A New Challenge

Nothing defines a culture like what it eats and drinks.  Romulan Ale for example comes to mind.  I don't know how many cons I've been to where someone in a startrek "T shirt/uniform," has offered me a strange blue liquid of suspicious origins.  With that in mind, I challenge YOU the reader to come up with some new drink/food/taste and put it down here in the comments.

For example:  On the planet Klum, the natives there use the most unique spice.  It is called Haliq and it comes from a bush like plant that grows in the long low plains of the northern continent.  Harvested from the buds of that bush, Haliq appears as a greyish powder with a light almost oaky smell.  Ingestion of Haliq causes a minor rewiring of sensory input.  Colors actually have a taste.  For example, if you are looking at yellow the dish will have a more sour taste, whereas red adds sweetness.  Cooking with Haliq requires balance and a good design sense!

Now it's your turn!!

CHALLENGE!!!

I love watching Chopped. For reality tv it excites me far more than Survivor ever could. The premise is simple. Cooks are given mystery ingredients and then cook like mad. Their wares are tasted and one is chopped from the competition as the rest go on to the next course. It is always interesting how they deal with odd ball ingredients. But why limited to professional chefs? Here's my challenge. I'm going to list ingredients and you come back with how you'll cook them. The one I deem a winner will get a certified "no prize" in the mail.

Ok, ready? Here goes... your ingredients are:

Red Cabbage
powdered sugar
chicken thighs
...and sardines

have fun!