To ask for foods which are genuinely delicious?

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I’ve just tried blue cheese and honey on toast and it’s so delicious it’s genuinely taken me aback. I had the same the first time I ever tried guacamole.

What foods have done the same for you. Not things that are tasty and you enjoy, but that you’ve tried for the first time and genuinely got a shock at how delicious they are?

Bag of fresh hot chippy chips for me - nothing fancy other than loads of salt and vinegar.

Black pudding. I hated the thought of it but it is so very delicious.

We did hummus & roast veg sandwiches a couple of weeks back to picnic with a friend who is vegan. They were so so lovely and have been making regularly since.

Feta and avocado on toast.

Corn thins with fried egg on top

Garlic and olive oil on baked brie with honey drizzled on seeded tossted baguette.

Canadian Butter tarts warm from the oven

Poached duck eggs and olive tappenade on toast

Turkish delight ice cream with dark chocolate chips.

I second the brown derby- Wimpy bar in the 80s. I take a bag of crushed hazelnuts to the seaside now just so I can recreate one once a year (nobody sells nuts now) 😂

Truffle toasted finger sandwiches (afternoon tea at sketch)

Proper Turkish Soslu patlican

Roquefort on charcoal crackers

Fresh oysters and scallops on a beach off the coast of Venezuela. We watched them being caught by hand and shucked on a table in the sea. $1 and worth every cent.
Also M&S truffle honey on any type of cheese. ❤️

I went to a 1950s cafe in a museum. I ordered an egg sandwich which came hard boiled with butter, sliced tomato and salt. I was genuinely shocked by how good it was. I’d never have an egg sandwich without ketchup, mayo or salad cream and it blew my mind how simple but delicious it was without any condiment.

Trifle

Jam sponge & custard

A warm Eccles cake with a fat slice of Stilton cheese on top. Amazing.

Rocket with freshly shaved Parmesan.

griddled peaches, honey and crème fraiche

so simple but gorgeous!

Can’t stand honey 🤢

I do love Koulouri I make them each summer and serve with taramasalata, homemade hummus and tzatziki plus ice cold Picpoul.

Sev puri. I have no idea what's in it- our local Indian cafe menu says it is 'a party in your mouth' and gives no other explanation. Oh my God. So delicious. If you ever see it on a menu, eat it. Don't let people tell you it's a good idea to share.

We bought some goats cheese and a jar of Fig chutney from a farm shop yesterday, that was bloody amazing!

Roasted figs Stilton and honey, ideally on lightly toasted homemade focaccia. I made it as an experimental starter, highly recommend

Fried egg on toast with marmite. Delicious!

Foie gras, slightly crisped on the outside, on top of a well aged rare steak.

+1, epic!

Cocktail sausages coated in melted butter and mustard

Anything with honey sprinkle on some maldon salt - it’s incredible

Figs, cottage cheese and honey on sourdough toast

A drizzle of maple syrup on a salami and nduja pizza. Sweet and salty, and so good.

Thai green curry. Couldn't believe anything could be so delicious when I first tried it - in 1993!
Had a similar reaction to fresh rice paper rolls at a Vietnamese restaurant in France. With dipping sauce - the clear one, not the thick peanut one. And that was even earlier... 1988. Still so memorable.

Yes! I was given some promotional packs of Mazzetti balsamic vinegar; it was the texture of golden syrup and was divine.

Crispy shredded chilli beef.

My mum's homemade Quiche Lorraine.

Puy lentils.

King prawn puri.

Indian barfi.

A four cheese gnocchi, not sure which cheeses but one of them was definitely blue.

A salad made with smoked trout, radicchio, avocado, artichoke hearts, asparagus and an aioli dressing.