What the hell was in my dip?

[pixiegirl]

Piece of horseradish?

 

[Gilligan]

I enjoyed all of the food (still do)

Same here. Wherever I travel I have few qualms about trying
about anything I have put in front of me.

Positive food ID completely optional.

 

[buddscreekman]

Could it be a cardamom seed maybe?

No.Those look hard. This was fluffy,with layers of fluff.It had a base that makes it look like some sort of seed or plant.

 

[pixiegirl]

Piece of horseradish?

Hello McFly.... Is this thing on???? http://blog.khymos.org/wp-content/2010/12/HRP_grated.jpg

 

[Merlin99]

Got some carry out from Monterey in San Souci yesterday and it came with chips and containers of the white and red dips. In the white one,we found this spice - I guess it is - that is very aromatic but looks freaky. Like a tiny fluffy cream colored pine cone. In other words,not brown or pointy,it almost looked like a mini feather covered pine cone. What spice is this/is it a spice? I looked around in the rest of the dip and didn't see any other ones and it kind of made me wonder if this thing was supposed to be in there.

possibly dry chamomile flowers

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[buddscreekman]

possibly dry chamomile flowers

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Nope. Those look like dried flowers.

 

[ciwmj]

Got some carry out from Monterey in San Souci yesterday and it came with chips and containers of the white and red dips. In the white one,we found this spice - I guess it is - that is very aromatic but looks freaky. Like a tiny fluffy cream colored pine cone. In other words,not brown or pointy,it almost looked like a mini feather covered pine cone. What spice is this/is it a spice? I looked around in the rest of the dip and didn't see any other ones and it kind of made me wonder if this thing was supposed to be in there.

Maybe star anise.

 

[vraiblonde]

Budds, it was gunk. Not a real ingredient. Not anything identifiable. Just plain old gunk.

 

[itsbob]

maybe a cumin seed?

Well it IS a White Sauce..

But I didn't know they started as seeds.. thought they seeked out the seeds..

 

[itsbob]

,it has a very strong aromatic smell to it,almost like cloves/anise.

One of the "cooks" like asparagus..