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queenmushroom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lorena
Centerville
Me
USA
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 Posted - Jun 09 2012 : 5:42:30 PM
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What are the difference between these and what are they all used for? I have some rhubarb that I would like to make chutney out of, but I don't know what chutney is for. Sounds dumb I know, but someone else might not know either.
Lorie
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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
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Cindy
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Posted - Jun 09 2012 : 7:22:59 PM
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All I know about chutney is that it goes with some Indian dishes--maybe other ethnic dishes as well. I think they put it over rice. At least that's how I've seen it served. Hope this helps.
Cindy
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sue5901
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sue
Wellingborough
United Kingdom
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Posted - Jun 11 2012 : 04:25:01 AM
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Chutneys are a staple part of the British diet - it is one of the main ways we would preserve excess veg from the garden. Normally it involves cooking the veg and sometimes fruit in vinegar and spices and canning it. The fruit and veg would be cooked so it is more like a savoury jam - similar to relish and it would be used in a similar way
If you asked for pickle in a sandwich in the UK you would get chutney, normally with cheese or cold meats. Also it is a staple in the traditional ploughmans lunch which is a platter of bread, cheese, cold meats, salad and pickles. It also goes really well with mashed potatoes so many people would have it with a roast dinner.
I'm at work at the min but if anyone is interested in some receipes i have hundreds many dating back centuries and I think I have a rhubarb one.
Conserves in England tend to mean foods preserved in alcohol and compotes would be fruit cooked to condense it so it is full of flavour but this would not normally be preserved but eaten very soon. This may mean something different in the USA though.
Hope this helps - Cindy - the British diet is very influenced by India so not sure if we got Chutney from them or they got it from us but they also eat lots of chutney!!
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
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sue5901
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sue
Wellingborough
United Kingdom
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Posted - Jun 11 2012 : 06:34:34 AM
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Kristina - that bread sounds like a chapatti, roti or paratha - depending whereabouts in India they are from.
We don't normally use chutney in cooking - occasionally you may find an artisan bread with it in but this would be rare. Normally it would be eaten cold as an accompanyment to meat or cheese. its seen very much as a savoury - even mango chutney which is very sweet and one we definately got from India!!
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FieldsofThyme
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queenmushroom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lorena
Centerville
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Posted - Jun 13 2012 : 08:25:43 AM
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Sue,
Very interesting! Thank you all for your input.
Lorie
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