cheese_greater@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-23 days agoWhat do gourd fries taste like?message-squaremessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up118arrow-down1message-squareWhat do gourd fries taste like?cheese_greater@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-23 days agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarecheese_greater@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoWhy did someone say it tastes like pumpkin?
minus-squarecheese_greater@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 days agoWat kind of gourd did you use for the fries? Bitter gourd?
minus-squarecheese_greater@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoHow did they turn out? Do you salt them or anything?
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoSalt, a little pepper, delicious. Next time I think I’ll sprinkle a little paprika or ras al hanout.
minus-squarecheese_greater@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 hours agoDo you think those are the ones the Sims 3 did?
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 hours agoNah, kabocha squash seems more likely, it’s got a firmer flesh and a more traditional “gourd-like” appearance.
minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoThey said they imagine it would taste like pumpkin.
minus-squarecheese_greater@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·edit-22 days agoDistinction without difference, fight me
minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 days agoThere’s absolutely a difference between, “I ate it last night and it tastes like sweet potato fries,” and, “I’ve never eaten it before but my guess is it tastes like pumpkin.”
I made them, at my house.
Why did someone say it tastes like pumpkin?
Because pumpkins are a kind of gourd.
Wat kind of gourd did you use for the fries?
Bitter gourd?
butternut squash
How did they turn out? Do you salt them or anything?
Salt, a little pepper, delicious. Next time I think I’ll sprinkle a little paprika or ras al hanout.
Do you think those are the ones the Sims 3 did?
Nah, kabocha squash seems more likely, it’s got a firmer flesh and a more traditional “gourd-like” appearance.
They said they imagine it would taste like pumpkin.
Distinction without difference, fight me
There’s absolutely a difference between, “I ate it last night and it tastes like sweet potato fries,” and, “I’ve never eaten it before but my guess is it tastes like pumpkin.”