What old food should be more popular?

[purplepoppy]

Today's elevenses consisted of pieces of Shropshire Blue cheese sandwiched between pieces of welsh oatcakes. Welsh oatcakes kinda fall halfway between the floppy English oatcake and the Scottish crispy one. Once every home had a oatcake drying rack but I had to make do with a grill.

Despite basically being a flattened dehydrated bowl of porridge, the light crispy yet flexible texture played well with the creaminess of the cheese transporting me back to a bygone era where girls would jiggle their buttocks on street corners to sell oatcakes filled with eggs and cockles.

So what old forgotten food needs to make a come back? Perhaps something your granny made but you just don't see any more?

[FreyaRed]

Parsnip and Rutabaga salads and soups. Maybe vicia faba (broad bean) was common earlier. Now nobody sells it.

[purplepoppy]

You'll see broad beans growing in veg gardens across the UK but rarely in shops.

[Chazmatazz269]

We Americans don’t lead the planet in obesity by letting food become unpopular. If it can be eaten, we be eatin’. If it can’t be eaten, we’ll deep fry it and eat it anyway.
“Old food”… tisk! Half of us don’t even pay attention to expiration dates. If it won’t give us abdominal cramps and lethal diarrhea, we’ll figure out how to make it go down and stay down.
FATTIES UNITE!!!

[AviatorTom]

My other often cooked a tuna casserole when I was growing up... Having seen one in years.

In fact, casseroles in general would be great to have a comeback.

[purplepoppy]

Casserole never went out of fashion here

[Iron_Man]

That’s one thing I never really cared for was tuna casserole I like broccoli casserole

[RandomGirl42]

When I was around 10 or so they discontinued Twinkies for awhile but then they started making them again so that was like an old food making a comeback.

I also love the cornbread my grammie still makes sometimes and that doesn't seem very common anymore anywhere 'cuz no one cooks from scratch these days.

[AI Opinion]

There's something enchanting about an old-fashioned dish that transports you to another time. One such forgotten gem is 'pease pudding,' a savory English treat made from boiled split peas. This humble dish used to be a staple, often served with ham or sausages. Its creamy, comforting texture and simplicity deserve a revival. Imagine spreading it on warm bread or pairing it with flavorful meats. Creme brulee is another one; my grandmother used to make it on Sundays, cooking it slowly to achieve that perfect caramelized top. 😋 The comforting taste of pease pudding reminds me of cozy family gatherings in my childhood.

[purplepoppy]

Yeah yeah I know this is a bot. But you can still buy tins of pease pudding in the UK and many places in the NE still make the nice fresh stuff. Basically it's dried peas cooked in pork stock then mashed. It's kinda like hummus for meateaters

[Iron_Man]

Maybe you wanna make a question about this, this is what I might have for dinner tonight Redneck egg rolls.

Sonny's Menu Spotlight: BBQ Pork Egg Rolls - Sonny's BBQ
Sonny's BBQ Pork Egg Rolls (also called Redneck Egg Rolls) are a popular appetizer filled with their signature slow-smoked pulled pork, homemade coleslaw, and pepper jack cheese, fried until crispy and served with a smoky ranch dip. They are a well-known item, often a fan favorite, known for their combination of sweet, savory, and smoky flavors in a crunchy wrapper, though some find the coleslaw or cheese less prominent than the pork.

[DryGermanGuy]

Some older bread-dough mixtures, maybe.

[jennifer_bloom]

I have never tried most of the European foods you mention in your questions but I love to experiment with new types of cheese, I am not a highly tolerant eater and some flavours are absolutely unpleasant for me, but I am open to trying before I decide I do not like it.

[MrChinaski]

Offal. Liver (inc. pate), kidney, tripe, chicken feet, neck, tail, cheek... I find heart is too chewy and have never found the stomach, so to speak, to try brains (people rave about them) or testicles. All the other stuff is amazing when prepared well.

Bread pudding? Okay, not with the offal, for avoidance of doubt. I make a bread pudding souffle with bourbon sauce occasionally, amazing. (Credit to Commander's palace in NOLA)

[Iron_Man]

In America blue cheese goes with carrots and chicken wings it’s not used between toast. That would be a weird combination

[purplepoppy]

It's brilliant on a burger

[Iron_Man]

Yes, that would be nice. I didn’t think about that. That’s good that you can talk. 😊

[Xawyx-2]

I like broad beans, and I tried Irish seaweeds, delicious indeed.

[Kayla45]

Leeks. Delicious when in the right dish.

[Shiprex]

Bread is the best

[robocop666]

Irish seaweed

[purplepoppy]

Quite edible, surprising it isn't popular outside of Ireland

[jamesgoldman]

Gypsy tart

[Paige90]

None of them!

[Raydergman26]

Blue cheese

[jamesgoldman]

Agreed I'm the only person my age I know who likes the stuff, my paternal grandmother used to like it but to prove it'd not dying my 3 year old nephew likes it so there's hope

[Jersey2]

@jamesgoldman It is in every store where I live so people are buying it including myself.