365 Questions - day 1

[dimity_blue]

I've decided to change to a different set of questions as I wasn't enjoying the other set. I might cherrypick the old set at some point.

Here's day 1 of the new set.

1. When was the last time you tried something new?

A week last Saturday. I'd heard about vegetarian fake fish fillets that were supposed to be good and Elaine (my aunt) bought me a pack to try. Christine (my BFF) and I tried them out when Christine was here. They were rather good. I've been vegetarian for 28 years now, so I don't remember how cod tastes, but Christine eats fish and she said they'd fool her.

Unfortunately, the fake fillets contain yeast (I have an intolerance for yeast) and they made my face break out in a bad rash. I don't think I'll have the fillets again though as the rash was really quite severe.

Comments

[swordznsorcery]

If you're interested in exploring pretend fish, these "fish" cakes from Tesco are pretty good: https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/299252163 Very tasty, though like you I'm not sure I'd recognise cod these days! (Went veggie in 2000). My mother gave them the thumbs up though, and she was always a fish fan before she turned vegetarian.

No sign of yeast in the ingredients. They are covered in breadcrumbs though, so it might depend on your tolerance level. How are you on breadcrumb-covered things generally?


Edited: Drat, yeast is there, right down at the bottom.

[dimity_blue]

I seem to be fairly okay with yeast in small quantities, so I might give the fish cakes a try. The yeast in the fillets was a lot higher in the list of ingredients.

Thanks for the link!

[corvidology]

I'm sorry you had an allergic reaction because they sound really tasty.

[dimity_blue]

Thanks. They were good!