Most Delicious Food You've Ever Had!
 

Here's the Yin to the Yang of the worst-food-ever thread. Now that you've thought of the most disgusting stuff ever, try to think of your most enjoyable meal or snack.

After a rough day of fending off mosquitos and hiking, a friend and I stopped by an ice cream stand where I purchased a 3-scoop sundae: Soursop, Ginger, and Tiare. Each a flavor to savor.

I once had a seafood dish that was perfectly balanced. It was a chippino type of thing, a seafood kitchen sink dish. Everything from swordfish to lobster to calamari. They used some kind of pinot noir butter sauce with a bit of creme. It was sublime. There was a hint of saffron, too. I can't remember where I had it, though. I think it was somewhere near the wharf in San Francisco.

I have had a lot of memorable meals but the one that sticks out for me at this moment was a beef carpaccio with shaved black truffles. It was an amazing mix of pungent truffles with tender beef, spicy arugula and crumbly parmesan cheese...

Next to this would be the rack of lamb from my favourite restaurant... the chef always makes it just the way I like it.

Anything that my Grandparents make.


And pretty much anything that's made with passion and has a good balance of presentation, taste and texture.

Phan's Japanese Express in Boone, North Carolina. The Chicken Teriyaki combo with broccoli and shrimp sauce to be specific.

Nothing beats a good pork loin roast and gravy...mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Pistachio ice cream. My god is that ever delicious.

Or I can still remember the first time I ever had butter chicken, I could not believe that something could taste so good.

A perfect rare steak with lemon and salt as the only seasoning when I'm fucking hungry. It's almost worth starving myself for.

I'd give anything to have one of my grandmother's meals now. She was such a wonderful cook. WK, you nailed it. :thumbsup:

General Tso's chicken. God bless that magnificent fake bastard.

Thai food... pretty much just in general. Drunken Noodle, Pad See Ew, Masoman Curry, Pad Prik. Even the stuff I make myself is decent, but some restaurants (note only SOME) make it WAY better than I ever do! :-p

Maine lobster at Rockefeller Square in the summer. Great meal and beautiful surroundings.

Lobster ravioli at Neptune's on Pier 37 in San Francisco.

Pho from Pho Hung on Powell Blvd. in Portland.

Beef carpaccio and lobster ravioli again, but this time at Il Fornaio at New York New York in Las Vegas.

The Dungeness crab pasta at Big River here in Corvallis. Yum. Most of their food is amazing. One of my other favorite meals was a Chinese five-spice duck breast there. Oh, that was amazing. They also do a really great hazelnut-goat cheese fondue, and their desserts are beyond belief--especially their chocolate mousse cake. I really hope we get a gift card for there for Christmas!

There's this tiny little seafood place down the shore here in NJ that i don't remember the name of. ("down the shore" being the beach or the coast as you cali folks may say) ...anyway.. They sell Steamer clams there *literally* by the bucket, and they're swimming in their own delicious broth. By far my favorite food of all time. They're great in just the broth, in melted butter or cocktail sauce .. and i usually had a cup of each when i would get them.

Oh btw i mean REAL steamer clams.. not some shitty steamed littleneck clams. I mean the ones with the big honkin' inch long foot that you have to peel the skin off to eat.

http://www.gortonsfreshseafood.com/I...ucts/md/35.jpg
http://www.rasamalaysia.com/uploaded...softshells.jpg

Sorry ObeiX, I came back to see if there were some good ideas for food to try out, but those fucking clams make me want to throw up pretty damn bad. That last picture looks like a bloody giant ass worm crawling out!!!!! YUCK!!!

Yea thats the foot i mentioned, you gotta peal the skin off. The bottom picture is them uncooked (they open when cooked). But hey, if you don't wanna try to the best food ever i wont twist your arm :p More for me :D

I'm sure people said the same kinda stuff when they saw someone eat the first chicken egg or slice off a chunk of cow and throw it on the camp fire. :thumbsup:

Those clams are making me hungry, but I can't eat after 7 or I'll turn into a gremlin!

Yupha's Thai Kitchen in Tempe, AZ, is the best Thai food you will EVER eat.

