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Fellow food lovers! Bored of all this talk of UPF, calorie deficits and death by bacon? Come and share the foods that bring you joy…

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CommeIlFaut · 14/03/2024 17:26

I’m a bit sick of reading food threads about how a loaf of Kingsmill is a dangerous public health risk, and how Peppermint from Wimbledon would be the size of a bus if she ate more than seventy three grains of rice in a sitting. Oh, and how I’m frankly letting my kids down by having fruit yoghurts in my fridge.

So, for those of us who read Nigella in bed, lick the drips from their kids’ ice cream and understand the mental health benefits of cheese after dinner, here is a joyful, judgement free thread about the foods we love. Whole meals, exotic experiments, or low-grade confectionary scavenged from the secret treats drawer. If it brings you joy, it’s all good.

For me, I love seaside and mountain food. Fish and chips by the sea, massive seafood platters (with chips and garlic mayonnaise). Fondue round a table with wine and friends (and dangerous quantities of cured meat). Also, my husband’s beef Wellington, sausages in the garden stuffed into baguettes. And tea and a Crunchie bar on the sofa, in a house of sleeping children.

Please share….

OP posts:
merryhouse · 14/03/2024 17:55

Anything with cheese (not parmesan though. I'm a pleb)

Walkers pork pie with a cup of tea on Christmas morning

One of my colleagues introduced me to the delights of a Costco pastry - something called a cronut, covered in white chocolate. It was amazing.

Shortkiwi · 14/03/2024 17:58

Yes! @needtoshrink
Forgot chicken pie @AyeupDuck

SanFranBear · 14/03/2024 17:58

Macaroni Cheese... any and all types although chunks of chorizo level it up to God Tier!

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HungryForUdon · 14/03/2024 17:58

Anything is improved by the addition of bacon and cheese! Savoury obviously. I don't have a sweet tooth

xsquared · 14/03/2024 17:59

Summerhillsquare · 14/03/2024 17:33

A bakery in Newcastle makes the BEST stottie cakes in the world, and you can get them warm out of the oven for a quid...they do sourdough and granary too but I thought that wasn't in the spirit!

Pink Lane Bakery by any chance?

Summerhillsquare · 14/03/2024 18:01

Nooo...Big River! Less hipster, great value.

ScottBakula · 14/03/2024 18:02

I didnt feel like cooking last night so I made cheese toasties in a frying pan .
I enjoyed so much I am planning the same for tonight !

citrinetrilogy · 14/03/2024 18:02

A Pringle sandwich.

Tarquina · 14/03/2024 18:02

A whole tub of Häagen-Dazs salted caramel

StillCreatingAName · 14/03/2024 18:02

Yes, thank you @CommeIlFaut for this thread. Brilliant. But don’t make me choose, I can’t. It’s why I still love Off Menu podcast when they have a proper guest on who loves food, the fantasy menu is soooo good.

Strugglingtodomybest · 14/03/2024 18:03

BouleDeSuif · 14/03/2024 17:45

I really love crisps. Not the fancy ones, the really lurid coloured ones like Tangy Toms and Scampi n Lemon Nik Naks.
Crumpets and butter and golden syrup.

I don't think we have enough tomato flavoured crisps in this country. Tangy Toms are great, and I also love onion rings - the cheaper the brand the better in general! I have to disagree on the Scampi NikNaks though - Nice n Spicy are the best.

ToastyBreads · 14/03/2024 18:04

I love this thread but am now very hungry.
I also love cookies. And shortbread. The walkers shortbread is the bomb and the best cookies are the blue and white packet Waitrose ones. Always want to try making my own but far too lazy!

TheCountessofFitzdotterel · 14/03/2024 18:04

Home made hollandaise and bearnaise (eternal blessings on DH’s student who told me how to do them in the microwave).
Miso butter.
Basically, butter.

