Food

Agreed. My wife really liked it though. I think it's one of those foods that a certain part of the population tastes it differently.

Noni Fruit seems to be worse

It's fascinating how divisive Durian is. I like it so much I scoff bags of Durian crisps. It smells nice to me. Would love to understand the chemistry behind it.

Mad.

I literally had to sign a contract at my hotel promising not to consume it in the room!

What does it taste like to you?

Tasted like onion, socks and rot to me

It's really hard to describe. It's a rich, creamy and fragrant taste to me. A bit like jack fruit but with more acetone and a hint of chives.

I prefer it less ripe if possible. Would actually recommend trying durian crisps as they don't have the strong smell. A friend of mine reckons they allowed her to get the taste without the nastiness.

Starting point for durian should be the ice cream in every shop everywhere. Then progress.
I agree with SH, but when I was younger- hated it.

Beef shins going into the sow cooker ready for dinner tomorrow

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Got a hefty lump of rump steak and opted for the sous vide cooking. Very tasty.

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Got back from a Hong Kong and Korea today.

Thought I'd put some of it here, in case anyone is interested. Also have a bunch of reccos.

First was Samgyetang Ginseng Chicken Soup - a whole baby chicken stuffed with glutinous rice, ginseng root, garlic, ginger, ginko and chestnuts in a chicken stock, cooked in a claypot. Served with Ginseng liquor.

We went to Gwangjang market in Seoul (which now features in a Netflix doc about streetfood) but I found the best part the fresh food/pickled food.

Korean fried chicken - one night we went to 3 different fried chicken spots, all amazing and slightly different. So much better than anything in the UK.

Bingsoo - shaved ice with various different toppings etc

Korean bbq - this one had a nice mix of banchan and types of meat. There are so many bbqs to choose from and really good value.

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Ganjang Gejang, fermented crabs in soy - this was an experience but really delicious and enjoyable, unlike eating the fresh wriggling octopus which I didn't really dig!

Razor clams with garlic - this was at a great seafood restaurant in HK famous for its Garlic crab (which I forgot to photograph!). These clams were really juicy and so much garlic!

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Wow. Looks like you did HK right!

I'm addicted to Asian street food videos, I've been to all those places via my TV...

How does one make beef jerky? Is it long?

Bon appetit has you covered.
Or look for a biltong recipe.

Anyone got any reccos for Madrid?

As good as some of the sous vide photos look on here we just chucked it on the grill the other night. If you’ve got a good bit of meat it’s hard to go wrong.

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Decided to make a FODMAP, low acid paella tonight... Tastes great considering there's no onion, garlic, pepper or chilli in it... Too poor for saffron, just got my acoustic fixed... 💸💸💸

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Padron, sardines and calamari 😍 - €14

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Hot goats cheese doughnuts in Crete are the shit

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Beef shin pasta bake from the Hawksmoor book. Cooked all day in the wood oven. As rich and delicious as I'd hoped it would be.

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Ah I had these in Sifnos last year - sooo good!

Your best one yet (porridge runs it close)- looks delish!

I might try and recreate this... do you think it was a standard sweet doughnut dough? and is that icing sugar on the top of it?

The conchiglie looks like a good shout.

I might have to have another go at this soon.