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Food Heaven and Food Hell

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Magnited · 08/01/2022 13:22

Inspired by a Saturday morning cooking programme earlier, what is your food heaven and hells? Mine -

Heaven: Mackerel or other oily fish

Hell: Pesto

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StrychnineInTheSandwiches · 08/01/2022 13:24

Heaven - lobster rolls followed by creme brulee

Hell - mashed potato and baked beans

Harrriet · 08/01/2022 14:14

Heaven salmon either smoked,put in the oven or on sushi.

Hell Brisket

Chatterboxy · 08/01/2022 14:17

Heaven - Smoked Salmon
Hell - Liver/Offal

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weegiemum · 08/01/2022 14:19

Heaven - really good macaroni cheese
Hell - mince

PonyPatter44 · 08/01/2022 14:21

Heaven: chicken and prawn laksa

Hell: mussels

Mumrey · 08/01/2022 14:48

Heaven: Italian food
Hell: red meat cooked to 'pink' stage - sorry!!

RedRec · 08/01/2022 14:51

Heaven: Toasted fruit teacake with butter and raspberry jam on.
Hell: Sushi

Inextremis · 08/01/2022 14:55

Heaven: most Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi food
Hell: coleslaw with pickled beetroot and jellied eels

Iamclearlyamug · 08/01/2022 14:56

Heaven - scones with jam and clotted cream
Hell - sushi and olives

BleuJay · 08/01/2022 14:58

Heaven - cheese and vegetarian Indian food.

Hell - seafood of any kind but in particular prawns. Oh and liver.

ISpyCobraKai · 08/01/2022 15:00

Heaven-cheese
Hell-celery

Guacamole001 · 08/01/2022 15:00

Heaven - Indian food
Hell - salad cream, hard boiled eggs (vom)

Hollytreenew · 08/01/2022 15:03

@StrychnineInTheSandwiches

Heaven - lobster rolls followed by creme brulee

Hell - mashed potato and baked beans

Your hell is exactly the same as mine!

Heaven- A hard one as I love a lot of curries but probably Beef Rendang with some sort of chocolate melting middle putting a while afterwards with strawberries.

WowIlikereallyhateyou · 08/01/2022 15:04

Heaven. Lobster Thermidor.
Hell. Offal

Lunaballoon · 08/01/2022 15:04

Heaven - Anything with spicy, zingy flavours, eg Thai, Mexican

Hell - Any kind of supermarket ‘ready-meal’ - usually bland and samey.

countdowntonap · 08/01/2022 15:05

Heaven - tuna steak, or tuna sashimi and wasabi
Hell - anything found on roast dinner (e.g. Yorkshire puds) and pies

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 08/01/2022 15:07

Heaven - Greek salad with roast potatoes
Hell- seeds in tomatoes , butter any meat/fish/chicken, any eggs that even look underdone (I don't eat many eggs but I cannot look even on TV)

Crinkle77 · 08/01/2022 15:09

My food heaven is lamb. Hell is shell fish. Can't stand the taste or texture.

Magnited · 08/01/2022 15:10

Heaven: Watercress, Basil, Celery - strong chlorophyll flavours
Hell: Blancmange, Custard, Trifle - sickly, sweet, dairy blends

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DartmoorChef · 08/01/2022 15:13

Heaven : seafood, shellfish, tiramisu

Hell: jellied eels, tapioca, rice pudding

ExtremelyDetermined · 08/01/2022 15:13

Heaven - any seafood or any cheese. A seafood platter including oysters followed by crackers and artisan cheeses.

Hell - meat dishes with fruit in them, puddings with alcohol in them. Also smoked haddock, can't bear it.

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SpookyScarySkeletons · 08/01/2022 15:20

I have so many food heavens I can't decide!! I'm stuck between a really good lamb curry or anything with steak and cheese.

Food hell is anything that once had a shell and blue cheese oh and aubergines.

SpookyScarySkeletons · 08/01/2022 15:21

@Crinkle77

My food heaven is lamb. Hell is shell fish. Can't stand the taste or texture.
I have exact same as you!
Vampirethriller · 08/01/2022 15:23

I eat almost everything, but
Heaven: sushi
Hell: puy lentils, because nobody will convince me they're not actually made of plastic.