If you could have one always ready, perfectly cooked food magically available to you at all times, what would it be?
If you could have one always ready, perfectly cooked food magically available to you at all times, what would it be?
If you could have one always ready, perfectly cooked food magically available to you at all times, what would it be?
Perfect steak. Could use it in so many things, besides eating it by itself, and it'd save me so much and majorly upgrade my meals.
That's a good one, I'd have steak and rice every other night
What is the perfect steak tho? And can it come with chips?
Veggies and beans enchiladas verde.
This guy. He's right.
This is the way I was going. Beans, rice, and cheese burritos, with plenty of veggies and salsa to round things out. Pretty wholesome, lots of nutrients, complete protein. You'd never starve. Enchiladas are an excellent variation.
A nice hearty soup. Can basically travel the world because it can feed you and hydrate you when you cannot find water or sustenance. And I think it is healthy enough to not kill you if you survived on it for the last 3 months, might be wrong.
But most importantly it will not take away your pleasure of better food, such as pizza, which after three months only eating pizza, you will be tired of it for the rest of you life
buckwheat crepes stuffed with spinach, cheese, and bacon
That sounds awesome.
Interesting do you just sub buckwheat flour? I’ve had Ethiopian injera, which is like a sourdough Teff crèpe.
IDK, actually. This sounds ridiculous, I know, but crepes are not something I've ever made for myself, that's part of the reason I picked them.
Gyros!
Alternatives: Doner kebab or shawarma.
A nice salad with dressing and some added things like feta cheese. It tastes good, I make it rarely because the salad package / salad head always spoils before I ate all of it, and it's one of the only foods that I like that wouldn't make me obese if it was a magically available at all times.
This is a good choice! Salads seem simple but to make it interesting involves a lot of prep. And too often you go to the fridge and the ingredients either wilted or froze, plus when you're done it's still just a salad even if it's a really good one. Being able to say, "I'd like a nice arugula with apples and maple toasted pecan bits, balsamic dressing" or maybe "How about miner's lettuce and baby red leaf, with sliced grapes, Monterey Jack, sourdough croutons and nasturtiums, and put a little toasted sesame oil in the dressing."
Turn a simple burger into a gourmet meal, and healthy too.
Corndog.
I just like the idea of being able to offer a warm corndog to anyone at anytime.
I used to go to the fair and have fresh dipped corn dogs, so good!
For some reason the idea of pulling a delicious smelling/looking corndog out of a pocket and handing it to a frazzled/sad random with a genuine “Hey, you don’t have to rawdog life alone — you can corndog it instead.” is like, Jesus-tier miracle shitposting.
A good taco. Actually, I think the enchilada guy was right. What he said.
If I get the power I'll share.
We could have a crazy good potluck and needy people meal drive with all the options people are listing.
Perfect bowl of Pho
Can it constantly be just like slightly warm just out of the oven? If so then some kind of bread. Milk bread, sourdough, brioche, etc. I love a good shockingly fresh bread but making bread is such a chore
making bread is such a chore
It really isn't. Make this recipe and let time do the work. It takes 18-24 hours all told, but like 10 minutes of hands-on time
https://www.theclevercarrot.com/2013/03/no-knead-artisan-bread/
Sure, but what if I want milk bread or brioche?
Assuming cooked includes "prepared": sushi boat with a variety of rolls!
Plenty to eat, good protein, and it's something I can't prepare for myself. Also assuming magic, won't contribute to ocean decline.
Chicken cordon bleu.
Just for the freaking time saving
Boiled little cubes of zucchini. No spice, no salt, nothing. It's for my cat, I have to do this all year round and it's annoying.
Beef Wellington
With or without deathcap mushrooms?
Pizza. Appropriate at any time, can survive off it's varieties and makes you ALWAYS the one invited to parties.
Antipasto or charcuterie with grilled veg, crostini or other bread, cheese and maybe some meat (salami or such) -- but particularly grilled asparagus. Something like this:
I just want to piggyback on this comment to say, this is the way to live. It's also an ideal way to dodge food sensitives if that's your situation. Since we're dealing with whole-foods here, and nothing has been souped, stewed, or combined in any way, everyone at the table can have something.
I'd love to do it nearly-daily, but it is expensive and I typically don't have most the ingredients on-hand. Right now I have a huge amount of watermelon and a bit of salami, but no suitable cheese or veg., and it takes so much time and planning to get everything together it just doesn't happen except for large gatherings.
Cheese Enchiladas!
What kind of sauce? Traditional, verde, mole, etc.