Strugglingtodomybest · 14/03/2024 18:05

Meal-wise, my DH does us a baked camembert on a Saturday night in. He adds chilli and other stuff and it's bloody gorgeous. We did used to buy 'posh' bread to dip in it, but now make do with toasted sliced white Kingsmill.

twobluechickens · 14/03/2024 18:05

BigDogEnergy · 14/03/2024 17:31

Chicken flavour instant noodles, in between two slices of generously buttered thick white hovis bread 🤤

BRAVO

JaneIves · 14/03/2024 18:06

BigDogEnergy · 14/03/2024 17:31

Chicken flavour instant noodles, in between two slices of generously buttered thick white hovis bread 🤤

Another noodle sandwich lover!

I love instant noodles, I've been trying different ones from my local pan Asian supermarket. The Buldak carbonara ones are my current favourite. Death by MSG no doubt but I try to offset by filling my noodle bowls with spring onions/spinach/bok Choi etc.

cocavino · 14/03/2024 18:06

Fried chicken with hot honey
Fried tofu with a rich hoisin-based sauce, crispy onions, broccoli, sticky rice
Creme caramel and strong coffee
A warm almond croissant with a latte
Lovely snacks like cheese twists, nocellara olives, smoked almonds with an aperitif

BouleDeSuif · 14/03/2024 18:06

@Strugglingtodomybest absolutely there's not enough tomato flavour crisps.
If you're local corner shop has Bobby's crisps/snacks, they're fabulous.

Dogskidsdogs · 14/03/2024 18:09

Homemade lasagne with garlic bread and chips (carb fest)

Steak, chips, onion rings and peas with a peppercorn sauce

A proper curry with garlic naan, poppadoms and pilau rice

Homemade rice pudding with loads of vanilla and a dollop of raspberry jam

xsquared · 14/03/2024 18:11

@Summerhillsquare Ooh, I'll have to check that out when I'm next in the toon. Love a good bakery.

I am still on the quest for the perfect custard donut since everywhere have pretty much reduced the amount of custard in them. Greggs have a good custard to dough ratio but it's topped with caramel icing, when I would just prefer a fine dusting of icing sugar.

Some of my favourite savoury comfort foods:
-Chips and mayonnaise - Belgian style
-Spaghetti puttanesca with lots of cheese
-Spicy Korean instant ramen with poached egg on top
-Egg fried rice cooked by myself, with lots of white pepper and siy sauce and maybe a bit of siracha or kimchi.
-Oven cooked Nachos with salsa, melted cheese and served with sour cream.

Basically, anything high carb and high fat!

olderbutwiser · 14/03/2024 18:11

After a spectacularly difficult day yesterday for supper I had a bacon sandwich made from very very fatty smoked streaky bacon with the bread fried in the fat from it, with tomato ketchup, and a Lindt chocolate easter egg for pudding. And 400 cups of tea with cow's milk. I slept like a log and felt much better today.

Walkingwithdinosaurs · 14/03/2024 18:13

Maybeicanhelpyou · 14/03/2024 17:34

Just how?? How did you make this a thing?

Surly this is the only way to eat them 🤔absolutely Devine!

TDIAP · 14/03/2024 18:13

Crisps, crisps and more crisps! I can’t go a day without a packet or 2 or 3 or even 4.

cheesecake

white toast with lots of butter

bagel with cream cheese and smoked bacon

croissants and Nutella

mint choc chip ice cream

McDonalds cheeseburger, fries and banana milkshake

twobluechickens · 14/03/2024 18:14

Deep fried chilli beef from the Chinese takeaway
Chilli paneer from the Nepalese
Big Mac and fries
Cauliflower cheese (tonight's dinner)
Homemade lasagne
Ham, egg and chips
Beef and ale pie with mash and greens
All the puddings

Noicant · 14/03/2024 18:16

Big bowl of pasta, smothered in pesto and tons of parmesan nom nom. Paneer and rice…luvverly.

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