[Xun]

I'm starting to get really hungry now.

Damn you GAF.

[TEJ]

As far as mexican food goes, I can't think of anything better than some really good fajitas.

Hmmm. I can't decide if I like reubens, philly cheesesteaks, or gyros better.

[woolley]

I could live off of these.

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Raw chocolate chip cookie dough ;b

I want to live, I don't want to die.

[Emily Chu]

it's either Pizza, really good fresh sushi, american bbq pork ribs, or cheeseburgers.

can't decide

[Kentpaul]

I want to live, I don't want to die.

Some of us live to eat.

[franknbeans]

[Aesius]

Top notch sushi.

Grilled hamburgers.

[ActStriker]

Nothing is better than a good bowl of ramen.

[Tabris]

Cheese Burgers? Chicken Fried Rice? Tacos? Ramen? Has no one in this thread been to an actual non-fast food restaurant?

Here is my choice, the most amazingly cooked Wagyu/Kobe Rib Steak you can get (about $100-200 each steak):



EDIT - I just noticed the bit about after a night of drinking, I thought OP was just appending that to his quote on tastiest food in the world. I still would pick the above.

[Captain Sparrow]

[brianjones]

what is general tso chicken exactly? is it just a different name for orange chicken?

ive never seen it at any of my local chinese restaurants

[LordCanti]

Monte Cristo sandwich with raspberry or currant sauce. Fucking heavenly.

I don't use the sauce, but yes.

what is general tso chicken exactly? is it just a different name for orange chicken? ive never seen it at any of my local chinese restaurants

It's just spicier orange chicken, isn't it?

[cajunator]

Authentic Louisiana seafood gumbo
Crabmeat with avocado in buttersauce
Red snapper pontchartrain with crawfish ettoufee on top
Masala butter chicken
Durian
Thai bubble tea

Any of these are sublime.

[Kentpaul]

Cheese Burgers? Chicken Fried Rice? Tacos? Ramen? Has no one in this thread been to an actual non-fast food restaurant? Here is my choice, the most amazingly cooked Wagyu/Kobe Rib Steak you can get (about $100-200 each steak): EDIT - I just noticed the bit about after a night of drinking, I thought OP was just appending that to his quote on tastiest food in the world. I still would pick the above.

Buying 200 doller steaks every time your drunk will ruin bank balances.

[franknbeans]

what is general tso chicken exactly? is it just a different name for orange chicken? ive never seen it at any of my local chinese restaurants

varies slightly depending on where you get it, but its really sweet and mildly spicy.

[Parallax]

There is no definite best food, but the following things I've eaten are some contenders. Gumbo Pad thai

if there was a place that made a good gumbo around here that wasnt open at fucked hours, i would be all over that. havent had pad thai while drunk, but im sure it would be amazing.

[Az987]

It's just spicier orange chicken, isn't it?

Kind of but it doesn't taste the same. If you got both at the same time they'd look exactly the same. It doesn't really have an orange taste though.

Places around here use dark meat for Tso's and white for orange a lot of times which can be good or bad depending on your preference I guess.

[Grakl]

I'd say Thai food. The culture that thought to mix nuts and peppers into yummy stir fies is alright in my book. And oftentimes the food is actually spicy... Or at least I should say they don't censor their spice levels for western tastes. I have never had Korean or Mexican anything close to spicy in this country.

Thai food is the best food. Love my mom.

[klee123]

Nothing beats a good bowl of fresh shrimp wonton with fresh egg noodles in a flavorsome broth.

[vatstep]

I just discovered it this weekend — a salted caramel cupcake from Georgetown Cupcake. Holy fuck.

[Vaporak]

what is general tso chicken exactly? is it just a different name for orange chicken?

I don't use the sauce, but yes. It's just spicier orange chicken, isn't it?

varies slightly depending on where you get it, but its really sweet and mildly spicy.

Kind of but it doesn't taste the same. If you got both at the same time they'd look exactly the same. It doesn't really have an orange taste though. Places around here use dark meat for Tso's and white for orange a lot of times which can be good or bad depending on your preference I guess.

It depends. The real dish is sour and very spicy with the sauce based on tomato paste, Huananese cooking is rarely sweet. What you'll often find though is a sweet and mildly spicy dish using the name but made for fast food american tastes.

[Slo]

Aged sirloin steak at Gallager's Steak House in the New York-New York hotel in Las Vegas. Best steak I've ever had.

Dessert catagory - The "Ron Bennington" cupcake at Molly's in Chicago. They also have a shop in NYC but I've never been there.

It's kind of sad to see people who think Chicken McNuggets and a fast food burger is as good as it gets.

[gooey kablooie]

fat

[cajunator]

if there was a place that made a good gumbo around here that wasnt open at fucked hours, i would be all over that. havent had pad thai while drunk, but im sure it would be amazing.

Having access to excellent Gumbo all the time is definitely one of the reasons I will never move out of Southern Louisiana.

[ili0926]

Some of my favourites from my year on exchange in Asia...





Hakata Ramen (Fukuoka, Japan)



Dim Sum (Hong Kong)



Dak Galbi (Korea)



Fen Yuan (Taiwan)

[Verdre]

Crab. Glorious, glorious crab.