They make the most amazing Pad See'ew and their Drunken Noodle is extraordinary. The Tom Kha Gai is sooooooooo yummy.... *drool* I also love that they don't "blah" down their food to fit the typical American palate. Sometimes "mild" is enough to make your eyes water and your nose run!

God, I miss that place.

Now *that's* a clam....
http://www.billcasselman.com/geoduck.jpg

Specifically, *that's* a geoduck. ;)

Despite the fact I've lived in the PacNW my entire life...I've never eaten a geoduck. The only place you can really find it here is in the sushi restaurants, and even then the price is astronomical. I'll get to it some day, I suppose.

there's a restaurant in miami called hiro. its a sushi bar. they have a mussel appetizer called mussel miso. its freakin' incredible.

other than that, any sushi i make pretty damn good.
but any chef would probably say the same thing.

To be specific... yes. :)

the "geoduck" picture looks slightly erotic...

hung like a geoduck...

most delicious...

mangosteens, lansones, and ripe philippine mangoes.

I enjoy all sorts of foods from every ethnic origin, especially when those foods are made from the freshest ingredients and with knowledgeable care. I just love eating interesting tasty foods, it's so pleasurable.

But what came to my mind when I read this thread topic was the "gourmet club" some of my friends and I played with many years ago, sort of our version of "La Grande Bouffe" but we are all mostly still alive. Six cooks (with one or two helpers) each took turns cooking up the most extravagant and tasty meals we could imagine. The other guests from the group would be surprised with whatever the cooks dreamed up that week. The outcome of those meals were some of the most tasty things I've ever tasted. For my offering I used only the most carefully selected ingredients that took many days of shopping to arrange and buy; among other items, I made lobster souffle fresh from scratch, a stuffed crown rack of veal, and some of the most tasty pome frites I've ever had; everything was done with no concern for time or cost or feelings for abused baby cows, ecology, fat or calories. Now I'd feel guilty doing it but not back then.


My daughter volunteers to seed baby geoducks into the beaches up in the bay areas around Olympia WA. I didn't know you could eat them so I'll look into that.

As someone who has had it, let me tell ya, you aren't missing a lot.

Geoduck sounds like a Disney cartoon from the 80s/90s.

It's pronounced "Gooey Duck" (gooey, as in, slimey and squishy) not Geoduck like, National Geographic.

I think the proper pronunciation is fairly descriptive :thumbsup:

I had a Plum Pudding about twenty five years ago I still have dreams about.
It was at a bed and breakfast type hotel in San Francisco.

If I get ambitious this year I'll attempt one of the more complicated recipes.
One of my favorites when younger was 'Veal Oscar' the combination of the veal, crabmeat and bearnaise sauce was excellent.

Living in San Francisco was a delight, during the early 80"s
Finding affordable, quality little hole-in-the-wall type eateries, is something
I miss dearly.

Now I have a craving for coconut lime soup !

P.S. The best babyback spareribs I ever had, were in Tombstone, AZ.

The surf & turf meal at Dylan Prime in TriBeCa. The filet mignon is a special kind of tender. You've never eaten anything so perfectly cooked. The steak sauce is sitting next to your plate, but you never even think to pick it up. Then the lobster...

I rarely spend an entire meal with my eyes closed, but this dinner is absolute heaven.

Crème brûlée. The real stuff.

If you're wondering whether it's the real stuff, you aren't at the right place.

Mmmmmm yumm!! Thanks for the memories... I haven't had those in years. I grew up in Joisey but used to go into the City (Manhattan) with my dad when I was a teen and he used to take me to Paddy's Clam House (out of business now, I think) for lunch. Steamers just like what you're talkin' about. Dipped in hot butter, with fresh warm rolls. I haven't had those in years, although I had some other type (not Little Necks, though, unless they were big Little Necks?) in Seattle once.

Milanesa with a good chimichurri sauce. Simple, yet fantastic.

My all time favorite food is the Tacos from a taco stand in Progresso Mexico, you walk up to a cubby hole size stand order a plate of 5 for $2.50 and a coke and yum, yum, yum! Nothing like hamburger, cabbage, cilantro, and avocado with a squeeze of lime and a shake of salt to quench your hunger or to fulfill your drunk munchies!

