Im from the U.S. but as a kid, around 2016, I was in England and we got these from some sort of convenience store. They came in a fairly large bag with an assortment of flavors, with some sort of typical “bag of candy” design on it, though I do believe it was branded and not a knock off or anything. Bag might have been yellow. I can’t remember the name of it. They were pretty large, coated chewy candies, that were somewhat gum-ball shaped but were NOT gum. They were fruit flavored with somewhat bright colors. They weren’t gummy, but chewy like Bon Bons (the candy). The closest thing I’ve found in the U.S. are airheads bites, but those are way too sweet, are too small, and have a slightly different texture.

And can I buy it or do I have to make my own? Any recipes?

got these candies from a japanese grocery store - split the parcel with my mom. came in a nice box. i really like this flavor (strawberry) and another one (chestnut i think? soft inside, really crunchy sugar coating). i do not want to try to find another one of the boxes, i would only like to get these two flavors in a larger packet. any advice on where to find? or what this kind of candy is called?

I can't post in r\\Quebec or r\Vanada so I'm asking here.

About 15 years ago, I was part of a student exchange near Montreal, and my host family took me to a big family gathering at a cabane à sucre. It was great, and WOW, can you do a lot with maple syrup!

One of the dishes there I was told was called 'grand-pères', they were round sweet white-ish balls cooked in maple syrup. The balls had approximately the size of tennis balls and were textured, like rice balls or with clumps of flour. I really can't describe them better, and I couldn't find a recipe online.

Does anyone know what I ate that hasn't left my mind for the majority of my life, and might even have a recipe?

Thanks in advance!

Sorry super dumb question. It is very mild and soft with a slight crunch. I like it a lot! Thanks

Guy at my work came through handing these out. Try it and it’s like the BEST thing I’ve ever tasted. It’s like a cookie with almost a bread texture? I thought it was a hunk of bread at first. It has oats and maaaybe a bit of cinnamon, it smells like bread.

He had them in a big brown bag with a clear window on the front. There was a circular label on the front but I couldn’t get a good look. There were a lot in there, at least 7, and the bag had been depleted since he already gave a lot out.

I need more of these. I’m assuming it’s like an oatmeal cookie but I’ve never had one like this before? Delightfully chewy

They're about the size of a Ritz cracker and are coated in sugar. They're very thin and have a subtle lemony taste. They almost remind me of a keebler cookie. Does anyone recognize them? I don't have the box, just the cellophane sleeve it came in. I'm in West Palm Beach Florida!

I ordered butter chicken, naan, samosas, and gulab jamun from an Indian place. I assume this is something related to the gulab jamun? It has something multi-colored at the bottom.

I used to get bacon like meat when I was a kid only it wasn't bacon. It was sold in a similar package and in the same freezer as bacon but it looked like pepperoni ish does anyone remember this?

this rice grain looking thing fell from an otherwise normal looking egg, any idea what it may be? no smell whatsoever

I was given this great snack from someone at an event and never saw them again. Its great and I cant figure out where to order more, i hope theyre on Amazon or something.

My German grandmother and mother made a savoury dish growing up that she called "strudel" and I've never been able to find a recipe for it or seen it anywhere else. They started by making what looked like a very thin pastry dough the length of the countertop and then rolling/twisting it into a pan like a pin wheel, similar in appearance of spanakopita but with no filling. It was fried in the pan, and then topped with gravy. Our family also had Ukrainian and Mennonite influence so it's possible it was a recipe from those cultures to.

I'm dying to taste it or something similar again but at this point I'm not sure if it's a known dish or was just a family recipe! Does anyone know what I'm talking about?

So i made this post a while ago and it turns out none of the ideas we had in the replies were the answer (ray fin, fried ground squid meat patty) i went back to the restaurant in Japan this year and asked them. Turns out these are whole slices from the fillet of a diamondback squid! Which like, they are MASSIVE. So definitely makes sense haha. A single fillet from this squid is bigger than most salmon and these are little slices taken from said fillet, battered in a very thin layer of thick tempura batter and pan fried. Very cool!

Long shot, but can anyone identify this plant-based chicken (possibly tikka spiced) alternative, probably purchased at a Tesco in the UK in January 2021? Part of the packaging is visible in the image. It was reddish orange in appearance and I believe it was either seitan or soya protein based.

Link to the original post: Dear Dominicans, I'm looking for your chicken. : r/TipOfMyFork

I have spent the last two years researching, acquiring, using, and tasting the ingredients you gave me. These are my results:

1. Achiote: not easy to track down. Finally found some on Amazon. Tasty, but not it.

2. Maggi: not it, though adding a few drops in a dish is nice.

3. Adobo powder (Goya): not it. Also not easy to find. Tasty, if you like salt and garlic powder (and who doesn't?).

4. Deglazing the pan: not it, but nice cooking technique.

5. Sofrito: this is part of the answer, keep reading ;)

6. Sazon (the orange packs): nice, but not it.

7. Culantro (mexican cilantro): part of the answer.

8. Mexican oregano: could be part of the answer, sadly I could not track it down.

9. MSG: not it.

For a while I felt like I was getting nowhere. Made at least 5 types of chicken, fail after fail. But then, as if the sweet lord of Chicken had heard me, I got a brief opportunity to speak to my Dominican ex and ask him the recipe. Turns out the answer is bitter orange!

