# What is the one food... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 14, 2006, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-one-food/380425 "2006-11-14T20:01:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2006, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-one-food/380425/1 "2006-11-14T20:01:52Z")
…that you look forward to the most for the holidays? I know it can be tough to pick just one. For me, it’s hard to overlook the deviled eggs, fried corn, dressing or Cousin Mary’s 21-layer cake. But I must bypass them to get to the big ol’ slice of ham. Better than the turkey in my opinion. In fact, you can just leave the turkey in the freezer and serve up another slice of hammy goodness. You? ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2006, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-one-food/380425/2 "2006-11-14T20:06:22Z")
I love stuffing. ---
**Author:** ![Spidey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Spidey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spidey)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2006, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-one-food/380425/3 "2006-11-14T20:12:59Z")
Egg nog. Why is this not sold year round? I would like to be able to get this at coffee shops. Even better if they could put rum in it. ---
**Author:** ![Tikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2006, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-one-food/380425/4 "2006-11-14T20:14:19Z")
Mmmmmmm…ham! ::drool:: ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2006, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-one-food/380425/5 "2006-11-14T20:14:22Z")
Pumpkin Pie. I never have it during the year, but never can get enough for Thanksgiving and then Christmas. Yum! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2006, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-one-food/380425/6 "2006-11-14T20:17:56Z")
Sweet potato pie. Holy hell, I can shoot that straight into my veins. ---
**Author:** ![Carl\_Corey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Carl\_Corey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carl_Corey)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2006, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-one-food/380425/7 "2006-11-14T20:22:51Z")
Tossup between two parts of my family’s traditional Christmas Dinner: Prime Rib with horseradish sauce -or- Artichokes with hollandaise sauce. The popovers, while very good, were definitely in third place. Unfortunately, I haven’t had it since 2001. I miss my mom. ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2006, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-one-food/380425/8 "2006-11-14T20:23:58Z")
My mom’s broccoli and cheese casserole. Second best thing about Thanksgiving food: the morning after, cold ham and cheese biscuits with mustard, straight from the refrigerator! ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2006, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-one-food/380425/9 "2006-11-14T20:26:34Z")
Moved from IMHO to CS. ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2006, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-one-food/380425/10 "2006-11-14T20:37:52Z")
For me, it’s a toss-up between stuffing and [latkes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latke). I used to eat ham before I started keeping kosher, and I never liked it. You can have my share, **Hypno-Toad** and **Tikki**. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2006, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-one-food/380425/11 "2006-11-14T20:38:18Z")
We have of all things a carrot dish that just the best damn thing I’ve ever tasted… and I don’t really like carrots. It’s got onions, bell peppers and is in kind of a sweet, vinegary liquid. I fill one leg with that and then the other with a strawberry, babbana and cream cheese (?) jello and mince meat pie. HF, I like pie! ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2006, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-one-food/380425/12 "2006-11-14T20:46:10Z")
[QUOTE=Anne Neville] For me, it’s a toss-up between stuffing and [latkes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latke). I used to eat ham before I started keeping kosher, and I never liked it. You can have my share, **Hypno-Toad** and **Tikki**. [/QUOTE] DIBS! ---
**Author:** ![Foldup\_Rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Foldup\_Rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foldup_Rabbit)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2006, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-one-food/380425/13 "2006-11-14T20:59:07Z")
In this house, we do not celebrate Christmas or any of the associated holidays. We celebrate mandarin orange season. We even bring presents. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2006, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-one-food/380425/14 "2006-11-14T21:20:51Z")
Turnip. I never, ever get to eat it except on Thanksgiving. I love the stuff. Another thing would have to be stuffing. Yumm. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2006, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-one-food/380425/15 "2006-11-14T21:26:28Z")
Tofurkey, although it really isn’t seasonal, and the apple dip my ex-girlfriend used to make. She gave me the recipe and I love the stuff. I have no idea why I haven’t made it during the rest of the year, but I’ll make some next week. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2006, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-one-food/380425/16 "2006-11-14T21:31:07Z")
Stuffing here too. Everything else is an accompaniment to the stuffing. ---
**Author:** ![yanceylebeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yanceylebeef/32/12290_2.png) [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2006, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-one-food/380425/17 "2006-11-14T21:50:31Z")
[Sausage Rolls](http://www.greatbritishkitchen.co.uk/recipes_result.asp?name=sausagerolls) My mom makes them every year, usually with Brown n serve sausages. _Drool_ ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2006, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-one-food/380425/18 "2006-11-14T21:53:56Z")
Definitely stuffing. I make waaaaaaaaaay more stuffing than I need to feed everyone, and then I send everyone away with leftovers of everything \*\*except \*\* the stuffing. **THE STUFFING IS MINE!!!** ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2006, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-one-food/380425/19 "2006-11-14T21:56:13Z")
Good lord stuffing is awesome, 2nd runner up would be cranberry sauce. ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2006, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-one-food/380425/20 "2006-11-14T22:02:01Z")
Banana Nut Bread. So moist - so nutty - sooooooo happy! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-one-food/380425.md?page=2)