You should try that with some lemon juice squeezed on top :thumbsup:

Edit: the malanesa i mean :P

Food for thought is some of the best I have had also.

If I did not mind looking like 'Jabba the Hut'

I would be cooking (mostly dining out truth be told),

alls the time.

Fuck a bunch a drugs.

Food Rules.

I love Crème brûlée. It is the measure of a good restaurant, if they can get this right, they are worthy.

Agreed.

The first time I had a real one was at a French restaurant here in Toronto. I'm telling you, you wouldn't believe how delicious their buffalo steak was. And the quail? To die for. But when they sat that crème brûlée in front of me, it blew my mind. :thumbsup:

Creme Brulee is a form of custard, Correct?

This sounds delicious from what I have quickly 'Googled'

I wonder if this is something I could make at home, I have always loved simple custard pie, from the way you describe it I am drooling.

Thank you all for new ideas.

I wonder if Quail tastes a bit like Pheasant, they are plentiful around here,
I was young when my Father hunted, brought one home...Pheasant is one of my all time favorites.

The main focuse of the crème brûlée is the carmelized crust on top made by sprinkling a thin layer of sugar and then hitting it with a blowtorch. On a good specimen, this glassy crust should shatter completely with one brisk tap of a spoon bottom, so that each spoonful has a bit of the crunchy carmelized top and the cold smooth vanilla custard. Mmmmm :thumbsup:

chocolate dipped candy canes

I love creme brulee, but I'm also a huge fan of panna cotta. Great, now I'm craving creamy desserts at 8:30 in the morning.

a) a chocolate cake like no other made by the fancy restaurant next to my workplace - as in you're not quite sure if it's cake or mousse or soufflé but it tastes divine

b) artichoke dip made by a specific friend of mine who won't give me the full recipe (there's a special ingredient!)

c) the first time i ate carpaccio in a good restaurant

in 1987, while on business in new york, i did hit the original Il Fornaio, they had a paella that was decadent to say the least...

mcann's in manhattan, around the corner from the south gate hotel, prolly the bestest burger i ever ate...

and in 1993 the four seasons in mid-town, the chateaubriand bearnaise was melt in your mouth...

GAWD i miss those per diem checks :sad:

Loco mayo. Typical dish of Chile, consisting of Chilean Abalone cooked until soft with home made mayo and a little lemon. buenisimo.

Which restaurant? I had the biggest disappointment at a French restaurant in Toronto, Caffe La Gaffe, on Baldwin. Great meal. Suck ass Creme Brulee. More like scrambled eggs in a microwave. Never been back.

My little slice of heaven was at a restaurant called La Cave in Cannes... Perfect Pesto Ravioli, Magret Duck and then the best Creme brulee I've ever had...

I've been back for it a few times.

It was at La Bodega, a couple of doors down from La Gaffe, I believe. I doubt it's the best French place in town, but I was impressed. It is a bit of a challenge for me to find a good French place because my wife isn't into that cuisine at all, really. Pity. Maybe I can convince aberkok to come out with me sometime. The only duck I've had besides a leg of it with my quail at Bodega was homemade BBQ, Malaysian style. I should try more recipes.

there's no single best food. there's a variety of different delicious things out there and it's my goal to try them all

i hear barbeque orangatan is to die for

Best cuisine: Chinese, Thai, Persian, Indian, Korean, Ethiopian, Italian, and American bbq.

Worst: French, British, Mexican (Latin American)

man, you don't like tacos?

Nah, not really. I will eat it if I have to but I just fine that cuisine bland and flavorless and extremely overrated. Especially if you compare it with my top choices.

Garlic mashed potatoes with cream and butter at Ruths Chris Steakhouse.

Blueberry waffles with chunky peanut butter.

Good source of carbs and fat for breakfast.

Especially for the orangutan...




...I'll be here all week! Try the ape, it's fresh.

Baraka_Guru's power breakfast:

Homemade French toast w/ whole grain bread, topped with poached eggs and served with veggie sausage and a glass of juice

i'm a big fan of steamers too.
best meal i've had was a Cod that i caught, took home and broiled.
freshly caught fish is the best.

