Perfect Foods

[woodsroad]

What happened to Reese's?

My favorite version of Reese's are those ones that come in shapes depending on the season (Christmas tree, pumpkin, etc.). I like how the proportions are weighted to the peanut butter filling. Second favorite is the chocolate chips they make for baking and third is Reese's Pieces.

The chocolate and the peanut butter in Reeses both took a quality hit. Less salt, too, I think. This councided with the huge expansion of Reeses-branded foods and candies. My guess is that there was a shakeup in brand management and the quality-driven managers got the boot.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Tacos... not the "made for white people" ground beef, Taco Bell inspiration bullshit... but anything bought from the side of a van at a gas station parking lot. Ox tails, de Birria, Shrimp, etc... Mmmmm...

 

[woodsroad]

I love all kinds of snacks sweet or salty - sitting here thinking of things I enjoy with or for meals that I think are "perfect" and just what comes to mind:

1. Chili - homemade, love experimenting but my favorite recipe is in another thread somewhere on here.
2. My mom's homemade ice cream - she hasn't been able to make it for years, but my wife has the recipe and comes pretty close (or maybe she gets it exactly and it's just not "mom's", lol).
3. Homemade bread - just got into baking bread the last few years - crusty artisan loaf and challah are my favorites (maybe I just mess them up less often).
4. Lasagne - maybe this explains my joy at discovering Moussaka because of the layering. Love it homemade and as much as I'll try and experiment at Italian restaurants with different dishes, I'm usually ordering lasagne because I like to see how it measures up and it's my litmus test, lol.
5. Freshly made drop doughnuts slathered in sugar and cinnamon. They are crap when not fresh, haha, but just out of the oil and rolled and rolled in the good stuff it's battle conditions when they hit the table.

Our tastes run along similar lines. I won’t order lasagna out because it’s so often disappointing. Nothing like dear old mom’s. Mousaka is almost always good in restaurants, but on occasion it’s transcendent. Should be made with lamb.

 

[SBC]

Pecan pie
Banana pudding
English toffee
Sponge toffee
Chick O Stick / 5th Ave. / Butterfinger (all similar)
Appalachian root beer
Aged (at least 3 years, but more is better) Dogfishhead 120 Minute or Samichlaus
Pan Gravy (IF based heavily on very carmelized onions and butter)
Caesar salad
Tortellini Alfredo
Bacon-wrapped scallops
Maple Syrup
Really chunky bleu cheese dressing on medium buffalo wings
Croissants
Warm crusty sourdough with butter melting into it

 

[kcghost]

BLT is always at the of such a list
Reese's just suck
Heath Bars
Limeades just rule!
Banana Cream Pie
Eclairs filled with Bavarian Cream
Homemade Biscuits with Sausage Gravy (must be Jimmy Dean's)

 

[JOHN72]

Ten freshly steamed White Castle hamburgers from a White Castle location (not from the frozen food section in a supermarket). Mmmmm.

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Damn it Jeff, what the hell is that? Are you dieting for classic Arnold?

 

[olkofri]

Gin.

 

[AroEnglish]

The chocolate and the peanut butter in Reeses both took a quality hit. Less salt, too, I think. This councided with the huge expansion of Reeses-branded foods and candies. My guess is that there was a shakeup in brand management and the quality-driven managers got the boot.

I don't have Reese's products often enough to have noticed but still, that's very unfortunate to hear.

 

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[FurCoat]

Jamón ibérico is the only perfect food I'm aware of.

Mods, shut it down. Greeneyes nailed it, no further replies necessary.
When I lived in Seville, we always had a leg on the counter. 1500 bucks for 16 pound Cinco Jotas acorn fed.

 

[condorlover1]

@woodsroad introduced me to something called 'Shit on a Shingle' which I believe is some form of chipped beef. Although I do not eat beef very often that has to have been the most amazing thing I have ever consumed for breakfast in my life.

 

[snagstangl]

Galic bread with cheeses
Fried chicken
Double stuff oreo
Cadbury Chocolate from England or most countries, not the Hersey licensed crap from the US.
shortbread
Chocolate angel food cake
Homemade Ice Cream (raw eggs, full fat cream)

 

[BlueMaxx]

@woodsroad introduced me to something called 'Shit on a Shingle' which I believe is some form of chipped beef. Although I do not eat beef very often that has to have been the most amazing thing I have ever consumed for breakfast in my life.

SOS was served in the Chow Hall every breakfast in the Corps…. EVERY breakfast.
And grits.

 

[beefeater33]

My dear Grandmother was from Bungay England….. she made a Sunday roast with Yorkshire pudding……… Man…….. will put that up there as the most perfect!

 

[warren]

A nicely prepared joint of beef and Yorkshire pudding prepared as only the English can do, nirvana!

 

[Servant King]

Anything at all. After reading this thread, I'm starving...

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

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It's a walking cheeseburger.

 

[bullet08]

Fried chicken liver.

 

[SBC]

Oh man, I was blanking on chipped beef gravy over toast, and also on Cadbury mini eggs.
Those would definitely make my list too.

 

[RL Bucktails]

Pizza
Burgers