What secret ingredient would you suggest for Iron Chef?

[Swede]

They can do amazing things with some ordinary stuff.

[SeattleGirl]

1. Hamburger.

It would be interesting to see what fancy dishes they could come up with, using something so ordinary.

[Danger Mouse]

2. rat.

i'd like to see battle rat, personally.

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

3. . . .

I wonder if anyone remembers that thread.

[philosophie_en_rose]

4. water

[LeftyMom]

5. seitan. Because Battle Seitan sounds fucking epic. nt

[smtpgirl]

43. What is seitan?

[Critters2]

44. Wheat gluten

But Battle Wheat Gluten wouldn't be nearly as cool.

[smtpgirl]

50. But really Wheat Gluten could be so cool

Just think about some recipes

[alfredo]

6. Broadleaf Plantain

We used to use it as a pot herb like mustards or collards, but this site talks of its herbal properties.
http://www.globalherbalsupplies.com/herb_information/plantain.htm
I also use it for poison ivy.

[smtpgirl]

7. Scrapple

I triple dog dare

[KitchenWitch]

8. Now that is EVIL!

:rofl:

[smtpgirl]

10. Like it, not many people know what scrapple is

I used to like it alot, especially with rice, now not so much.

[KitchenWitch]

15. I know scrapple

I was born in PA, and still have a lot of rellies there.

[smtpgirl]

19. So you either LOVE scrapple or Hate it

I used to LOVE it, now, it only can be fried with unsalted butter very crisp, scrambled eggs and with small slices of apple to accompany it.

If it isn't that way, I won't touch it.

[KitchenWitch]

20. dredged in flour, fried very crisp in butter with eggs over easy.

:hi:

[smtpgirl]

22. HMM, that should have been a stand-by

series, I would love if Food Network had the cajones to do regional foods!!

[KitchenWitch]

25. That would be great.

They could have a whole series on Hotdish!

:7

[smtpgirl]

30. So you like casseroles?

I'm not fond of them, but I do have a couple of recipes for football season that I make.

[KitchenWitch]

32. What is a casserole?

(sorry, grew up in Minnesota - they are Hotdish!).

:)

[smtpgirl]

36. HMM, my chili mac

hamburger
short pasta - doesn't matter what kind of noodles
cheese
tomatoes
tomato paste
sauteed onions
spices - some nutmeg & cinnamon
cumin
jalapenos
maybe some mushroom soup if the mix is too dry

[KitchenWitch]

38. That sounds like a good meal for a cold day!

:9

[smtpgirl]

40. oh, I thought you would say that I missed chili powder

but cumin, jalapenos, cinnamon & nutmeg really work well, just need to find the right mix.

[smtpgirl]

39. or Turkey Tetrazzini

Cooked turkey
butter
white sauce with wine, chicken broth, salt, milk & flour
celery, peas, mushrooms - if you don't like don't add it
long noodles - spagehetti, linguine
bread crumbs
parmesan cheese

[smtpgirl]

41. casserole is a hotdish, hotdish is a casserole

[KitchenWitch]

61. No, casserole is what you cook the hotdish in!

:P

[Richard Steele]

69. Them what doesn't know is the lucky ones.

The horror...the horror. :scared:

[philosophie_en_rose]

9. . . . a gateway to spooge and spotted dick in a can. . .

:yoiks:

[smtpgirl]

12. Pretty much, it has a definite flavor

[Dragonbreathp9d]

59. I love that stuff, havent had it in ages!

I need to go back to visit PA!

[nickgutierrez]

11. Human leg.

Either that, or peach. That would be tasty.

[smtpgirl]

42. I could go with peaches

Pork & peaches, I think that I could come up with something with that.

[JVS]

13. caviar or truffles

[smtpgirl]

14. Scrapple could be good, totally American

Scrapple is a savory mush in which cornmeal and flour, often buckwheat flour, are simmered with pork scraps and trimmings, then formed into a loaf. Small scraps of meat left over from butchering, too small to be used or sold elsewhere, were made into scrapple to avoid waste, a Pennsylvania Dutch tradition.

Scrapple is arguably the first pork food invented in America. The culinary ancestor of scrapple was the Low German dish called Panhas, which was adapted to make use of locally available ingredients. The first recipes were created by German colonists, who settled near Philadelphia and Chester County, Pennsylvania in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Scrapple is strongly associated with Philadelphia and neighboring eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware. Among the Pennsylvania Deutsch and in Appalachia, scrapple is known as pawn haas or pon haus, a term hailing back to the old German dish. It can be found in most supermarkets throughout this region in both fresh and frozen refrigerated cases. It can sometimes be found in cities farther from this area, even as far away as Los Angeles, in frozen form.




The Apple Scrapple Festivals are where it's at, been to ones in DE, MD & VA, go figure

[Swede]

18. MMMMmmmmmmmmmm.........

:puke:

[smtpgirl]

21. My heritage is German, what American born German doesn't

like scrapple?

[Swede]

34. Scrapple sounds like a dog's name.

Here Scrapple,here boy.

[smtpgirl]

52. scrapple, the leftovers, scraps

I once had a dog named Leftover, that dog really kept the house well guarded, shepard & pit bull mix.