My tastes don't run the truffles route, but I tend to look for delicious food at hole-in-the-wall kinds of places...

In Japan, I found some GREAT cuisine that I just wouldn't have tried at home - usually by asking for the sushi chef's omikase offerings. Expensive sometimes, but just awesome.

I think some of the absolutely most delicious Chinese food I had was at a little hole in the wall place - Xepherys will know it! - in the back of a Chinese grocery in MI. The little gramma that worked back there made the BEST garlic chicken I've ever had.

I've had a wonderful paella down in the bowels of Detroit, at a little Spanish restaurant.... YUM.

This past year, my brother made chicken with champagne sauce (he never found a recipe, just looked at a white wine sauce and improvised from there) because she said it was the best meal she ever had, and hadn't had it since her sister's wedding rehearsal dinner. I see why she liked it so much, and she said that my brother made it even better than the restaurant did.

My second favorite is peach Jelly Belly jelly beans. They remind me of something from my childhood; I have no idea what it was, but every time I eat them it brings me back to ... whenever it was that I ate what they remind me of.

Boy, that's a tough one. I don't know if there can be any one answer to this question.

Off the top of my head, though, the empanadas at Carnivale in Chicago were so good as to defy description. Also, sometimes you just NEED a good deep dish pizza, and getting a nice big slice from Art of Pizza perfectly hits the spot.

Also, the first egg nog of the season ain't bad, and its always been a while!

Spaghettios straight out of the can. Mmm.

The can says that they're now a good source of calcium, too.

I had a craving and went out and bought some. Thanks, TFP.

mmm Spagettios....

I once had a pumpkin custard praline pie... holy good. Never found another again.

I'd have to say Spam Musubi....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_musubi

spam musubi sounds interesting

There's a restaurant near my house that serves Chicken Chesapeake in a lemon-butter sauce. It's the food they serve in the nice restaurant in Heaven (as opposed to Heaven's dive bar, which serves nothing but mozzarella sticks and beer).

Cafe la Gaffe on Baldwin, yikes, that brings back memories. I used to go there in 1989 (seriously)

The beef carpaccio at Globe Bistro on the Danforth (formerly Cafe Brussel) is absolutely amazing by the way. I highly recommend it.

That's the second good review I've heard for Globe Bistro. I can't wait to visit Toronto to try it... I miss my old neighbourhood.

Spam Mitsubishi?

I very much like the Globe. It's all round great food and the prices, though not cheap (2 people = 120/140 depending), are not over the top. I was introduced to it by a friend who lives down at Pape and Gerrard (I live at Bloor and Jane) and I've been there several times and have never been disappointed. Without a doubt, the best restaurant on the Danforth. But the Beef Carpaccio (appetizer) is not to be missed...

Are you planning to move home someday? The place isn't the same without you.

I gotta admit, I love me some california rolls with ample amounts of wasabi

I love that sinus clearing Wasabi. Last time I had sushi I requested more be brought to the table they looked at me as though I were nuts.

My favorite breakfast is leftover mashed potatoes pressed into a sort of pancake and fried to a light golden brown(think hashbrowns) one egg, generally either poached or over-hard and a slice of cheese on top, all stacked like a breakfast sandwich. Sometimes I will use a havarti, other times even a farmers cheese. It is delicious and more filling than you would think. With a busy schedule like mine I often don't make it to lunch and it holds me well.

I am quite challenged though in naming a favorite food. It depends upon the mood I am in at the time and the availability of fresh ingredients. I can remember a time that I had the most amazing crab bisque I have ever tasted, it was in some out of the way hole-in-the-wall restaurant that I could never remember the name to save my life. It is a shame as it was wonderful and they served it with fresh homemade bread that was to die for.

We are in Savannah atm...and we just had lunch and I just had the BEST shrimp salad I ever ate...I have no idea what the "creamy" part of it was...Im going to have to do some research on it....but omg was it fantastic

No plans to move back, but I am definitely due for a visit.

and a good beef carpaccio is hard to find in Toronto.

