They know how to cook. They just never have cooked a turkey. :)

So I bought a jar of pickled young green peppers in brine from a Thai store. The taste was a bit unexpected. I'm at a loss as to what to do with the rest of the contents. Any tips or recipes would be greatly appreciated.

It’s about 2 years old and hasn’t been refrigerated

For example you may have cheddar as an ingredient for a recipe but cheddar is made from milk, salt, etc. So what is the term for ingredients that can't be divided into distinct ingredients? This doesn't include going into the elemental / cellular level just other identified ingredients used in cooking. Mainly for the purpose of defining stuff as containing foods that cause allergies. I keep thinking like source and raw but both imply other things so wondering if there's a specific term.

I am trying to find all of the regional dishes and the eateries (restaurants, hotels, shops...) that invented them. Examples being:

1.Buffalo Wings- Anchor Bar, New York

2.Muffuletta- Central Grocery and Deli, Louisiana

3.Detroit Style Pizza- Buddy's, Michigan

Bonus Points for very obscure hyper regional dishes like:

1.Pepper Steak- Hermann Sons Steak House, Texas

2.Akutagawa- Hamburger King, Illinois

3.Pizzaz-Celebres Pizza, Pennsylvania

Could also be international like:

1.Silpancho- Sillpancheria Doña Celia, Bolivia

2.Takoyaki- Aizuyam, Japan

3.Beef Carpaccio- Harry's Bar, Italy

These are just examples; I know there are tons more. List as many as you want, the more obscure the better! If you list something I've never heard of before, I will be sure to upvote, comment etc...

I baked 3 batches of cut out gingerbread cookies on Friday night around 10p (from frozen dough made the week before), then put them in the freezer. On Saturday around noon, my husband and I came down with a horrible stomach bug (not related to cookies).

Could I have been sick without knowing while I was making the cookies Friday night? I’m concerned about bringing my possibly contaminated cookies to Thanksgiving dinner! I don’t know what specific virus or bacterial infection (or food poisoning?) I had, and I don’t know if I was contagious before I had symptoms. My son didn’t get the stomach bug. I hate to throw away all these cookies, but I absolutely will if there is risk of anyone else getting the stomach bug from my cookies.

2 coworkers just mentioned their family does this and one said "Essence" is the correct name for meat juice. I've never heard of this until now.

I googled it and nothing really came up after a few minutes 🤷

I'm not asking about foods that are spicy (to any degree) but they don't bother you.(jalapeños for example). I'm asking what are some things that people have said are spicy, but really shouldn't be. Like Paprika is one that I have heard someone say. Or pepperoni. I wouldn't say pepperoni is spicy, zesty maybe, but not spicy. Pepperoni might vary more depending on how its made. But isn't Paprika just dried red bell pepper? It can be about you or others. You don't have to specify who if you don't want to.

I have a potluck at work tomorrow, and two people on my team are already bringing chicken. I couldn’t find any duck at my local Asian market. So I’m just wondering if I can use shrimp in yellow pumpkin curry? It would be mixed in with veggies and potatoes too.

Hey all, slightly concerned that I’ve given myself salmonella from some ground chicken. I was making lasagna soup with some ground chicken - I cooked the meat for like 12 mins on its own, but I added soy sauce and a bunch of coloured seasonings so couldn’t see the colour, then added stock and sauce and simmered for another ten. It felt firm when I bit into it, but concerned because of the tomato sauce that I couldn’t see whether it was fully cooked and I don’t have a meat thermometer. I know that you guys probably won’t be able to tell just from my description but does it sound like I cooked it for long enough? I wasn’t cooking loads - only about 150g, but I’m a bit of a hypochondriac and I’m also supposed to be taking an international flight in a week and have now convinced myself that I’ll be debilitating ill for the flight 😭

Recently had my gallbladder removed and lost my job in the same month and barely making by. I’m behind on everything and can’t focus I’m so hungry.. please someone help me out. I’ll pay it forward.

This is probably my favorite "background" show and I love seeing all of the awesome dishes around the country. Have all these network Tv chefs (for lack of a better thing to call the chefs/bakers that are usually highly acclaimed at some point and always on this show) really gone to eat at these restaurants? I imagine it's somewhere in the middle.

I'm apparently the weird friend who pours milk in a bowl before the cereal. Why you ask? I like the combination of the soggy and crunchy texture in each bite. Please tell me I'm not alone.

I have been loving salads lately at work because of this specific dressing but I can’t figure out what it is. Someone has said it’s balsamic but I bought my own and it tastes more like grape ?? Where as this tastes more like brown sugar. I wish I could add a picture but it won’t allow me to , it is a brown thick dressing and has little specks of something.

