The best thing I ever ate

karenscofield1

What is the best thing you ever ate? For me it was an amazing quiche at Bouchon Bakery in Yontville CA. It was tall and creamy with the perfect texture and flakeiness, it was amazing. I also remember a fabulous halibut with crispy coating and a mango salsa that I ate at Ditkas in Chicago.

sardelsa

Everything in Italy.

nooshi713

It is hard to choose just one but a few notables are:

Key lime pie in Florida
Pizza
Chicken Kabob and Barberry Rice in LA's best Persian restaurant
Tiramisu
Goat stew in Dominican Republic

Keto_Vampire

Concoction of cheddar cheese, scrambled eggs, coconut manna, & salt all mixed up in a hodge podge of decadent dense, "artery clogging" warm gooey goodness

DarkTwain

Heh. 😏

missysippy930

A crisp waffle with fresh berries and whipped cream (the real stuff, not sprayed out of a can).

AngryViking1970

The Eggplant Italiano Panini at this little pizza place by my Dad's house. I get one every time I go visit.

skelterhelter

The chicken tikka masala at this little place in Hicksville, NY is one of the best I've ever tried. In fact, all of their curries are outstanding. I'm also ashamed to admit the mouthgasm I get when I eat cheesecake from Cheesecake Factory. It's not like it's high quality, but damn if it isn't good.

MikePTY

Nothing on this earth compares to a proper New York bagel.

Terytha

I was given a small amount of Kobe beef a few weeks ago. Angels played harps, time stopped and every taste bud on my tongue trembled and then exploded.

Didn't know steak could taste like that.

Alternatively, there's this Japanese BBQ in town that serves the best chicken kaarage I've ever had, I could just eat plates of it.

Crafty_camper123

A slice of New York Style pizza fresh from this little pizza place near the Park Central hotel. It was a HUGE thin crusted slice. With mushrooms, spinach, and a white sauce. Gooey, floppy, cheesy. And was like 2$ and change for a slice. The best pizza I've ever had in my life..

Until I went to Chicago.

My last night there, I ordered a "small" Chicago style margarita pizza. It was something stupid like 17.00 for the whole pizza. When I got it, I realized why. It was 10" across. Normal small pizza diameter. But it was legit 3" thick. The crust was crispy golden perfection, and inside was layers of cheese, tomatoes, and basil. I struggled just to eat half. And then struggled through the other half for breakfast the next morning. I was full, bloated, and uncomfortable for my flight home. And I would do it again.

yayamom3

Artichoke arancino at a little dive called Mondo Arincini, just outside the gates of Rome. Oh what I wouldn't give to go there and eat it again!

SuzySunshine99

Duck confit at a restaurant in Montreal.
Red snapper straight out of the ocean in Puerto Rico.
My wedding cake (marble cake with whipped cream and banana ice cream).

SuzySunshine99

I’m wondering...so many of these are tied to experiences. Would my duck confit or snapper be as good if I had them at home? Would the cake taste as wonderful if it were not my wedding day?

lalalacroix

Probably either my brownies (spent a lot of time perfectng this recipe) or my mini key lime tarts in filo.

RAinWA

Stopped a seriously small, grungy looking diner/bar in a small Oregon town once and had the absolute best veal I have ever tasted. Turns out the owner also had a ranch and supplied all the meat for the diner.

Now I want veal.

Crafty_camper123

SuzySunshine99 wrote: »

I’m wondering...so many of these are tied to experiences. Would my duck confit or snapper be as good if I had them at home? Would the cake taste as wonderful if it were not my wedding day?

I'm sure there's some truth to that. But sometimes those places you expirience food at specailize in that type of food. Seafood I've eaten fresh from the coast always tastes better than if I bought it frozen and made it at home, or got it at a resturaunt at home. Same with my pizza expirience. I had a chicago deep dish from Old Chicago, and while good, it wasn't the same. So I feel like a lot of times, the food really is better then what one could get at home. On the flip side, there certainly is an element to the expirience that makes those food memories so special.

SuzySunshine99

Crafty_camper123 wrote: »

SuzySunshine99 wrote: »

I’m wondering...so many of these are tied to experiences. Would my duck confit or snapper be as good if I had them at home? Would the cake taste as wonderful if it were not my wedding day?

I'm sure there's some truth to that. But sometimes those places you expirience food at specailize in that type of food. Seafood I've eaten fresh from the coast always tastes better than if I bought it frozen and made it at home, or got it at a resturaunt at home. Same with my pizza expirience. I had a chicago deep dish from Old Chicago, and while good, it wasn't the same. So I feel like a lot of times, the food really is better then what one could get at home. On the flip side, there certainly is an element to the expirience that makes those food memories so special.

That’s true. Circumstances matter as well.

Once, I was on the 4th day of a 6-day backpacking trip in the mountains. After another long day slogging my 40-pound pack, I ate some peanut butter rolled up in a tortilla and I swore to God it was the best thing I ever ate.

Safari_Gal

Fresh Sushi at the fish market in Tokyo. 🤗
My grandmothers rice pudding.
My Moms stuffing.

Emmafire

Giovannis food truck in Oahu, hi
“Garlic shrimp”

cwolfman13

SuzySunshine99 wrote: »

I’m wondering...so many of these are tied to experiences. Would my duck confit or snapper be as good if I had them at home? Would the cake taste as wonderful if it were not my wedding day?

Anything that comes to my mind in this regard is tied to some kind of experience...I think a big part of it is the experience, but also specialty foods of that particular area.

Slow roasted pork belly in Medallin, Colombia.

Ceviche in Cartagena, Colombia

Nyama Choma with Ugali in Tanzania

Grilled Red Snapper caught just hours before cooking in Roatan, Honduras

Fried Conch on Caye Caulker, Belize