Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:09:46 -0600, Omelet wrote:
>
>> In article >,
>> Sqwertz > wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:46:43 -0600, Omelet wrote:
>>>
>>>> The concept sounds good, (I've lately been eating those freeze dried
>>>> fried and salted whole garlic cloves from Austin Central Market as they
>>>> are the GODS but give you garlic breath from hell <eg>)
>>> I didn't like those at all. You can have the rest of my bag. I
>>> also tried the okra. Also the pits. I believe they've been
>>> discontinued.
>>>
>>> Are you sure that's how they were made? I couldn't find any info on
>>> the unique process/texture.
>> I asked one of the clerks
>
> So you think they're freeze dried, then fried? I don't remember
> seeing oil as one of the ingredients. But I'm not sure if they had
> any ingredients listed as they came pre-packaged from bulk (but not
> available in the bulk section). So that's an easy loophole not to
> disclose the ingredients.
>
> I thought the garlic tasted a little off - kinda stale. And it
> turned pasty in the mouth. And somebody else bought the okra, which
> I tried, and we both agreed that they somehow preserved the slime
> factor. And they were "sharp". Not as in strong tasting, but
> pointy. They turned into gum-splitting shards of glass when you
> chewed them.
>
> But the process that maintains the vegetables perfect shape and
> makes them so crispy is truly unique. If freeze dried, I would have
> thought that would leave the vegetables shriveled. And they don't
> really taste cooked.
>
> I assume "they" (whoever manufacturers them) tried it with
> everything they could think of, and the best outcomes have been
> brought to market. I just didn't like the two veggies I tried.
>
> I wonder if the same process works with meat...
>
> Anybody know who makes these things? I've never seen them before
> and there is no labeling except a store bulk label.
>
> -sw

A fairly long time ago, I was buying the combos that consisted of
green beans, carrots, taro--probably more. At some point, they
were being made in Vietnam, not that that is much of a clue, and
there has been much time for that to change.

--
Jean B.