[Curtisaur]

Abso-fucking-lutely. And it ain't just any hamburger. In N Out is something different entirely.

You should have your tongue cut out and your mouth sewn shut.

[gobassgo]

[Vaporak]

Some of my favourites from my year on exchange in Asia... Dim Sum (Hong Kong)

God I want to go to China and have Dim Sum one of these days.

[Ichor]

Perogies made by someone who knows what they are doing. Yorkshire Pudding is also delicious.

[xxracerxx]

What is this? It just looks like a mess.

[ili0926]

God I want to go to China and have Dim Sum one of these days.

It's actually pretty good in North America (Vancouver, Toronto, San Francisco) given the massive diaspora of HKers in these particular communities...quite comparable I'd say!

[monsterfracas]

I'm partial to homemade spicy fettucini alfredo, with a bit of grilled shrimp on the side.

And pizza is always awesome.

[Lionel Mandrake]

if there was a place that made a good gumbo around here that wasnt open at fucked hours, i would be all over that. havent had pad thai while drunk, but im sure it would be amazing.

Yeah, you have to go South-South in order to get good gumbo, but when you get it...


Pad Thai's a double-edged sword though. I love it, but my stomach doesn't. I get ungodly diarrhea several hours after.

[Haly]

In terms of taste per cubic centimeter, nothing really beats foie gras.

Buttery richness, and the tears and anguish of geese.

[outunderthestars]

.

But Guinness has no taste. At least drink a stout that has some taste to it:

[cdyhybrid]

Nothing like really good Mexican food.

[Soda]

Fuck this thread. I don't think I've ever gone from okay to starving in less than 50 comments before.

[TheLastCandle]

Margherita pizza and pork barbecue.

[xbhaskarx]

pink slime

[cajunator]

God I want to go to China and have Dim Sum one of these days.

Im going up to meet Chinese relatives in Maryland in July and I will be surrounded by homemade dim sum for a week.
One of the high points of my life.

[monsterfracas]

pink slime

If I didn't know what that actually was, I'd say that looks delicious.

[Llyranor]

Real Kobe beef from Kobe. Honestly, it was the closest I've ever got to a spiritual culinary experience. The beef just melted in my mouth - a taste of the divine? Nothing else mattered at that moment. It was so insanedly good we went twice to Kobe (a complete sidetrip since we weren't doing anything else there) that week just to eat it again.


Fatty tuna! This also melts in your mouth. Soooooo goooood.


Also, Cantonese-style lobster. That sauce - finger-licking good!


Snails in black bean sauce or oyster sauce, oh my!


Bun Rieu! Pho is the more popular Vietnamese soup, but I love Bun Rieu so much more! Noodles, tomato broth, crab paste, tofu, various veggies/herbs, (optional congealed pig's blood) - this thing home-made is <3 <3 <3


Pyongyang noodles/Naengmyeon (no, I did not have have them in Pyongyang, haha - in Seoul!). My palate was not used to this at first, since this is a cold dish. However, they ended up being the most amazing noodles!


French baguettes. I've always liked these, but those I had at a local bakery in St-Malo and Bernieres-sur-Mer, France when I was staying there were so amazing. I'd buy them every morning and eat it with nothing else. Yum!


Also, balut. I don't have it often, but when I do I adore it to bits. Let's just say this is the only pic I'll post of it: (you can google it if curious - not for the faint of heart!)

Peking duck. Nothing else compares

Oh yeah, this is top tier! Love the broth, too.

[Parallax]

Having access to excellent Gumbo all the time is definitely one of the reasons I will never move out of Southern Louisiana.

i wish some of those gumbo makers would make their way to los angeles.

Yeah, you have to go South-South in order to get good gumbo, but when you get it... Pad Thai's a double-edged sword though. I love it, but my stomach doesn't. I get ungodly diarrhea several hours after.

i havent had a good gumbo in over a damn decade. and im lucky not to have that issue with pad thai.

[chris.trejo]

Damn you gaf...I'm eating carne asada and you made me hungerier lol anyways my fav. food is:




Pambazos. Soooooo good.

[Kuro Madoushi]

It's actually pretty good in North America (Vancouver, Toronto, San Francisco) given the massive diaspora of HKers in these particular communities...quite comparable I'd say!

Yeah, I went to a few top notch places in HK when I went to study there. I was thinking 'wtf?! same shit as in Toronto!" I asked my prof, who literally wrote HK's history book and he just said a lot of cooks emigrated to NA when they could.

Ain't complainin

Greatest tasting though? Probably a steak...

[massoluk]

If you're lucky, you get to work/live near Thai restaurant that actually knows how to cook sour and spicy dishes. Otherwise, you can really get some horrendous food. It takes a bit of a care to actually mix and match those spices to the right balance.

I nominated Tom Kha Gai - Sour and Spicy Chicken soup.

[Sentry]

pink slime

I can never get over how much that looks like ice cream.

[Solo]

What is this? It just looks like a mess.

Fine Italian, of course.

Enjoy.