I'll usually order 10 enchiladas which is 2-3 large dinner orders combined. Have to explicitly say "All Cheese" since they are usually on the menu as mixed (1 beef, 1 chicken etc) and usually it's a red sauce with lettuce, diced tomatoes and sour cream on top.
A nice crusty loaf of bread.
Fresh bread is so good, doesn't stay good that long, and has a very long lead time.
Beef Wellington
Some form of vegetarian chili.
Delicious, desireable in all seasons, relatively healthy.
I wonder if the people asking for fast-food type of stuff just want to die.
I'm torn between ribs with a dry rub, or a blackened burger with sauteed onions, blue cheese, and bacon.
Does it have to be cooked? Some sort of really good salad with a hundred ingredients. I can cook stuff all day but prepping a really good salad is a hassle.
Chicken tortellini soup. Everyone in the house likes it so everyone could just have a nice bowl whenever!
I love how wholesome your wish is.
Chicken wings. I love a good steak, but I also enjoy cooking my own. Really good chicken wings are a pain to make. It's a no brainer, especially if I can choose the sauce for each wing.
Two slices of cottage bread, lightly buttered on the inside with quality unsalted butter, two pieces of deli style American cheese (specifically the stuff from our local butcher but similar to Kraft Deli Select) evenly distributed in the middle.
Delicious cheese sandwich!
Cheeseburger
Freshly made, slightly warm hummus, with veggies and taboon-style pita bread.
It would be lovely to have something like steak or chicken or a tasty cheesy dish, but I would just wind up in an early grave I went with that.
Either French Onion soup (because it is such a hassle) or Foul Mudammas bc its tasty af
Can you imagine a never ending thermos of french onion soup?!
I think I'd commit crimes for that
I want to say a steak, but if I had an infinite supply of perfect steak available to me, I would probably die of a heart attack in about a year.
So instead I'll say crispy, corn-starch-battered stir fried marinated tofu. Tastes very good, and I usually fail to plan ahead for marinating it, plus the corn starch can sometimes make a mess, so having it magically made for me would be nice.
But I would die happy with steak in my belly.
True, fair point.
Döner. I got addicted to one store's döner while I was in Berlin and I've been craving it ever since, and I've been unable to find an equivalent here.
Pragmatic answer: grilled chicken breast
Wishful answer: quiche!!!
Birria de Res Tacos
Pizza or Lasagna. I could never get tired of either.
Burnt Ends with BBQ sauce. Now, I probably wouldn't eat everyday cause my heart probably won't be able to take it but if I'm feeling the need for meat then meat will be back on the menu, boys.
Bibimbap. Reasonably healthy and would take me a long time to get tired of.
Sliced BBQ Porkbelly in tonkotsu broth with ramen noodles, soft-medium boiled egg, green onion, bok choy, shredded carrots, corn, and enoki mushrooms served with a bottle of chilled, sweet, filtered sake.
vegetable omelet with hollandaise
2.5 doz freshly boiled dense Maryland blue crabs, caked in OBS.
In any quantity? Some nutritionally complete food that avoids as many allergens as possible. Probably some kind of fortified legume and veggie paste. With that kind of magical power, I'd be looking to slay one of the horsemen of the apocalypse
I'm going to agree with bread. I do make bread but if it could just stay first day fresh (or second day fresh for sourdough rye) from first slice to last, that would be great.
There are some fresh baked breads that I enjoy a few days after baking (basically sourdoughs) that are reheated to get warm and crispy again. But I agree. If I could have perfectly timed baked breads I would be so happy.
Grilled Pogfish.
The off-brand KFC run by people who barely speak English. Sometimes it's food poisoning but usually its the best chicken I've ever tasted.
Fajitas.
Veal.
Dozen raw oysters.
12oz aged Sirloin, very rare(not blue), with truffle butter topping.
Sides: garlic heavy creamed spinach, lobster Parmesan risotto, and lightly crisp grilled Brussels sprouts.
Large bottle of Riesling.
Rotating choices of dessert.
Ohhh dear god I should not have read this while this hungry
How do you think I feel... I dream about it all the time.
Prison escape cake, with a metal file, skeleton key and a knife baked inside.
Roast chicken & french fries
Pepperoni pizza. That would really get my stats up on my heart attack 100% speed run.
Extra large Everything pizza from my favorite local shop.
Can feed 6 people well and covers all 4 food groups
drugs
I was going to say pizza, but this, this seems like the right answer. Drug is a loose term (at least in the US) and can encompass really anything. Caffeine is a drug.