What produce/ingredients did you buy or obtain today (2024)?

Morning Glory said:
Whist not having a particularly sweet tooth., I do think Werther's Original are (is?) a lovely thing. I'd be interested to try the maple creme. Could it really better the original Original? I am sure it could work. Maybe it is going to be too sweet though. Are you able to make a comparison between the two TastyReuben?
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I don’t know if I’ve had their regular/unadulterated soft caramels - Werther’s here are associated with hard caramel candies (like a boiled sweet), and interestingly enough, even though nearly everyone loves them, they’re also the constant butt of jokes about anyone who likes them being over-the-hill and out of touch with current times! :laugh:

We also have their soft caramel apple-flavored caramels.
 
I just bought:
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Red peppers
Cucumber
Lettuce
flat leaf parsley
Coriander leaf
Mint
Dill
Spring onions
Bocconcini
Cream
Milk
White cheese
Paneer
Black Forest ham
Cooking oil
1 large tin of tomatoes
1 bottle of Sauvignon Blanc
 
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Morning Glory said:
Fascinated by the concept of hand crushed tomatoes in a tin. Are there really lots of folk sitting at a conveyor belt in a factory, hand crushing tomatoes?
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TastyReuben said:
I have no idea, but you know I’ll be looking for a fingernail when I open that up. :laugh:
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All has been revealed, no fingernails for me!

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These are crushed by the NonnaBot 3000ZX!
 
Morning Glory said:
That is really quite ridiculous. I'm pretty sure here that 'trade description' legislation would prevent them being sold, stating hand crushed on the tin.
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Ahhhh, but they included an asterisk after “Hand Crushed” - that absolves them of any liability. :laugh:

Keep in mind, I live in a state that just ruled a customer buying boneless chicken does not have the expectation of that chicken actually being bone-free. No, really!

Back to tomatoes, I know I posted a can of them here earlier, but we have a brand of tomatoes called SMT (strongly suggesting San Marzano tomatoes), with all sorts of Italian written all over the label…until you read the fine print and see that they’re grown and produced here. Very good product, highly rated, but somewhat deceptive. I’ve seen more than one celebrity chef (and a lot of established food bloggers) tout them as the real deal - not because they’re being dishonest themselves, but because the labeling is so effective.
 
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