Comments | doubleindemnity: chocolate does not top my list

doubleindemnity

chocolate does not top my list

Oct 09, 2004 22:23

over lunch the other day, warren and i ended up talking about comfort foods. i guess there was a poll done in the UK not long ago and chocolate topped it and a cup of tea with a biscuit followed closely in second place. this has gotten me thinking of comfort foods and how they would differ from person to person, depending on their families, their ( Read more... )

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missruckus October 10 2004, 05:42:24 UTC

congee
noodles
mashed potatoes

doubleindemnity October 10 2004, 15:57:29 UTC

congee is pretty good. i have not been able to get bryan or warren into congee.

missruckus October 10 2004, 16:00:31 UTC

it's comfort for me cuz i eat it when sick too.
have you tried taking them to one a congee restaurant? there are some really good ones in scarborough that make it really good and creamy. my dad used to bring it home for us. i liked the seafood one best. now that i'm veg, it's hard to get good congee!

doubleindemnity October 10 2004, 16:04:02 UTC

i've usually had just the very plain congee (the fanciest is with a little bit of chicken in it). i love the taste of it with a bit salt and pepper with some green onions floating around. so pure!

i didn't know they have congee restaurants. that's pretty neat. when shiu was back in town in the summer, we went for dim sum somewhere up there (wasn't sure if was scarborough or markham). it was good. dim sum is really different these days. i thought they still delivered the food via those carts.

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nor does it top mine. ascentintochaos October 10 2004, 17:57:41 UTC

i've never understood the whole comfort food thing, actually. what exactly is a comfort food, you know? i have lots of things that i like to eat, lots of habitual foods, and foods that make me go "mmmm this is so good" i.e. bordering on orgasmic. :D i always associate comfort foods with cheesy fashion mags and slim white women lounging around in their yoga-type clothes sipping tea. and having their damn chocolate. :D

someday i will write that "foods" entry that i've been meaning to write for about the last two months and you shall know all... :)

Re: nor does it top mine. doubleindemnity October 10 2004, 18:24:18 UTC

i think comfort foods are ones that have nostalgic currency for a person - something that makes them remember a better time, every time they have it or something that always is calming, soothing and warmth-giving.

i don't associate comfort foods with priviledged women doing yoga - i think it's more of a grandma/mother thing.

Re: nor does it top mine. missruckus October 10 2004, 18:52:03 UTC

i think of comfort foods as soothing - like something you might want when you're sick or missing home or whatever.

dr_banson October 11 2004, 00:27:53 UTC

congee... french toast... poutine...

doubleindemnity October 11 2004, 00:40:37 UTC

congee is very popular! i'm surprised.

i think french toast is a great idea but i hate eating it.

i felt the same way about rice pudding until recently.

manic_geisha October 11 2004, 01:36:50 UTC

I never really thought about it.

Potatoes, in any manner of way

If I had to pick one.

i've been putting this off becuase i knew it would be a long list... daintybear October 14 2004, 01:02:22 UTC

eggs, sunny side up, with sausages, hashbrowns and brown toast the morning after a night out

chocolate chip pancakes on a lazy weekend morning

steak, medium rare

iced cream

potato chips, preferably all dressed or dill pickle

natchos with melted cheese, salsa, sour cream and guacamole, if i can find it

home-made garlic bread

peanut m&ms

spaghetti with tomato/meat sauce

cheese tortellini with tomato/veggie sauce

cookies, preferably chocoate chip oatmeal

curry dishes

pad thai, specifically from thai taste

pho...i eat it alone now when i'm cold/sick and miss home/friends

high fat yogourt, for the same reasons as above and becuase it's so damn good

Re: i've been putting this off becuase i knew it would be a long list... daintybear October 14 2004, 01:03:54 UTC

ooh ooh, and diet coke, of course...but that's more of a liquid

and coffee...i need it

Re: i've been putting this off becuase i knew it would be a long list... doubleindemnity October 14 2004, 13:42:04 UTC

yummmm, steak, medium rare. warren took a food safety class yesterday for work and people were bitching about sushi, steak tartare and cooking steak medium rare. i couldn't believe it.

i don't know why anyone would cook steak well done!!!

i'm glad pho has made the cut. it reminds me of a lot of nice things like going out with my friends. warren says it reminds him of me. we should go to this vietnamese restaurant by huron and highbury (next to the new mekong grocery store) for pho. warren and i went the other night and it was fucking fantastic!

Re: i've been putting this off becuase i knew it would be a long list... daintybear October 15 2004, 19:02:58 UTC

i almost went there with tim once, becuase he had gone there before and said it was good, but then we decided to go somewhere to get non-asian food because he was going to asia within a week.

anyway, i'd love to go next time i'm in town, which will be december 17th.

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