Pesto Appreciation Thread

Will · Post by **Will** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:19 pm

How good is pesto?

I love it in so many ways. Sure, it's good on pasta, but have you ever used it to liven up your humble cheese on toast? Or even to add that special something to a bacon, egg and tomato fry up? The possibilies are endless.

Hears to pesto!

Ani · Post by **Ani** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:29 pm

infomercial.....

Will · Post by **Will** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:32 pm

Infomercials are paid advertisements. I do it for the love. And I'm bored. So shush.

Ani · Post by **Ani** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:42 pm

no worries... just playin... enjoy that pesto

Will · Post by **Will** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:46 pm

Ani wrote:no worries... just playin...

Damn. I thought we were going to have a good ol' web brawl based around a like/dislike of pesto and it's affiliated foodstuffs. That would have kept me occupied for hours. Darn.

Ani wrote:enjoy that pesto

Oh, don't you worry, I will. Oh yes, yes indeed.

Ani · Post by **Ani** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:54 pm

sorry, no argument here. I feel neither here nor there about pesto.

Fairy bread however.....

Post by **lynt** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:56 pm

worst thread ever.

Will · Post by **Will** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:59 pm

lynt wrote:worst thread ever.

You're the worst thread ever.

nhd · Post by **nhd** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:03 pm

pesto.
word.

dont forget spanish olives.

Post by **lynt** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:13 pm

Will wrote:
lynt wrote:worst thread ever.
You're the worst thread ever.

I just wanted an excuse to say that.

I eat pesto with a spoon and spread it on bread

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 · Post by **Ag3nT[]0raNg3** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:21 pm

Will eats it with his fingers and spreads it on himself.

valuetime · Post by **valuetime** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:26 pm

ha ha haaa! spread.

pesta alla genovese rocks my fuckin legs.

Will · Post by **Will** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:38 pm

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 wrote:Will eats it with his fingers and spreads it on himself.

Hey! Housemate privilege you dumb fuck!

Jebus.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 8:47 am

i made some home-made pesto coz my basil plant had gotten out of control last week.... it was the fucking bizness.

try it on sweet potato and pumpkin mash with a lamb shank - BOOYAH!

don't worry about the haters will... we all know that pesto is the bomb.

nic · Post by **nic** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 9:17 am

how about pics or STFU.
Its pretty close to 'Worst thread eva'

quick · Post by **quick** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 9:43 am

Will wrote:
Ag3nT[]0raNg3 wrote:Will eats it with his fingers and spreads it on himself.

Hey! Housemate privilege you dumb fuck!

Jebus.

Housemate privilege??? How come I get to see all the pesto shinadigans???

ps. Basil sux ass

pps. threads like this make the site more varied, and variation is good, so how can it be worst thread???

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 · Post by **Ag3nT[]0raNg3** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 9:50 am

quick wrote:ps. Basil sux ass

sneak · Post by **sneak** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 9:59 am

quick wrote:
ps. Basil sux ass

Basil is legendary

Hekuma · Post by **Hekuma** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 10:06 am

Coriander pesto, with fresh ricotta on a sesame bagel from the Vic Market... Best Thing Ever!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 10:18 am

never had coriander pesto. sounds interesting

Best Thread Ever!

Post by **Friday** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 10:56 am

looooove pesto.
make my own on a regular basis

just been getting into making rocket pesto as the rocket in my garden has been growing so damn well there is almost too much to deal with! Rocket pesto is awesome

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:20 am

Friday wrote:looooove pesto.
make my own on a regular basis

just been getting into making rocket pesto as the rocket in my garden has been growing so damn well there is almost too much to deal with! Rocket pesto is awesome

up until about 10:06am this morning i was under the impression that pesto was made with basil, garlic, olive oil and pine nuts....

however it would appear that coriander pesto and rocket pesto are also options... does this mean that pesto is just the name for any green mixture of chopped up fresh herbs? pesto experts please enlighten me

Post by **Friday** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:23 am

correct - real pesto is basil, olive oil, garlic and pine nuts...

but people make heaps of interpretations that are really cool! next time you go to the deli have a look... even sundried tomoto ones etc..

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 · Post by **Ag3nT[]0raNg3** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:24 am

look at all the different types of pesto you can make!

http://www.recipesource.com/side-dishes ... exall.html

Funky Pesto With Green Beans

Broccoli Pesto(Brody)

Blender Pesto

that would be a bit harsh on the old gums!

mkultra · Post by **mkultra** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:25 am

I had sundried tomato pesto last night at our picnic....

It was jolly nice...

