I was out of bread, so ran up to the mom-and-pop a block away to get something wheat-based to put on either side of some egg salad. Given a rather limited selection, I decided on English muffins.
Yum. I love English muffins. I never buy them – seriously, less than once a year, probably – but damn I like them when I have them.
What do you never buy, even though you like it?
Crumpetts.
And if English Muffins are what I think they are (those things mcdonalds make their mcmuffins out of) then those too. I like them with butter but I don’t think I’ve bought them in the seven years I’ve lived in the isle of man.
Artichokes. I love them, but no one else in the household is too enthusiastic, and I don’t generally buy foods just to fix for one person.
Root Beer. I don’t drink regular pop because of all the empty calories. I don’t mind the diet versions of colas and such becuase they taste OK but I never tried a diet root beer that tasted decent. I’ll buy some regular root beer every now and then and thoroughly enjoy it when I do.
I can’t eat it because of the fat and cholesterol, but braunschweiger. A good braunschweiger sandwich is oh so bad for you, but man is it oh so GOOD.
Orange juice. I rarely drink juice of any kind, but my grocer has a new bottled version not from concentrate that occasionally goes on sale. Whenever I buy it I really, really like it. I only get it two or three times a year.
Mountain Dew…for the same reasons. Though if we ever get Diet Mountain Dew in Canada, things might just change.
Stupid question, but assuming that you’re referring to English crumpets, aren’t they the same thing as English muffins?
And my answer would be bacon, of course. (I’ve never bought some to prepare at home, but do have it when eating breakfast out.)
pomegranates
Smoked oysters
Pickled herring
Dill pickles
Pumpernickel with raisins
Lox
Vietnamese filter coffee
Actually, although the above list is skewed toward the Ashkenazi soul food, all kinds of ethnic things. And non-ethnic things. If I ate everything I liked all the time, I’d look like a hippopotamus.
Pistachios. I hardly ever buy them, but damn do I ever love 'em.
my first reaction exactly
This. Once every three years or so what I want is a braunschwieger sandwich, on GOOD rye bread, with GOOD mustard, and one 1/8" slice of a large sweet onion.
Steak, ribs, mashed potatoes, all manner of sweets (especially cheesecake and donuts), pork sausage.
Being on a diet sucks 
Big greasy chicharrones with the meat still on them from la espiga de oro in the Mission. Likely one of the most unhealthy things I can possibly eat, but also one of the most groin-grabbingly delicious.
My perfect braunschieger sandwich exactly. Right down to the whole slice of onion.
Brown Cow yogurt. It’s so good–there’s a layer of cream on the top that I enjoy almost as much as the yogurt itself. However, the nearest grocery store that sells it is fifty miles away, and though this yogurt is good, it isn’t that good.
All kinds of stuff that’s bad for me. My wife and I were just having this conversation last night, actually. I absolutely adore Snickers bars but I eat maybe 3 a year. I feel even more strongly about Big Macs and I eat maybe 8 to 10 of those per year (often 2 or 3 in a couple weeks and then none for a long time.)
Liver of any kind. The mister detests it, and it’s too much trouble to cook two different dinners, so I seldom get any. But boy, do I love it.
About once a year, I get a major hankerin’ for some fried chicken livers. Coat them in flour, salt, and pepper, fry up in a pan with a stick of butter… Yummmmmmmm.