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Everything you could ever want to know about softening kelp noodles

photo of a bowl of kelp noodlesA bowl of kelp noodles In Ask Metafilter, 'music for skeletons' asked about softening kelp noodles and another member, 'flug', responded with an incredibly informative answer to the chemistry behind the softening.

Chop chop!

Screenshot of Chef Jean-Pierre Bréhier holding a red pepper

MeFites generally love to cook, so 'swift''s post of Chef Jean-Pierre Bréhier demonstrating how to cut common vegetables isn't a surprise. What is surprising is how to cut cabbage or mushrooms!

Maybe breakfast isn't that important

Full EnglishFull English by jthetzel (cc by)

'Phunniemee' asked about cultures that don't eat breakfast. 'Jane the Brown' provided a deliciously enlightening answer that covers technology, logistics, and history.

A Penne for Your Thoughts?

a single uncooked Penne noodlePenne Rigate, so much better than Lisce, tutti lo sanno

Did you know that there's a pasta rabbit hole? Well, apparently, yes, and davebarnes went down it and survived. Mumimor descended the pasta & chicken hole, yyz adds a durum roll, and St. Oops's mom was a recipe developer for an American pasta company. Lots of great comments in the Pasta  thread.

11/04/23
by taz

'Tis the (broth) season

Chicken brothChicken broth by purpaboo (cc by)

It's the colder time of year in the northern hemisphere, and Czjewel has a question about chicken broth, which resulted in a lot of tips and suggestions!

If on a winter's night ...

Photo via Smitten Kitchen: a white plate with cooked farro mixed with tomato and basil and topped with shredded cheeseRecommended: Smitten Kitchen's one-pan farro with tomatoes

In Ask Metafilter, HeyAllie wants to know What's your favorite 5-ingredient (or less!) go-to winter recipe?

10/01/23
by taz

A Tasty Long Con

photo of duck confit with vegetable duck confit with vegetable (photo from Canva) Community member 'drewbage1847' shows folks in the Northern hemisphere how to prepare for winter meals with recipes of the French technique of "confit".

No spoiled broth here

Screen shot of Japanese cook preparing meals in small open kitchen of small Japanese restaurant

Tiny Japanese restaurants in 4K. "... there's a whole channel of these wholesome, calming and hunger-inducing videos"

10/15/22
by taz

Cake Week begins a new season of GBBO

The Great British Bake Off promo photo of a chocolate iced cake with strawberries on top overprinted with the logo for the show

For those licking their lips over a new season of The Great British Bake Off, episode one of season 13, "Cake Week," is being discussed in Fanfare.

09/20/22
by taz

Dumplingfest

Dumplings, SteamedDumplings, Steamed by iamNigelMorris (cc by)

"Map showing the spread of dumplings," "Stuffed boiled dumplings and the Mongol Empire, 1200–1350," "In the Beginning, There Were ... Dumplings?" and more in kliuless's delicious dumplingfest.

08/18/22
by taz

Easy summer batch meals

A specialist occupation?

Hotpoint  All Pink Kitchen, 1961Hotpoint All Pink Kitchen, 1961 by JoeInSouthernCA (cc by-nd)

I'll put it bluntly: modern cooking is a social dick-measuring contest: Kadin2048 has an intriguing comment about the "fixation on cooking at home as a moral good" in theora55's post on Ultraprocessed Foods.

08/12/21
by taz

looking for fresh ideas

fresh corn saladfresh corn salad by wuestenigel (cc by)

Summer salads and vegetarian pasta sauces wanted, please.

06/30/21
by taz

Just Me And These 8 Nectarines

nectarine-heart at sunsetnectarine-heart at sunset by Mayr (cc by)

I have 8 nectarines, a reasonably well-stocked kitchen, and a song in my heart. What is the best nectarine-based dessert?

06/08/21
by taz

Alfresco faves

FoodFood by Marc Di Luzio (cc by)

cozenedindigo wants to know "What's your favorite BBQ side?"

05/29/21
by taz

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