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No cranberries in Amsterdam, but still want the sauce
I have never tried to buy cranberries (called veenbessen in Dutch), but they absolutely do have them here in Amsterdam - in fact, they are even grown in the Netherlands. You have missed the farmers markets in Nieuwmarkt and Noordermarkt for this week, or I would have suggested trying one of them. Maybe you should try going to Natuurwinkel? The one in Waterlooplein has a fairly large produce section, they definitely have them in the form of jam, and they also might have them frozen. Otherwise, you can buy unsweetened cranberry juice many places (definitely in Natuurwinkel), and maybe you could use it in combination with red currants (rode bosbes). Lingonberries are not so easy to find, but currants are everywhere.
Good luck and don't despair. You may not find them fresh, but with a bit of perseverance you will find them in a jar.
What would you eat if you couldn't chew for a week?
@howtoeateverything, on consideration I really can't stress enough the importance of making sure you're getting plenty of protein. The thing is, most liquid foods don't have much, and it is so easy to get too little and feel really weak, which in turn slows your recovery. Also, good fat. I don't have much of a sweet tooth, but I was tempted to answer the fat/calories question with lots of (melted) ice cream, which in retrospect wasn't a great idea because it's kind of nutritionally barren. Avocado, nut butters, spoons of hummus straight from the container - those were the things that really made me start to feel better physically.
Good luck with the recovery. I hope you start to feel better soon!
What would you eat if you couldn't chew for a week?
Ah, I know the dilemma well. I broke my jaw in March and had to be on a liquid diet for six weeks. Even after the six weeks were over, I had to ease back into eating solids very, very slowly, and still now my jaw does not function like it used to.
For the first week I ate a lot of blended soups (it was cold and I felt extremely ill). Tomato-lentil, chickpea-spinach, etc. I lost weight very quickly and got weak, so I decided that I needed to up the nutrients and especially the fat. I started blending full fat yogurt with berries for breakfast. It was wonderful, and one of the few things I'm still doing. I also started making things like peanut soup (a vegetarian version of the Surinamese dish), and daal with lots of ghee. I ate a lot of quinoa porridge and I would have spoons of almond butter or mashed avocado for a snack. Once, I am embarrassed to admit, I was craving ketchup to such an extent that I made mashed potatoes and ate them with ketchup on them. It was totally disgusting and not something that I repeated.
Here's what I missed: RAW VEGETABLES!!!! Crunchy salads and things like that. Also, food made by someone other than me. For six whole weeks it was basically impossible to get takeaway or go to a restaurant. I don't normally do those things much, but I really missed it when I couldn't. Also, chocolate. Sigh.
My first non liquid meal after six weeks was a Thai red curry with tofu at my local Thai place. It was delicious but terrifying after such a long time eating pastes through a straw and with a tiny child-sized spoon. It was also not helped by the fact that two seconds in I ate a very hot chili and spent the entire time coughing desperately. Still, it was nice to get back in the saddle, food-wise. And I can assure you that in the intervening months, my immersion blender has been gathering dust in the cupboard under the sink!
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No cranberries in Amsterdam, but still want the sauce
@ Lower Yeast Side, they are also sometimes just called cranberry, so look out for both. Dutch cranberries are grown in Terschelling, and you can get natural Terchelling cranberry juice in a few different levels of sweetness. It's really fantastic, although not inexpensive. If all else fails, you could order cranberry juice and also preserves online: https://www.hofwebwinkel.nl/easyorder.b2c/index?b2c=VVE
But really Natuurwinkel is probably your quickest and closest option.
No cranberries in Amsterdam, but still want the sauce
I have never tried to buy cranberries (called veenbessen in Dutch), but they absolutely do have them here in Amsterdam - in fact, they are even grown in the Netherlands. You have missed the farmers markets in Nieuwmarkt and Noordermarkt for this week, or I would have suggested trying one of them. Maybe you should try going to Natuurwinkel? The one in Waterlooplein has a fairly large produce section, they definitely have them in the form of jam, and they also might have them frozen. Otherwise, you can buy unsweetened cranberry juice many places (definitely in Natuurwinkel), and maybe you could use it in combination with red currants (rode bosbes). Lingonberries are not so easy to find, but currants are everywhere.