Request: Wondering if anyone is in possession of the Plant Kingdom issue of Lucky Peach? If so, would you be willing to take pictures of "The Groves of the Citrus King" article by Adam Gollner and send it to me?

Lmk if there is a more relevant subreddit that I should post in instead of here, but it is food-related.

Thank ya kindly

I'm tired of the packaged ramen and want to try and make it myself.

That question probably sounds loaded or a little unfair, but like I’ll find a recipe on Pinterest or Instagram that then typically comes from one of those home blogger sites. Putting aside the terrible UX and ad overload, I’ll generally skim the ingredients and decide whether it sounds worthwhile to make or not. I’d say 8/10 the recipe just turns out… meh? I even generally add more seasoning etc. and it never really seems to help. I’ll make the recipe once and then never make it again. Is the problem the mommy blogger sites? Are there better resources for discovering new recipes that are semi-low brow? (Less fuss, easy on not beginner but not culinary skills)

This post sponsored by the artichoke mozzarella baked chicken recipe that was tonight’s dinner 😑

Edit: I just saw my title mess up 🫥

For context, I get out of work at 8:00pm. I go to bed at around 12. Is it okay to eat dinner at 8:30-9pm?

EDIT: I’m asking specifically in relation to health reasons and if eating dinner at that time would be fine

I don’t want sausage

i’m autistic as all hell so there are few things i put in my tacos so i typically use rice as a filler because lettuce tastes like ass in those amounts, what are your thoughts on it?

I'm trying to host a party and had an idea for build your own burritos but I'm trying to reduce mess and make it easy for the kids too. I am looking for a pocket style soft flour tortilla "wrap", something pre cup shaped, just dump your ingredients in, pack a little and enjoy style meal. Any ideas?

Hello Reddit. My mom makes the best Ikọkọrẹ ijẹbu in the world and I am looking for a market for her in New Jersey. Ikọkọrẹ ijẹbu is a Nigerian delicacy from the Yorùbá descent. Please reach out and we will make it on demand per order.

I am putting this here with the hope that it reaches everyone who can support her. We are reachable at powermomspecial@gmail.com

I'm doing a project looking into the food / kitchenware / pharmacy industries to find out what major issues there are that can be solved. E.g. stock flow, customer service/behaviour, store layout.

I am looking to create a product that can be used to solve some of these deep rooted issues to help revolutionise these markets.

Any information / help / opinions are appreciated as I'm still in the research phase. Thanks!

How to consume banana blossoms in brine? Like, do I eat the whole thing or just the florets?

Have you ever faced a food that made you cringe at first sight—something you swore you’d never put near your mouth? Maybe it was an insect-based snack you encountered while traveling, or a dish with a strong smell you couldn't quite handle. But then, curiosity (or maybe even the buzz around sustainability or adventurous eating) got the better of you, and you decided to give it a try.

What was it that made you take that leap from “no way” to “okay, I’ll try it”? And what was it like—did it surprise you, or was it just as you expected? I’m really curious to hear about those moments when you crossed the line from hesitation to experience.

Help me get my stir fry right

Ever since I’ve changed soy sauce brand the meals have been no where near as good, I have tried every brand I can think but none are like the old. Basically my noodles used to come out a very dark brown and had a super rich flavour but all the ones I try are like medium at best compared, I’m not sure if I even had soy sauce to begin at this point, the colour is lighter and tastes much different, could it be the brand, the actual sauce is different or something else!

I need some advice asap, im 16, 5'3, and around 260lbs. i've been overweight since i was around 2 months old and always been to doctors constantly about my weight yet they never could figure out a reason for the weight gain as i dont snack alot or have too many calories. at the moment im trying to be on an omad diet (one meal a day) and have only 500 kcal with no snacks. i understand it is unhealthy and unsafe but ive tried everything and its starting to make me so miserable since i just keep gaining weight every year. i do dance for 2 hours each week and do around 7k steps daily so im not that unfit, id like to know how fast i would put the weight back on after starting to eat normally again, or why can i not just eat the amount of calories that i would need to maintain my weight in the future once ive lost some weight. ive been doing this diet for almost 2 weeks now and it seems pretty enjoyable and easy, im not very hungry normally anyway so it just feels like im only really eating when im hungry now. any advice is appreciated please❤️

i’m on a new medication that increases my appetite and i'm hungry ALL THE TIME. this is very common with this medicine and people often need to stop it because they’re gaining too much weight. it doesn’t matter how filling my meals are, i always need to be eating something. what are some healthy snacks that i can have often without gaining a lot of weight?

I want my Caprisun to taste like Kool-aid but I keep passing out before the first gallon. Any tips?

It’s just fancy bubbly water?