The best meal you can remember ever eating

Bear

Just to get to a tasty topic - My meal was composed of 1/2 of a five pound Main

lobster. Broiled with melted butter, broiled shrimp in sauce, green salad a roll and coffee.

Now doesnt that sound good. Bear

cladking

It's better than grubs and berries!?

Russ

My best meal was horseradish.

Russ, NCNE

CLASSICS

hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm sounds good to me

Russ

Oh yeah, it had a giant slab of prime rib underneath it.

Russ, NCNE

Petescorner

Bear, I would have thought your best meal would have involved a fresh salmon caught in the stream, or perhaps something left in an unattended igloo cooler.

itsnotjustme

At a work Christmas party, we had a large roast beef. Me and a few of the others found this chunk left in the pan that was melt in your mouth supercharged with flavor delicious. That was some of the best food I ever had.

I paid for my meal with SBAs (coin link for this post).

DanC

You forgot the "puffy things"

FC57Coins

The best meal I ever had was a flounder, broiled in butter - stuffed with crab and shrimp stuffing - with lots of cajun herbs. MMMMMMM! - the worse meal I had was on the flight out of Baton Rouge the following day - a ham sandwich on stale bread on the plane (yes this was a while back!)

Frank

Clankeye

Bear--
Mine too, involved a wonderful lobster tail garnished in avocado sauce. I was Down Under at the time. The Aussies have tremendous seafood.

TheNumish

I've had many a good meal but this one time my father and I got a bright idea to go for a hike while on vacation. We were supposed to follow these blue squares that were painted on the trees and rocks and of course we got lost and wandered around for hours. Finally we accidently got back on track and were starving by the time we got back to the car. We stopped at this place that had some great beef stew. Huge hunks of meat and big potatos. Hit the spot. Food never tastes better than when you're really, really hungry. On the ride back to where we were staying I'd say,"That was some good stew." Then a few minutes later my Dad would go,"You know, that was some really good stew."

LanLord

Benehana's teppan style lobster, shrimp and scallops. Yummy.

Dog97

It had to be that ham & lima bean c-rat a grunt traded me in Korea when my unit hadn't supplied us in several days at the tank table.

Dave99B

McDonalds #2 Combo (no onions).

Dave

Bustman

Any meal, on a trail, in the mountains, after backpacking for endless miles.

Bear

Dave and Bustman - You guys dont get to eat out gourmet very often do you?

its4real

take a nice "prime" tuna filet - about 7 ounces - marinate in sesame seed oil for about 30 minutes - coat with kosher salt and lots of fresh ground black pepper. Grill both sides on a hot grill for about 4 minutes per side (less for med rare - the BEST) - you really want this pink in the middle.

Serve with a relish composed of diced mango, purple onion, bell pepper, tomato, fresh minced garlic, fresh minced Jalepeno, and lime juice.

Now you know how - just do it

IrishMike

I am a gourmet cook, actually took cooking classes, what a blast that was. But the best meals I have ever had, easy answer for me. Every year at the club I belonged to during the one major golf outing we had each year, this guy would roast two hogs, all night long. That pork was just amazing, melted in your mouth, tangy barbeque sauce. Sides of fried potatoes and grilled corn on the cob, smothered in butter. That is Hoosier cooking.

Bear

This is turning out to be a better thread then I had hoped.
I have gained 3 pounds
just reading your recollections.
I wonder what happened to the gals, dont they like good food?

The wonderful stories that go with the food, make it all so much more interesting.
Thank you all. The always hungry Bear!!!!

dddangerousdan

The best meal? It was during a camping trip. Two rainbow trout just caught, wraped in foil with rice butter, salt and pepper, and baked in the fire. For desert it was fresh picked black raspberries. It was the best ending to a perfect day. eating and watching the sun go down over a mountian lake. Jjust great

Bears would really like that.

DAN

ursabear

Bear, et. al. Those things (mostly) sound wonderful.

