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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Grilled cheese + tomato soup

[–] Chee_Koala 4 points 1 month ago

Grilled ham & cheese toasties, 15m fresh tomato soup pre-cut kit from the supermarket

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I love tomato soup, but I barely have any chance to eat it - the folks here outright despise it, they call it "soggy sauce".

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The townsfolk are stopping you from eating tomato soup?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

By "folks" I mean my family. There are a few dishes that I can only prepare for myself, as I know that they won't eat; tomato soup is one of them. (Alongside beet soup, pickled eggs, onigiri [unless my nephew is here, he loves onigiri too], curry sauce for sausages...).

[–] cheese_greater 1 points 1 month ago
[–] PugJesus 11 points 1 month ago

Bread. If I wake up and I'm having a bad day, I buy a fresh-baked loaf of bread and eat it. That's my meal for the day. It's quite fantastic. Whoever invented bread in Mesopotamia or Egypt or wherever deserves the god-kingship they doubtlessly acquired for it.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Anything spicy with rice 😌

[–] berryjam 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Different rices are needed for different uses. Basmati is one of the best for Indian food, for example, but it would suck for making zongzi. You want some kind of glutinous rice (I like Thai glutinous best for this) for that dish. And both would suck for sushi.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Kebab is kind of the signature food for when I want to just be with myself lol

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fen zheng rou. Unless it's really rough in which case it's Chongqing style hot pot.

[–] feedum_sneedson 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Chongqing style hot pot is a nightmare to make. Fen zheng rou is easy and there's a dozen or more recipes online, most of which are pretty decent.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I looked the recipe for Chongqing hot pot. I get why you'd crave it, and why you call it a nightmare to make - it sounds delicious and laborious, that sort of recipe that you'd be typically either the one preparing it or eating it, not both.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Thankfully I live a five minute walk away from my favourite restaurant in the world ... which makes Chongqing style hot pot. 🤣

[–] feedum_sneedson 2 points 1 month ago

Oh yes, I definitely meant fen zheng rou.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Noodle soup. I know it's a cliche but there is just something about eating it piping hot with a nice ceramic spoon.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon 4 points 1 month ago

The vegan Buffalo chikn wings.

[–] dubble_deee 3 points 1 month ago

Fattest greasiest breakfast I can buy nearby. In college I would get the comically american large pancake/proteins + hash brown diner combo before a final and food coma my way through the stress. The place always had a fully decked topping bar so smother that shit in whipped butter and syrup. Calorie bomb helped me focus I think, and I didn't have any money in school so it was also my treat for getting through the quarter.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Fruit snacks if I want something sweet.

Chicken nuggets and tater tots if I want salty and savory

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

For this kind of situation I'm an ice-cream guy

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Chicken livers, fried eggs, and toasted bread. I don't eat this combo often as it's a caloric bomb, but it's great when I'm really stressed.

[–] Volkditty 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

A pint of Ben & Jerry's. Doesn't even really matter what flavor. (I will be eating one later tonight.)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

In a perfect world where I have the energy to cook after a rough day, I'd love homemade chicken stock with carrots, celery, ginger, garlic, potatoes, onion, thyme and Peppers with a little bit of lemon. Pair this with a nice sourdough bread and a glass of lemonade.

In reality: Diet Coke and a bag of chips because I don't have to cook any of those.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Vegan buffalo chik'n wings. They're really good!

[–] Kayday 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I had amazing cauliflower wings once, haven't been able to recreate them.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon 2 points 1 month ago

Love those!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Always my go to snack.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Liver and onions

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

chippies! i love the cheddar wavy chips so much.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

A block of blue cheese and a beer.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

chocolate chip mint ice cream

[–] ExtraMedicated 2 points 1 month ago

Ramen with a decent amount of sriracha.

[–] HootinNHollerin 1 points 1 month ago

Sour ass pickle

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Pizza from a specific pizza place near me. I get the free choice pizza (5 toppings of your choice) but load it with extras. My usual is:

  • 15" Deep pan
  • Spicy Pork
  • Spicy Pork
  • Spicy Beef
  • Spicy Beef
  • Jalapenos

plus.

  • Pepperoni
  • Ham
  • Bacon
  • Meatballs
  • 2 x doner kebab meat
  • Fresh green chillies

I'm hoping one day they'll name it after me and offer it on the menu.

[–] zlatiah 1 points 1 month ago

The grocery store around the block sells dirt-cheap 2-pc fried chicken + potato meals that I like a lot. I think I used to get the 8-pc fried chicken from Walmart often too...

[–] TheGiantKorean 1 points 1 month ago

Chicken fingers and fries. Or ice cream if I want something sweet.

[–] Num10ck 1 points 1 month ago

a burrito from a hole in the wall family restaurant.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

The ass of a bottom bear.