Name 3 unusual items that you have in your fridge/pantry

[u4ic]

and what do you use them for?


I've got:

Pomegranate molasses to drizzle over freshly sliced fruit;

Hempseed flour as I'm gluten free and am always looking for alternatives to (bland and boring) rice flour;

and kelp flakes, which I love to sprinkle over popcorn.

[reyd reid reed]

1. About the only really strange thing

that I have is the mealworms in the refrigerator. Those are for Creature, though -- and they have to stay cold or they'll hatch.

[idgiehkt]

2. roflmao

"Creature" ???

:rofl:

I have to know who or what this refers to. :)

[u4ic]

5. A friend has frozen rats in his

he and his girlfriend have a boa constrictor that needs feeding on occasion.

I never go to their place for dinner...always insist on eating out for some reason...;)

[stuntcat]

85. "Creature"...

I want to know now too :rofl:

[alarimer]

3. at one time I would have had fish heads in my freezer

But those days (and that job) were a while ago.

[u4ic]

44. You're not some sort of

Dahmer character, are you? :scared:










:P

[alarimer]

75. Nope. it was a job I had

I looked for hatchery salmon at boat ramps (when people returned from fishing). They were tagged with a small RFID-type tag in their heads and marked on the outside so you could tell the tagged from the non-tagged. I cut their heads off and saved them in the freezer until I could get them to my office.

That's probably the strangest thing I've ever had in my freezer. I had live brine shrimp in the fridge once to feed my fish and other kinds of fish food but that's not so strange.

[AwakeAtLast]

66. Fish. Heads. Fish. Heads. Roly-Poly Fish Heads.

Eat them up,yum!

:9

[InvisibleTouch]

4. Freezer:

Frozen mice to feed the snakes.

Frozen stinging nettle leaves to feed the catfish.

Frozen brine shrimp as treats for the other fish.

[u4ic]

24. I hope you don't keep your food in that freezer

dinner could end up being Rat au Vin. :scared:

[InvisibleTouch]

38. Sure I do.

It's all in separate bags and containers. Not a big deal. :)

[Kali]

6. Fridge: huge bottle of procaine penicillin, another of 7 way blackleg vaccine

there are often 20 cc syringes and scalpel handles laying around the kitchen sink too.

I use them on livestock.

[u4ic]

57. You could make a fortune

should bird flu hit the US! :silly:

[InternalDialogue]

7. Without checking for actual items

I'm quite sure they're Asian sauces or gels of some sort. It all gets thrown into a sauce at some time or another.

[u4ic]

61. Isn't it great

when you put together a great sauce, only to forget what you actually put in it! x(

[InternalDialogue]

94. Or when you need to put together a sauce

and you know it needs, say citrus, so you just go looking for something with citrus in it -- anything that might have citrus in it? That's what the condiment shelf is for, I think.

The recipe is Orange Beef, but whose to say that Lime Beef might not be just as good?

[Redstone]

8. 3 packs of Parliaments and 1.75 liters of Finlandia, plus 90 Vicodin EX.

Enough to get me through tonight and tomorrow, anyway.

Redstone

[u4ic]

62. If it's what gets you through the day...

;)

[crim son]

9. Rosewater, to flavor middle-eastern pastries and grains.

Punjabi garam masala, to use in certain curries and just as a condiment.
Black cardamom, to make biryanis.

Hempseed flour? Cool.

[u4ic]

11. I am craving Indian food as of late

You've got me inspired to go to my library's website and get some Indian cookbooks out.


:9



I wanna come to dinner at your place! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[crim son]

12. Any time!

Although if you'd come tonight you would have eaten sliced eggs on toast and bean/corn salad. Not very exotic and really rather pukey. :hi:

[LeftyMom]

10. nutritional yeast, soy cheese, soy whipped cream

popcorn, pizza, vacation

[jobycom]

18. I've got two of those. No soy whipped cream, though.

[u4ic]

25. Is the vacation in the fridge or pantry?

Please tell me how I can store a sun drenched beach in there during winter! :silly:

[baldguy]

13. Spackling compound, sandpaper, paint.

[u4ic]

26. Ummm....tasty...

:9 :silly:

[Poiuyt]

14. I have an old can of tomato sauce that is bulging so bad, it's about to burst

I'd better eat it soon before it gets any worse. :)

[femmocrat]

33. Please, do yourself a big favor and pitch it!

DO NOT EAT IT!

