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> it's likely not a huge list It's definitely a large list! every culture imaginable has a whole range of dishes specifically for elevating "basic" and "cheap"
by have_faith 5y ago
> it's likely not a huge list
It's definitely a large list! every culture imaginable has a whole range of dishes specifically for elevating "basic" and "cheap" cuts of meat.
- mmcdermott 5y agoIt isn't limited to meat, either. Work has to go into making rhubarb something vaguely edible. Artichokes aren't all that appealing prior to good preparation. Calories used to be a lot more scarce than they are now.
- nemetroid 5y agoRhubarb is delicious raw.
- phonypc 5y agoI'm curious what you're thinking of regarding rhubarb. As another reply pointed out, it's fine raw. Otherwise it's usually just cooked gently with some sugar.
- PaulDavisThe1st 5y ago"good preparation" for artichokes in my life has always just meant "a good and thorough steaming". Nothing more. Helps to eat with a good garlic mayonnaise, but not critical.
- TimedToasts 5y agoI will not stand for this rhubarb heresy!
- gambiting 5y ago>Work has to go into making rhubarb something vaguely edible. Eh? You cut it into pieces, throw on some really basic sponge cake, bake for 30 minutes = delicious rhubarb cake. Or put it in a pan with some water and like a glass of sugar, boil for 10 minutes = rhubarb compote. Am I missing something?
- 01100011 5y agoI think the current cuisine of a culture is related to its economic status. Westerners often turn their noses up at things consumed in, say, East Asia, yet many of those same things were consumed in the west before industrial farming allowed us to be more choosy about our food. Go read about California during the gold rush, where an influx of people without appropriate food infrastructure pushed people to eat bears, cougars, songbirds, etc.
- vram22 5y agoPemmican. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemmican https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemmican