Vegimite and other alternative foods.

[Magus]

https://earthchick.com.au/healthy-homemade-vegemite-alternative/

https://namyco.org/interests/cultivation/grow-mushrooms-at-home/

https://www.healthline.com/health/brewers-yeast

This last one is an oddball; I use it as an additive and sometimes a condiment. it goes well in chicken-based dishes or as a soup base, and since it's high in vitamins, it can be used to supercharge an otherwise bland meal like corn mush and yard salad when you need a meal to stick to your ribs. For some reason, I think it faintly tastes of chicken bullion.

 

[Supervisor42]

https://earthchick.com.au/healthy-homemade-vegemite-alternative/

https://namyco.org/interests/cultivation/grow-mushrooms-at-home/

https://www.healthline.com/health/brewers-yeast

This last one is an oddball; I use it as an additive and sometimes a condiment. it goes well in chicken-based dishes or as a soup base, and since it's high in vitamins, it can be used to supercharge an otherwise bland meal like corn mush and yard salad when you need a meal to stick to your ribs. For some reason, I think it faintly tastes of chicken bullion.

When we traveled to Australia for a couple weeks, I made it a point to eat not one, but two, vegemite sandwiches, just to show that I did.
It has an interesting history because the government there first introduced it as a supplement because children's diets were so low in vitamins.

 

[Magus]

I'm digging into oddball foods that are easy to grow or produce, such as Kombucha, bamboo sprouts, bean sprouts, oyster mushrooms and hen of the woods.

 

[Magus]

 

[Magpie]

Love a bit of Vegemite- I get restocked every two years when family is home here. The taste of childhood - vegemite and cheese sandwiches

 

[Magus]

I wish we could get it here, I had a friend in Woomaroo send me a jar once, it could sell here, it was good on dollar store pizza.

 

[Mountain trapper]

I tried Vegemite in New Zealand a couple times. I didn't care much for it.

 

[Magus]

It's an acquired taste. Its still good on cheap pizza.

 

[Supervisor42]

It's an acquired taste. Its still good on cheap pizza.

You want alternative foods?
I also had this while we were vacationing in Aussie-land.
Very high in protein and iron, low in fat...a picture I took of our 'supper':

 

[Magus]

Do we have any roo-ranches here in the States? Having access was the idea. I OTed myself, lol
The old dude up the road ranched Emus back 30 years ago. good meat!that meat looks tasty!

 

[Magus]

Here we go, the red meat of the future!
The nutria (/ˈnjuːtriə/) or coypu (/ˈkɔɪpuː/) (Myocastor coypus)[1][2] is a herbivorous,[3] semiaquatic rodent from South America.Classified for a long time as the only member of the family Myocastoridae,[4] Myocastor has since been included within Echimyidae, the family of the spiny rats.[5][6][7]The nutria lives in burrows alongside stretches of water and feeds on river plant stems.[8] Originally native to subtropical and temperate South America, it was introduced to North America, Europe and Asia, primarily by fur farmers.[9] Although it is still hunted and trapped for its fur in some regions, its destructive burrowing and feeding habits often bring it into conflict with humans, and it is considered an invasive species in the United States.[10] Nutria also transmit various diseases to humans and animals, mainly through water contamination.

Judging from the recipes, they're in Louisiana and Alabama.
https://nutria.com/nutria-control-program/nutria-for-human-consumption/

 

[Magus]

Not very well known except to flyover people and Cajun food aficionados, I present the crawdad!

Crayfish are eaten all over the world. Like other edible large crustaceans, like lobsters, only a portion of the body of a crayfish is eaten. In most prepared dishes, such as soups, bisques and étouffées, only the tail section is served. At crawfish boils or other meals where the entire body of the crayfish is presented, other parts, such as the claw meat, may be eaten.

The claws of larger boiled crayfish are often pulled apart to access the meat, as seasoning and flavor can collect in the fat of the boiled interior.[1]

A bit of "river food" from my youth was a pan of boiled crayfish stirred into a pan of fried potatoes, onion, and hot pepper. a recipe my dad picked up somewhere in his youth hoboing.

 

[Magus]

You love it or hate it, here in the south it's a staple at certain times of the year:
Okra (US: /ˈoʊkrə/, UK: /ˈɒkrə/), Abelmoschus esculentus, known in some English-speaking countries as lady's fingers,[2][3] is a flowering plant in the mallow family native to East Africa.[4] Cultivated in tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate regions around the world for its edible green seed pods, okra is featured in the cuisines of many countries.[5]

Description​

The species is a perennial, often cultivated as an annual in temperate climates, often growing to around 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) tall. As a member of the Malvaceae, it is related to such species as cotton, cocoa, and hibiscus. The leaves are 10–20 centimetres (4–8 in) long and broad, palmately lobed with 5–7 lobes. The flowers are 4–8 cm (1+5⁄8–3+1⁄8 in) in diameter, with five white to yellow petals, often with a red or purple spot at the base. The pollen grains are spherical and approximately 188 microns in diameter. The fruit is a capsule up to 18 cm (7 in) long with pentagonal cross-section, containing numerous seeds.

 

[Supervisor42]

Here we go, the red meat of the future!
The nutria (/ˈnjuːtriə/) or coypu (/ˈkɔɪpuː/) (Myocastor coypus)[1][2] is a herbivorous,[3] semiaquatic rodent from South America.Classified for a long time as the only member of the family Myocastoridae,[4] Myocastor has since been included within Echimyidae, the family of the spiny rats.[5][6][7]The nutria lives in burrows alongside stretches of water and feeds on river plant stems.[8] Originally native to subtropical and temperate South America, it was introduced to North America, Europe and Asia, primarily by fur farmers.[9] Although it is still hunted and trapped for its fur in some regions, its destructive burrowing and feeding habits often bring it into conflict with humans, and it is considered an invasive species in the United States.[10] Nutria also transmit various diseases to humans and animals, mainly through water contamination.

Judging from the recipes, they're in Louisiana and Alabama.
https://nutria.com/nutria-control-program/nutria-for-human-consumption/

You shoulda added this:

Cajuns know good food!

 

[Magus]

Yard salad.
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/plantain-weed#basics
A quart of these, wild onions, and a squirrel is called hillside soup.
You just walked out the door and harvested everything.

 

[Magus]

You shoulda added this:

Cajuns know good food!

I'm keeping my eyes open around the watery areas, they say they're here and I want to try some!

 

[Magus]

More foods you love or hate.
https://www.thespruceeats.com/grits-definition-and-difference-from-cornmeal-101711

 

[Magus]

A personal favorite:
https://practicalselfreliance.com/clean-skin-groundhog-woodchuck/
It adapts to many recipes using pork or beef easily, and kudzu infested areas are full of them!

 

[Magus]

An almost last-resort meal:
https://practicalselfreliance.com/eating-coyote/
I suspect it's the same as a dog, which isn't bad once you forget what it is!
<----Chinese girlfriend.