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Long story short, my husband and I have an art installation coming up. He makes planets out of garbage. Here's one made from a beachball, some paint we found on garbage day, and leftover quik-crete from a neighbor: Ive been tasked with doing catering for the opening reception, and we want all our nibbles to be spherical and planet-like. I've already got a short list from brain storming ideas today: meatballs takoyaki matzo balls use a melon baller for various fruits, roll them in spices to look like gas giants boba tea little onigiri aebeleskiver I'd actually never even heard of aebeleskiver until I searched SA for takoyaki and someone mentioned it. So in that vein, I'm looking for any ideas on round foods I may not be culturally aware of.
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Apr 23, 2018 22:42
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Rocky Mountain Oysters
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Apr 24, 2018 01:20
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sexy tiger boobs posted:Rocky Mountain Oysters I know that's a comedy suggestion, but guess I should also add it's a fundraiser for Planned Parenthood. Trying to stay away from actual balls (and my husband thinks eggs might be off the table, despite that being my first thought)
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Apr 24, 2018 02:01
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Non-comedy options depend on if you're doing apps or what. You could probably do some neat stuff with mochi.
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Apr 24, 2018 07:33
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Bitterballen! It's a Dutch snack which is basically a croquette - thick roux with veal/beef as filling fridged until solid, then breaded and deep fried - in a spherical shape. You can probably take any croquette recipe and make them into bitterballen, but here is a basic recipe.
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Apr 24, 2018 10:53
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JacquelineDempsey posted:I know that's a comedy suggestion, but guess I should also add it's a fundraiser for Planned Parenthood. Trying to stay away from actual balls (and my husband thinks eggs might be off the table, despite that being my first thought) Especialy Balut, I guess? 
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Apr 24, 2018 13:07
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JacquelineDempsey posted:I know that's a comedy suggestion, but guess I should also add it's a fundraiser for Planned Parenthood. Trying to stay away from actual balls (and my husband thinks eggs might be off the table, despite that being my first thought) D'oh, I was just thinking that maybe some quail Scotch eggs would be neat, but would probably take some trial and error. e: Looks like Jamie Oliver beat me to it. https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/eggs-recipes/scotch-quail-eggs/ Ginger Beer Belly fucked around with this message at 19:01 on Apr 24, 2018 |
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Apr 24, 2018 18:57
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Mochi and bitterballen are great suggestions, thanks! And those scotch eggs look yummy as hell, though they'd be way too labor intensive and might not travel well (I'm not gonna have a kitchen on site, stuffs getting prepped at my restaurant then driven about 10 minutes away). Im scratching takoyaki off the list for that reason, after thinking about it more today. So I guess bear that in mind when offering ideas; I should put that in the OP. Yes, LC, these are gonna be apps, finger food spread through the space. I have a hail out to the woman who runs the space whether sterno is gonna be kosher, some places have "no open flame" laws. That might be a game changer. I appreciate in particular getting suggestions about non-US foods, since the whole theme is worlds and whatnot. I'd like to try for a real global spread, with stuff from all over the planet. Plus I learn about tasty-sounding foods like bitterballen! Eggs might not be totally out of the question; I was all set to put my beets and pickled eggs on the list until my man said, "ehhh, maybe not eggs". I didn't make the connection, and I'm an egg-producing person who actually goes to Planned Parenthood. I really can't imagine someone getting triggered by them (well I can, but they'd probably be triggered by anything else on the menu). Plus if I get the funding we're hoping for with our grant proposal, gently caress all y'all, it's fish roe all the way down baby. Tobiko for days
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Apr 24, 2018 22:55
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I always see those finger food caprese things with a little fresh mozz ball, cherry tomato and basil on a toothpick. Drizzle with good olive oil and balsamic.
