Tiramisou
Indian anything
“Arabisches Reiterfleisch” after a long day out in the woods when I was at the “Pfadfinder” like scouts. Its a mix of bolognaise (vegan today), apples, pickle, potatos and more.
I followed Binging With Babish’s recipe for Cubanos (from the Jon Favreau movie “Chef”) to the T and it came out like the BEST sandwich you could ever imagine.
I tried it first with french bread and was sorely disappointed. I found a local baker who made pan cubano sandwich rolls to order. 100000000/10 would go to a stupid amount of effort to make one sandwich again.
Pizza Napolitana
Eating Sichuan food while stoned was one of the most intense tastes I’ve ever experienced.
The Avocado Tartine (+ Poached Egg) from Tartine Bakery here in California.
I’m a carnivore, through-and-through… but that $20 piece of avocado toast is orgasmic.
Second place: Tacos de Pastor de Trompo from this little stand in Ensenada (Baja, Mexico). I’m not sure if it’s even still there, but those tacos were ecstasy.
One time I went to this Afghani (Hazaragi) restaurant with friends in another city. Most of us were vegetarian, and they had heard this place had good vegetarian food, so that’s what we ordered.
There was this simple garlic dal that I still think about. It was so perfectly flavored and balanced and seasoned, with a depth of flavour that surprised the hell out of me. I suspect the vegetable stock they used was cooked long and slow for a very long time, but I’ll never know its secrets for sure.
Everything else we ordered was tasty enough, but this was next level. And it wasn’t just me, everyone at the table agreed. And it was just a bowl of lentils! It’s not like we hadn’t had dal before.
They’ve since changed chefs/owners. The closest sounding recipe I’ve found is this one from a thankfully decent UX site (ignore the coconut milk in the url, there is none) but using stock instead of water and probably much less ginger. I still mean to try this recipe but with more fried garlic… perhaps I have underestimated the masala.
Watermelon Sugar
That one homemade pizza I made once.
Like I don’t even think I proofed the boules, but it was like chewy and crispy, with the perfect black peaks coming out of the oven.
It’s always changing, can’t choose from the plethora of tasty yummieeeeeeees. :3
Mole-poblano enchiladas at that place with the glass of water above the door.
Fried rice at a greasy spoon diner chain restaurant in the Osaka area.
Probably the equivalent of someone saying the best food they’ve ever had was a Moons Over My Hammy, but it is what it is 🤷
The jerk chicken from 3 dives in Negril, Jamaica. It might be influenced by set and setting with a gorgeous sunset and being extra hungry after getting all extra loose at Rick’s cafe but it’s one of the most memorable meals I’ve ever had. That or the earl gray brined double pork chop at Perry’s in Puyallup, Wa. Or my own recipe for “bacon beer cheese soup poured over ripped up Dill rye toast.” Or …… I better stop here
kashkeh bademjan
What is that?
It’s similar to baba ghannoush, but creamier, less chunky, and made with whey. The restaurant that served it the very best here in Chicago is closed now, but you can still get it a few other places not quite as delicious.
When I was in Bangkok for a week, there was a little noodle stand at the corner from our hostel. They had 2-3 options, but the owner of the hostel recommended the chicken stir fry noodle, and instructed us on how to order it.
I have never tasted anything in the same class as this. We seriously ate there maybe like 10 times in 6 days and when we left I kept thinking about it for months. I’m vegan now and the thought of eating meat repulses me, plus it’s been almost ten years, but I still think of this place regularly. I want to find the family that runs/ran it and pay them a bunch of money to make me tofu stir fry noodles.