Good luck and don't despair. You may not find them fresh, but with a bit of perseverance you will find them in a jar.
What would you eat if you couldn't chew for a week?
@howtoeateverything, on consideration I really can't stress enough the importance of making sure you're getting plenty of protein. The thing is, most liquid foods don't have much, and it is so easy to get too little and feel really weak, which in turn slows your recovery. Also, good fat. I don't have much of a sweet tooth, but I was tempted to answer the fat/calories question with lots of (melted) ice cream, which in retrospect wasn't a great idea because it's kind of nutritionally barren. Avocado, nut butters, spoons of hummus straight from the container - those were the things that really made me start to feel better physically.
Good luck with the recovery. I hope you start to feel better soon!
What would you eat if you couldn't chew for a week?
Ah, I know the dilemma well. I broke my jaw in March and had to be on a liquid diet for six weeks. Even after the six weeks were over, I had to ease back into eating solids very, very slowly, and still now my jaw does not function like it used to.
For the first week I ate a lot of blended soups (it was cold and I felt extremely ill). Tomato-lentil, chickpea-spinach, etc. I lost weight very quickly and got weak, so I decided that I needed to up the nutrients and especially the fat. I started blending full fat yogurt with berries for breakfast. It was wonderful, and one of the few things I'm still doing. I also started making things like peanut soup (a vegetarian version of the Surinamese dish), and daal with lots of ghee. I ate a lot of quinoa porridge and I would have spoons of almond butter or mashed avocado for a snack. Once, I am embarrassed to admit, I was craving ketchup to such an extent that I made mashed potatoes and ate them with ketchup on them. It was totally disgusting and not something that I repeated.
Here's what I missed: RAW VEGETABLES!!!! Crunchy salads and things like that. Also, food made by someone other than me. For six whole weeks it was basically impossible to get takeaway or go to a restaurant. I don't normally do those things much, but I really missed it when I couldn't. Also, chocolate. Sigh.
My first non liquid meal after six weeks was a Thai red curry with tofu at my local Thai place. It was delicious but terrifying after such a long time eating pastes through a straw and with a tiny child-sized spoon. It was also not helped by the fact that two seconds in I ate a very hot chili and spent the entire time coughing desperately. Still, it was nice to get back in the saddle, food-wise. And I can assure you that in the intervening months, my immersion blender has been gathering dust in the cupboard under the sink!
Vegetarian in Amsterdam
Definitely get Indonesian food - many places here do vegetarian rijsttafels, so that shouldn't be a problem. I always go to the Indonesian restaurant in Overtoom, just above the intersection with Bilderdijkstraat. I'm blanking on the name, but it's reasonably priced and the veggie rijsttafel is good.
There is a lot of great Thai food in Amsterdam. Thai Deum in Ceintuurbaan (de Pijp) is really good and not expensive. Bird in Zeedijk (red light district) also does wonderful Thai.
Make sure to go into one of the many Surinamese snackbars that you will see around the city. They generally have lots of interesting vegetarian options, but I always get a broodje tempeh, which is a sandwich filled with spicy tempeh (make sure to ask for zuur - sour pickled vegetables), sometimes with sambal, sometimes not. I cannot recommend this highly enough, it is absolutely delicious.
Since your name, PeanutButter, indicates a love of peanut butter :), you have to get your frites with not just mayonnaise but also peanut sauce and chopped raw onion. This combo is called patatje oorlog, and although it sounds weird, it's actually inspired. Trust me on this.
