after Makers Muppet.

 

[Stainmaster]

I received my unusual-boneyard-pantry Amazon order this afternoon. Crisp chili oil is incredible. This may be my second favorite post ever on the Boneyard, after Makers Muppet.

Just placed mine earlier this evening.

 

[Kitaman]

Bacon Salt, its 10 years old and barely used. I refuse to throw it away, only to remind myself to never purchase it again.