'Dish of the Month (August) suggestions please?

[TastyReuben]

Um, er, I was thinking some people might include animal testicles into that group if I wasn't specific.

If I took some animal testicles, dipped them in a batter and deep-fried them, would those be called ball balls?

 

[JAS_OH1]

No, they would be deep fried testicles. Or deep fried (insert breed of animal) balls.

 

[Morning Glory]

I always think of croquettes as flat breaded food items.

noun
plural noun: croquettes

1. a small ball or roll of vegetables, minced meat, or fish, fried in breadcrumbs.
   "a potato croquette"

 

[JAS_OH1]

noun
plural noun: croquettes

1. a small ball or roll of vegetables, minced meat, or fish, fried in breadcrumbs.
   "a potato croquette"

I've seen them square, rectangular, cylindrical...and all were called croquettes. It's the US.

 

[JAS_OH1]

 

[Morning Glory]

Great contributions! So far we have the following viable suggestions from members participating in this thread:

• Wartime recipes
• Croquettes (includes appetiser balls) (2 positive mentions)
• Ice-cream or ice lollies (popsicles)
• Bread (2 positive mentions)
• Grilled vegetables (2 positive mentions)
• Macaroni cheese (2 positive mentions)
• Egg rolls/spring rolls
• Pickled/fermented foods

I'll leave this thread open until midday August 1st (UK time). Please don't add any more suggestions as I think we have enough! Please add your support for any of the above. If there is no clear majority of 'positive mentions' for any of the above, I'll put the most positive mentioned to a quick poll.

 

[rascal]

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Those top ones look really nice. I too make chicken croquettes, they are very popular here. Served with mustard and tomatoes.

Russ

 

[TastyReuben]

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You forgot one:

Cro...?

• TastyReuben
• 1 Aug 2020

Oh, wait, that's cro-KAY...

 

[Morning Glory]

I've seen them square, rectangular, cylindrical...and all were called croquettes. It's the US.

Yeah - here too - including balls. Its a good theme.
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[JAS_OH1]

Yeah - here too - including balls. Its a good theme.
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But what's odd is that if they are round in the US, they are called balls. Any other shape and they are croquettes.

 

[JAS_OH1]

Right before I read this, I read an email from the New York Times Cooking section...something I subscribe to as a cool way to get ideas for foods I will never cook, but want to cook. Today's email had this:

croquettes

Specifically, these beauties...eggplant croquettes:

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Oh how funny. When we got on the subject of croquettes it didn't occur to me you had already posted this hahahaha! Because I had a "balls" mindset and wasn't thinking of them as croquettes. Ah well, it's a good idea to include both.

 

[Morning Glory]

But what's odd is that if they are round in the US, they are called balls. Any other shape and they are croquettes.

Its that language difference again...

 

[JAS_OH1]

You forgot one:

Cro...?

• TastyReuben
• 1 Aug 2020

Oh, wait, that's cro-KAY...

Talk about chewy food.

 

[HairyHeaven]

I like the idea of crouquettes / balls (but not testes)

 

[caseydog]

I guess I better be careful, I was also thinking of fried appetizer balls (like sauerkraut balls, broccoli-cheese-bacon balls, crabmeat balls, etc., pretty much any filling mixtures you want rolled in bread crumbs and then deep fried. But without making myself perfectly clear in advance about the fillings, mentioning appetizer balls could get all sorts of results that might not necessarily be appetizing to everyone!

I can see the forum title... "Show Us Your Balls."

CD