# The best food in the world ever ever ever? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 23, 2009, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-food-in-the-world-ever-ever-ever/487090 "2009-02-23T19:31:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Necros](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/necros/32/11086_2.png) [@Necros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necros)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-food-in-the-world-ever-ever-ever/487090/81 "2009-02-24T16:39:14Z")
Pho. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-food-in-the-world-ever-ever-ever/487090/82 "2009-02-24T16:51:58Z")
> [@Necros](#): > > Pho. Oh, yes! I knew I forgot a major one. ---
**Author:** ![starwarsfreek42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@starwarsfreek42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/starwarsfreek42)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-food-in-the-world-ever-ever-ever/487090/83 "2009-02-24T17:24:07Z")
[Ice Cubes.](http://www.retrocandyonline.com/chicecu.html) ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-food-in-the-world-ever-ever-ever/487090/84 "2009-02-24T19:24:03Z")
Pizza. Hands down. The wife agrees. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-food-in-the-world-ever-ever-ever/487090/85 "2009-02-24T21:58:46Z")
Dungeness crab. Lobster roll with melted butter. That French ham that delis in Paris serve thinly sliced. And speaking of ham, prosciutto de Parma. Fat naval oranges from southern California at the peak of the season (like now). Ditto those creamy but slightly grainy Comice pears. Roquefort cheese (served with the above-mentioned Comice pears). ---
**Author:** ![you\_with\_the\_face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecccb3/32.png) [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-food-in-the-world-ever-ever-ever/487090/86 "2009-02-24T22:16:47Z")
Japanese lasagne Chicken tikka masala Krispy Kreme bread pudding ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-food-in-the-world-ever-ever-ever/487090/87 "2009-02-25T02:19:30Z")
> [@starwarsfreek42](#): > > [Ice Cubes.](http://www.retrocandyonline.com/chicecu.html) _ **Oh, yeah!** _ ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-food-in-the-world-ever-ever-ever/487090/88 "2009-02-25T02:41:29Z")
> [@you\_with\_the\_face](#): > > Japanese lasagne > Chicken tikka masala > Krispy Kreme bread pudding What’s Japanese lasagna? ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-food-in-the-world-ever-ever-ever/487090/89 "2009-02-25T03:07:13Z")
Uni is good, if you wonder what it looks and tastes like when Bugs Bunny gets pneumonia and they have to suction his lungs. I could understand serving this in prison, if it were constitutional, but why people eat it on purpose I’ll never understand. Perfect foods: -Steamed mussels -Lemon-and-seafood pasta (a homebrew dish) -Rabbit punch cookies (chocolate chip cookies with Turkish-ground coffee added to the dough, another homebrew dish) -Really good chocolate truffles -Really good hamburger–as in, grilled over charcoal, a little bit raw inside, served with summer vegetables like garden tomato and lettuce. ---
**Author:** ![BrassyPhrase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-food-in-the-world-ever-ever-ever/487090/90 "2009-02-25T03:18:35Z")
> [@Jettboy](#): > > It _does_ seem wrong, but it tastes sooooo right. The cheap places use hamburger or bottom round that they’ve beaten the hell out of with a mallet; the good places actually use a decent cut of sirloin. if you make it at home, use the cheaper fatty cuts of meat. It’s a way to make a cheap cut good. Pound it and season well. Ground beef is fast food. I’ve made it twice at home and yum. \ ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-food-in-the-world-ever-ever-ever/487090/91 "2009-02-25T03:30:15Z")
Lobster Crab Legs Scallops Mussels Fresh tomatoes Fresh corn on the cob Anchovy-stuffed olives Lightly breaded and fried morel mushrooms!!! …same with squash blossoms ---
**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-food-in-the-world-ever-ever-ever/487090/92 "2009-02-25T03:39:10Z")
I think I could eat traditional thin-crust Chicago style pizza every day. Some other top favorites are: fresh, still warm bread with butter, ham (the nice, expensive, spiral-cut type), peanut butter cookies, pineapple. ---
**Author:** ![oliversarmy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/eb8c5e/32.png) [@oliversarmy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oliversarmy)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-food-in-the-world-ever-ever-ever/487090/93 "2009-02-25T05:26:38Z")
Right now, my kids would say America’s Test Kitchen home fries. I think I’m making them every night. ---
**Author:** ![MissGypsy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@MissGypsy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissGypsy)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-food-in-the-world-ever-ever-ever/487090/94 "2009-02-25T06:55:32Z")
Philly cheesesteaks Mashed potatoes (mine, because nobody else does them properly) Chicken fried steak w/ cream gravy Homemade Chex Mix And a nod to White Castles. ---
**Author:** ![AllWalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@AllWalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllWalker)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-food-in-the-world-ever-ever-ever/487090/95 "2009-02-25T07:00:04Z")
Lemons. They can be sweet, they can be sour, they are a perfect additive, they are delicious by themselves\*, they are great for you, and they are practical.\*\* \*It takes practice, but it is worth it \*\*Greasy fish and chips? The lemon is a great flavour additive, and it cleanses your hands after. ---
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-food-in-the-world-ever-ever-ever/487090/96 "2009-02-25T07:06:55Z")
I’m going to go with: -Strawberries -Raspberries -Blackberries -Mangoes No sugar or sweetener, just plain. Yuuuum. ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-food-in-the-world-ever-ever-ever/487090/97 "2009-02-25T13:19:51Z")
Fresh baked bread warm with sweet creamy butter and cheddar cheese. Drool Chocolate ---
**Author:** ![sweeteviljesus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-food-in-the-world-ever-ever-ever/487090/98 "2009-02-25T14:23:53Z")
I went to summer camp in Vermont one year and the wild strawberries and raspberries that grew around there were out of this world, and I don’t really like strawberries or raspberries. If you are ever in Austin, Texas and are really hungry, the burgers at Casino El Camino are excellent. And huge. Rob ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-food-in-the-world-ever-ever-ever/487090/99 "2009-02-25T14:30:30Z")
I wouldn’t know where to start. Food is ace. ---
**Author:** ![Petrobey\_Mavromihalis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@Petrobey\_Mavromihalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petrobey_Mavromihalis)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-food-in-the-world-ever-ever-ever/487090/100 "2009-02-25T14:58:48Z")
My perfect meal: Oysters for starters. Specifically Scottish Rock Oysters, or from Kent if not. Served with tabasco, chopped onion and lemon. For a main I’m torn between [Gyros Pita](http://www.meatonastick.co.uk/images/gyro_kos_island.png) and [crispy duck in pancakes](http://wwwdelivery.superstock.com/WI/223/1525/PreviewComp/SuperStock_1525R-6900.jpg) (I seem to like rolled up meat!). Dessert would have to be the mango my Dad bought me in Nairobi market when I was 15. No other mango has quite lived up to it. Alternatively I’d just go for a hybrid Greek / Turkish / Lebanese [meze](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meze) and skip all this courses nonsense. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-food-in-the-world-ever-ever-ever/487090.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-food-in-the-world-ever-ever-ever/487090.md?page=6)