The weather here isn't meant to be that great over the next few days, but if it turns out to be nice (the forecast changes constantly) it's always nice to browse the food stalls in the Albert Cuypmarkt, buy some nice breads and cheeses, and then go sit in Sarphatipark and watch the people. There is a Gall & Gall wine shop on the corner of Sarphatipark and Eerste van der Helststraat, where you can buy a bottle or two to go with your breads and cheeses.
Have fun :)
"Fake" Danish Aeble Kage?
but of course what you described is nothing like æbleskiver :-)
"Fake" Danish Aeble Kage?
Hi CuocoECanto,
Well, I used to live in Denmark (as a teenager) and now live in Norway, and I've been thinking about this question all afternoon. All I can say is that while I don't remember ever being served this, it sounds completely plausible as a Danish dessert. Also asked my Norwegian partner who has spent a lot of time in Denmark, and he couldn't remember it either, but agreed that it was absolutely a possibility.
Sorry I don't know for sure. I'll ask around over the upcoming days.
Anybody a Freegan?
I know a few freegans. And also, Giles Coren did a segment about it on the British programme 'The F Word,' in which he demonstrates that it's not actually disgusting - supermarkets throw away plenty of good food every day, and people who are serious freegans know where to go for reliably fresh food. Some freegans are proper vegans, and some will only eat meat/dairy/etc. that they have obtained for free.
Another baking with chocolate question
Thank you so much, everyone, for these great ideas. I can't tell you how helpful it is (I've been thinking about brownies for a week now!)
@lemons: I'm in Oslo, Norway. Norwegian baking doesn't involve much chocolate, and I have yet to see any baking chocolate here. Actually, that's just the tip of the iceberg as far as what I haven't seen here. Many of the ingredients discussed on Serious Eats are completely out of reach for me.
Spelt help
Spelt is a species of wheat (and it contains wheat gluten). However, some people who have problems digesting normal wheat are able to eat spelt. It is nutty and delicious, although spelt bread is generally denser than normal wheat bread. I also use it (in combination with buckwheat and millet flours) to make fantastic pizza dough. Long live spelt!
Cooking with mustard
I love it with salmon - I sometimes smear a little onto the filets before I whack them into the oven. Also, gravlaks with mustard-dill sauce is one of life's great pleasures. I use mustard seeds quite a lot as well, always the small, brown kind. I love their nutty flavour, and the way they pop and sputter in the pan. Oh, and obviously it's not the same, but I could happily eat mustard greens every single day!
Why Do McCain's People Need to Hate On Arugula?
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A Horse is a Horse, of Course of Course... How About Dinner?
I don't really eat meat, so I haven't tried it, but I have certainly been present when horse meat was being served. In the Netherlands it's pretty common, and I have friends who eat it and who say it's good. It doesn't strike me as being particularly odd, but then, my local supermarket stocks whale meat and reindeer, so perhaps my novelty threshold is a bit high.
Sounds gross in theory, is actually good in practice...
@sfgoo, I know, this is why you should cultivate some Swedish friends, particularly ones who were born in the early 70's and view this as nostalgia food rather than a national embarassment. Otherwise, google flygande jacob and you will find many identical recipes online (which I did because I couldn't believe that this was an actual dish). The pictures that come up in google images are the most accurate food photography I've ever seen, lol.
Sounds gross in theory, is actually good in practice...
Ok, well, I was just in Sweden for a weekend (Gøteborg on the west coast), and I went to a dinner party in the suburbs and was given a classic Swedish 70's dish called 'Flygande Jacob' - Flying Jacob. I never would have eaten it except to be polite. Here's what it was: a casserole with shredded chicken meat and sliced bananas, slathered with whipped cream mixed with Heinz chili sauce, the top scattered with bacon and salted peanuts, and then the whole thing baked in the oven for 30 minutes. Result: delicious. Ok, now that I've told you I'm going to hang my head in shame.
popsicles, drumsticks, and ice cream sandwiches... oh my!
