# The best bite of food you've ever had is? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 29, 2012, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-bite-of-food-youve-ever-had-is/617106 "2012-03-29T01:21:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-bite-of-food-youve-ever-had-is/617106/1 "2012-03-29T01:21:08Z")
Mine is a small Arrenchini I had at Slates in Fresno, California. This little fried ball of risotto was so melt in your mouth delishish, I could have eaten a dozen, but all they gave me was one. It’s not on the menu, or wasn’t anyway. It was just something the chef felt like putting together as a free treat the night I happened to be there. I’d never had one before. Since then, my husband made some here at home and I tryed some at a local deli last week, but neither were anywhere close to as good as Slates that night. How about you? What was your best bite of food. ---
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-bite-of-food-youve-ever-had-is/617106/2 "2012-03-29T01:42:35Z")
Ice Cream on Day 4 of a river trip, 50 miles from the nearest electric lightbulb. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-bite-of-food-youve-ever-had-is/617106/3 "2012-03-29T01:46:45Z")
A big, juicy steak that my uncle made on the grill. I heard him talking about steak earlier, but I didn’t see any steak during the meal, so I ate my fill of chicken, fries, and pita bread… And then he showed up with what seemed to be an entire cow leg. I reluctantly agreed to try it, but told myself that I would only have a few bites and then put it in the fridge for the next day. I ate the whole thing; it was THAT good. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-bite-of-food-youve-ever-had-is/617106/4 "2012-03-29T01:55:22Z")
The crab salad in the tasting menu at _Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons_. It was just a tablespoonful of crab salad, presented in a little bowl, with a couple of dressed lettuce leaves. Nothing special to look at, and disappointing in size. Blew the top of my fucking head off with deliciousness. The crabbiest thing I ever tasted, overlaid with strong, fragrant umami/citrus notes. My eyes filled with tears. Worth the (vast) price of the meal alone. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-bite-of-food-youve-ever-had-is/617106/5 "2012-03-29T02:17:59Z")
Just one bite? Well, I have two to talk about. One was a chunk of king crab leg dipped in lemon and melted butter. It was, seriously, better than any sex. I’d bought 10 lbs. of king crab legs for an obscene amount of money - thanks, Deadliest Catch dudes! The other was a spoonful of deep dark chocolate ice cream, made with expensive imported cocoa and heavy cream, that we whipped up in our new Cuisinart ice cream maker. Un. Be. Lievable. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-bite-of-food-youve-ever-had-is/617106/6 "2012-03-29T02:31:06Z")
A bite of grocery store sushi that was heavy on wasabi. It was late in the evening, and I’d had a half-dozen beers but very little to eat the rest of the day. It was almost literally orgasmic. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-bite-of-food-youve-ever-had-is/617106/7 "2012-03-29T02:31:07Z")
Can I mention something drunk, rather than bitten? Back in the summer of 1974 I was in basic training at Ft. Jackson, SC. Heat, humidity, you name it, we had it. About two thirds of the way through our platoon went on a long march. Oh the sweat, the sun, and the parched lips. Then our drill sergeant surprised us, and she had brought out for us a keg of sweetened ice tea, with lemon. It was cold and it was delicious, soothing our souls as much as our thirst. Such a simple thing, but the combination of circumstances let me remember little details of that time to this day. It wasn’t fancy, but although I’ve had plenty of good food I really enjoyed, in a hundred different places, that iced tea stands out. Drill Sgt. Ogg, if you ever read this, a trainee of yours, from B-5, still remembers and thanks you. ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-bite-of-food-youve-ever-had-is/617106/8 "2012-03-29T02:49:37Z")
[Hot Potato, Cold Potato](http://alineaphile.com/2008/12/hot-potato-cold-potato-black-truffle-parmesan/) at Alinea. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-bite-of-food-youve-ever-had-is/617106/9 "2012-03-29T02:52:18Z")
My first taste of pheasant. ---
