"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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> On Wed 12 Jul 2017 10:52:24p, Cheri told us...
>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> news
>>
>>> I've definitely heard of using cauliflower as a sub for potatoes
>>> if you're low carbing. And I do love cauliflower. But no way
>>> does it taste like potatoes. And sorry, but I doubt riced
>>> cauliflower will have the same texture as rice. I could be
>>> wrong. <shrug>
>>>
>>> Of course the hosts all ooohed and ahhhhed over it everything she
>>> did with cauliflower. She even riced it with mushrooms, said
>>> bake it for 30 minutes, then used it as a sub for beef in tacos.
>>> Okay...
>>>
>>> Fortunately, cauliflower is pretty bland so it does take on the
>>> flavours of whatever you add to it.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>>
>> Yes it is versatile and for people who low carb for medical
>> reasons, it's not about something having exactly the same taste or
>> texture like the original (potatoes versus cauliflower for
>> instance) but about acceptable substitutions, and it makes an
>> acceptable good tasting substitute for a lot of things.
>>
>> Cheri
>>
>>
>
> I like cauliflower and I like potatoes. What I don't like is when a
> company or individual makes something imitating something else. A
> prime example is when companies began making imitation crab meat,
> regardless if they called it "Krab". The two don't taste even
> remotely the same. The same is true with cauliflower and potatoes.
> Some years ago, around Thanksgiving, recipes were floating around to
> make "mashed potatoes" using cauliflower. Fool that I was, I tried
> it, but thought it was disgusting, and bad enough that I had to
> quickly cook and mash some potatoes to complete our meal. No one
> wanted the mashed cauliflower. I am now wary of anything purported
> to be something else, for whatever reason.
They actually called them mashed potatoes? I've only ever heard them called
fauxtatoes, or mashed cauliflower. I like it mashed with cream cheese, milk,
butter etc. To me it's as good but certainly not the same. I also like
imitation crab, but it's pretty carby so I don't buy it often.
Cheri