Your 3 Favorite Foods

[Fleet 500]

Time for another survey. What are your 3 favorite foods?

Here are mine, in order...

1. Pizza.
2. Chocolate.
3. Steak. But not just any steak. A good cut of steak cooked to perfection.

[csl177]

Can hardly limit to just three as I like any traditional local cuisine from anywhere on the planet, so in no particular order:

Caviar... or any variety of other fish/shrimp eggs included with sashimi/sushi. Any raw fish/shellfish.

Game meats of any kind; domestic meats with knowledge of how they were raised and slaughtered.

Classic charcuterie: pâté, sweetbreads, sausages, cured meats, etc.

Eastern Mediterranean food, particularly Greek and Turkish.

Southern BBQ, slow smoked anything. Skip the sauce.

The world's artisan (unpasteurized) local cheeses.

Any fresh vegetable, simply prepared.

Asian cuisine.

Borscht.

Gelato.

Fruit.

[henk4]

lagman,

plov,

anything with smoked fish (salmon, mackerel, eal)

[Fleet 500]

lagman,

plov,

anything with smoked fish (salmon, mackerel, eal)
What are the first two?

[henk4]

What are the first two?

come on, Google is your friend :)

[Fleet 500]

come on, Google is your friend :)
Oh, making me work for it? :D

[henk4]

Oh, making me work for it? :D

no, broadening your horizon....

[Fleet 500]

I was reading up on them (and looking at the recipes). The Plov looks pretty good; I would probably like it. Not so sure about the Lagman because I am not a big soup fan.

Where would pizza be on your list? Or would it be on your list?

[henk4]

I was reading up on them (and looking at the recipes). The Plov looks pretty good; I would probably like it. Not so sure about the Lagman because I am not a big soup fan.

Where would pizza be on your list? Or would it be on your list?

Lagman Guru is hardly a soup.
Pizza would feature underneath a large piece of smoked salmon.

[Fleet 500]

Lagman Guru is hardly a soup.
Pizza would feature underneath a large piece of smoked salmon.
Looks like a soup to me.
Okay, as long as a pizza is used in any way. :)

[csl177]

lagman,

plov,

anything with smoked fish (salmon, mackerel, eal)

Lagman, one of the many soul foods built on noodles. Agreed, a far cry from just soup. It is life. :D

Interesting Henk... did you learn about these dishes from a trip to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan?
One of my middle-eastern favorites is called "Tongue of the Judge", eggplant wrapped around minced meats and grilled.

[Cobrafan427]

1. Lobster
2. Steak
3. can't narrow it down to just one but here's what comes to mind: Shepard's pie, pizza, hamburgers, shrimp, fish (especially salmon), any kind of sweets (except salt water taffy and licorice), roasted ham, stuffing, broccoli rice and cheese casserole, sauerkraut, fried cauliflower, corn dogs, eggrolls, pork BBQ, most fruit, french toast with plenty of maple syrup, pancakes, breakfast sausage, bratwurst, cereal (that's a list in itself), mozzarella sticks, cheese steaks, calamari, and mushrooms (especially portabella sandwiches)

[Fleet 500]

That is a large third choice list, Cobra! I also had trouble choosing a #3, but I was able to narrow it down. Runners up would be: chicken, salad, hamburgers and rice (I like chinese fried rice a lot but also brown rice and white rice w/butter).

[henk4]

Lagman, one of the many soul foods built on noodles. Agreed, a far cry from just soup. It is life. :D

Interesting Henk... did you learn about these dishes from a trip to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan?
One of my middle-eastern favorites is called "Tongue of the Judge", eggplant wrapped around minced meats and grilled.

The best lagman can be found in the Kyrgyz Republic, while the Uzbeks make the best plov. Kazakh food is not the best, lots being based on horse meat.

[RacingManiac]

Sushi
Steak
Pizza

This is aside from Chinese food in general, which all taste good...

[Fleet 500]

It looks like steak and pizza are doing quite well. But I'm not surprised.

[pimento]

Does wine count as food? If not:
- a bagette with prosciutto, vintage cheddar and green apple [preferably toasted before applying the apple]
- hummous [as long as it's as good as the stuff I make] [I really need a food processor]
- thinly sliced fresh chilli and garlic in olive oil [spoon it onto bread]

[Cobrafan427]

I'm surprised at the lack of good ol' fashioned home cookin' that hasn't made anyone's choices. Everything sounds fancy and elaborate and seems good because it's supposed to be

[csl177]

Does wine count as food?
It should. Your other choices are the perfect accompaniments too (well, maybe not the hummus). :)
I'm surprised at the lack of good ol' fashioned home cookin' that hasn't made anyone's choices. Everything sounds fancy and elaborate and seems good because it's supposed to be
Love mom's meatloaf, mac 'n cheese and three bean salad if that's what you mean, just not my favorites.
But Plav, Lagman, steak or pizza and much of the rest mentioned so far are definately home cookin' somewhere. ;)

[pimento]

It should. Your other choices are the perfect accompaniments too (well, maybe not the hummus). :)

Why do you think I picked em... ;)

Love mom's meatloaf, mac 'n cheese and three bean salad if that's what you mean, just not my favorites.
But Plav, Lagman, steak or pizza and much of the rest mentioned so far are definately home cookin' somewhere. ;)

Our home made pizza was excellent, when we had our home made wood fired pizza oven. Much deliciousness came out of there.