[Poiuyt]

45. Oh, you're no fun!

I think my dinner guests would enjoy the extra zip that the botulism would add.

Say, maybe I'll have a DU dinner! Who wants to come?

[u4ic]

59. And an interesting green colour!

:crazy:

[Poiuyt]

74. We'd all look like one of Swamp Rats creations over in GD!

[Zywiec]

15. How about some Feigling?

Anybody ever heard of the Dutch fig vodka?

[jobycom]

16. Never heard of it. Is it as good as it sounds?

[Zywiec]

19. Yes, it's very sweet and goes down smooth.

I guess I'll have one now before I go to bed...:toast:

[jobycom]

20. Amazing you can still type!

:)

[u4ic]

60. I don't drink

but if I did, I bet I'd like it. I love figs! :9

[jobycom]

17. Half of a vegetarian MRE, Vegemite, and Tokai Nigori sake.

There are some things others might find weird (Nayonaise, tofu shirataki noodles, stuff like that)...

[u4ic]

21. Vegemite?

I don't know whether to commend you or commit you...:silly:

[jobycom]

22. They were out of dolomite.

:shrug:

[wildhorses]

23. mexican mayonaisse, canteloupe jam and an eggplant--

maybe i am not so weird after all:shrug:

[u4ic]

27. What's Mexican mayo?

Mayo with chili or jalapeno peppers?

[wildhorses]

78. with lime juice, brand name: la costena

and don't tell 'em down south but, i think it is better than duke's :wow:

[u4ic]

93. shhh.....

I WON'T TELL ANYONE LA COSTENA IS BETTER THAN DUKE'S.

[Xipe Totec]

28. Szechuan peppercorns,

cactus fruit,
dried chipotle peppers.

The peppercorns are my favorite. We use them on shrimp stir-fry. The taste is nothing like ordinary pepper; they taste like a combination of peppermint and clove.

They give my toungle a pleasant tingle that lasts for an hour longle.

Oh, and there's a fourth; salted meyer lemons for Morocan dishes.

[u4ic]

46. I've seen the Szechuan peppercorns

they sound great. I should give them a try.

Is cactus fruit anything like dragon fruit?

[Xipe Totec]

47. No, Dragon fruit is closer to pitaya

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitaya

Cactus fruit also goes by the name of prickly pear, or tuna. It is the fruit of the Opuntia, or paddle cactus:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opuntia

[dropkickpa]

53. yum yum yum

I haven't had the fresh or candied version of thatsince I lived in TX, 18 years, but I seem to recall it was yummy!

[YankeyMCC]

29. Cashew Butter

Plum Butter (not nearly as good as it sounds and it's been there a long time because of it)
Horseradish - probably not that unusual but that's the best I got

[u4ic]

63. I love cashew butter!

[AlCzervik]

30. in the pantry i have a jar of lemon kurd, maybe not unusual to du'ers but to many non du'ers

lemon kurd is a "What the hell is that?" i have 2 cadbury fruit and nut bars manufactured in the UK and not here and a bag of chinese mustard flavored wonton chips.

[u4ic]

64. The UK Cadbury's is so much better...

those chips sound tasty! :9

[AlCzervik]

67. the chips and the lemon kurd i got at trader Joe's and they are yummy.

the cadbury i got from my niece's boyfriend who lives in London. He's a keeper.

[GenDem]

31. Wild Blueberry juice, Wasabi Hummus, & an Irish cheddar

Not very unusual. :think:

[u4ic]

48. The wasabi hummus sounds yummy!

:9

[GenDem]

52. It is very good

I'm sure that it may be good with Sushi, but we just put it on baguette or a cracker with grape tomatoes and roasted red peppers.