I love spam musubi! I like to make it myself at home. An empty Spam can with both the top and bottom gone works for a mold, or else they are easily ordered off of the Internet. I fry the Spam a little, then cook it with a bit of Yoshida sauce, then roll it up into the musubi.

Mmmm. I think I'm going to have to make a batch soon.

Soft shell crab. If you haven't tried it, you haven't lived.

Also, any sushi with salmon skin in it. Also, unagi. Ok, I feel hungry now!

Oh, man, I just had that last night! (Except for the salmon skin.) All you can eat! :thumbsup:

Had my first salmon sashimi, and my first snapper sushi. Oh so fishy deliciousness. Japanese food is weird. Realize that I grew up on Froot Loops, Kraft Dinner, and bologna sandwiches.

If you like Sushi, you need to try Blowfish at King and Bathurst. Kind of snooty, but the food is great.

Best sushi in T.O. is Kaji on the Queensway just east of Islington. Not where'd you expect to find the best Sushi restaurant, but there it is.

Interesting. The place we went to was in Markham; we met friends who live up there. Our regular place has become Sushi on Bloor, as we've been pretty impressed with them. How does that place compare to these others?

Never been to Bloor Sushi.

For neighbourhood Sushi, I go to Yumi at Bloor and Jane.

Blowfish is very good sushi, try the "Ebi Shooter" if you should happen to give it a shot. Amazing stuff - You won't be disappointed. 2 people will run about 100 to 120. Lots of pretty people there. Go early because after 9, they suddenly crank the music and turn it into a bar and you can't hear yourself think. That part really sux.

Kaji is for the serious sushi lover. He picks for you. You don't pick anything, just how much you want to spend. (80/100/120 per person). Truly the art of Sushi. I've heard it called the best sushi in Canada. I've not had better, however, who knows.

Some raw oysters and king crab legs..

or some rare ahi tuna served cajun style

hmmmmmm

For me, it'd have to be a toss-up between sushi or a steak. Both are excellent in their own right.

For me, the most difficult dessert choice comes when they have both Sticky Date Pudding (though the nicest of these I've ever had was cooked by an ex-girlfriend) and Creme Brulee on the menu.

That's a tough one... but Creme Brulee wins.

I have been meaning to try and make a sticky date pudding. If I'd made Christmas dinner this year, I was going to do one for dessert. No I will just have to make one "because".

i remember my family ordering pizza for the first time. We were quite poor back then, and we only ordered a single small pizza because me and bros asked my mum, and she didn't have the heart to turn us down. Only managed to eat a small slice of it, and it was the first time i ate a pizza, but back then i thought it was the most delicious thing i've ever ate.

By the way, any1 here ever tasted satay?

My best would be,
The steak from a restaurant down the street from me. My god my mouth waters just thinking about it.

The crab dip my GF makes at Christmas.

And I do have to agree with World's King. I would do anything to be able to have my Grandmother's cooking just one more time.

Sate chicken and peanut sauce from a bicycle vendor in Singapore.

Ensenada Mexico.

We caught up to some fisherman who were selling Crabs. We ended up buying 8 dozen for about $50 or so. We went to the campsite and had a big old fashioned crab boil. Had a huge party. The crab was still the best I had ever had. Also had a plethora of Negro Modelo and Pacifico on hand.

Classic Filipino Dishes. Pansit Malabon, Lumpia, Sisig, Dinuguan, Menudo, Lechon, etc. And not just because it's my home country. Our food is so bad for you, that anyone back home that eats well usually ends up dying of a heart problem. Anything that bad for you has to taste damn good for it to be worth it!

On the other side - there's the Cheesecake from Morton's the Steakhouse. Seeing as that's flown in from NY. Surprisingly enough the revolving restaurant at the end of the Vegas Strip in the Stratosphere was surprisingly pleasant as most revolving restaurant food is absolute crap. Filet Mignon with a Lobster Tail done properly is definitely one of my favourites.

