What's your favorite meal for any occasion?

[Alamantus]

It doesn't matter if it's mundane or if you think it's boring, there might be someone who hasn't even heard of it! I love hearing about what people like to eat and why, so I'd just love to provide a place for everyone to share. If you have more than one or if you have different favorites for different occasions, feel free to mention as many as you care to! If you'd like to go even further, what makes it your favorite?

My favorite meal is Japanese beef curry with rice!

The why, if you care

As a kid, there was this restaurant close to my house called Curry House (I found out much later that it was a chain) where they only served the sweet, gravy-like curry in various forms, and I loved that stuff. I'd go there with my dad after karate classes maybe once a month (classes were weekly and we had small rotation of different restaurants). At some point different kinds of curry (i.e. Indian, Thai, etc.) just became more prevalent where I ended up living, and I got to the point where I thought I had imagined the delicious stuff.

Then I was able to go to Tokyo on vacation a few years back, and we found this hole in the wall restaurant that was just a counter with maybe 10 seats surrounding a kitchen area with a big vat of thick, brown curry in the back and a fryer and cutting board in the front. There were a handful of businessmen wondering why this American had just walked in, but I had to have the curry. I was trying to learn Japanese at the time, but all I knew was how to read the kana aside from some extremely basic words and survival phrases, so lucky for me the first item on the menu was "katsu kare", that is, curry with a crispy pork cutlet over rice, put another way, exactly what I wanted. I sounded out the words aloud and by the time my brain had parsed what it was reading, the chef gave that kind of "Wow, look at the American reading Japanese!" kind of surprised and happy confirmation for my order. The food came out quickly and was served perfectly, and that experience is one of my favorite memories ever. Now it feels like all I ever want to eat is curry, forever trying to chase that high.

[POOHEAD189]

The worst atrocity covid-19 ever committed was destroying my favorite chinese place, Man Chu Wok. From 2008-2019, it was my favorite food and it disappeared. I'm still not over it. I would always get the two meat & rice, which was always General Tso's Chicken, along with either Bourbon Grilled or Sweet & Sour, and some tasty rice.

A good honorable mention are loaded baked potatoes. I love potatoes filled with meat, cheese, butter, bacon, and some sour cream.

[AlteredTundra]

This is hard. As a somewhat obese American man, it is no shocker that I love food. I love cooking it and ordering in. A lot of what I eat might have some of my friends say is "gross" and "puke-worthy", but I enjoy trying unique combos and seeing if they work. Sometimes I'll strike gold like with peanut butter ramen and sometimes having ice cream and nachoes within 3 hours of each other will result in stomach pains.

But I am getting away from the point.

I do love food, but I would be lying if I said the thing that I love most is Chinese food. Doesn't matter if it's traditional or American Chinese food from Panda and the like. A good plate of orange chicken, chow mein, some egg rolls, and the like is the best way to get me to be happy.

[Venus]

Breakfast food: hands down. Scrambled eggs with bacon, hash browns, toast and a waffle or a pancake 🤤😍

[POOHEAD189]

Scrambled eggs with bacon, hash browns

@Venus

Yes!

[Kassarock]

So there's this Thai place near me that does this Massaman Curry with these little chunks of fried fish in it, and I would happily give all my worldly possessions, my soul, and my first born child in order to make sure it never goes off of the menu.

[Bork Lazer]

BREAKFAST
- Half Boiled Eggs With Roti Canai, Orange Slices and Curry

LUNCH/DINNER
- Pork/Beef Congee with Kimchi and Chinese Onion Omelette

ALL TIME FAVOURITE COMFORT FOOD
- Lo Bak Gao/Pork Belly Rice Dumpling with Sriracha

[Alamantus]

Massaman Curry

@Kassarock

Ugh massaman curry is sooo good!

[Alamantus]

BREAKFAST
- Half Boiled Eggs With Roti Canai, Orange Slices and Curry

LUNCH/DINNER
- Pork/Beef Congee with Kimchi and Chinese Onion Omelette

ALL TIME FAVOURITE COMFORT FOOD
- Lo Bak Gao/Pork Belly Rice Dumpling with Sriracha

@Bork Lazer

I haven't had any of these, but they sound awesome! I want to train my American brain to have things like curry for breakfast

[Mole]

Rice

[Metal Head]

Summer time- bbq ribs, potato salad, sun tea, watermellon, homemade ice cream.

Fall/winter- hot n spicy chili with cornbread