What produce/ingredients did you buy or obtain today (2025)?

[Z-Cook]

Wow! How does that taste? Something like moose?

Possibly. Never had moose. Elk flavour is typical wild venison. Very lean. Not overtly gamey. Also, game meat is typically not hung here, the way it often is in the UK

A friend in upstate NY went on a hunting trip recently and bagged a moose - they're huge!

 

[Z-Cook]

SOOOOO the £25 I spent on the Stitchleton stilton arrived with a ‘Food must be delivered today’ label on it which my son clearly missed and put it on the floor with the other parcels near a radiator

So what do I do? It’s not actually warm but it’s defo room temp.
I also don’t know when it was delivered AND it’s unpasteurised so I’m thinking it should probably go in the bin

Probably ok IMO. If in doubt use in a cooked dish. It's Stilton by any other name.

 

[badjak]

I'm not a cheese eater
Normally I would say: go by smell.
But then all cheese woulld end up in the bin
If I would be a cheese eater, I would probably just eat it. I would not give it to pregnant women and immuno deficient people though.
Otherwise, like karadekoolaid said... Cook or fry it

 

[badjak]

Ooof you in Stormtrooper mode today?

Last 2 or 3 days already

 

[badjak]

I'm just back from shopping and I forgot to buy toilet paper
Anyway, the supermarket was not well stocked, but I got
A rump steak (their last one), ground beef (bit fatter than I like, but they didn't have anything else and I got a craving for burgers thanks to Wombat457)
Dry lemon (there was no tonic)
Red wine (South African, no Chilean in stock and the Zambian wine is a no no)
Savanna (cider)
Rice for the boys. (No chicken feet or chicken liver in stock, so I'm going to have to share my meat with them)
Coconut milk
Peanut butter
Tea
Cheese (for toasted sandwiches & pizza, processed cheese unfortunately)
Potatoes (stupid expensive)
Doritos (ince I bought mince & cheese and I still got tomatoes)
Beer (gotta have beer. The local beer is good, unlike the local wine)
Non edibles: doom, peaceful sleep, petrol

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Probably ok IMO. If in doubt use in a cooked dish. It's Stilton by any other name.

It is Stilton yes but the food poisoning risk from unpasteurised dairy is much higher so I think I’ll skip it.
Cheese guts are bad enough but cheese guts with a nice bit of listeria or salmonella or campylobacter accompanying it, no I think I’ll skip it

 

[Z-Cook]

It is Stilton yes but the food poisoning risk from unpasteurised dairy is much higher so I think I’ll skip it.
Cheese guts are bad enough but cheese guts with a nice bit of listeria or salmonella or campylobacter accompanying it, no I think I’ll skip it

Fair enough!
Send it this way - standard Stilton is $25 a pound/450g at wholefoods, the only outlet in town

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Fair enough!
Send it this way - standard Stilton my fave English cheese, is $25 a pound/450g at wholefoods, the only outlet in town

Imagine the smell by the time it arrived

 

[SoCalZone10]

SOOOOO the £25 I spent on the Stitchleton stilton arrived with a ‘Food must be delivered today’ label on it which my son clearly missed and put it on the floor with the other parcels near a radiator

So what do I do? It’s not actually warm but it’s defo room temp.
I also don’t know when it was delivered AND it’s unpasteurised so I’m thinking it should probably go in the bin

What a shame, my husband loves stilton, your post reminds me to get some for Christmas.

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

What a shame, my husband loves stilton, your post reminds me to get some for Christmas.

I went back online to order some more (if I’m going to give myself cheese guts then Im doing it with the good stuff) and they’re sold out for Christmas

 

[SoCalZone10]

Possibly. Never had moose. Elk flavour is typical wild venison. Very lean. Not overtly gamey. Also, game meat is typically not hung here, the way it often is in the UK

A friend in upstate NY went on a hunting trip recently and bagged a moose - they're huge!

I like Bison meat, I buy ground Bison meat regularly, I prefer this meat over regular ground beef. I also had Bison steak from one of Turner’s steak house, they were very good and tender.

 

[badjak]

I like Bison meat, I buy ground Bison meat regularly, I prefer this meat over regular ground beef. I also had Bison steak from one of Turner’s steak house, they were very good and tender.

Never had Bison ..
But I had buffalo and I imagine they may be similar

 

[Z-Cook]

I went back online to order some more (if I’m going to give myself cheese guts then Im doing it with the good stuff) and they’re sold out for Christmas

Listeria is killed by heat. It's mainly an issue from eating uncooked or stored fresh food. Put it in a cooked dish. Post pasteurisation.
In any case one of the producers is the Neals Yard guy. I'm sure they test all the milk before and after making the cheese. Their reputation depends on it.

 

[SoCalZone10]

Never had Bison ..
But I had buffalo and I imagine they may be similar

Buffalo is too tough, in fact people don't eat them even where they are from.

 

[Z-Cook]

Never had Bison ..
But I had buffalo and I imagine they may be similar

Bison are farmed (as they almost extincted the wild ones) Farmed bison is really tasty but fattier than wild game.

Never had wild buffalo, but have had other wild game from that way. Elk is very similar. Would make good biltong!