Funny, it would never occur to me to want any of those things to cool down. The heat always makes me feel very ill, so all I want is a glass of ice water (tap!) and a cold compress.
chick peas - main dish ideas required
@sadiepix - just looked it up, and it's actually called 'World-of-the-East Vegetarian Cooking' - a clunky name for a fantastic book. It's one of the few cookbooks that I have that I've actually made recipes from, and every one has been a gem.
chick peas - main dish ideas required
@sadiepix - did you get the recipe from Madhur Jaffrey's Vegetarian Foods of the East book? She gives a recipe in it for, I think, her mother's chickpeas (inspired, she says, by Delhi street food) which is basically the same. I agree - those chickpeas are fantastically addictive! I sometimes use tamarind instead of the amchoor.
chick peas - main dish ideas required
I cook chickpeas in lots of different ways, but this slightly unusual recipe is the one people always ask for. It's good with pita bread and yogurt, and sometimes I add some red pepper flakes when I want something a bit spicier.
Chickpeas and Apricots
olive oil
1 bay leaf, broken in half
1 cinnamon stick
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tsp cumin seeds
1 small tin tomatoes
1 cup chopped dried apricots
2 large tins chickpeas
water
salt
pepper
lemon juice
fresh mint
In a pan over medium heat, dry fry the cumin seeds until their aroma rises and they are nice and toasted. Set aside. In the oil, sauté the bay leaf and cinnamon stick until the cinnamon stick begins to uncurl. Add the onion and continue to cook until the onion is brown. Add the garlic and cook for another minute, then add the cumin seeds and cook a minute more, until the aroma rises. Now add the tomatoes and incorporate them well into the onion mixture. Add the apricots and chickpeas, along with a little water. Cook, partly covered, until the apricots are melty and the stew is very thick. Season with salt and pepper and some lemon juice, and stir through a few handfuls of chopped mint.
Canned food expiration dates
I read an article a few years ago (I think it was in the Guardian) about a couple who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary by eating the tinned chicken that they never got around to opening at the original wedding reception in 1955 or whenever. Apparently, in spite of the shoddy post-war packaging and being many decades past expiry date, it was still perfectly fine. Take from that whatever lesson you will.
Okay, What is for Dinner Tonight?
It was white bean stew with spinach, artichokes and lemon, and rice pilaf with walnuts, mint, dill and parsley.
'Exotic' Meats: What's Your Pleasure?
I don't eat meat, but my boyfriend says 'elk and puffin.' Yeah, puffin.
Cook the Book: 'Margaritas, Mojitos & More'
My local in London used to do a lovely twist of orange, but singed with a flame until it was a bit caramelised. That was nice.
I love street food, but what am I eating?
That corn with butter, mayo, parmesan and chili sounds fantastic to me. Why can't I have a corn man too?
No cranberries in Amsterdam, but still want the sauce
Brilliant, Caley! Thanks so much for your help.
I'll head to my nearest Natuurwinkel and root around - also really helpful to know than veenbessen means cranberries.
Hooray!
MOST favorite cookbook in collection
Hands down, my favorite cookbook of all time is Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan. It is brilliant, completely useful in everyday life and with one single exeption (the pear cake thing) every thing I've made from it has come out great. And I've made almost everything in it over the years. It is what I give new brides. It is what I give the young people I know who are starting out on their own.
MOST favorite cookbook in collection
If you're conserving "real estate" in your home, here are a few suggestions...
Martha Stewart's Cooking School
I'd also get books of your favorite ethnicities. They round out a cookbook collection nicely.
Bottom line - get books you'll USE. I love baking bread and have several books on the subject but if you're not interested in baking bread, skip it. I like Italian baking as well and have books by Nick Malgeri on the subject. (Baking w/Julia is an "all around" baking book it has a little bit of everything from some of the brilliant minds in baking.)
You might visit a library and/or bookstore and thumb through some to get an idea if you'll like them. Don't forget to visit USED book sites. Some things strike readers as "out of my league" so they bail and sell the book with nary a splat of olive oil on it. I beefed up my cookbook collection via used book sites.
