Best thing you've have ever eaten and where?

blackdog2 · 01-07-2011 12:49AM

小籠包(A soup filled dumpling) in Taiwan, absolutely amazing if you are into that kind of thing.

Disleksic · 01-07-2011 12:50AM

Tagine with chicken (I hope) in Essaouira, Morocco. So nice I had it every day for a week.

theboss80 · 01-07-2011 12:50AM

1 page :rolleyes:

fergiesfolly · 01-07-2011 12:53AM

Potatoe skins with garlic mayo, cheese and bacon bits. In Padraicins in Furbo

MungBean · 01-07-2011 12:56AM

Lamb in prune sauce (cant remember the actual dish name) in a Moroccan restaurant in Belgium. First and only meal that actually blew me away.

Jan_Itor · 01-07-2011 01:01AM

King Creole with cheese at KC's in Douglas!

chalkitdown · 01-07-2011 01:07AM

Salt baked sea bass.... wherever you can find it.

Larianne · 01-07-2011 01:09AM

Anything from The Windsor in Dundalk.

Superbus · 01-07-2011 01:10AM

8 courses without a menu (couldn't tell you what I was eating) in a restaurant in Rocamadour, which happens to also be the nicest place I've ever been.

More regularly attainable - Diep Spring Rolls. Life-changingly good.

Savage Tyrant · 01-07-2011 01:12AM

Roast suckling piglet in Santa Ponsa last year... Had it 4 times in my 10 day holiday. Heaven on a plate.

Spread · 01-07-2011 01:17AM

Man.UnitedLad wrote: »

Mammy's bacon and cabbage!

AhSureTisGrand wrote: »

Do my eyes deceive me? Three pages and not a mention of yore ma

ItIsNotGrand! You've got to pay more attention. Perhaps you've been chopping onions

beano345 · 01-07-2011 01:20AM

banana pancakes from the street vendours in thailand

http://youtu.be/x3C7d4Elbvc

flutterflye · 01-07-2011 02:10AM

Chicken fillet burger in Eddie Rockets!
Also the same in TGI's (although the one I'm reffering to doesn't exist anymore)

Both of the above would be nothing without the sauce though.

Homemade Shepard's Pie (actually cottage pie, but we say the wrong name in Ireland!), and homemade lasagna from scratch.

Pretty much any chocolate dish, especially if it's warm and sticky and melty.

I'm quite simple in my tastes really!

Chuck Stone · 01-07-2011 04:05AM

The King of Moo wrote: »

Proper Florentine steak, in a tiny little restaurant in Florence.
So simple to do, very few fancy ingredients, and absolutely gorgeous!

pragmatic1 wrote: »

My granny used to make the nicest stew.
Location:Her house.

Ah shure 'tis the simple food that is the best imo. It's more than the food for me. The emotions and people are as much a contribution as the food as regards having a good meal. (Cubes of basil jelly? on a plate of lego food? GTFOimo).

My Ma's Christmas dinner by a country mile for me. Turkey, glazed ham, bread stuffin, roast & boiled 'taters, a selection of roast vegetables, peas, home made gravy - oh ffs pure food hapiness.

Oh Lordy...

http://imakeeper.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/lordofthefiles_homer-drool.gif

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Captain Havoc · 01-07-2011 04:45AM

Steak tartare, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. In Switzerland.

old_aussie · 01-07-2011 04:50AM

Scones with jam and fresh cream at Bundanoon

http://www.visitnsw.com/town/Bundanoon.aspx

Caoimhín · 01-07-2011 05:02AM

Ooooooh, good question.

It is a tie between a rack of Connemara lamb with Rosemary and red wine jus.

Or,

Lobester and chorizo Paella in Valencia.

Im drooling like the dog now!

Duddy · 01-07-2011 05:06AM

Creme Brulee in The Church restaurant - literally brought tears to my eyes!

LenaClaire · 01-07-2011 07:48AM

The two best meals I remember. One was bacon and cabbage with mash at this tiny little restaurant near Glencolumbkille and the other was scallop risotto and creme brulee in Paris.

Both were so good I wanted them to last forever

Jagera · 01-07-2011 08:42AM

Open Lobster Lasagne in a small village called Sonning, along the Thames, in around 2003

The pasta sheets were freshly made, and it had big chunks of fresh lobster in a cream sauce. Accompanied by a glass or two of nice plonk.

EDIT - to keep the creme brulee theme going. another local restaurant does a cracker.

Swampy · 01-07-2011 08:50AM

Abi wrote: »

There is a place in town that I'm too mean to mention =P that does the best Italian food ever. The wine is amazing, and whenever we show up, regardless of how busy they are, and people being turned away, they always find us a table. Overdue a visit tbh

spill the beans

stargazer 68 · 01-07-2011 08:56AM

Years ago when I lived in London we went Xmas shopping in Wood Green. Lunchtime everywhere was packed so we found a little cafe down a side street - seems the stall holders used it.

Tiny place, formica tables etc. Ordered fried eggs, chips, beans, tea and bread & butter (as you do). Guy behind the counter cooking was wearing one of those blue overalls and had a cig hanging out of his mouth. The white mugs for the tea were chipped and cracked. However, it was the best grub I have ever had!!

stampydmonkey · 01-07-2011 08:56AM

Local lamb, roasted with traditional Irish herbs and sliced potato, served with wild crab apple jelly - Oscars in Galway.

Or any of the pizzas from Bistro Bianconi in Sligo - makes my mouth water thinking about them...

Top of the list has to be Mixed Doner - Charcoal Grill 4am Galway. So bad but sooo good! You'd need a shower after eating one

Lustrum · 01-07-2011 08:57AM

Kobe beef in....

Kobe Japan. Definitely worth the money, the best meat I've ever eaten

epgc3fyqirnbsx · 01-07-2011 09:26AM

A little Vietnamese café in Perth had the nicest food I have ever eaten. There was never anyone in it and it shut down after a few weeks, shame

My first bowl of chowder in a pub in Clifden. It was sublime, full of fish and crab claws. Never had anything like it before or since

careca11 · 01-07-2011 09:26AM

jaysus hard to know where to start :

creamy Scallops with Mushrooms (Pasta frescha dublin)
Cajun Style chicken , the windsor restaurant in Dundalk

dreamy indonesian randang at the Carmel restuarant in Bali (actually everything I ate in Bali was divine )

mandariin style chinese duck , royal plaza hotel in Hong kong

Chocolate Brownies n Ice cream , Hard-rock Cafe in Barcelona
to name a few