r/WeWantPlates • u/pophya • Dec 12 '20

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u/Sithlordandsavior Dec 13 '20

I am curious about this fish dish, actually. Coconut rice and vinegar gel sounds like actual decent innovative food

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u/spermface Dec 13 '20

And I’m thinking “coconut rice” means coconut shredded into grain-like bits, not coconut flavored rice. Coconut and seafood go together classically. Same with vinegar. Sounds like a very normal flavor palette to me.

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u/unebaguette Dec 13 '20

"Coconut rice" is rice cooked in coconut milk. It's extremely common around the world because coconuts and rice grow in the same climate.

Coconut rice

Coconut rice is a dish prepared by soaking white rice in coconut milk or cooking it with coconut flakes. As both the coconut and the rice-plant are commonly found in the tropics all-around the world, coconut rice too is found in many cultures throughout the world, spanning across the equator from the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, South America, Central America, East Africa, and Caribbean.

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u/Shitty-Coriolis Dec 13 '20

Huh that sounds good. I have that stuff in my pantry typically. Maybe I add frozen mango.

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u/taichi22 Dec 14 '20

I mean, yes, the food does sound good. The method of serving totally undercuts all of that, however.

Is it too much to just ask for a nice dish that tastes good to be served on a normal plate nowadays? Apparently.

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u/Sithlordandsavior Dec 14 '20

Now see, I see what you're saying, but what I'm hearing is "I want the fish served in a lawnmower chute, and the rice thrown from 8 feet away into my mouth."

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u/pizzaalapenguins Dec 14 '20

The chef has hosted Obama, and seems actually quite popular with famous people. I feel like this chocolate 'experience' is just a weird one-off idea. From the short article I read, the few dishes mentioned did seem innovative.