# What is your favorite kind of dessert? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 17, 2020, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647 "2020-03-17T12:44:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/61 "2020-03-18T23:50:15Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > What you’re describing is hors d’oeuvres (other than the coffee, of course). Eating them after the meal does not make them dessert. Great God, man! One simply does _not_ eat cheese before the meal! It lies heavy on the digestion and spoils the anticipation of the upcoming dinner! And fruit is too sweet to precede dinner. Throws off appreciation of the wines. I also argue against coffee with the cheese. You can call for an additional glass of wine that would complement the choice of cheese, but I usually just finish off the last of the main course wine (a red, preferably). ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/62 "2020-03-19T00:16:40Z")
A nice port goes well with cheese, I find. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/63 "2020-03-19T00:30:56Z")
I like to splurge at a schmancy restaurant about once or twice a year, and I love the cheese plate if there is one (as there usually is), but they usually have a sweet as well. The best meal I’ve ever eaten was at Providence in West Hollywood, and the cheese course was probably my favorite course. Otherwise…I voted pie, but I love ice cream and most pastry, like turnovers, and good shortbread, and real strawberry shortcake made with real biscuits and lots of whipped cream. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/64 "2020-03-19T00:32:26Z")
Hate port; love sherry. Just a matter of personal taste, of course. I’d ask for a glass of amontillado or oloroso, depending on the cheese. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/65 "2020-03-19T00:36:11Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Great God, man! One simply does _not_ eat cheese before the meal! Excuse me! Do we not eat the mozzarella stick appetizer _before_ the Double Cheeseburger with Everything? Do we not eat the cheese curds before the pork sandwich? Or at least concurrently with? ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/66 "2020-03-19T00:37:11Z")
I always have pie when I’m in a Pie District, like Maine. I hear Texas is another great place to eat pie. In Maine, I always get the wild blueberry pie, and often go for luxuries like peanut butter cream or lemon meringue. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/67 "2020-03-19T00:44:05Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > What you’re describing is hors d’oeuvres (other than the coffee, of course). Eating them after the meal does not make them dessert. I wouldn’t call cheese hors d’oeuvres. I would simply call it more dinner. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/68 "2020-03-19T00:53:39Z")
_Lookit them hors-doovers, ain’t they sweet? A little piece of cheese and a little piece of meat!_😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/69 "2020-03-19T02:44:42Z")
Mason Williams. Minor genius of the late 20th century. And I say that with huge respect. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/70 "2020-03-19T03:11:43Z")
All posh shops, ritzy restaurants, and hoity-toity hotels offer a wide variety of cheese. :o ---
**Author:** ![sweepkick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@sweepkick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweepkick)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/71 "2020-03-19T04:44:14Z")
Baklava. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/72 "2020-03-19T05:14:48Z")
Cheesy comestibles, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! :o ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/73 "2020-03-19T11:59:35Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > So…no one else likes cheese? Am I some sort of mutant? A Francophile surrender-monkey? In your honor, we had some sage derby last night. A beautiful cheese, delicious as well, and paired nicely with whatever wine we were having.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jerez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@jerez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerez)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/74 "2020-03-19T13:17:21Z")
Oh, I forgot one. Not my favorite, but sometimes it hits the spot like nothing else: After an unsatisfying meal at a snotty upscale restaurant, on the way out and within earshot of the chef, I say to my girlfriend, “_C’mon, let’s go to McDonalds. I’m still hungry_.” ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/75 "2020-03-19T13:27:49Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > I wouldn’t call cheese hors d’oeuvres. I would simply call it more dinner. Cheese between meals? Great! Cheese before a meal? Also great! Cheese as the main course? No problem, if you’re having a light meal. Cheese for dessert? Of course not. For one, why would you want to finish your meal with the taste of cheese in your mouth? ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/76 "2020-03-19T14:31:19Z")
> [@Icarus](#): > > It is a primary tenet of my personal religion that anything on a desert menu with the words “chocolate” and “raspberry” together must be ordered and eaten, even if that means more than one item. Earlier I voted for warm chocolate pudding (with the skin!) but the combo of chocolate and raspberries is a very close second. Hot fudge and raspberries over vanilla or chocolate ice cream is one of my all-time favorites. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/77 "2020-03-20T09:54:17Z")
I chose cake, but since I mainly consider cake a transport medium for frosting, I should have chosen Other: Frosting. ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/78 "2020-03-20T11:18:28Z")
Pie, but I’m picky about it; if I didn’t make it, I probably don’t like it. Custards and puddings are pretty nice. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/79 "2020-03-21T16:42:09Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Excuse me! Do we not eat the mozzarella stick appetizer _before_ the Double Cheeseburger with Everything? Do we not eat the cheese curds before the pork sandwich? Or at least concurrently with? When I was working as a vendor on a carnival circuit thirty years ago (my God, has it really been that long?!? ::eek: :smack: ), the cheese curd and Polish sausage booths would give me their leftovers each night for half price or gratis. I’d have a feast in my van before turning in. As Jamie Oliver would say, happy days! :o [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647.md?page=3)