Food and Drink You know what's underappreciated? - Page 4

**Rain Man** · 12-30-2009, 05:45 PM

Root vegetables.

Everyone likes potatoes, so they're not really underappreciated. And onions, too. And carrots, of course. They're the Big Three. But it's the others that don't get the recognition they deserve. Turnips. Rutabagas. Parsnips. Beets. You take a bunch of those and cook them up in the oven, and you've got a tasty and nutritious side dish with very little effort.

Seriously, parsnips can roll with the best of them. You can't beat a good batch of parsnips, but in truth the four of them are more like a quartet. You can have a good tenor, a good alto, a good bass, and a good soprano, but it's when you cook them all up together that you really get that harmony that makes you tap your feet.

Root vegetables. If you haven't had them, do so tonight. They're available at your nearest grocer.

Gracie Dean · 12-30-2009, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

Yeah, I don't think soggy would be good. You want them to be firm, maybe a little more firm than the potatoes in au gratin potatoes. I also highly recommend mixing turnips, rutabagas, and parsnips so you get a mix of flavors. I'm not sure that having one of them alone would work as well.

that sounds good as well

Gracie Dean · 12-30-2009, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by mlyonsd

Ever made sweet potato chips in a fryer? They're different and a nice change.

oh how do you do that. I LOVE sweet potato anything

**Gonzo** · 12-30-2009, 06:33 PM

Tulips...

lol
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**TrebMaxx** · 12-30-2009, 07:17 PM

I rather eat dirt than eat a beet. Taste about the same.

**mlyonsd** · 12-30-2009, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by noswad

oh how do you do that. I LOVE sweet potato anything

Just thinly slice a sweet potato....1/8 inch or less. Drop 5 or 6 into a Fry Daddy and fry them until they are as done as you like. You can salt them when they are hot or not.

Same thing as homemade potato chips.

RJ · 12-30-2009, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by TrebMaxx

I rather eat dirt than eat a beet. Taste about the same.

If they taste the same you should go with the beet, mostly cause it's food and dirt isn't.

KCChiefsMan · 12-30-2009, 08:26 PM

they are saying that some of these root vegetables may be carnivores

FAX · 12-30-2009, 08:27 PM

Although it's true that root vegetables are undervalued by most people, Mr. Rain Man, I'm sure you'll agree that the most underappreciated things of all times are anatomically correct yard gnomes.

Those poor little bastards sit out in the front lawn exposing themselves to the general public night and day without so much as a cod piece or a thank you.

FAX

RJ · 12-30-2009, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by FAX

Although it's true that root vegetables are undervalued by most people, Mr. Rain Man, I'm sure you'll agree that the most underappreciated things of all times are anatomically correct yard gnomes.

Those poor little bastards sit out in the front lawn exposing themselves to the general public night and day without so much as a cod piece or a thank you.

FAX

I like my yard gnomes sauteed in butter and a little garlic. A splash of balsamic at the end is a nice touch, maybe a little grated parmesan.

Pablo · 12-30-2009, 09:10 PM

Love root vegetables in all their forms.

Horseradish FTMFW.

RJ · 12-30-2009, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by PostRockPablo

Horseradish FTMFW.

Nicely done with the horseradish.

**KcMizzou** · 12-30-2009, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by PostRockPablo

Horseradish FTMFW.

Ooh, yeah. Highly underrated.

**KcMizzou** · 12-30-2009, 09:27 PM

The only way I've ever had beets was pickled. They were... ok, I guess. But I wouldn't mind if I never had them again.

FAX · 12-30-2009, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by RJ

I like my yard gnomes sauteed in butter and a little garlic. A splash of balsamic at the end is a nice touch, maybe a little grated parmesan.

Sounds good, Mr. RJ. Better than boiled yard gnome, anyhow.

Discussing yard gnome recipes reminds me of the Middle Ages. Back then, of course, people were dying right and left from plague and smallpox and crotch rot and all kinds of horrible diseases. Interestingly, it was during this time that faeries and gnomes and elfs and brownies and other little people started popping up everywhere. Never, however, do you read about anybody trying to cook a faerie or an elf. I suppose they were too fast to catch. I guess, that's why they stuck to capturing and eating root vegetables which are slow.

FAX

Pablo · 12-30-2009, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by KcMizzou

The only way I've ever had beets was pickled. They were... ok, I guess. But I wouldn't mind if I never had them again.

Pickled beets are great. I could eat a whole jar at once. I'm a big fan of the dirt taste. Growing up poor, we usually just ate dirt for a couple of meals a day. Too bad they stain everything they touch.

It's pretty embarrassing when the dirt stain on your mouth turns a purple hue because you've been eating beets.

View Poll Results: Like 'em/don't like 'em. What is your say on the subject?
Beets - Like 'em	17	30.91%
Beets - Strict neutrality	7	12.73%
Beets - Don't like 'em	24	43.64%
Beets - Never had 'em	5	9.09%
Carrots - Like 'em	37	67.27%
Carrots - Strict neutrality	10	18.18%
Carrots - Don't like 'em	4	7.27%
Carrots - Never had 'em	1	1.82%
Onions - Like 'em	42	76.36%
Onions - Strict neutrality	4	7.27%
Onions - Don't like 'em	6	10.91%
Onions - Never had 'em	1	1.82%
Parsnips - Like 'em	5	9.09%
Parsnips - Strict neutrality	12	21.82%
Parsnips - Don't like 'em	5	9.09%
Parsnips - Never had 'em	30	54.55%
Potatoes - Like 'em	47	85.45%
Potatoes - Strict neutrality	0	0%
Potatoes - Don't like 'em	2	3.64%
Potatoes - Never had 'em	1	1.82%
Rutabagas - Like 'em	6	10.91%
Rutabagas - Strict neutrality	5	9.09%
Rutabagas - Don't like 'em	8	14.55%
Rutabagas - Never had 'em	32	58.18%
Turnips - Like 'em	12	21.82%
Turnips - Strict neutrality	12	21.82%
Turnips - Don't like 'em	21	38.18%
Turnips - Never had 'em	8	14.55%
I'm purely carnivorous. Meat only.	8	14.55%
I don't eat root vegetables since they aren't free range.	3	5.45%
If it's not in a frozen dinner, I probably don't eat it.	2	3.64%
Have you read Food Inc's expose of the root vegetable industry?	7	12.73%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 55. You may not vote on this poll

12-30-2009, 05:45 PM
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-642449 VARSITY	You know what's underappreciated? Root vegetables. Everyone likes potatoes, so they're not really underappreciated. And onions, too. And carrots, of course. They're the Big Three. But it's the others that don't get the recognition they deserve. Turnips. Rutabagas. Parsnips. Beets. You take a bunch of those and cook them up in the oven, and you've got a tasty and nutritious side dish with very little effort. Seriously, parsnips can roll with the best of them. You can't beat a good batch of parsnips, but in truth the four of them are more like a quartet. You can have a good tenor, a good alto, a good bass, and a good soprano, but it's when you cook them all up together that you really get that harmony that makes you tap your feet. Root vegetables. If you haven't had them, do so tonight. They're available at your nearest grocer.
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12-30-2009, 06:33 PM	#48
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