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Unforgettable Eats: Your Most Remembered Culinary Experiences!

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PickyPrincess

Discussion Starter · 9 d ago

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Have you ever cooked or eaten a dish so special that it etched itself into your memory forever? Was it the irresistible taste, the unique aroma, or the surprising combination of flavors that did it? Or perhaps, it was the story behind the dish that made it so unforgettable.

What's the most memorable dish you've ever cooked or eaten? The one that made your taste buds dance and knocked your socks off all at once; why was it so special?

Is there a story behind it that makes it even more memorable? If you're willing to share, we'd also love to hear the recipe or learn about the restaurant where you enjoyed it!

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Shane R

· #2 · 9 d ago

She crab soup on Spirit of Charleston dinner cruise. I ate she crab soup a lot of different places when I lived in SC but the Spirit cruise was my favorite. It had a flavor note that I took for brandy but I now suspect was sherry. And the finish had a touch of heat. So I've come to eat she crab soup with a splash of hot sauce, which appalled a lot of Coastal Virginians.

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Old Gnome

· #3 · 8 d ago

Late December 2008/early January 2009.

We were on a very new Carnival Cruise ship, the Glory.

The bread pudding was outstanding. They never responded when I asked for the recipe...

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Roll_Bones

· #4 · 8 d ago

Growing up my grandparents lived in Key West. I spent as much time there as possible. Summers and weekends.
My grandfather would go crabbing and take me and a couple of his friends. We used the traps at night.
The following morning we would bring the live crabs home and put them on ice.
Later that day my grandmother would cook them and dump big piles of crab on a table covered with newspaper.
We sat there and ate for hours. The adults consumed beer and we had such a good time. After all it takes a long time to get full on blue crab.
The crabs were great!

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Wooleybooger

· #5 · 8 d ago

Most memorable was at K Paul Louisiana Kitchen. Memorable not because it was so good but because it was so bad. I have been cooking Chef Paul's recipes from his cookbooks for some time and what we got at the restaurant couldn't compare to what I had fixed from the books. Definately not worth the cost or the standing in line outside the door. Wish I could remember what we ate but it was something I had made at home and wanted to compare their's to what I made from the book.

The place closed permanently in 2020.

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Steve-o

· #6 · 5 d ago

Choosing a random food stall at Tsukiji Fish Market (in Tokyo, the old one) and eating probably the freshest sushi I'd ever have in my life. Who cared that it was not yet 8 am?

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PickyPrincess

Discussion Starter · #7 · 4 d ago

Wooleybooger said:
Most memorable was at K Paul Louisiana Kitchen. Memorable not because it was so good but because it was so bad. I have been cooking Chef Paul's recipes from his cookbooks for some time and what we got at the restaurant couldn't compare to what I had fixed from the books. Definately not worth the cost or the standing in line outside the door. Wish I could remember what we ate but it was something I had made at home and wanted to compare their's to what I made from the book.

The place closed permanently in 2020.

I ate there! Back in the late 80s.

I think I had the BBQ shrimp; I know it was shrimp, messy, with the shells and heads still on but I definitely remember the waiter putting a bib around my neck.

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