********* Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 I'm a pretty plain, ordinary girl. I like the simle things. Quiver of 10's cinnamon rolls rank as one of my favorite sweets. Pretty much anything I had on my honeymoon in Vegas 9 years ago would be on the list. :) My grandma's peanut butter fudge. Dude. It's so good. The filet mignon I shared with my dss in Gatlinburg this summer. That was his first, and the way he enjoyed it was worth every penny. Until my dh saw the bill, that is. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Steamed crabs and crabcakes in Baltimore - I'm sorry, but any other way of making them is just inferior. :D Kobe beef in Okinawa Curry soup at Sam's By the Sea in Okinawa Oranges picked from the tree in FL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 A Portuguese thing that somewhat resembled a tamale (and whose name I've forgotten) served out of the back of a truck, on the side of the main road on Oahu's "windward side." Mmmmmm. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 I think I'm going to have to unsubscribe to this thread. I have never eaten anything as extravagant as many of you, and every time I read it, I feel like I'm starving! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi @ Mt Hope Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Dulce de leche on hot, homemade French bread. It was a tradition growing up in my house. My Dad was born in South America, and it was one of his favorite treats as a child. My grandmother also made an apple dumpling dessert. She made a biscuit dough, rolled it out for cinnamon rolls, added tons of grated apple and cinnamon, rolled them up, put them in a pan, added some boiled sugar-water, baked them, and served them hot topped with fresh cream. OH. MY. WORD. They're delicious!! My younger sister became the family expert at making them. I think I need to get the recipe and try my hand this week.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imprimis Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 I think I'm going to have to unsubscribe to this thread. I have never eaten anything as extravagant as many of you, and every time I read it, I feel like I'm starving! :D Not only does it make me hungry, it makes me want to travel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 a ripe tomato picked fresh off the vine in my friend's garden a chocolate lined, cream filled fruit tart in Bordeaux, France a ham and cheese filled galette in Brittany, France chocolate gelatto in Florence, Italy some kind of fish dish, the name of which I can't remember in Freiburg, Germany home made sangria in Barcelona, Spain (okay, that's a drink, but it did have lots of fruit!) Kobe beef steaks at Lockkeepers restaurant on my 5th anniversary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Some sort of fruit that was pronounced similarly to (gin-up) from Jamaica. Fresh platains - right off the plant - Jamaica Halibut with roasted leeks, mushrooms, and fingerling potatoes - Riva's Cafe on Navy Pier, Chicago The chicken DH broils in our wood boiler. Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 A Portuguese thing that somewhat resembled a tamale (and whose name I've forgotten) served out of the back of a truck, on the side of the main road on Oahu's "windward side." Mmmmmm. Bill The best thing you ever ate came off the back of a truck? :001_huh: :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama2cntrykids Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 This is easy, lol. Authentic New Mexican food! I have tasted some GOOD things off of a lunch wagon. I probably DON'T want to know what was exactly in it, but soooo good! There are also many great restruants (sp?) in NM that I LOVE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lllll Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjlcc Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 My Nan's beef stew with doughboys. My Nan's biscuits dipped in molasses. My Dad's apple pie. My blueberry pie. Nova Scotia lobster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patches Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Pineapple in the Philippines. Fish (don't know what kind) from the No Name Fish Restaurant in Boston. Fresh corn on the cob wrapped in foil cooked on a fire at Girl Scout Camp when I was about 9. Beans from a hole in the wall restaurant in Texas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 A fresh peach from North Carolina (actually a whole bunch of em...;)) My grandmother's homemade bread with homemade butter My SIL's sopapilla cheesecake. My dh's aunt's chicken salad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Any real Greek food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 I went to the Native American Museum in Washington DC this summer and had some Wild Mushroom Bread Pudding that was so absolutely divine! I would love to have it again someday. And every time I make brownies... :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laundrycrisis Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 A blackened, rare filet mignon at Atchafalaya River Cafe in Houston. It was such a good steak, it was like eating a piece of cake. White chocolate bread pudding at a Cajun restaurant in Lafayette. Red beans and rice from a street vendor in the French Quarter. Homemade bean, potato and cheese burritos, with homemade salsa, sold for $1 each, out a styrofoam cooler in the break room in a refinery in west Texas, by a nice man with almost no English, and made by his wife and mother at 5 am each morning. Our wedding cake. It was fabulous ! Baklava. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenniferB Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 ZAHRAH, which is cauliflower deep-fried, topped with tahini sauce. Here is a picture from the home page of my favorite restaurant, The Mediterranean Kitchen in Bellevue. They have the best food on earth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aoife Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 garlic crabs and key lime pie from the rustic inn in Florida mushroom pizza in an alleyway shop in Rome Italy Hot chocolate in Paris Fries from the Original hot dog in Pittsburgh PA Tuna Hoagie from a little place in Pittsburgh PA Cheesecake from a deli in NYC Ribs from the Montgomery inn in Cincinnati OH Chiken Koorma from the Tamarind in Pittsburgh PA Sushi from Little Tokyo in Pittsburgh PA Hibachi chiken from Beni Hanas in Pittsburgh PA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebug42 Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 I agree with those that have mentioned fresh, ripe peaches. From my childhood, breakfast at my Grandparents house: fried eggs, homemade biscuits, gravy and farm fresh pork chops. No one can duplicate it. As an adult, a friend took dh and I to a little Italian restaurant in NYC. The food was to die for including the tiramisu to top things off. I was just beginning my 2nd trimester with dd9 and had been sick but was able to fully appreciate the beauty of the food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyD Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 My late grandmother's chopped chicken liver on rye Jersey tomatoes Grilled sea bream in Japan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaillardia Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Oysters Rockefeller Clams Casino Maryland Crab Cakes Green Beans sauteed in olive oil, sesame seeds and tamari added, then gently steamed for a minute with a little water added. Steamed shrimp with mccormick's old bay seasoning Crab quiche Moose burgers Moose steak Salad with ginger-sesame dressing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialmama Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 deep-fried pickles an apple in Greece vanilla halva in Greece my MIL's tziziki ribs in Niagra Falls (Canada side) Laura Secord's Rolo ice-cream toast with butter that my midwives made me after my dd was born Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Oh. my. goodness. There have been so many! I lived in south Louisiana for years and am convinced that the best food in the world is there! It was like living in the midst of a movable feast. I never understood gluttony until I moved there, LOL.... Seafood is one of my favorite things to eat so living there was a joy for me.... One of my first memories of special food was exotic ice creams in Hawaii, such as guava and mango, and so many wonderful fresh fruits (especially pineapple) that my mouth was full of blisters! But it was oh so worth it.... When I was on campus in college, there were all these deli's that had steam tables and they would steam the sandwiches to marry the meat and cheese with the bread. They were the most wonderful sandwiches I've ever eaten and I don't know that there are any places around any more who serve those.... I also got in the bad habit of having a steak and baked potato on Friday nights with friends at a family owned place that had a location on campus. They had very good food and I really came to appreciate having a great meal with friends and good conversation in that place. We had some great Scottish breakfasts in Nova Scotia on our honeymoon. And I've had great tea times there, and in Scotland, as well as other parts of mainland Canada. I adore taking tea! She-crab anything in South Carolina.... Fresh fish in Sanibel/Captiva.... or Boston.... Crab is one of my most favorite foods in the whole world (not King Crab legs, but other smaller, crabs such as blue, etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Oh my gosh, I knew right away what it was as soon as I saw the question. The lechon asado that my cousin made at my aunt's house. He made it the old fashioned way buried in the ground slow roasting all day and covered with banana leaves. It was the best lechon asado I've EVER had in my life. I can't think of it without drooling. lol An easy second to that one was the arroz con pollo that they had at my grandparent's house after my grandfather's funeral. When we returned to their house, all of my relatives came over and brought tons of food. My uncle Tony made arroz con pollo and it was the best I've ever had. The men in my family can really cook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Bar-b-que shrimp and Key Lime Cheesecake at the Brass Rail restaurant on one of the beaches in the vacinity of Jacksonville. I can't remember exactly what beach as there may have been some margaritas involved as well but it was one of my first dates with my hubby. :001_wub: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 My grandmother's pork pie. Puerto Rico: Fresh mangoes and guavas off the tree. Rice and beans- I had never had this combo till we went to Puerto Rico. I absolutely adored it the first time I tasted it. Cheese empanadas, hot from the little shacks on the beach. Roasted chickens bought from the side of the road.(When I think about this now, I cringe. Ignorance really is bliss.) Little finger bananas Lumpia and Shrimp Pancit made by my Philippina friend's father. Sicily: Ensalata Valentino (Valentino's was the little restaurant across the street from us.) Spaghetti Valentino The most amazing ice cream sandwich ever, in the Catania market. It was made from a large, fluffy sweet roll split and filled with chocolate ice cream and real whipped cream-made on the spot. I thought I died and went to heaven. The teryaki steak I had on my first date with my husband. Maybe I was just floating on cloud nine, but it tasted divine. Memories really do have tastes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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