Happy shopping!
MOST favorite cookbook in collection
Kenny Shopsin's Eat Me: The Food and Philosophy of Kenny Shopsin, hands down. Really changed how I think about cooking.
MOST favorite cookbook in collection
I would have to say Professional Cooking...the massive amount of info in it is amazing! lots of step by step pictires and detail instructions. Although you have to know some professional terminology to use it. Measurements both in metric and u.s.
What would you eat if you couldn't chew for a week?
I would eat pastina every second of the day. Maybe mix a little egg in the broth for some protein.
What would you eat if you couldn't chew for a week?
Mostly Asian:
- Rice Congee. Flavoured with chicken soup is my personal favourite.
- Pho. Bring your own kitchen scissors to cut the noodles. You'll have to stick to plain though.
- Fried turnip cake. With XO sauce (er.. maybe not with your throat healing). Again, scissors.
- Dun dan
- Savoury cream of wheat. I basically mix in an egg white, a table spoon of beef bovril and chuck the yolk in after so it's nice and runny. I actually didn't know it was meant to be eaten sweet until much later in life....
- Panna cotta! Om nom nom nom.
Do British Candy Bars Taste Better? Serious Eats Investigates
i mean the US chocolates cant compare to the UK ones ! sorry!
Do British Candy Bars Taste Better? Serious Eats Investigates
I am from Wales in the UK and I have a Second home in LA, and I go there around 6-7 times a year. The thing I miss the most going there is having Cadbury's Dairy Milk. there are so many gorgeous chocolates in the UK - Mars, Galaxy, Snickers, etc. And they just cant compare to the chocolate in the US. I will say the sweets/candy in the US in great, but the chocolate cant compare.
i will defend the black/white biscuits, they are kinda nice. everyone likes them in the UK!
What would you eat if you couldn't chew for a week?
Carioca--can you believe I've never had vichyssoise before? With you and everyone else recommending it, I've a feeling I'll be trying it for the first time very soon.
klizco--my version of that is lemon Italian ices and endless DVDs of The (American) Office :)
beckyleeprice--I'm so glad you found it too! I'm sorry you're also stuck not chewing, and I hope you recover fast!
There are a lot of great suggestions here already for interesting and nutritious meals, but here's my two cents as well. Protein and veg are also things I miss really badly (especially because pain medications can slow down your digestive system... if you catch my drift). My solution to that recently has been stuff like steamed/boiled veggies thrown into the food processor (you can get these precooked, if you're feeling really low), or smooth leafy vegetable dishes like creamed spinach. You also might want to google "green smoothies," which let you get fruits and veggies in at the same time--I like to do about half a cup of spinach with some frozen berries and half a banana, all whizzed in the blender. And as for meat, see if you can mince it small enough so that you can swallow it without chewing--I put minced chicken in broth and drink it with a straw, so the whole thing goes down easy.
Not to pimp myself out, but I'll probably be posting more ideas and such on my blog, if you'd like to check it out--but in any case, I completely sympathize, and I hope you feel better soon!
Chew on That--ha, totally! Though I've never been a very observant Jew, so sometimes pizza sneaks in anyway... :) Although your Passover talk has reminded me of the deliciousness of matzo brei... maybe that'll be mushy enough for today!
eggyzhe--I miss peanut butter and bread so much! Your meal sounds like heaven. I have a lot to look forward to...
What would you eat if you couldn't chew for a week?
Butternut squash soup. I'm not sure how long it would take for me to be sick of it, but a week sounds like heaven. I'd also drink v8. Split pea soup.
I love pureed vegetables. Fruit juices....no. For protein I'd nom on hummus...which I can seriously eat with a spoon....
First meal after back on chewing....an apple I'm guessing. Or...no. Some nice, thick chewy sprouted grain bread....Yeah. An apple sliced up with crunchy 100% peanut butter on dense, chewy sprouted grain bread. I may just wear out my jaw...I know the last time I had one, It took me well over 15 minutes to finish it with the intense chewing.
