El Presidente Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 Our Vietnam FOH'er Matt popped on in yesterday evening for 4 hrs before jumping on a plane home. It was great to meet you Matt! I cooked up the normal storm while Smithy served the wine and Lise polished off a bottle of Chardy before driving off home singing at full voice the Pretenders "Brass in Pocket" (Frank is away) Anyway Matt being the erstwhile Plymouth lad loves living in Vietnam (9 years now), but misses a few things which he can't fine in Asia and brings in whenever he visits home. Specifically Real English Pork Sausages, Real English Bacon, Clotted Cream and Cornish Pasties Over some Cohiba Seleccion Reservas is got us to thinking. What are 3-4 foods you know are not great for you......but you just couldn't live with at least occasionally? Great to see you Matt!
First Lady Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 Pork Belly cooked any way , Hot Chips with Mushroom Sauce , Mum's Lasagna Just can't live without them
dizedean Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 I'm from Philadelphia so the first is a cheesesteak with fried onions. My granny was from down south so Fried chiken and chicken and dumplings. Umm Ummm Good.
Erm310mce Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 Prosciutto di parma and a nice assortment of dried meats and aged cheeses for an antipasto plate and a loaf of fresh ciabatta bread. That's all I need for dinner...or any meal actually A burger with the works on it...cheese, mushrooms, onions etc.. and fries fresh filled conollis... ultimate dessert
El Capitan Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 Beer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I consider it food. But this may indeed be good for your mental health and so may not qualify?
Colt45 Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 Beer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I consider it food. But this may indeed be good for your mental health and so may not qualify? I'd probably go with beer as well. But in thinking about it, I more than balance that with wine - so I guess I'm good........
tmac77 Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 I have to agree with elcapitan. Beer is definatley a food group so that is my #1 # 2 for me is marmite. Got to have the marmite for the morning after way too many beers. #3 Bacon... bacon..and more bacon ( I like bacon A LOT) only have one left.... mmm well since cigars are actually good for me and not a food group I am assuming I can have as many of them as i like #4 Cheese lots of well aged stinkey cheeses
First Lady Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 You are right Erm... can't forget antipasto .... Italians gift to the world.... but we want it back
docbp87 Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 Chicken Fried Steak and Corned Beef Hash come to mind.
CanuckSARTech Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 McDonald's french fries (I know, I know, sorry), a good steak, and ice cold Coke in a can.
khomeinist Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 Good samosas/chaat Rib roast, rack of lamb, Memphis-style pork ribs proper Buffalo wings (am a native) Tacos Al Pastor!! Ps. I love jibaritos too. Flank steak sandwich with tostones/plantains as bread. I could eat plantains every day.
android Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 Prime rib Garlic mash taters cream spinach Mexican
mazolaman Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 Proper Cumberland sausage, Roast beef,yorkshire puddings..... apple crumble and custard....mmmmmmmmmm
dcse Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 Pancakes with lots of maple syrup. Ice cream Full English breakfast whenever visiting the UK.
bolivr Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 Pork crackling, salty and crunchy Spinach soup with lots of garlic (oops a healthy one) Would be happy to have a dinner that consisted of nothing but garlic bread and red wine.
Kangaroo495 Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 A few things I miss: Steak - can't buy it in the shops here. Ludicrously expensive in restaurants VB - goes without saying Coffee - nowhere makes it like Melbourne Aussie wine (especially shiraz)
buster Posted January 21, 2011 Posted January 21, 2011 1. +1 on a cheesesteak w/ fried onions (raw onions if good sweet ones). This was a staple for me growing up. Thank goodness they don't have good ones where I live now or I'd be big as a house. 2. Bagel w/ creme cheese and whitefish, tomato and onion 3. Either an ice cream soda or a big bowl of ice cream w/ hot butterscotch sauce (current favorite flavor: carmel cashew chip). Rick
Torontonian Posted January 21, 2011 Posted January 21, 2011 (1) Coffee and (2) maple syrup, in any guise.
Rogers72 Posted January 21, 2011 Posted January 21, 2011 Creme Brulee French Fries Onion Rings REAL Beer Pecan Pie Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Otherwise, I have a pretty strong will-power but I am like a crackhead with any of the above. ***I don't consider things like Red Meat, Pork, Wine, Bourbon, Scotch, and cigars to be bad for you in any way. I actually have these as a stalwart in the "Healthy" column for some reason...
thechenman Posted January 21, 2011 Posted January 21, 2011 Hmmm...sor many bad choices to choose from... 1. Thick slab of pork belly. You can't beat bacon. 2. Thick cut crunchy onion rings. 3. Juicy fried chicken. Dark meat only please. 4. Lobster, but I'd settle for Alaskan King Crab with rich, warm clarified butter. Mmmmmm cholesterol heaven.
PigFish Posted January 21, 2011 Posted January 21, 2011 I got kinda' lost reading... and forgot the question! -LOL For me nothing replaces a well marbled rib-eye, bone in is great. I like to slow cook them so 2" is about minimum. With that would be a baked potato, lotsa' butter and sour cream. I too like bacon. Bacon is best to me, about a half pound (before cooking) on a light sourdough bread with an heirloom tomato, highly salted and peppered, some greens and gob of mayo! A great BLT with a good home grown tomato is a gastro-orgasm! Last would be dessert; a really good homemade chocolate chip cooky, a thick milkshake (chocolate) or a nice fresh doughnut.
broozer Posted January 21, 2011 Posted January 21, 2011 blood sausage. i'd eat it every single day if i could FIND it somewhere in this country. bruce
maalouly Posted January 21, 2011 Posted January 21, 2011 Our Vietnam FOH'er Matt popped on in yesterday evening for 4 hrs before jumping on a plane home. It was great to meet you Matt!I cooked up the normal storm while Smithy served the wine and Lise polished off a bottle of Chardy before driving off home singing at full voice the Pretenders "Brass in Pocket" (Frank is away) Anyway Matt being the erstwhile Plymouth lad loves living in Vietnam (9 years now), but misses a few things which he can't fine in Asia and brings in whenever he visits home. Specifically Real English Pork Sausages, Real English Bacon, Clotted Cream and Cornish Pasties Over some Cohiba Seleccion Reservas is got us to thinking. What are 3-4 foods you know are not great for you......but you just couldn't live with at least occasionally? Great to see you Matt! Had to read it twice to get what you were saying, how many bottles did you say you had? You
mazolaman Posted January 22, 2011 Posted January 22, 2011 for me,for English clssics,all pure stodge! butchers made proper Cumberland sausage. roast beef yorkshire puddings, apple crumble and custard. and with a bottle of Timothy Taylor landlord...pork scratchings! saying their names makes my arteries clog...
strayvector Posted January 22, 2011 Posted January 22, 2011 Thick cut bone-in rib eye, English bacon, and dim sum.
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