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 HEY FOOD NERD, I want to be your friend.

I am looking for people active on here that like to geek out the way the nostr devs do, but with food topics

Red or Purple?

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#foodstr

 
 Red? Is there a difference? 
 Red onions are purple. One of the great mysteries of life.  
 XO its also one of the greatest debates, like pineapple on pizza 
 My debate is which onion deserves the title of Onion. For me, it's the humble Yellow Onion that should be the default.

Along those lines, the russet potato is the default potato. The beefsteak tomato is the default tomato.  
 These choices are reasonable 
 Red 
 I love talking food. I work in a kitchen for a day job.  
 And purple.  
 Ok we are now besties for food. I need someone to geek out with. I am following you!  
 Same!  
 Purple! 
 sweet yellow onions pls 
 hahaha i will always have one for you. 
 Same with cabbage. When you order cabbage from a wholesale, it’s marked as ‘red cabbage’ even though it’s CLEARLY purple.

Here’s one for y’all: yam…or sweet potato? (The red yams 🍠) I always want to call them sweet potatoes. Once I got a whole case of actual sweet potatoes and not red yams (they’re white flesh sweet potatoes) and was like…what the hell do I do with these? 
 hahaha these are great! I think I call it purple cabbage, so this is fascinating to learn that this is also a debate. 

Now for the sweet potatoes and yams, I can never tell when I am at the market. I feel like they dont know either. hahaha

We are going to take a nostr veggie course by you!! You should take side by side pictures and we can meme it. ahaha 
 I post food pics sometimes. I haven’t in a while but I will now that I know there’s an interest. I’ll @ you. Happy cooking! 
 I would love to hear stories as well. I love kitchen stories. So, if you want to play a game with me....I am looking for Anthony Bourdain type short stories from all my foodie nerds. Once a week, we write a short story around food. Want to try it with me?  
 red
 
 Red onions are the best onion to use when you need it raw, such as in salads, guacamole, pico de gallo, sandwiches, and hamburgers. 

White onions are best when you’re cooking them hot in a pan, such as a sauté, stir fry, fajitas, and the like. 

Yellow onions are for soups and stews, where you cook them long and slow in a broth. 

Exceptions can be made if color of the dish is important. For example, when I make San Francisco Clam Chowder, it needs to be white as white. So I use white onions instead of yellow. 

#cooking 
 love this! I would like to add this to my new newsletter. The difference uses of the onions. 
 I didn’t come up with this on my own. I read it somewhere long ago, but it has been a reliable guideline. 
 Most things were learned from others but worded in our own words. Is anything truly original?  
 I LOVE ALL ONIONS 🧅💞 

FLAVOR, FLAVOUR, FLAVOUR !!!! 
 Fact. Fact. Fact.  
 if(food == raw)
   use red
else
   use purple

😀  
 This lol 😂