What would you eat if you couldn't chew for a week?
I love the before and after meals - it reminds me of Passover! But in terms of the lack of chewing, you want something with sustenance that doesn't get old. When I had my wisdom teeth removed, I certainly got sick of the milkshakes. In all honesty, the dish that made me the happiest was broccoli cheese soup with hunks of crusty bread cut up and soaked in the soup! :)
What would you eat if you couldn't chew for a week?
I am so glad I found this page! (googled "what to eat when you can't chew") I'm on day 4 following dental surgery and really won't be able to chew properly for MONTHS. I'm already getting sick of dairy, have been eating yogurt, homemade pudding, creamy soups, and drinking chocolate silk, also eating ice cream, but like many on here I'm worried about getting enough protein and of course am craving veggies. Keep the ideas coming. Somehow the thought of putting cooked meat, etc. in the blender really makes me sick but maybe I'll get over that.
How was your school's hot lunch?
@tvilov, perhaps you would be better off not knowing.
How was your school's hot lunch?
I attended Oakland High School in Oakland California in the late '50's. The lunches in the school cafateria were not really that bad. In particular I liked the hamburgers, they had a very distinct taste, a taste that I have not found in any hamburger I have eaten since. Something was added to the hamburger meat during preparation to give it the distinct taste, I suspect that it was a condiment but to this day I have been unable to recreate the taste. I have been looking for information on a cookbook that the Alameda County public schools may have been using at the time, perhaps it would have the recipe for the hamburgers.
What would you eat if you couldn't chew for a week?
I love buying the cheap Maggi powdered chicken broth for when I'm out of commission ... Overcook a smidge of white rice in that .... mmmm. And lots and lots of ice cream, of course. Last time I had a wisdom tooth out I took the rest of the day off work, rented Pedro Almodovar movies and ate chocolate ice cream all day long.
What would you eat if you couldn't chew for a week?
Vichyssoise.
Just had all my wisdom teeth out, and that's what I had. For sustenance. And some gazpacho to count as salad. if you live in NY near Fairway, they have pretty good ones.
What would you eat if you couldn't chew for a week?
MadelynRodriguez--thanks for the recipe suggestions, and ohmigod, that pizza looks so good. It helps that I'm craving greens something fierce nowadays... I'm the kind of person who, although I have a sweet tooth, will try to dump as much vegetables on everything I eat as possible, and spinach pizza is one of my favorite methods! But maybe I'll wait a few days, like Tconrastas said.
Hungrysailor--ha, I know exactly what you mean! My boyfriend's only meal suggestion post-surgery was his constant joke of "meat smoothies," which I kept saying, "Eww, gross!" to... until I realized that the trick of blending up chicken and rice and putting it in soup was basically the same thing. I feel like I'm doing my own "Will It Blend?" series. Luckily I haven't grossed out everyone too much yet :)
Gingercookiewithlime--thanks for your comments with regard to the sloughing--that's the part I'm most worried about right now, so it's good to have some suggestions on how to deal with it. And it's nice to hear that those suggestions involve eating food that's not the consistency of babyfood! Good call on the tongue scraper, too--I won't gross anyone out with the details here, but it'll be a nice alternative to brushing my teeth, which is really hard to do when you can't open your mouth much and it hurts to spit.
Annabanannas--you're absolutely right--it's day three today, and it's way harder than before. The first day was actually the easiest--I was so loopy on all the various anesthetics and narcotics that I was eating and talking and laughing all day. Day two was harder, and day three got off to a rough start, but hopefully this should be the hardest it gets.
GirlFromJetCity--oh man, I hadn't thought of that, and that sounds so good! Same with peanutbutter's butter suggestion, pjracz10's chicken broth plus egg, and Skythe's milkshakes. And oh man, hungrychristel/lexophile's Nutella suggestion--yummm! Plus, what with being mostly unable to chew, I have an excuse to eat it straight from the jar!
