Favorite Foods??

[dukemomLA]

If for the rest of your life you could eat only ONE thing from the following food groups, what would it be? Meat, Seafood, Vege, Fruit, Starch, Beverage, Dairy, and Sweets?

My choices are the following:

Meat -- rare steak
Seafood -- clams
Vege -- broccoli
Fruit -- watermelon
Dairy -- cheese
Starch -- mashed potatoes
Beverage -- water
Sweets -- cheesecake

I know this a stupid post, but...it's late here in L.A. and I'm curious.

[knights68]

ok, I'll bite (so to speak)

Meat -- Chicken... preferrably BBQ'd!
Seafood -- Shrimp or oysters
Veggie -- cauliflower... blanched
Fruit -- Fuji Apples
Dairy -- no thanks
Starch -- Fried 'taters
Beverage -- toss up between tea and soft drinks
Sweets -- Dark chocolate anything

[captmojo]

If for the rest of your life you could eat only ONE thing from the following food groups, what would it be? Meat, Seafood, Vege, Fruit, Starch, Beverage, Dairy, and Sweets?

My choices are the following:

Meat -- rare steak
Seafood -- clams
Vege -- broccoli
Fruit -- watermelon
Dairy -- cheese
Starch -- mashed potatoes
Beverage -- water
Sweets -- cheesecake

I know this a stupid post, but...it's late here in L.A. and I'm curious.

Beef
Shrimp
Broccoli, I had to agree but at times my favorite vegetable is gravy
Pears or pineapple, it's too close to call
Cheese
Rice
Coffee
Key Lime Pie

God, I feel fat. Seriously. Every time I bend over or touch myself.

[Bob Green]

Here goes:

Meat - Eastern NC Style BBQ of course
Seafood - Shrimp
Vege - fried okra
Fruit - mango
Dairy - cheese
Starch - french fries
Beverage - Beer
Sweets - lemon pie

[Channing]

Meat -- Boerwors (anyone in Atlanta who does not know a South African can experience this at 10 Degrees South on Roswell Road or Goldbergs Deli)
Seafood -- Tilapia
Veggie -- Tomatoes
Fruit -- Peaches
Dairy -- not a huge fan
Starch -- noodles, particularly in the form of Pad Thai
Beverage -- Diet Coke
Sweets -- Chocolate Pudding

[rthomas]

Meat -- Boerwors (anyone in Atlanta who does not know a South African can experience this at 10 Degrees South on Roswell Road or Goldbergs Deli)
Seafood -- Tilapia
Veggie -- Tomatoes
Fruit -- Peaches
Dairy -- not a huge fan
Starch -- noodles, particularly in the form of Pad Thai
Beverage -- Diet Coke
Sweets -- Chocolate Pudding

Tomatoes are actually a fruit - but we'll let that slide this time.

[Channing]

Tomatoes are actually a fruit - but we'll let that slide this time.

thanks! thats kind of you. Can I amend my answer? How about spinach.

[devildeac]

If for the rest of your life you could eat only ONE thing from the following food groups, what would it be? Meat, Seafood, Vege, Fruit, Starch, Beverage, Dairy, and Sweets?

My choices are the following:

Meat -- rare steak
Seafood -- clams
Vege -- broccoli
Fruit -- watermelon
Dairy -- cheese
Starch -- mashed potatoes
Beverage -- water
Sweets -- cheesecake

I know this a stupid post, but...it's late here in L.A. and I'm curious.

meat-meat loaf(see other thread)
seafood-oyster stout
veg-lima beans(not really, but see other thread)
fruit-New Glarus Raspberry Tart(a brown ale flavored with tons of raspberries-like a Belgian lambic)
dairy-milk stout
starch-malted barley in liquid form(pale ale, IPA, brown ale, well, you get the idea)
beverage-more malted barley
sweets-chocolate chip cookies (with a Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout)

Gosh, I am thirsty now-and hungry.

[colchar]

meat-steak
seafood-fish & chips
veg-I rarely eat veggies so I could happily give these up if I were allowed to substitute an extra from another group
fruit-Granny Smith Apples
dairy-milk
starch-roast potatoes; long grain and wild rice (that's my extra for not eating veggies)
beverage-rye
sweets-chocolate

[hc5duke]

Meat -- tortured baby cows parmigiana or dog meat
Seafood -- Cajun style frog legs
Veggie -- garlic
Fruit -- watermelon
Dairy -- goat cheese
Starch -- plain rice
Beverage -- water
Sweets -- rocky road from marble slab or tcby

[DevilAlumna]

Meat -- filet mignon, medium-rare
Seafood -- sashimi-grade tuna (I may cook it occasionally, but raw is just fine.)
Veggie -- spinach (so versatile!)
Fruit -- a perfect Georgia peach. (But those are hard to come by, so Bananas would suffice.)
Dairy -- milk. 2%.
Starch -- this is actually the hardest for me; I love me some starches. Rice will win out, if only so I can make sushi with my raw tuna.
Beverage -- red wine
Sweets -- Dark chocolate, or Breyers Vanilla Bean ice cream.

