The best thing I ever ate

karenscofield1
karenscofield1 Posts: 15 Member
in Food and Nutrition
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.

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  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    Everything in Italy.
  • nooshi713
    nooshi713 Posts: 4,877 Member
    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
    Keto_Vampire Posts: 1,670 Member
    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
    DarkTwain Posts: 130 Member
    Heh. 😏
  • missysippy930
    missysippy930 Posts: 2,577 Member
    edited April 2019
    A crisp waffle with fresh berries and whipped cream (the real stuff, not sprayed out of a can).
  • AngryViking1970
    AngryViking1970 Posts: 2,847 Member
    The Eggplant Italiano Panini at this little pizza place by my Dad's house. I get one every time I go visit.
  • skelterhelter
    skelterhelter Posts: 803 Member
    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.
  • Terytha
    Terytha Posts: 2,097 Member
    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.
  • yayamom3
    yayamom3 Posts: 939 Member
    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
    SuzySunshine99 Posts: 2,989 Member
    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
    SuzySunshine99 Posts: 2,989 Member
    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
    lalalacroix Posts: 834 Member
    Probably either my brownies (spent a lot of time perfectng this recipe) or my mini key lime tarts in filo.
  • RAinWA
    RAinWA Posts: 1,980 Member
    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
    Crafty_camper123 Posts: 1,440 Member
    edited April 2019
    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
    SuzySunshine99 Posts: 2,989 Member
    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. :p
  • Safari_Gal
    Safari_Gal Posts: 888 Member
    Fresh Sushi at the fish market in Tokyo. 🤗
    My grandmothers rice pudding.
    My Moms stuffing.
  • Emmafire
    Emmafire Posts: 869 Member
    Giovannis food truck in Oahu, hi
    “Garlic shrimp”
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    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
  • VeroniqueBoilard
    VeroniqueBoilard Posts: 71 Member
    The first time I tried sushi!

    Garlic shrimp pizza...

    My grand mother sugar pie with homemade whipped cream.

    Salmon tartar I had at a restaurant called Boris I think in Montreal

    And of course a real POUTINE from la Belle Province!

    I could do this all day.
  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,132 Member
    Not sure but the ribeye I grilled a few weeks ago is a strong contender alongside the meal I had at Kim Chee (Korean BBQ) in Oahu.
  • tmpecus78
    tmpecus78 Posts: 1,206 Member
    One of the best meals I ever had was while I was traveling in Argentine back in 2008. The best steaks in the world come from the grass-fed cattle in Argentine. We had cheese empanadas to start, Bife da chorizo by the pounds, and many amazing bottles of amazing organic malbec. :#
  • ceiswyn
    ceiswyn Posts: 2,256 Member
    Hmm...

    Either the baked Epoisses with poached pear on a thin slice of brioche that I had for dessert at a restaurant in the Peak District a couple of years ago, or the incredibly tender beef fillet with a soy and yuzu sauce that I had as part of the tasting menu at a fancy restaurant as my graduation celebration meal.

    I should do more fine dining :)
  • BattyKnitter
    BattyKnitter Posts: 503 Member
    edited April 2019
    My Mom's sugar pie with some maple-walnut ice cream! Definitely having a small slice at our Easter dinner Saturday!

    Poutine from a Casse-Croute too, I am a fiend for poutine!
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    The absolute best banh mi and Vietnamese iced coffee at Lee's Sandwiches in OKC.

    My husband and I are heading out this week on a big hiking trip and driving about 2 hours out of our way (en route to NM) to hit that spot again!
  • wilson10102018
    wilson10102018 Posts: 1,306 Member
    Pretty sure it was the grilled Grouper that the chef filleted, dredged in butter and laid on the applewood grill fire straight from the fishing boat in Florida. A squeeze of lime, a frosted mug of beer and some shoestring potatoes rounded out the lunch.
  • cask16
    cask16 Posts: 196 Member
    My mums chicken pie - base of roast chicken and chopped hard boiled egg in white sauce., topped with mashed potato.
    I could eat it every day
  • cavefallss
    cavefallss Posts: 39 Member

    MikePTY wrote: »
    Nothing on this earth compares to a proper New York bagel.

    i wanna try one! i bet they are super good.

  • cavefallss
    cavefallss Posts: 39 Member
    So hard to choose. I’ve tried so many amazing things. I would have to say the pizza in chicago. Oh god it’s so so tasty.

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