So, there's an Indian place in Los Angeles, called Jaipur, that makes the best fish vindalu I've ever had. It's magnificently spicy, and unbelievably fresh. Goes perfectly with a sweet rice pilau with nuts and raisins, maybe some garlic naan. They also make the best gulab jamun I've ever had, for dessert.
There's a Mexican place in Old Town San Diego-- can't remember what it's called-- that makes enchiladas and Baja fish tacos to die for. Margaritas were pretty good, too.
I found this one hole in the wall in Chinatown in NYC-- don't remember what it's called, probably couldn't find my way back if you paid me-- but they made dim sum that was just out of this world.
Probably the best breakfasts I ever had were at the Cash Store in Davenport, California, just outside of Santa Cruz. Incredible pancakes and waffles, amazing omelets and scrambles.
Lou Malnati's Pizza in Chicago makes deep dish like I never had anywhere else. Total pizzagasm.
Again, I don't remember the name of the place, but I found this little curry shop in the East End of London that made sweet and hot curries like nobody's business. Gorgeous.
There's a little place in Jerusalem, right off of Kikar Tzion (Zion Circle, downtown), that makes excellent Ethiopian food. Their injra is the best I've ever had-- really biting!
And while we're at it, there's a cafe at the corner of Rav Berlin Street and Gaza Way in Jerusalem that makes the best humus in Jerusalem, and makes deep-fried kubeh (bulgar dumplings stuffed with meat) that are just outrageous.

Best creme brulee I've ever had? Hands down, it was on the QE2, two summers ago, sailing from London to New York. The food on that ship was phenomenal.

Chicken empanadas from a little Mexican place in Brooklyn.

The single best meal I remember having was at a restaraunt called Jesters in Huntsville, Ontario. We'd just been hiking all day in Algonquin Park and presumably the setting, excercise and fresh air all contributed to the enjoyment of the meal, which consisted of prime rib, taters and veggies, a couple of bottles of a local brew, and a liquere cheesecake of some sort (maybe Grand Marnier?) - it was exquisite. Anyway, that was the best dinner I ever wolfed down.

This... I absolutely love thai food. I've been eating a lot more of it lately in anticipation of the GF and I heading there for 2 weeks in march.

Also, we were visiting my folks awhile ago, and they made this pork roast and the absolute most delicious gravy I've ever tasted... I've tried to make it myself but just can't get it right.

Also want to get my vote in for my grandmother's cooking... Mmmm, roast beef, gravy, yorkshire pudding... yum! Unfortunately, I'm in the group who won't get the chance to sample her cooking again :(

My mother's Christmas Day dinner.

Or maybe the meal she always cooks for me when I come home to Ireland from Australia...

Boiled bacon, cabbage and potatoes...



Maybe it's an Irish thing...

LOL



Mr Mephisto

ohhhhhhhhhh

where to start.

perfectly medium rare ribeye steak. Moist and sumptious.

A GOOD cream of crab soup.

The homemade cream puffs my wife makes for thanksgiving.

Lastly, the potato filling my grandmother made for tgiving, xmas and easter meals. DOnt tell my mom, but Nana's is WAY Better.

Döner. I don't know how I will live without this Turkish delight. Think of a gyro only 157,230,112 times tastier. We celebrate "Dönerstag" every Thursday.

Hahaha. That's pretty funny.

There was a Morton's Steakhouse in Chicago that I went to.... //erotic trembles// That was the best steak I had ever eaten. Before I die, I am eating there again. I didn't try the cheesecake there, and I am a cheesecake fiend.

Speaking of cheesecake, hold on to your seats for this one: Pumpkin custard praline cheesecake - A cheesecake with a crust of pralines covered in a layer of pumpkin custard pie.

Also pie... I love key lime pie. The real stuff! Not the fake green stuff (which doesn't taste bad most of the time), but the real yellow stuff. Actually I'll keep the list short, I'll just leave it at pie.

If you're ever in the Tillamook area head down to the dock at Garibaldi and "Doug's Diving." He ships them off by the pallet load to Japan about twice a week.

He sells them locally as well. You can get steamers and other fresh shellfish from him as well.

Boiling bacon ought to be a crime.

My favorite is my mother's mashed potatoes. Hard to go wrong with whole milk and real butter. Mmmmmmmmm.

Buttertarts.

Plain old buttertarts, no raisins, no pecans.

basil fried rice