[TillyGalore]

Veggie -- garlic

Is garlic a vegetable? I'm being serious.

After reading this thread I am craving a rare steak, spinach salad, baked potato, watermelon, sharp Vermont cheddar cheese, and chocolate. I'm not craving any seafood as lately it makes me nauseous.

[hc5duke]

Is garlic a vegetable? I'm being serious.

After reading this thread I am craving a rare steak, spinach salad, baked potato, watermelon, sharp Vermont cheddar cheese, and chocolate. I'm not craving any seafood as lately it makes me nauseous.

Yeah... my initial choice was "no thanks." If you eat the bulb, is it not considered a veggie? I'd go with creamed spinach as my second choice if garlic is disqualified.

[dukemomLA]

Okra??!!??? OKRA??!!?? Are you serious? Okra??!!??

[Lavabe]

Meat -- Boerwors (anyone in Atlanta who does not know a South African can experience this at 10 Degrees South on Roswell Road or Goldbergs Deli)

The Goldberg's nearest 10 Degrees South, or the one off Paces Ferry by OK Cafe? I haven't been to the Roswell Rd one in 3-4 years, but I heard they remodeled.

On bagels alone, I'll go with Bagel Palace by Toco Hills. I do, however, like the Paces Ferry Goldberg's.

Cheers,
Lavabe

[tecumseh]

Meat -- Chicken... preferrably BBQ'd!

You know even though I am pretty much a vegetarian I like to barbeque but I have come to the conclusion you cannot barbeque chicken. Anyplace that serves barbeque chicken is lying. I was experimenting with this concept just last weekend. Chicken cooked for hours at a low temperature ends up tasting like cardboard there is just not enough fat in the meat, maybe you could barbeque thighs only. True Barbeque (hard to find north of the Mason Dixon line) is slowly cooked meat at a temperature of around 220 degrees for many hours. You need fatty meat for this to work, pork shoulder, ribs, do nicely. In Texas they go for beef and for some strange reason in Kentucky they go for mutton.http://bbq.about.com/cs/lamb/a/aa102000a.htm

[Channing]

The Goldberg's nearest 10 Degrees South, or the one off Paces Ferry by OK Cafe? I haven't been to the Roswell Rd one in 3-4 years, but I heard they remodeled.

On bagels alone, I'll go with Bagel Palace by Toco Hills. I do, however, like the Paces Ferry Goldberg's.

Cheers,
Lavabe

I have only ever gotten from the goldbergs on Roswell Road, just before you get to buckhead (near 10 degrees south).

You cant order it at their restaurant, you have to go into the deli and order it, take it home, and throw it on the grill.

One of the owners, Howard Aaron (guy with a pony tail, somewhat creepy) can tell you the proper way to prepare it. Basically you just cook it like any other sausage.

Again, for anyone who has a bit of an adventurous pallet - do yourself a favor!

[hc5duke]

You know even though I am pretty much a vegetarian I like to barbeque but I have come to the conclusion you cannot barbeque chicken. Anyplace that serves barbeque chicken is lying. I was experimenting with this concept just last weekend. Chicken cooked for hours at a low temperature ends up tasting like cardboard there is just not enough fat in the meat, maybe you could barbeque thighs only. True Barbeque (hard to find north of the Mason Dixon line) is slowly cooked meat at a temperature of around 220 degrees for many hours. You need fatty meat for this to work, pork shoulder, ribs, do nicely. In Texas they go for beef and for some strange reason in Kentucky they go for mutton.http://bbq.about.com/cs/lamb/a/aa102000a.htm

Because it tastes better than pork. There, I said it, bring it on.

[tecumseh]

hc5duke.. I assume you meant beef. I would like to try mutton but I don't get to Western Kentucky that often or ever.

For anyone who wants to cook real good barbeque I would recommend buying "the big green egg". http://biggreenegg.com/ This is also a good and cheap way to be a hero at any carryin function. Since barbeque meats are the cheapest cuts you can cook a lot for few bucks and if you live north of the Mason Dixon line it will be better barbeque than you can get anywhere in town. When you are grilling the Big Green Egg is excellent for that also.