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Apr 25, 2018 00:13
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Crusty Nutsack posted:I always see those finger food caprese things with a little fresh mozz ball, cherry tomato and basil on a toothpick. Drizzle with good olive oil and balsamic. Good call, thanks! That's just what I'm looking for, easy to prep and will hold well until serving time. Doing a little googling on "ball shaped food" (Christ, who knew there were so many recipes for making things shaped like footballs for Super Bowl parties?) also discovered labaneh, Armenian yogurt cheese balls. Gist seems to be drain yogurt then salt it, fridge it to make a chèvre-like firmness, roll into balls then marinade in a pepper oil. I think that one's a keeper, too.
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Apr 25, 2018 00:41
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Ooh I know, how about gulab jamun? So delicious. You could easily just buy them from an Indian caterer or something. On the same note are loukoumades, Greek donuts that are roundish and soaked in honey syrup.
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Apr 25, 2018 02:17
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Falafel!
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Apr 25, 2018 05:13
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Coconut macaroons are dead easy, shelf stable, and can be round as well. Truffles are a hit with most everyone if you've got some refrigeration, as are creme puffs. I might be tempted to do something like doughnut bites (sweet) or pretzel bites (savory) with a filling piped in as well.
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Apr 25, 2018 09:33
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Arancini comes to mind. Sicilian deep-fried balls filled with risotto and some type of ragu.
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Apr 25, 2018 18:34
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Maltesers!
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Apr 25, 2018 19:39
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Deep-fried ice cream balls. A Texas State Fair tradition.
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Apr 25, 2018 23:17
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taro andagi
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Apr 29, 2018 12:31
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Hushpuppies  
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May 16, 2018 23:10
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TONS of fantastic suggestions so far guys! Thank you so much! A middle eastern place just opened three blocks away from me, and I got to try them Monday night. I was so stoked to see labneh on the menu so I could try it. Theirs was a thick dip, and not spheres.  Tasty stuff, though.But their falafel were perfect little planetoids of yummy. Depending on my budget, might ask about what a catering tray would cost and outsource that to the pros. I also recently found my egg cuber, and I think I'll make square eggs just to be a dick to my Superman-geek husband. "What? Bizarro's home world is a planet, and it's square. Eggs aren't square. .: Bizarro eggs.  "(...actually, making soy or tea eggs and then cubing them? That poo poo would look like cut marble. Hmm. I have ideas now. Thanks for the inspiration, thread!)
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May 17, 2018 22:53
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Here's a version of Chef's Salty Balls from South Park by Binging with Babish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxPgrGdSHh8 he makes them a few ways to try and get the right shape, i think you'll like the last result.
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May 23, 2018 02:06
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You can make brandade thicker than normal and then bread it and fry it. Thank me later.
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Jun 3, 2018 00:59
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seconding arancini - you can make a whole lot of tasty risotto for not very much money or effort, and, breaded with panko, will hold well in an oven/hotbox. super vegetarian friendly. in the same vein as the brandade croquettes, make a thick bechamel and fold in some chicken and aromats, refrigerate an hour, bread with panko and deep fry.
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Jun 6, 2018 16:22
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Arancini. Fried rice balls filled with ragu and mozzarella.
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Sep 26, 2018 15:38
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OP, have you heard of these things called arancini? You should look in to them, they're shaped like balls so they're perfect for your purposes.
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Sep 27, 2018 02:39
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Yknow, back when I worked as garde manger for an Italian restaurant a couple years ago, we used to do these little balls of rice that were fried... Can't remember what they were called? (Seriously, though, I do appreciate each and every response in this silly thread of mine!)
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Sep 27, 2018 16:14
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Punsjeboller, perhaps? I've never attempted to make them, but they're soft chocolate balls made from ground nuts, leftover cake (sponge or the like), chocolate, rum, and optionally coconut; glazed with chocolate and sprinkles. These look fairly typical: http://chocolanasblogg.blogspot.com/2012/12/punsjeboller.html (I can probably do a quick translation if you'd like to be the guinea pig for an untested recipe from a random blog.) I'm sure these have relatives in English-speaking countries - Australia and NZ seem to have a thing for Chocolate Rum Balls, and those look fairly similar. I would not be surprised to find out they are common in the US as well and I just didn't stumble over the appropriate Google incantation to find them.
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Cake pops are trash but they might fit the bill nicely for your situation.
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