I thought it would be interesting to revisit an old post from 6 years ago and see how much my favorite fifty foods, originally here, has changed..
While going through it I’ve realised that it is a lot harder to answer these now because my palate has changed quite immensely and that I don’t gravitate toward a particular type of food anymore. There are a few things that are still the same, like I wouldn’t pass up the chance to order a great medium rare steak or go past salmon sashimi, but overall spending the last few years exploring culinary boundaries, being aware of local and seasonal (and sustainable) produce, learning about new types of food and cooking techniques has definitely made a difference in the way I eat. As recent as three years ago I would not voluntarily eat a mushroom, and these days I load my mushroom risotto with so many different types of mushrooms that it’s almost black..
Neither would I have made anything like this for dinner at home a few years back:
This was from Friday night :) I think Sydney’s wide variety of produce and stellar array of restaurants has a lot to do with this change as well!
How would you say your habits have changed over the years?
1. favourite main:
a good medium rare steak
2. favourite salad:
greek salads, anything light and fresh with walnuts, pinenuts, watermelon, fetta, a good ceasar still doesn’t go astray
3. favourite soup:
pumpkin, leek and potato, minestrone, anything hearty
4. favourite appetizer:
oysters, most seafood-based - tuna tartare, kingfish sashimi, miang kum (thai betel leaf wrap), stuffed zucchini flowers
5. favourite dessert:
creme brulee, panna cotta, macarons, mille feuille-style stacks, gelato
6. favourite fruit:
melons, berries, citrus - slightly chilled
7. favourite vegetable:
asparagus, brocolli, cauliflowers, leeks, zucchinis
8. favourite sashimi:
salmon, tuna, kingfish, prawn, lobster
9. favourite sushi roll:
freshly made prawn tempura rolls, spicy salmon rolls, anything with raw salmon actually
10. favourite soda beverage:
indian tonic, lift
11. favourite non-alcoholic beverage:
green tea, lemongrass ice tea, fresh apple, watermelon, orange juices
12. favourite alcoholic shot:
patron cafe xo, lemon drops (my evergreen), b52
13. favourite alcoholic drink:
a hendricks gin and tonic, jack daniel’s and coke, vodka and fresh apple, wine and champagne
14. favourite cake:
not really a fan of cakes anymore but i reckon a strong coffee tiramisu would still hit the spot
15. favourite pie:
shepard’s pie - i make a really good one based on a gordon ramsay recipe!
16. favourite ice cream:
fruit-based gelato
17. favourite milkshake:
vanilla, malt
18. favourite cut of beef:
sirloin, porterhouse, eye fillet, rump
19. favourite cuisine:
japanese, if i had to only eat one for the rest of my life. but french, italian, thai, vietnamese, malaysian and indian are right up there!
20. favourite part of chicken: (leg, wing, thigh, breast)
sitll partial to chicken thighs! mainly because of texture but it really depends on what i’m making
21. favourite fried food:
zucchini flowers stuffed with goats cheese, tempura batter-fried, a good batch of shoestring fries with rosemary and rock salt, prawn tempura, fish and chips with a light beer batter
22. favourite cookie:
butter cookies, still. shortbread. plain and simple
23. favourite indian curry:
butter makhani, a good lentil dahl
24. favourite gum:
haven’t had any for a loooong time! don’t have a preference
25. favourite candy:
sour coke bottles? have stopped eating candy as well..
26. favourite crepe:
french-style, savoury over sweet. preferred toppings - swiss gruyere, mushrooms, eggs. proscuitto, fresh/grilled goats cheese, chives, ricotta, pine nuts
27. favourite sandwich:
traditional style egg mayo. ham and cheese. a good roast beef
28. favourite pizza:
margherita
29. favourite mexican dish:
tacos!
30. favourite vietnamese dish:
a good, hearty pho.
31. favourite korean dish:
korean bbq - beef ribs
32. favourite chinese dish:
chicken rice wine noodles - i grew up on this stuff!
33. favourite filipino dish:
none in particular (i don’t know the cuisine well)
34. favourite southern food:
ditto
35. favourite instant noodles brand:
indomie goreng is my guilty pleasure
36. favourite juice:
fresh squeezed OJ, doesn’t get any better than this
37. favourite snack food:
no snacks either! am i eating healthier?!
38. favourite fish:
atlantic salmon, barramundi, swordfish, mackerel
39. favourite cereal:
weetbix.. with bananas, sugar and milk
40. favourite pho:
traditional beef pho
41. favourite breakfast food:
scrambled eggs, pan friend bacon, grilled tomatoes, sourdough
42. favourite french food:
steak tartare, bouillabaisse, beef bourguignon, most pastries.. love french food
43. favourite mcdonalds food:
double quarter pounder and cheese!
44. favourite pasta dish:
veal or duck ragu, with fresh pappardelle or fettucine
45. favourite bread:
sourdough
46. favourite tea:
earl gray with honey, lemongrass, peppermint, green tea
47. favourite 7-11 slurpee flavor:
i don’t think i’ve had one in the last ten years..
48. favourite hershey’s kiss:
haven’t had any in ages, maybe cookies and cream
49. favourite flavor of m&m’s:
regular
50. favourite candy bar:
snickers
Pretty vast difference - going through the list I’ve also noticed that these days snacking is a bowl of watermelon pieces instead of Doritos..
Also, this isn’t really my 50 ‘all time’ favourite foods.. the questions are quite generic!