[flvegan]

32. Oh, this'll be good:

In my fridge, I have (hard to limit to 3):

1. Several canine blood samples;
2. Caronavirus vaccine (two vials of that);
3. 3 lbs of raw steak, 2 lbs of cooked steak (unusual in a vegan household, I think)

[u4ic]

71. I hope you don't take ambien...

You could wake up one evening chomping on #3. :scared:

[flvegan]

73. Ew.

No, I don't. I guess I should add, thankfully, yes?

[femmocrat]

34. Eye gel, a dog teething bone, and last year's Easter paska bread.

I really should toss that bread....

[u4ic]

65. I hope that bread's in the freezer!

If not...it may not be bread anymore...


I miss paska. I have a gluten free recipe, but it won't be the same; though I've never tried it before. I may this year. :-)

[GoneOffShore]

35. Rendered duck fat

Limoncello and Compote de Coing - Quince paste for cheese.

[u4ic]

68. I've don't think I've ever had quince before

:hi:

[KitchenWitch]

36. Weird asian stuff that only my husband knows how to cook with.

He is half asian.

[u4ic]

70. My brother in law is similar

He was born in Indonesia, and has all sorts of interesting sauces.

He also makes chocolate sprinkle sandwiches, attributing to his half Dutch heritage - white bread, butter and chocolate sprinkles as a filling.

About as healthy as a chip butty, I would think...

[momophile]

76. I didn't know that

so is my husband and we too have weird stuff around that I don't know what to do with:rofl:

[KitchenWitch]

80. Every once in awhile - very strange smells emanate from the kitchen

:rofl:

My husband is half Thai.

[Rabrrrrrr]

37. Seaweed gelatin; dried sea urchin roe in flake form; home butchered venison

Yummy all!

[u4ic]

39. Isn't the first...

kudzu? :scared:

[graywarrior]

40. Kombu, umeboshi vinegar and gomachio.

[u4ic]

42. Macrobiotic freak

:hide:






Actually, I like umeboshi vinegar.

[graywarrior]

58. A drop or two with Tahini butter and rice syrup....awesome.

[BuddhaGirl]

41. almond meal, nutritional yeast, wheat germ

and powdered dolomite - all for my hubby's morning shake...blech!

The Miso Mayo and Veganaise are mine! :9

[u4ic]

54. I grind almonds for almond meal

useful for a gluten free diet.

I'd love to try the miso mayo if I could find some. :-)

[BuddhaGirl]

83. is there a Whole Foods near you?

that's where I get it :-)

[u4ic]

89. No, I'm in Canada

Unless it's stored properly (both in the store and at home), the oils in the almonds will go rancid quickly.

I prefer to do it fresh, anyway. I don't bake a lot - so I prefer to grind as needed, rather than take the chance of rancid meal. It's so expensive! :hi:

[Texasgal]

43. Jalapeno jelly

Freeze-dried juniper berries, liquid b-12 with iron.

[Xipe Totec]

50. Home made, or store bought Jalapeño Jelly?

I have a recipe for that. Even works with Habaneros...

The juniper berries, I could do without...

[u4ic]

55. I have liquid b12, too

I just had to check to see if it needed storing in the fridge!

It didn't.

[Connonym]

49. Insulin, perfume and hemorrhoidal suppositories

none of which belong to me

[u4ic]

51. Uh huh

that's what they all say...:P

[Xipe Totec]

56. The one thing I haven't had since I left the nether regions

is quiote, which is the roasted, caramelized stem of the century plant:



Sold by street vendors in Mexico. It tastes like a cross between maple syrup and molasses.

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiote

[u4ic]

72. Is it a candy or dessert?

[Xipe Totec]

82. Yes, it is a candy.

It the textture is like soft sugarcane.

[Left Is Write]

69. I only have one unusual thing that I can think of.

I have a can of Festal pumpkin that I brought with us when we moved here to Idaho from Minnesota. My intention wasn't to keep it forever and ever; it just happened to be one of some canned goods that were boxed up for the move here, all the rest of which we used in a timely manner.

I later discovered, after having used all the rest of my Festal pumpkin, that Festal isn't available here. The ONLY canned pumpkin sold in the grocery stores here is Libby's. I was reluctant to open that last can, and so I just never did. Obviously I won't now, because it's about seven years old. I guess I kept it for sentimental reasons. (I do use the recipe on the can for pumpkin pie; I do keep another copy in my recipe box, but I just like to read it off that can.)

