On Wed, 14 Sep 2016 10:36:26 -0600, Janet B >
wrote:

> On Tue, 13 Sep 2016 14:36:14 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
> >On Tue, 13 Sep 2016 19:51:35 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle
> > wrote:
> >
> >> barbie gee wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Mon, 12 Sep 2016, tert in seattle wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> barbie gee wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> On Mon, 12 Sep 2016, tert in seattle wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>>> sour cream? yes
> >> >>>> yogurt? ok
> >> >>>> lemon juice & pepper? yes
> >> >>>> marinara? not so much
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> These are the frozen ones from costco. Anyone try these? They're pretty
> >> >>>> good. What do you eat them with?
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> did you smother them in butter?
> >> >>> or bacon bits and bacon fat?
> >> >>
> >> >> I did not, but I just had some with a bit of fried up speck (and yogurt).
> >> >> That was pretty good.
> >> >
> >> > I have to admit that some potato pierogi are better than I expect them to
> >> > be. I have a cognitive dissonance when it comes to potatos wrapped in
> >> > noodles, but add some onion or cheese, and suddenly it doesn't seem quite
> >> > so bizarre. It's still a wad of carbs wrapped in a carb envelope, but...
> >> > some of them are pretty tasty.
> >>
> >> I had gnocchi once that was very good -- in Italy
> >>
> >> the other few times I gave it a try at restaurants in the U.S. it left
> >> me also wondering about the combination of starches, and why do it
> >
> >I am not a potato gnocchi fan, but I stumbled into a restaurant once
> >that served the ricotta type (local restaurant, here in the USA) and
> >they were little pillows of loveliness. SOLD.
>
> I'm done with ricotta. I've tried and tried to like it and have used
> it where required. It is just plain grainy and nasty feeling in the
> mouth. It has no taste to make up for those negatives IMO
>
I know what you're talking about, but it doesn't bother me. However,
I'm willing to bet that restaurant made its own ricotta. They claim
it's nothing like store bought and there was no grittiness
what-so-ever in those gnocchi.

> I checked my Costco yesterday. No European or middle European foods.
> Stores here cater to middle East, East and Mexican diets.
> Janet US


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Sometimes I even put it in the food.