[Commodore GS/E]

lol, here it comes...

1. Bratwurst (the thuringian variation, of course :D) with mashed potatoes and sauerkraut. Sounds typically german, but I like it^^
2. Pizza (preferably with fish on it)
3. Döner Kebap

[johnnynumfiv]

1. Prime rib or a nice rib eye
2. Sweet Potato Fries
3. Beer

[Fleet 500]

Does wine count as food? If not:
- a bagette with prosciutto, vintage cheddar and green apple [preferably toasted before applying the apple]
- hummous [as long as it's as good as the stuff I make] [I really need a food processor]
- thinly sliced fresh chilli and garlic in olive oil [spoon it onto bread]
I don't think wine counts. It's a beverage. I could make that a separate poll, though!

[pimento]

I think we covered that elsewhere already.. under favourite things.

[Fleet 500]

I think we covered that elsewhere already.. under favourite things.
We did? I'll have to do a search.

[franfran]

I think I'd put pizza on the list, as long as it doesn't have any of the following on it:
Pineapple (except where the main topping is ham)
Any sort of seafood other than anchovies
Chicken or
Any sort of meat other than something like pancetta or prosciutto

I made a pizza last night and the topping was :
zucchini (call it courgette if you must)
red capsicum
spanish onion
mushrooms
diced pancetta
and mozzarella
I would have put olives on it too, but there weren't any in the fridge. Served it up with a lettuce and tomato salad.

pasta (of just about any sort) with a fairly simple sauce (say just tomato or tomato/capsicum and onion) or no sauce at all - just a bit of olive oil and chopped parsley. And a good quality Parmesan cheese to sprinkle on top.

I don't like red meat or poultry much, but I love bacon and eggs.

Fish: favourite are salmon and barramundi (baked).

And any meal has to have some vegetables with it, either steamed or as a salad.

And chocolate in any form.....

[Kitdy]

I had a real pizza from what seems to be the #1 pizza joint in TO.

I don't recall ever having legitimate pizza before. It was absolutely delicious - Neapolitan style, with Ontario Prosciutto.

[franfran]

The best pizza I've ever had was, oddly enough, in Edinburgh. It was at Rocco's Italian Restaurant in the Royal Mile, just next to St Giles Cathederal. The pizza was a Margherita on a thin base topped with cherry tomatoes and basil. The restaurant was not busy, in fact the only other people there left not long after we arrived, but then again it was, I think, about 3pm - not a time when restaurants are busy.

My father-in-law makes good pizzas, but I like a thin base on mine and he makes the bases on his pretty thick.

One of these days I'll have to try a pizza in Italy - we keep saying we'll have to go there for a holiday, but it hasn't happened yet and, looking at the bank balance, it could be a few years off...

[Fleet 500]

I think I'd put pizza on the list, as long as it doesn't have any of the following on it:
Pineapple (except where the main topping is ham)
Any sort of seafood other than anchovies
Chicken or
Any sort of meat other than something like pancetta or prosciutto

I made a pizza last night and the topping was :
zucchini (call it courgette if you must)
red capsicum
spanish onion
mushrooms
diced pancetta
and mozzarella
I would have put olives on it too, but there weren't any in the fridge. Served it up with a lettuce and tomato salad.

pasta (of just about any sort) with a fairly simple sauce (say just tomato or tomato/capsicum and onion) or no sauce at all - just a bit of olive oil and chopped parsley. And a good quality Parmesan cheese to sprinkle on top.

I don't like red meat or poultry much, but I love bacon and eggs.

Fish: favourite are salmon and barramundi (baked).

And any meal has to have some vegetables with it, either steamed or as a salad.

And chocolate in any form.....
I definitely agree about the chocolate!

[pimento]

franfran, have you tried Crust pizza? One opened up just up the road from me recently, they seem pretty good. There's a menu on their site (http://new.crust.com.au/).

[Matra et Alpine]

The best pizza I've ever had was, oddly enough, in Edinburgh. It was at Rocco's Italian Restaurant in the Royal Mile, just next to St Giles Cathederal.
An award winning one franfran, good choice.
THOUGH, we are spoiled for good Italian places in Scotland :)

[franfran]

franfran, have you tried Crust pizza?

No, I've seen a couple of their places though. Are they restaurants or just takeaway and delivery? I couldn't quite tell from their website.

Gourmet Pizza Kitchen at Castle Hill is pretty good too.

[pimento]

I think they're just take away and delivery.. which is fine, cos then you can supply your own wine.

[franfran]

I might have to wait until they open up one closer to home then.....

[scrapcar]

Got to be Indian, deep fried chicken,Lobster.