[momophile]

77. lau lau, kava and breadfruit

along with a bunch of other stuff that I don't know what they are.

[AshevilleGuy]

79. Fernented shrimp paste (balacan), Toor dal, Branston Pickle,

Kala chana, Cellophane noodle, Fermented red bean curd, Latvian sprats, Kalonji, Kecap manis, Sambal Oelek...
...

[Kool Kitty]

81. Black sesame seeds, Lyle's Golden Syrup, and, in the

freezer-one deceased turtle. The black sesame seeds get put in Indian and Chinese food. The Lyle's Golden Syrup gets drizzled on and mixed in cereal or ice cream (and makes great gingerbread). The turtle is the late, dearly loved and sorely missed, Hector. (I live in a condo apartment and have no where to bury him, alas. He is well-wrapped.)

[MissMillie]

84. I think the only unusual thing you'll find in my cupboard at any time is

ME

[seemunkee]

86. Anchovy paste, Lyle's golden syrup, hop pellets

[Shell Beau]

87. Pickled okra (always in fridge). That is all I can think of right now!

I know I must have something crazy in there!

[Lydia Leftcoast]

88. Verjus,* cashew butter, and black cherry juice

*Extra points if you know what that is. :-)

[Throd]

90. Tripe, Kimchi, Pickled octopus

[LynneSin]

91. Here's mine

Usually Milk I forgot to toss out a month ago
Leftovers that a local pharmaceutical company called about and asked if they could take mold samples from it
Ear drops for my cat Abbott that I got 4 years ago

[Blue-Jay]

92. A couple of hobo heads.

[ironflange]

95. Let's see. . .

A Ukrainian blueberry picker (actually in my basement)

A Tefal Magic Tea, a super great tea make that was sold here for only a very short time

Six or so different types of soy sauce

Sorry to hear of the gluten thing. I've catered a lot of weddings, and at one the bride was gluten intolerant. The wedding cake was actually a three-tiered rice krispie square contraption, all beautifully iced and everything. Very clever and very nice.

[Zookeeper]

96. I'll play with you, U4ic!

Three vials of Insulin (for my daughter), Kong Stuff 'n Vitamin Enriched Liver Paste (for my dog) and Sambal Oelek Ground Fresh Chili Paste (for me).

:hi:

[marlakay]

97. Homemade Apple ginger chutney

gift from christmas at work...women actually still can jams and fruit here...I just retired to small town.

Hawaiian Handmade pasta salad mix...just got at specialty store here.

Creme Au Caramel...sounds like a dessert but its bulk tea my husband got me. Haven't had any yet, smells weird!

[astral]

98. Calcium Bentonite Clay, Dulse, Oregano Juice

That pomegranite molasses sounds yummers! I am very recently working at being gluten-free myself, I am convinced I have the gluten problem so am working on my second week, with two backslides so far. . .

[u4ic]

99. Is the bentonite clay

for a candida cleanse?

The GF took quite a while for me to get used to; now it's not an issue at all. It's totally changed my way of eating (I also cut out other white foods, such as sugar, potatoes and white rice).

We have an excellent GF bakery in my city; however, I took it as an opportunity to change my eating habits (which were still fairly healthy before); I'm not just looking to substitute GF flours for things such as bread, pancakes, fried chicken coating, etc. I do have the occasional muffin, pancake, etc - but they're a treat. (considering the price of GF products!)

The bulk of my diet now is veggies and fruit, with some low fat protein.


The pomegranate molasses is divine. It has so much flavour that only a slight drizzle is needed.

[Pacifist Patriot]

100. I just found a rain gauge in the freezer...

homemade beer aging in the pantry and birdseed in the fridge.

I can explain the beer and the birdseed but haven't a clue why one of my kids put a rain gauge in the freezer.

[Guava Jelly]

101. In my fridge

A bar of Soap,something in a bowl that has been there awhile??,Jimmy Hoffa..(i may be kidding) :)

[martymar64]

102. Tahini, Shrimp Chips, mango and ginger chutney

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