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[–] Hegar@fedia.io 52 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I always think of white people as the ones complaining about raisins in food. So many delicious savory dishes with raisins from the Middle East or India provoke strong reactions from western pallets used to food that only does 1 thing, rather than combining multiple flavours.

[–] Shapillon@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah that's strange, I always associated raisins in food as something ranging from Morocco to Bangladesh. Not the whitest countries ever.

Imho in general European food isn't very keen on sweet and salty mixes. Except for the USA who does it all wrong smh.

[–] wieson@feddit.org 3 points 1 year ago (6 children)

We have a few potato and apple combinations in the Rhineland.

Also goose with quince or pear are present in french cuisine.

I think traditional European cooking has many similarities with south med/ near east cooking. Don't lob us in with modern American randomness.

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[–] Assman@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I was thinking "have these guys never had an empanada?"

[–] moonbunny@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Raisins inside empanadas should be a sin- I don’t like having a sweet surprise in what should be a mouthwatering savoury meal

[–] teft@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Raisins in empanadas aren’t universal. Here in colombia they don’t usually include them.

[–] kemsat@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I learned how to make empanadas so that I could make them without the raisins my mom would add.

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[–] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Pretty sure African food uses it, too.

Come to think of it, what culture doesn't use them?

[–] dch82@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Never ate Chinese food with raisins

EDIT: probably didn't eat enough

[–] AceTKen@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

One of my favorite Chinese desserts uses them: https://kitchenmisadventures.com/sachima

[–] Baguette@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Theres a traditional bread (bun?) in Chinese called Mantou which can come in a lot of varieties, one being whole grain with raisins

https://mindymakes.com/walnut-raisin-whole-wheat-mantou

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[–] BenFranklinsDick@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Unexpected pastry raisins should be considered a war crime.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you for mentioning unexpected. Oatmeal raisin cookies are good, but when you're expecting a chocolate chip the raisin surprise is disgusting.

[–] MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.io 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Honestly, biting into a chocolate chip when you are expecting a raisin is also disgusting.

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[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 21 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Your cultural horizon must be very small if you think it is something specific to white people.

[–] Makhno@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Yeah but white people = ick

Duh 🤪

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[–] Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com 18 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Alright, bear with me here.

Back in the middle ages Europeans didn't have access to sugarcane. Because of that, they never even thought to try to breed sugary beets and process those into sugar. The same was true for tree sap or any other possible source of sugar, because why the hell would it even occur to them if they'd never seen sugar?

If a person in the middle ages wanted to make something sweet, their choices were to add honey or to add fruit. Honey was expensive, and the vast majority of the population of Europe were peasants. Honey wasn't something they'd have around all the time. While fruit was way easier to come by, it was only available seasonally. So how do you make a sweet cake in the middle of winter? Dried fruit!

So here's the big kicker about putting raisins in shit: it's been unnecessary for four goddamned centuries. There might be an occasional dish here or there that's been made the same way since before sugar was available, but there's no fucking excuse for it in like 95% of dishes. We live in an age where I - a regular dude who isn't particularly wealthy - can go to the grocery store a mile away and find a dozen kinds of produce that were shipped from the other side of the planet where they're in season. There hasn't been an excuse to ruin perfectly innocent cookies with raisins for hundreds of years.

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[–] coffee_with_cream@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)

If this were another race and another food this would be downvoted to shit

[–] GhiLA@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

You're free to test your hypothesis.

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[–] Lianodel@ttrpg.network 16 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Oatmeal Raisin > Chocolate Chip.

[–] trolololol@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Yep but oatmeal chocolate beats them all

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[–] JoeTheSane@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Seriously! The only reason oatmeal cookies get a bad rap is because of the fucking raisins!

Oatmeal chocolate chip, when you can find them, are awesome.

[–] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Any food where raisins would actually work, dried cranberries or blueberries would be 100x better. This would be things like pastries, bagels, trail mix, etc. Not stuffing, tuna, mac-n-cheese or other savory dishes.

No one ever needs to question if what they just bit into was a rat turd or a fly.

[–] drolex@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Couscous with blueberries sounds quite weird

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[–] seaQueue@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I'm convinced that raisins are only popular because they were a luxury food for our grandparents and they only exist in these dishes because that's what our grandparents thought rich people would do with raisins when they were kids.

[–] moog@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My mom used to put raisins in tuna sandwiches

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago

I no longer feel bad about the things I've done to her

[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

Whatever dude, now I can't stop thinking about Grandma's cinnamon-raisin bread

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago
[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Oh my god, that's disgusting! ~~Naked pics online~~ Raisins in places they don't belong? Where? Where do they use those?

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

To make it better.

[–] BodePlotHole@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I concur with this, and also submit apples/grapes in chicken salad should be considered culinary abuse.

[–] setenforce@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's wrong with grapes in chicken salad :p adds some crunch

[–] BodePlotHole@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

It's like "New Chicken Salad! Now with juicy blisters!"

Best case scenario it doesn't make it worse, but it defo doesn't make it any better.

In my opinion... On the internet...

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Rice pudding. Tapioca pudding. Both excellent with raisins.

I do love stuffing with dried cranberries though! And traditional Christmas fruitcake with myriad dried fruits and nuts!

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Raisins belong in their tiny little snack box for small children to enjoy and in well labeled oatmeal raisin cookies. That's it.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Peshwari naan?

Teacakes?

Hot oatmeal?

Braised shard?

Jeweled cabbage?

With goats cheese and bacon?

cmon live a little

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[–] DODOKING38@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Bruh raisins, especially ones a little sour are fire in rice

[–] Thorry84@feddit.nl 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I love sauerkraut, but when you put raisins in there it's a whole next level. For me it's like perfecting perfection, love it!

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Could you please post your exact coordinates? I need to call in an airstrike.

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[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 year ago

True and I won't apologise

[–] Kystael@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 year ago

anglo-saxons

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