**Author:** ![hellpaso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecae2f/32.png) [@hellpaso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hellpaso)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-bite-of-food-youve-ever-had-is/617106/10 "2012-03-29T03:11:32Z")
> [@Shalmanese](#): > > [Hot Potato, Cold Potato](http://alineaphile.com/2008/12/hot-potato-cold-potato-black-truffle-parmesan/) at Alinea. That’s exactly what I was going to say–Ted Allen also mentioned that on one of those episodes of “The Best Thing I Ever Ate”. I have the coffee table book, and I think it might have the recipe. Unfortunately, I think I’d have to make about a dozen servings. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-bite-of-food-youve-ever-had-is/617106/11 "2012-03-29T03:20:14Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > My first taste of pheasant. Yeah to add to that, though it’s been superseded since, the first time I tried _heung so ngap_ (crispy aromatic duck in pancakes with julienned scallions and cucumber with plum sauce [NOT the same as Peking duck]) I had no idea that anything could taste so good. ---
**Author:** ![4d3fect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/4d3fect/32/9728_2.png) [@4d3fect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4d3fect)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-bite-of-food-youve-ever-had-is/617106/12 "2012-03-29T03:28:12Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > It’s not on the menu, or wasn’t anyway. It was just something the chef felt like putting together as a free treat the night I happened to be there. Amuse-bouche. > **[Amuse-bouche](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amuse-bouche)** > > An amuse-bouche (/əˌmuːzˈbuːʃ/; .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}French: \[a.myz.buʃ\]) or amuse-gueule (UK: /əˌmuːzˈɡɜːl/, US: /-ˈɡʌl/; French: \[a.myz.ɡœl\]) is a single, bite-sized hors d'œuvre. Amuse-bouches are different from appetizers in that they are not ordered from a menu by patrons but are served free and according to the The... At finer restaurants everywhere. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-bite-of-food-youve-ever-had-is/617106/13 "2012-03-29T11:19:05Z")
Oh Thanks. I’d heard the term before, but wasn’t sure what it meant. Now I can use it and feel very sophisticated. **jjim** , I love your description. The night I was at slates, that arrenchini almost made me cry it was so good. It was a business dinner so I had to behave myself, but I wanted to snatch that thing off of everyones plate. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-bite-of-food-youve-ever-had-is/617106/14 "2012-03-29T11:26:41Z")
Properly prepared, good quality foie gras. Evil or not. ---
**Author:** ![Panurge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@Panurge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panurge)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-bite-of-food-youve-ever-had-is/617106/15 "2012-03-29T12:41:10Z")
I’m torn: It is either a delicious serving of [panipuri](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panipuri) I had in India or a plate of steamed kale with smoked marrow I recently had at a restaurant here in Copenhagen. Different worlds, but both equally surprising and wonderful! ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-bite-of-food-youve-ever-had-is/617106/16 "2012-03-29T13:23:32Z")
Meuniere amandine at Irene’s in New Orleans, made with puppy drum. I didn’t know food could taste so good. Brown butter is good stuff. ---
**Author:** ![phxjcc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@phxjcc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phxjcc)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-bite-of-food-youve-ever-had-is/617106/17 "2012-03-29T18:37:28Z")
> [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > Properly prepared, good quality foie gras. Evil or not. +++Agree, first time I had it in France I thought: DAMN, this is the best thing I ever had. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-bite-of-food-youve-ever-had-is/617106/18 "2012-03-29T18:56:58Z")
Hawaiian Razorfish, grilled and served in a milk butter sauce. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-bite-of-food-youve-ever-had-is/617106/19 "2012-03-29T19:06:43Z")
[Kouignettes](http://www.ediblesociety.com/2011/01/paris-kouignettes-at-maison-larnicol.html). I discovered these on my last trip to France. They contain a lot of slightly-salty butter and caramelized sugar. They literally melt in your mouth, and are the only thing I’ve ever experienced that’s better than sex. ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-bite-of-food-youve-ever-had-is/617106/20 "2012-03-29T19:20:17Z")
The first time I had a Laura Secord chocolate truffle. I was probably 13 years old, walking along the sidewalk, mind = blown. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-bite-of-food-youve-ever-had-is/617106.md?page=2)