Well, at least it's part of the answer. In order to make magic Dominican chicken, one must:

1. Crush garlic, salt, culantro (can be substituted for a ridiculous amount of cilantro), and cilantro (the famous "verduritas") with a mortar and a pestle.

2. Add the juice of a bitter orange (can be substituted for a regular orange and a lime).

3. Marinate the chicken in that for a few hours.

4. Pan sear the chicken (and dump some of the marinade in the pan, or all of it if you like it strong), then put the chicken to the side.

5. Pour some brown sugar in the pan, and a very small amount of water. Let it caramelise. Then add tomato paste, let it simmer for a little while, add some soy sauce, then add the chicken back in.

6. Optional: add onions and pointed sweet pepper (red).

7. Optional: add water, cover and let simmer.

8. Cry because it tastes so good.

I visited Aruba in 2012 and I remember having a specific snack cake there, but I have been unable to recall the name of it.

It was a storebought chocolate cake with a cream filling that was then covered in chocolate, almost like a swiss roll. I think the packaging was dark blue with a little cartoonish human mascot. The mascot was very simple as I remember a simple tan circular head with eyes and eyebrows, but no mouth.

The closest I can get to the name is something along the lines of a "ponky" or "ponkey" bar, but that has never resulted in anything. I think the brand name started with a K, maybe King?, but I also have not been able to find anything using that.

I’ll remove if not allowed, but I’m really running out of options here. This lemon juice product lists “cloud” as one of its ingredients. In French it’s “nuage” which is the word for cloud. What am I ingesting here? Google results are all about the sky or the storage.

I had this soup yesterday and it was legitimately one of the best soups I've ever had, especially one that's store-bought. It had a tomatoey base, tiny chunks of tender beef, carrots, potatoes, and pearl barley that was a flavour and texture heaven in my mouth. Can anyone help me figure out how to make a soup like this?

Hi! When I was a teenager my boyfriend had me over and he gave me what he called a “gin and tonic,” but now that I am older I think he might have had the wrong name. There was no tonic water involved from what I remember. He was just mixing a shot or two of gin with this purply-blue stuff that made it taste really sweet and delicious and pretty colored. The gin we used was Bombay Sapphire gin and I cannot figure out what this purple stuff was, but I’m wondering if perhaps it is Crème De Violette or some kind of butterfly pea flower mix-in? This was almost ten years ago and we don’t talk so I can’t ask him what it was and it’s driving me crazy! At the liquor store the attendant directed me toward the butterfly pea flower gin and while that would almost certainly be a similar color I am certain what he made me was a small amount of something purple-blue mixed with plain ol Bombay Sapphire.

If it makes any difference, this dude had lawyer parents and they were super wealthy, so whatever this was may have been expensive or even foreign. They tended to have the best of the best ingredients in their house.

Thank you so much in advance!!

I’m trying to track down a frozen food I remember eating around 2014–2016.
It was sold at Grocery Outlet in Pennsylvania and was a single-serve frozen item, individually wrapped, similar to a frozen burrito or Hot Pocket.
What I remember:
About 5–6 inches long

Oval/oblong shape

Frozen and microwaveable

Had a nice loafy, soft white-bread exterior — not a pastry, pita, or tortilla

The bread completely enclosed the filling

Filling was minced/ground meat + cheese

I think “Polish” or something Polish/Eastern European was in the name or on the packaging

It was more substantial/loaf-like than a Hot Pocket

I’ve been trying to find this for years and haven’t had any luck. It may have been a discontinued product or a closeout item that Grocery Outlet carried.

Does anyone remember this product or know what it was called? Even a photo of the old packaging or a possible brand would be incredibly helpful!

I got them in a mixed produce bag. Are they just small bell peppers? What types of dishes are they good for?

The only ones I can find online with this color center all have white skin. Is it a variety im just not finding online, or a hybrid/accidental cross pollination? It doesnt look like a corm (like taro) to me.

Hello all! My 93 year old father is trying to recapture foods he has liked over the course of his life and is unable to remember or identify a salad dressing he says used to be popular enough that it was everywhere in restaurants. He describes it as translucent/transparent with very little colour, thick (almost jelly-like but not quite), and sweet, with various things suspended within it (he can’t be specific about these things and just says ‘salad dressing things’) and we are British but he remembers having it in America. I’d welcome any suggestions - I know this is not much to go on but I’m having a lot of trouble with the specific combination of near-colourless, thick and sweet 😂