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:26 am

yeah i've actually had sundried tomato pesto.... good shit

you know what's equally as good as pesto?

.....tapenade!

Hekuma · Post by **Hekuma** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:28 am

This thread is making me hungry!

mkultra · Post by **mkultra** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:36 am

fickuss wrote:yeah i've actually had sundried tomato pesto.... good shit

you know what's equally as good as pesto?

.....tapenade!

Olive tapenade fucking rocks....

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:38 am

Pesto is just wrong...the texture and the taste...EWWWW!

Ur all gross! Biggup the chicken snitzel massive!

Post by **Friday** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:41 am

mkultra wrote:
fickuss wrote:yeah i've actually had sundried tomato pesto.... good shit

you know what's equally as good as pesto?

.....tapenade!
Olive tapenade fucking rocks....

Totally.
Awesome stuff!!
Mmmmmm. So hungy now!!

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 · Post by **Ag3nT[]0raNg3** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:43 am

Fents wrote:Pesto is just wrong...the texture and the taste...EWWWW!

Ur all gross! Biggup the chicken snitzel massive!

go to your room!

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:45 am

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 wrote:
Fents wrote:Pesto is just wrong...the texture and the taste...EWWWW!

Ur all gross! Biggup the chicken snitzel massive!
go to your room!

done, im on holidays

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 · Post by **Ag3nT[]0raNg3** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:49 am

ahh. feck it all.

quick · Post by **quick** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 12:04 pm

Fents wrote:Pesto is just wrong...the texture and the taste...EWWWW!

Ur all gross! Biggup the chicken snitzel massive!

Someone with sence...

fmf · Post by **fmf** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 12:15 pm

i think pate if far superior to both tapenade & pesto.... even if you don't like the taste, you kinda feel like you have to eat it coz of the suffering the poor goose went thru, otherwise all that pain was for nothing.

mkultra · Post by **mkultra** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 12:16 pm

I think pate tastes like the sweat on satan's ball sack....

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 12:24 pm

Will · Post by **Will** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 12:28 pm

fmf wrote:i think pate if far superior to both tapenade & pesto.... even if you don't like the taste, you kinda feel like you have to eat it coz of the suffering the poor goose went thru, otherwise all that pain was for nothing.

You're thinking of foi gras Fred.

Pate is a more generic term for a meat paste. Altho like most things, those fucken vegoes have fudged the meaning by creating 'pate' that doesn't include meat.

Grania · Post by **Grania** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 1:19 pm

I think real pate (frenchy style) is meant to be made with liver.
The australian version is probably 'meat paste' though.

eeeuuw anyhow.

Can we go back to pesto, which has a delightful green colour, a superb flavour and doesn't come from anyone's liver.

I think it's all about the pine nuts... pine nuts rule the world.

nic · Post by **nic** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 1:22 pm

Biggup the chicken snitzel massive

^ errrr, not for me fents....had a bad one (dressed up nice an dproper in a roll)in south melb yest.

Post by **breaksRbest** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 1:27 pm

sundried tomato & capsicum pesto dip (from Prahran Market) OWNS YOU ALL

if you can find better stuff to dip ya cracker in I'll go he

Will · Post by **Will** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 1:28 pm

Grania wrote:Can we go back to pesto, which has a delightful green colour, a superb flavour and doesn't come from anyone's liver.

I think it's all about the pine nuts... pine nuts rule the world.

My sister makes it with cashews. Yum yum.

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 · Post by **Ag3nT[]0raNg3** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 1:33 pm

cashews truely are the nut of kings.

quick · Post by **quick** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 1:34 pm

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 wrote:cashews truely are the nut of kings.

Them and Pistachios(sp?)

nic · Post by **nic** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 1:37 pm

big crushed macadamias are also well suited to pesto....

mkultra · Post by **mkultra** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 2:49 pm

yeah, but pine nuts aren't actually nuts they are legumes....

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 3:03 pm

breaksRbest wrote:sundried tomato & capsicum pesto dip (from Prahran Market) OWNS YOU ALL

if you can find better stuff to dip ya cracker in I'll go he

i really do have to go with hekuma on the corriander pesto from the vic market.
get it in ya!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 11:14 am

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 · Post by **Ag3nT[]0raNg3** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 11:22 am

Post by **system** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:17 pm

Friday wrote:correct - real pesto is basil, olive oil, garlic and pine nuts...

and parmesan cheese as well.

actually.. I don't think that the basil is a must have. I remember when I was a wee lad, when we were living in Spain, going to Umbria for a weekend and having rocket & pumpkin pesto as one of the starter dishes at lunch.