/ck/ - Food & Cooking

gimme a quick rundown on leeks

>>16528128
big, more powerful green onion

>>16528128
>culinary secrets
You're asking for a leek leak.

>>16528124
What other culinary secrets are there is?
Reading this made my brain factory reset.

>>16528132
>>16528134
im intrigued

>>16528128
>tastes like onion
>costs more
>toss half of it away
>is filled with dirt

>>16528197
why do americans prefer them then?

>>16528128
>90% dirt
>impossible to wash without refilling your bath multiple times
>national flower of wales despite not being a flower

>>16528124
Shallots.

>>16528201
Who knows what goes on inside the demented mind of an American. It was probably shilled on a cooking show.

>>16528124
Cabbage.

Stays fresh forever.

Goes well in everything regardless if it's cooked or raw.

OP I’m gonna let you in on a secret. Get a dehydrator and a spice grinder if you haven’t. Dehydrate your leeks and grind them up. That’s how you make green crack.

>>16528134

Beef, potato and leek soup or stew is awesome. Isn't it funny how you can get Italian, Indian, Chinese and what not food in every larger city but cant get a traditional Central European style stew anywhere? No wait, it's not funny, it's a fucking shame.

>>16528216
retard

>>16528247
Based cruciferous enjoyer. Fuck lettuce.

>>16528216
All plants are made of dirt, anon.

>>16528128
>tastes like onion
>costs more
>takes a long time to prep because you have to wash the dirt from between each layer
>only half of it is edible
>even the edible part is more fibrous than a regular onion
>difficult to fit in your fridge
Leeks are basically a retard test. You can tell that a person is an idiot if he ever buys a leek for any purpose. Smart people just buy yellow onions.

>>16528941
> put any combination of local carb, meat and veggies into pot with water
> set on low heat for a few hours
>get "central european" soup

Every country has that kind of soup and everyone already makes them at home, don't see the appeal of eating the same thing but in a restaurant

>>16529012
Sad but true. Every country has the same pea, lentil or potatoe soup only differing in the cured meat that's thrown in.

>>16528977
but most plants aren't FULL of dirt

>>16528128
This is all you need to know
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wnE4vF9CQ4

>>16529012
>>16529028
Pffft. One can make it just as good as a Pho or whatever given a little care. Just because it doesn't help your craving for "exotic" flavors doesn't make it bad.

>>16529005
>takes a long time to prep because you have to wash the dirt from between each layer
That's where you're wrong, buck-o

>>16529012
>local carb

fuck, why did I even respond to this moron

>>16529005
>leak tastes like onion
t. tastelet

>>16528124
Have you learned of the glory of cute girls pissing in your mouth? If not you can miss me with this thread.

>>16528972
Lettuce is also cruciferous you big dummy

>>16528433
[Desire to know more intensifies]

>>16529047
calm down no one said it was bad. It simply isn't special or unique at all. peasant food for a reason.

\sqrt(onion)

>>16529064
Lettuce is a glorified dandelion. Not a mighty mustard

>>16528216
>national flower of wales
daffodil