On September 11, 1991, we brought our first cub home from the hospital. Mrs. B and I hadn't eaten in about 24 hours (and little or no sleep). Our new baby boy was wonderful and took four naps a day in his first days.

That was the day I lost my job from a printing company's computer department. We had a new baby, a recent mortgage, a great love between us, $100 cash, and a car payment. We decided to have Arby's ham and roast beef sandwiches that day. I've never had better ham sandwiches in my life (thanks to the $100 from my former boss.)

It really was wonderfully good to have him home with us and all the time we needed to share his homecoming. Our relationship couldn't have been sweeter and stronger than at that time eating those sandwiches.

Bustman

<< <i>The best meal? It was during a camping trip. Two rainbow trout just caught, wraped in foil with rice butter, salt and pepper, and baked in the fire. For desert it was fresh picked black raspberries. It was the best ending to a perfect day. eating and watching the sun go down over a mountian lake. Jjust great


THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT!!

Bear

Its not always the food is it, rather its the wonderful memories

even of hard times that

make the meals so special.

Perhaps thats all we will take out of this life,

our wonderful memories. Sentemental Bear!!!!!!

Bustman

Bear,
I think you nailed it!

dddangerousdan

thats it bear, with who when and where. Any thing would taste good if the first three were just right

DAN

halfnut

Will There have been many great meals that standout. I have been to over 35 differernt countrys now, but the one that stands out the Most and was great eating was in Russia. We were on a tour of an Eleit Army training center ( first time any American had ever been there ). Will no one there spoke any English but they feed us a great lunch, the meat was out of this world. We found out after that it was wild Yak. Thats the main food source for the base. Did I mention that the cookies were outstanding also. The greatest part about going to differnt countrys is going out to eat and ordering off a menu you cain't read just watch the waiters face when you order if he gets a strange look or smirk on his face go with something else. If you love Seafood go to spain never a bad meal there.


Dan

U S NAVY WITH PRIDE

presleyh

Hot dog Thursday in elementary school. Back in the dusky 50s The only meal i ate regularly was the free lunch program at school. LOVED those hot dogs!

MAULUMALL

.AHHHH Now Food is something I can talk about.
Best meal, HANDS DOWN!!!
THE PLUM ROOM....Ft Lauderdale Fla.
Mousiline Of Pheasant......Smoked Seafood in a Delicate Saffron sauce
A wonderful Pink Champagne Sorbet
Buffalo Tenderloin Filet w/a Green peppercorn cognac Sauce
Baked Alaska
App. Wines and Champ.
Many Franklins changed hands that night.

littlewicher

I remember going to a restaurant in London and got one of the best vegan stirfrys ever! It was absolutely scrumptious. It makes my mouth water.............

itsnotjustme

ANother meal stands out... My wife and I were travelling in Deadwood, South Dakota. We stayed at a B&B. We asked the owners about a good place for lunch, and the answer was a local joint called "The Grub Stake". We found it, and it was a hole in the wall that a tourist would never think to set foot in. We both ordered cheese burgers. They were great... half-pound, cooked just right, smoothered in sharp cheddar! Ummm Ummm!

Fairlaneman

Deep Fried Chicken while sipping a Beer with my Mother at thier Tavern on the Day in 1971 when I returned from a South East Asian Country.

KINCOIN

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Luvdawgs

Some of the best seafood in the world is in Canada. I think the colder ocean temp. gives it the better taste. One of the best meals I've ever had was in a restaurant called "Steamer's" in Saint John, New Brunswick. Their lobster meal is sensational. We had a whole lobster each, served hot or cold (after being steamed). To me, the cold tastes better. Also choice of a bucket of shrimp or mussels (your choice), corn on the cob, clam chowder, baked potato, homemade roll, and I had a Virgin Strawberry Daquiri. Better go in with a big appetite

mdwoods

I enjoy food so much, I honestly can't answer. There were so many wonderful meals. ummmmmmm!!!! mdwoods

PhillyJoe

My most recent best meal was 2 weeks ago in Cotuit, MA (Cape Cod) My wife had an outstanding filet and I had the Atlantic sampler: lobster, salmon & shrimp. WOW! The Regatta was a wonderful restaurant. Also on that trip, the Red Parrot in Hull, MA (Nantasket Beach) is a great place to have a great seafood lunch overlooking the beach & ocean. They even have a webcam; hullcam.com. Can't wait to go back.