Docile dog, but people were really scared of him.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

23. Wow...I thought everybody had scrapple!

I never realized it was a local delicacy. :D

[KitchenWitch]

16. Sour Cream

[KitchenWitch]

17. Avocado

[Connonym]

55. Alton did a show where he made avocado ice cream

I love avocado but I don't know if I could handle avocado ice cream

[Critters2]

24. Spam nt

[smtpgirl]

26. KitchenWitch Sour cream & avocado

I can work with that.

Avocados used to be on my not eat list, they aren't so bad, I had to get used to the filmy, greasy feel in my mouth with avocados, but if they are mixed, I can eat them.

[Critters2]

27. Lutefisk nt

[Swede]

29. Now,we're talking.

Yumpin' Yiminy! Yeah,sure.

[Critters2]

33. Imagine what they'd do for dessert

A yummy lutefisk mousse rolled into a flaky lefse. There's good eatin'!!

[philosophie_en_rose]

35. Imagine Lutefisk Foam!

:puke:

And some other cheftestant would no doubt turn it into a 'ceviche.'

[Critters2]

37. Lutefisk ceviche!! LOL!! nt

[AllegroRondo]

60. you just know someone would stick it in the ice cream machine

ewww!

[TommyO]

82. That would be Hung from Top Chef

he put cauliflower in ice cream, why not lutefisk?

[JVS]

77. it takes days to make it properly!

[JTG of the PRB]

28. Soyent Green - an Earth delicacy used in gourmet cooking.

:rofl:

[smtpgirl]

31. Maybe that is what scrapple is, soylent green

but don't tell the children

[volstork]

80. It's PEOPLE!

Soylent Green is PEOPLE!!!

[Swede]

45. Flour!

Pepper.

[Critters2]

46. Bars!! nt

[MonkeyFunk]

47. pet d'homard

[SoCalDem]

48. melamine? antifreeze?polonium?

:)

[u4ic]

49. headcheese

I dare them to make that edible! :P

[smtpgirl]

51. You have got me beat, I have seen that in delis when I was about

10, that was in 1970, I only have seen head cheese or souse loaf in the bologna section ever since.

[u4ic]

53. They try to make it taste good with lots of garlic

but they can't fool us - it's still meat in gelatin! :puke:

[Dangerously Amused]

54. Canned Spooge. Obviously.

[Rabrrrrrr]

56. On a jokey note, I'd love to see Baking Powder or Alum. Seriously, I'd LOVE to see Saffron.

I think saffron would be a fucking great show.

[MissMillie]

57. apples

I think that would be really fun.

[Dragonbreathp9d]

58. Fresh Caught Mackinaw

from Lake Tahoe, not a better tasting fish in the world!

[meegbear]

62. Macaroni and Cheese Loaf

[gmoney]

63. Harry Potter

Why not, he's in everything else.

[anarch]

64. 100% pure liquid LSD

'course, it has no flavor, but it's still something I'd like to see....

[MrCoffee]

71. I feel like I'm floating on a cloud!

[applegrove]

65. Ritz crackers?

[EstimatedProphet]

66. Cheddar brats

[Throd]

67. Tripe

I've done a lot of different things with tripe, but I have never tried a dessert.

[guitar man]

68. gotta be this :)

:rofl:

[RushIsRot]

70. Grits and possom!

[ashling]

72. Haggis

Now theres a wee bit of a brewin
I coul' tak while the winds a strewin
wi' m' bonnie lass a show we ca' see
Wi' m' Haggis and my dearie near me.

[ruiner4u]

73. goetta

its yummie

[ruiner4u]

74. goetta..

its yum-tastic

[Lethe]

75. spam

cmon

[bridgit]

76. oh for Christ's sake, everyone knows it's clarified butter sheesh...

:eyes:

[jmowreader]

78. Dog

They did a Live Pig episode.

[NuttyFluffers]

79. if they did Angler Fish they can do anything...

and yes, Iron Chef Japan did angler fish.

i'd rather see things that many usa homes regularly come across. that's why i think Hamburger is a great suggestion for the new Iron Chef. if i wanted to be difficult i'd suggest Cheez Wiz, Pop Tarts, or Marshmallow Cream. even Peanut Butter, Pimento Olives, and American Cheese would be learning opportunities.

if i wanted them to be blown away with a miserable ingredient i'd probably go with tripe. it's either a love it or hate it ingredient. and no matter how much you dress it up, it's still tripe. but they probably already did that.

bitter melon probably follows the same course.

durian would be a challenge, too.

also balut. what is balut you ask? "balut (Tr?ng v?t l?n or H?t v?t l?n in Vietnamese, Pong tea khon in Cambodian) is a fertilized duck egg with a nearly-developed embryo inside that is boiled and eaten in the shell."


or cockroaches. they're edible too, and used in some cuisines, so i'd be amazed to see what sort of delicacies can be made out of cockroaches. who knows, one dish might unseat escargo for popularity in fancy restaurants.

[PretzelzRule]

81. saltpeter

[Norwood]

83. Beer

They might have already done one but I would enjoy seeing it

[Z_I_Peevey]

84. Poke salad.

It could be featured in an all-toxin menu.

[bicentennial_baby]

85. That Italian Maggot Cheese....with eye protection provided,

of course :D

[Wapsie B]

86. Rinderwurst.