Caley--yeah, you're totally right on that front. I'm trying to stay extra-mindful of how much protein I'm getting, because I definitely feel a difference between when I get enough and when I don't.
And janaatwg--wish I could do the alcohol, but I've a feeling that'll have to wait. Perhaps for a "hooray for being totally recovered!" party, which I think is definitely in order :)
Thank you again for all your suggestions! Please excuse me if I missed your name--I'm running on a doomed combo of only a few hours of sleep and a lot of Percocet :)
What would you eat if you couldn't chew for a week?
@lexo: I admire your self identity! May I also suggest spreading globs of nutella on a banana...straight up. A definite "when Im blue" fixer! :D
What would you eat if you couldn't chew for a week?
My sister just had her wisdom teeth out, and we fed her on mac'n'cheese made with really small noodles (tiny alphabet ones), which she loved. Milkshakes were her other frequent request.
What would you eat if you couldn't chew for a week?
The best thing I ate after mouth surgery was butter. You just let it melt and ''absorb'' through your mouth tissues - you don't even need to swallow! And it tastes great...
What would you eat if you couldn't chew for a week?
@caley has a really good call with the daal - it's delicious and filling (it can be hard to feel full when you're on a liquid/blended diet), and it gets you protein, fat, and fiber. If it's too labor-intensive, you can always order in Indian food.
I also love mashed yams or sweet potatoes with apples and lots of cinnamon and honey or maple syrup. What's great about that is you can make it in a microwave if you're zonked on pain-killers - just nuke the crap out of some diced apples and sweet potatoes, them mash 'em up with a fork
What would you eat if you couldn't chew for a week?
I'm really surprised at all of the suggestions for alcohol and hot/intense foods. Pain meds don't really mix with a lot of those things, and vomiting is the last thing you want to do (trust me! I did it right after the surgery and I had doctors running to force me to stop. It was so painful!). Plus I would think the acidity would hurt.
What would you eat if you couldn't chew for a week?
I would just crack open a great bottle of wine. Antiseptic and anesthesia all in one. Then maybe some broth for strength to open the next bottle...
What would you eat if you couldn't chew for a week?
I just got mine out in June! It took three weeks to get back to normal. At first all I could eat were lots of flavor ice pops (box of 100 in 5 days) and drink a lot of gatorade/room temp water. The key to stay hydrated since it staves off the pain. I also ate mushed up bananas and mashed potatoes to get the pain meds down (if you get liquid pain meds remember that the pharmacist could add a flavor so it won't taste so bad, I had bubble gum flavored Vicodin).
As I recovered I added buttered noodles (the no yolks kind you get for chicken soup), applesauce, and mashed sweet potatoes (mmm sweet nutrition). Jello became my best best best friend in the whole wide world! It was the only thing that tasted like anything. I actually never ate ice cream during the whole thing because it made me all phlegmy.
As you start the sloughing the new skin will get exposed and then you'll get super sensitive to anything cold/hot/scratchy. Eventually I got tired of not eating food and I started eating tortilla chips by the end of my second week. I chewed them up a lot and it helps "exfoliate" the scabs. I also invested in one of those tongue scrapers because I couldn't taste anything the first week or so because my mouth and throat were so coated. I never thought I would love bland food but it's all I craved for a week and a half.
During my healing I made a list of all of the foods I wished I was eating and it became the menu for the week I could finally eat.
Good luck with the surgery, it's a painful recovery, but so completely worth it! I haven't had a sore throat/ear infection since.
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@ Lower Yeast Side, they are also sometimes just called cranberry, so look out for both. Dutch cranberries are grown in Terschelling, and you can get natural Terchelling cranberry juice in a few different levels of sweetness. It's really fantastic, although not inexpensive. If all else fails, you could order cranberry juice and also preserves online: https://www.hofwebwinkel.nl/easyorder.b2c/index?b2c=VVE
But really Natuurwinkel is probably your quickest and closest option.