Post APC4UwdQQRwZCLQx9c by helenlockhart@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #APC2dj403MMRnyvIjw by fitheach@mstdn.io
2022-11-02T12:31:23Z
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I realise people are willing to pay a little extra for convenience. However, a premium of £3.55 per kilo for trimmed sprouts is excessive, even if the pack size is also smaller.Normal sprouts £1.90 per kgTrimmed sprouts £5.45 per kgBTWI don't bother trimming, I just eat the wee stalks.#TeamRosenkohl #food
(DIR) Post #APC3SRMTd1FbfjkS2K by fitheach@mstdn.io
2022-11-02T12:40:32Z
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My weekly shopping has gone up in price from ~£45-50 to ~£60-70. That comparison is from March until now. I'm still buying pretty much the same things. That's without buying trimmed sprouts.
(DIR) Post #APC4UwdQQRwZCLQx9c by helenlockhart@mastodon.social
2022-11-02T12:47:10Z
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@fitheach We do our main shop at Lidl, and we've been noticing a marked increase even there. We tend to shop more irregularly, but you conveniently get e-receipts so it is easy to compare prices.
(DIR) Post #APC4UwxzC0OGE73NCa by fitheach@mstdn.io
2022-11-02T12:52:10Z
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@helenlockhart I usually shop at either Lidl, or, more frequently, at Aldi. I enter my receipts into Homebank (saddo, I know). I've found prices have increased across the board. More than the quoted ~10% inflation.
(DIR) Post #APC4XtC7fnq7Of4EVM by amerika@noagendasocial.com
2022-11-02T12:52:46Z
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@fitheach Democracy done an Amber Heard over COVID.Showed us its ass, it did.
(DIR) Post #APC5FbmJmt1k7gqPAG by neglesaks@mstdn.io
2022-11-02T13:00:39Z
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@amerika @fitheach You ate too many Brussels Sproughton didn't you.
(DIR) Post #APC5QKay0w4w13eEIS by bruno@social.anoxinon.de
2022-11-02T13:02:35Z
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@fitheach WTF!Who pays £3.55 more for trimmed sprouts?!Free the sprouts! Let the stalks!#TeamRosenkohl
(DIR) Post #APC5kgmHFYz4bae58S by fitheach@mstdn.io
2022-11-02T13:06:15Z
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@bruno The same people who buy ready-cut carrots, ready-peeled potatoes, chopped kale etc.
(DIR) Post #APC63AmwPSRqtVlnH6 by bruno@social.anoxinon.de
2022-11-02T13:09:32Z
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@fitheach Yep, but i prefere to buy more sprouts (or anything else) for this money. 😉
(DIR) Post #APC6BoTejNVIIurxdA by fitheach@mstdn.io
2022-11-02T13:11:09Z
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@bruno Exactly!
(DIR) Post #APC7SV705HOj7WnGC0 by amerika@noagendasocial.com
2022-11-02T13:25:24Z
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@neglesaks @fitheach No such thing. Bake 'em in bacon fat, olive oil, pickled jalapeno, and mustard and they are infinitely tasty.
(DIR) Post #APC87AVHbtkv4sXkXo by fitheach@mstdn.io
2022-11-02T13:32:44Z
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@amerika I love sprouts anyway, but, you could cook anything with those ingredients and they'd turn out tasty.@neglesaks
(DIR) Post #APC8Fkb1IqRxKjJqLY by amerika@noagendasocial.com
2022-11-02T13:34:18Z
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@fitheach @neglesaks This is probably true. It is also my general mix for roasting vegetables, which I often do to prepare them for sauces.For example, if you want a nice thick pasta sauce, cut up your Roma tomatoes and roast them outside with olive oil, oregano, and chives.Blend them when you are done and then tump in the other ingredients.If you do it right, requires almost no other seasoning.But for most recipes, I just want bits of tasty vegetable so I use the bacon fat mix.
(DIR) Post #APC8IjXXgaakvW7B6u by amerika@noagendasocial.com
2022-11-02T13:34:51Z
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@fitheach @neglesaks Interestingly, having animal fats present makes it easier to uptake nutrients from vegetables, even if it horrifies the health-oriented.
