Five Foods On A Desert Island

[Captain]

I started reflecting on my favorite foods and ended up concluding that food is best enjoyed with a companion.  Depression set in.  And then I figured out a way out of this conundrum.

Item the First: HUMAN COMPANION (whose company I will enjoy and then sate myself upon)

Items 2-5: I don't know, eggs or something.

[jm]

Right, that's exactly what I thought.  I guess it was the only specificish kind of bun that came to mind when I tried to think of distinctive hot dog bun styles.

x-post with the Captain

[bethany_m]

yes! that! New England makes sense (I'm from Maine), but from the reaction I was getting made me wonder if my Dad made it up or something.

x-post!

[jm]

tacos - El Josharino's recipe sounds about right.
apples or plums
cheese - all types*
crusty bread that goes with cheese
chocolate

* I mean if we're doing a thing where people can have five different pizzas with a different set of toppings on each one, surely "cheese" can mean whichever cheese I am wanting at the moment

[DCDave]

Ramen (the legit kind)
Ravioli
tacos
Spanikopita
Broccoli

[alex]

tacos - El Josharino's recipe sounds about right.
apples or plums
cheese - all types*
crusty bread that goes with cheese
chocolate

* I mean if we're doing a thing where people can have five different pizzas with a different set of toppings on each one, surely "cheese" can mean whichever cheese I am wanting at the moment

I know Nog is the official judge here, but I cry foul. Blucas listed five different pizzas as his five types of food. You can also list five cheeses, of course, but then you'll have to get rid of the tacos, fruit, bread and chocolate.

Or, since entries like "Chicken boti from Khan BBQ with garlic naan" have been approved, you could make an entry like "a cheese platter" which contains several different types of cheese - just be aware that it means you'll get the same combination of cheeses each time. Hell, you could even make it "a cheese platter with crusty bread", and that way open up an additional slot.

I think my list would go something like this:
- crusty bread
- chickpea curry with naan
- mixed mushrooms (let's say chantarelles, porcini, oyster mushrooms, chestnut button mushrooms), fried in butter with a bit of bacon, maybe with tagliatelle and a lemon/garlic/cream sauce
- stewed deer with roasted potato slices
- either brownies or oatmeal cookies

edit: hmm, the roast potato slices/deer combination really made no sense. Basically, I'd listed only the potatoes at first (and considered combining them with roasted chestnuts) and then thought that I might be a little sad about never eating a meat dish again in my life, so I cheated by just squeezing it in with the potatoes. But that's just not a really good combination, and besides, I wouldn't really eat deer as often as I'd eat the potatoes, so all those poor deers would get killed for nothing at all. So scrap that, I guess, and I'll survive without meat dishes - certainly can't survive without roast potatoes.

[alistarr*]

I'm going to be sad when there are no crisps, but these are probably the meals I'd pick. However if my girl's not allowed to come with me I might be tempted to swap the fajitas out for something Japanese.

Fajitas
Chocolate cookie things my girl makes
Fruit loaf my girl makes
Fake lasagne with a jacket potato
Pizza with a tomato/onion/oil/balsamic vinegar salad

The eating is good in our house, lately - 18 months in on the vegan diet and I'm finally spoiled for choice again.

[cold before sunrise]

- marshmallows
- melona popsicles
- toronto vendor smokies with sauerkraut, banana peppers and grainy mustard
- good french wine
- a simple lunch i could have every day: hearty bread, garlic aoli, avocado, shredded turkey, and bacon, with a bottle of jack.

(edited for clarity)

[Ashley]

- toronto vendor smokies with sauerkraut, banana peppers and grainy mustard

does this mean i should eat these?  i walk past street meat every day but i can't remember the last time I had any.  its probably been like 5 years since i've had street meat.

[cold before sunrise]

why not go for it at least once every five years? the best burger i ever had was served out of the back of truck: http://www.bitefreshfood.com/bite_bits.html - it'd be required knowledge to me, being familiar with the neighbourhood. i can't imagine passing the same vendors every day without knowing which was the best one! or a solid night of clubbing on whyte ave, back in edmonton, without stopping here afterwards:

[Thermofusion]

Our salmon is wild.

Our salmon is slutty.

[cold before sunrise]

Our salmon is wild.

Our salmon is slutty.

it's about to get nastier.

[Thermofusion]

"Wild salmon" is one of the sketchier marketing lines out there, anyway.

[Thermofusion]

There was an article in the NYT or somewhere a few years ago where they did lab tests on salmon sold as "wild" in fish markets, and the majority of it turned out to be farm-raised. Could just be an American problem though.

[cold before sunrise]

if it's firm and red, it didn't come from a farm. the penned ones don't get to move around much so they stay pink and flabby.

you see? even with colour enhancing feed, there is no mistaking a fish raised in captivity from the one who lived strong and free:

[Thermofusion]

I like strong and free fish! That's why I have such a thing for Atlantic Triggerfish lately

[cold before sunrise]

i've never heard the name but it makes them sound like gunslingers. underwater badasses of the eastern seaboard. "sharky and george, the crime busters of the sea... "

[cold before sunrise]

imposterism! lost on a deserted island, with a few basic food staples and cooking utensils, could mean eating better than dining out in the so-called civilized world.