Joe

Russ

<< <i>It had to be that ham & lima bean c-rat >>



Yum, yum. Beanie-wienies was my favorite, though. Used to heat them up on the exhaust manifold of the PC. And, the nice little 4-packs of cigarettes were cool too.

Russ, NCNE

goyankeez

Flounder stuffed with crabmeat. I had it at a mostly seafood restaurant here on LI quite a while back. Every time I went to that restaurant I ordered that same meal. I usually am not a big seafood nut, but I loved the combination of spices in the stuffing.

Runners-up:
"clam casino" (maybe not a meal)- I'd get the clams at a little beach by my home; open them up and cook them that night. They couldn't be any more fresh.

Lasagna- at Christmas time.

lathmach

<< <i>take a nice "prime" tuna filet - about 7 ounces - marinate in sesame seed oil for about 30 minutes - coat with kosher salt and lots of fresh ground black pepper. Grill both sides on a hot grill for about 4 minutes per side (less for med rare - the BEST) - you really want this pink in the middle.

Serve with a relish composed of diced mango, purple onion, bell pepper, tomato, fresh minced garlic, fresh minced Jalepeno, and lime juice.

Now you know how - just do it >>



What's the difference between regular salt and "kosher" salt?
How can salt be anything except kosher, unless it's been adulterated?

Ray

Ok, I just checked....there is something called kosher salt. It's used in curing meats. Seems to be chunk of salt insted of granular, and because of that it will absorb more moisture.

HartlandMan

In Vegas, back in 1995, my wife and I went to Charlie Trotter's, in the MGM Grand, and this was what we had...

Maine Day Lobster & Japanese Yellow Tail with Pulped Avocado, Preserved Papaya & Spicy Cucumber-Yogurt Sauce

Seared Blue Fin Tuna with Bok Choy, Olive Oil Poached Tomatoes, Hijiki & Lemongrass Infused Shellfish Broth

Santa Rosa Foie Gras & Illinois Rabbit Loin with Caramelized Onions, Apples & Pineapple Quince Reduction

Sonoma Valley Lamb Rack & Colorado Beef tenderloin with Spicy Polenia, Wild Mushrooms & Pineapple Sage Jus

Chilled Concord Grape Soup with Maui Pineapple Sorbet & Candied Rosemary

Surprise Dessert "Wave"

Mignardises


And yes...it was absolutely incredible...!! Charlie Trotter's truly is one of the world's great restaurants. Check it out if you're ever there....

Mrpawn

Several Thankgiving Dinners ago. Almost all of the wife's family was gathered at our house. Shrimp & cheese stuffed mushroom caps while everyone arrived. Roast turkey with huckleberry, wild rice and sour dough stuffing. Yams cooked in orange juice/rum sauce topped with pralines. Garlic mashed potatoes. Fresh greens salad. Fresh bread and rolls. Variety of wines with dinner. Dessert was simply pies: huckleberry, pumpkin, pecan and a couple others. Followed by cigars & port or brandy according to each taste.

This menu is typical, but the fact that just about the whole family was there and enjoying each others' company made this meal stick out as one of the best.

JR

Just a quick PS: almost all of this group are coin collectors - young and old

KINCOIN

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Maybe your "11th coin" is in there, KINCOIN member.

Talk nicely to Frank and I bet he'll sell it to you.

For only $765,000.00.


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lordmarcovan

I eat trolls for breakfast.



But they ain't very tasty.

KINCOIN

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MrLee

You'll need to put a crown on the troll, LW. You're dealing with the KING of TROLLS here.

KINCOIN

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