(DIR) Post #APC8OFlBJuiEIr7tqq by pandora@social.tchncs.de
2022-11-02T13:32:13Z
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@fitheach @bruno Can you still get the "old-fashioned" Brussels sprouts with the slightly bitter taste in Scotland or Switzerland? I've tried here in Germany, but even the small "upmarket" greengrocers only carry the "modern" sprouts where the bitterness has been bred away.
(DIR) Post #APC9A2evKfGlZTzExs by bruno@social.anoxinon.de
2022-11-02T13:43:40Z
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@pandora @fitheach In the canteen we get imho modern ones. Privately, I would have to buy again. But I suspect that the organic sprouts are still old-fashioned.
(DIR) Post #APCAO9p1b6IRnM0RN2 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2022-11-02T13:58:13Z
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@pandora The received wisdom is that sprouts harvested after the first frost will have a less bitter taste. My own sprout consumption supports this hypothesis.Frome time-to-time I do get more bitter sprouts, but, I'm not aware of them being marketed either way.@bruno
(DIR) Post #APCAdEhDl2cBFuXuW8 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2022-11-02T14:00:56Z
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@amerika My preference is for using duck or goose fat for roasting veg. Although, this is something I tend to reserve for special ocassions. Clarified butter the rest of the time.@neglesaks
(DIR) Post #APCBOMgBtRzZcsXLaS by fitheach@mstdn.io
2022-11-02T14:09:28Z
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@bruno In the last few years it has become trendy to buy sprouts still attached to the stem. I've never bought them in this way. I wonder if they taste any different.@pandora
(DIR) Post #APCBr7YjBoRx83l3zs by bruno@social.anoxinon.de
2022-11-02T14:14:25Z
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@fitheach @pandora How is the price for these sprouts, still on the stem? Kilo prices compared?
(DIR) Post #APCC9CBmiLAyhWe4My by crossgolf_rebel@chaos.social
2022-11-02T14:17:47Z
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@bruno @fitheach @pandora In our country, you don't harvest Brussels sprouts before they have had a natural frost, only after that do they taste good.
(DIR) Post #APCE8lzeJE5xMftZCq by fitheach@mstdn.io
2022-11-02T14:40:15Z
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@bruno Offhand I don't know the prices. A few years ago I made a mental calculation, and came to the conclusion they were very expensive. I've checked some stores online, but the sprout stems (stalks) aren't currently for sale.A price per kilo doesn't make sense, as the inedible stems are the heaviest part.@pandora
(DIR) Post #APCESGPzPkwBEBVeyW by bruno@social.anoxinon.de
2022-11-02T14:43:46Z
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@fitheach That was my thought, that a price per weight would have to be too expensive. On the other hand, they have less work harvesting with this kind of sale. So they would have to be cheaper?@pandora
(DIR) Post #APCFfpQKfxxNVwhaS0 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2022-11-02T14:57:26Z
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@bruno Transport, storage and wastage costs will also have significant impacts on price.@pandora
(DIR) Post #APCG6uGSmmh8LXzufg by bruno@social.anoxinon.de
2022-11-02T15:02:17Z
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@fitheach Yeah, sure. But you have less waste and much lower processing costs. So let's not misunderstand each other. I am happy to pay fair prices. And if the farmer offers it at the market, I'm happy to pay him that too. But if the wholesaler makes extra money with it because it looks "fancy", I'm not prepared to pay even more for it. @pandora
(DIR) Post #APCMc5iQrOqaZ0KiDg by Nasenspray@metalhead.club
2022-11-02T16:11:37Z
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@fitheach Our eco farmer sells them that way. You pay per stem, so the price is always a bit of an approximation. They don't taste any different, they are just very fresh and yummy. @bruno @pandora
(DIR) Post #APCkuLOZhSTjJ1HVlw by fitheach@mstdn.io
2022-11-02T20:47:25Z
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@Nasenspray If they don't taste any different, is it worth buying them like that?@bruno @pandora
(DIR) Post #APDpwBQIRQ6hsxk7uK by Nasenspray@metalhead.club
2022-11-03T09:18:23Z
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@fitheach No, not if you don't have a local supplier who sells them only like that. @bruno @pandora