What's for Breakfast

[Hugh Jass]

Finally found bulgar wheat after losing my source during the pandemic, and pretty happy about it. Eating a bowl right now.

I add dehydrated veggies and spices to a cup of bulgar. I put it in a small thermos bottle and fill with boiling water. Fifteen minutes later, a tasty and nutritious brekky.

Goofy thing was it was in the International Foods aisle.
I live in farm country. There are many tonnes of wheat grown all around me. I should not have to go "international" to get bulgar.

Ain't that just Canuckian grits?
Seriously, as a kid I remember my mom making bulgur and couscous.
Pretty out there for Tennessee in the 60's!

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

What you didn't cheat and just use cous cous lol. The first time I had it with bulgar was mind blowingly good. I don't blame you for the rabbithole.

Haha yeah, Im not a couscous fan. Ill eat it if its served to me, but its never my firsr choice of grain. Which is a big part of why I really only eat tabouleh when I make it because most of the places near me use couscous and do it badly to boot

 

[Amarok]

grits?

Still don't know what they are.
First time I heard of them was probably on the Beverly Hillbillies and they have always symbolized the South to me, but I still don't know what the hell they are.
I just know eating grit doesn't sound appealing.

 

[Psychobilly]

Still don't know what they are.
First time I heard of them was probably on the Beverly Hillbillies and they have always symbolized the South to me, but I still don't know what the hell they are.
I just know eating grit doesn't sound appealing.

Grits are essentially Redneck Polenta

 

[Amarok]

Polenta

Are y'all intentionally talking in circles?

Next is somebody going to tell me polenta is just like fggfibuy and continue the chain of food I don't know?

 

[GthaEnigma]

Coarse ground corn meal in both cases. Grits is southern, polenta is Italian for the same.

 

[GthaEnigma]

And when you buy polenta it cost about twice as much lol

 

[Hugh Jass]

Grits are ground from Hominy, which is whole kernel corn soaked in lye or a lime solution first.
The Mezoamericans originated it, I think, waaaay back.
Much like couscous or bulgur, grits have to have their flavor enhanced by something else to be tasty.
Down here, we use salt and butter on 'em. Some make redeye gravy or cowboy gravy.

 

[GthaEnigma]

Think pre-aztec.

 

[GthaEnigma]

For a fascinating history of corn, read Michael Pollan's book, "Botany of Desire"

 

[GthaEnigma]

It covers four plants and the history of human intervention and attraction to them, it also covers cannabis.

 

[Hugh Jass]

Think pre-aztec.

 

[PlumberSoCal]

It covers four plants and the history of human intervention and attraction to them, it also covers cannabis.

Netflix has the documentary.

The Botany of Desire (TV Movie 2009) - IMDb

The Botany of Desire (TV Movie 2009) on IMDb: Plot summary, synopsis, and more...

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Never seen it so going to give it a watch

 

[DopeDaniel]

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Quite possibly the ugliest duckling of them all.

 

[Frosty78]

Whats a pop over mate

If there are no popovers in Heaven, I shall not go.......

 

[Willie]

Whats a pop over mate

Similar to a Yorkshire pudding. Small souffles with flour.

They are real good with butter and good jam or anyway at all, actually.

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

Egg foo yung wuth bacon, cabbage, shallots and sprouts. And chili crisp.

 

[Mim Towls]

Didn’t get the rise I was looking for on the biscuits but they’re tasty so I’ll take it.

 

[Dino Party]

Cooked tonight for breakfast for the next few mornings. Fry up an egg, assemble, and out the door I go!

tried out a new biscuit recipe. Pretty tasty, will try buttermilk instead of whole next time. Good base recipe to tweak around though.

 

[Dino Party]

Didn’t get the rise I was looking for on the biscuits but they’re tasty so I’ll take it.
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Lol I didn't even see your post before I posted, we made the same thing, nice!



Gimme one of them big ass cookies though
Please.