What's the most unusual food dish you've ever made?

I never thought I’d cook with tofu. But my niece went vegetarian, so I learned to work with it. Let me see if I have the recipe.

All three of these dishes are fairly common in England, but I had never had them before: Corned beef hash, Bubble & Squeak, and Toad in the Hole.

Would I make them again? Corned beef – no, unless the SO requested it. Bubble & Squeak – yes, a perfect way to use leftovers. Toad in the Hole – only if someone requested it.

Macaroni and Ice Cream.

It was an entry for a pastry competition, so it was a little over-the-top. I’ll try to describe it.

I poached pears in a chocolate liqueur, diced them, folded them into a mascarpone mousse, piped them into ¾” cylinders and froze them. Then I cut them into 1” lengths, wrapped each in a thin band of chocolate, and dipped the exposed ends into toasted gingerbread crumbs. Then I made a basket to contain them by buttering and sugaring a sheet of feuille de brick pastry, then folding it into an origami box like this. The box was baked crisp and loaded with about 6 of the little thingamajigs. It was served with a sabayon made from the poaching liquid from the pears.

This is the kind of thing that only gets made for competitions. You’d be nuts to actually try this in the real world.

@thorninmud That sounds really awesome! How’d you do in the competition?

@mangeons Took first in the regionals, and a close second nationally.

Huh. I’m not exactly sure, I’ve done a fair few of international type dishes and sorta old-timey dishes but none of them seem very weird to me. There was a roasted pumpkin recipe that was so ick it went straight in the trash. I’m loathe to waste food so that doesn’t happen often.

On the yummy side at some point I made persimmon fritters and dutch babies are a regular affair. Aspic is on my to do list but I’m not yet ready to test myself against it’s trembling heights of glory.

Rocky Mountain Oysters. They were delicious.

@marinelife Congrats. I never thought I’d see food paired with testicle festivals. That was a new one for me.

Fish and fruit salsa
Fish and Fruit pie

I don’t especially like fish, so I am always looking for tasty ways to cook it.