Most everyone has one piece of "junk food" or treat food that they enjoy, pizza, tacos, burgers, chocolate by the paving slab, whatever boats your float. Sometimes those weaknesses are completely inexplicable if not out right strange. The food you desire isn't just bad for you, it's just bad. For me personally this weakness is Taco Bell, specifically their dollar bean burritos and tacos. This isn't mexican food fast, it's mexican themed food via grease gun. I don't care what grade their meat is. That's just just wrong.
What about you dakkanauts? Anything you're eating that you know is objectively terrible in every way but it's just too delicious to some odd part of your brain?
There is a pizza place down the street from me that I am fairly certain makes there pizza out of equal parts grease and crack cocaine, but I still crave it. CONSTANTLY. So I have to show a little self control, but sometimes when the moon is out and the wind is just ring I lose control and get a carryout order.
Because I am a wild man and no one can stop me. Obliviously.
Coffee...white chocolet mocha with whip cream....I know..I'm a harden combat veteran...but I do occasionaly get my foo-foo coffee...and Gawd forbid if anyone gets inbetween me and my foo-foo coffee
Last tour...I would have seriously stab someone in the back for two hours at a China Buffet resturant
A Packetfull of wasabi.
Just to prove im tough........
Internet cookie to anyone that can guess what happened next?
But the thing i love getting but regret is something we call an Italian dog.
Italian sausage topped with bacon, Alfredo and Parmesan.
And im trying to loose weight damnit.
I'm chowing down on a bag of Dum-Dums as I type this. I had two dozen cookies earlier, and a double serving of shrimp ramen with lima beans (out of soybeans) and sriracha sauce for lunch.
I love twinkies, swedish fish, necco wafers, milk, bananas, fig newtons and Nutella too. I eat one meal a day, most days. It's rare for me to eat breakfast, and lunch usually consists of nothing more than a small sandwich or more ramen. Am I the most unhealthy dakkaite now? Seriously, I love my youth. As soon as I start getting fat, and my neck gets even a little bit fatter, I'm going to freak out.
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hotsauceman1 wrote: A Packetfull of wasabi.
Just to prove im tough........
Internet cookie to anyone that can guess what happened next?
But the thing i love getting but regret is something we call an Italian dog.
Italian sausage topped with bacon, Alfredo and Parmesan.
And im trying to loose weight damnit.
Wasabi is great if you have allergies. You can literally feel a wave of heat and pressure go down your throat and up into every crevice of your sinus system. It's great, but it's a shame wasabi is so expensive.
Fried stuff for me... ever since I ate all the frosting off my birthday cake when I was like seven I just haven't had much of a sweet tooth.
Gimme a burger with a fried egg, onions, caramelized onions, onion rings, jalapenos, a nice aged cheddar or feta, chicken fried bacon, and some garlic waffle fries with some brown gravy to dip it all into and I am set. Plus beer.
If any of you heathens in the twin cities haven't been to Burger Jones, swing by my place and pick me up. I'll buy yer first beer. There's one in Burnsville and one in uptown.
Burgers, though it's easy enough to make healthy home-made ones with some lean beef, hardly ever go to BK or the likes of any more. I've also dropped 24lbs this year!
I also had an addiction to packet beef jerky, until a local cafe started selling fresh biltong in three flavours, now the packaged jerky doesn't get a look in.
Five Guys Cajun fries. Seriously, heart attack in a bag, and still so worth it. Come to think of it, there is nothing healthy at that place period, but it tastes so damn good...
Other than that, chicken wings are probably my danger food-I love em.
I have claimed myself to be an endurance athlete for a long time, but I don't look it anymore, because of the crap that I enjoy eating...
Recently, it's been Gummy Bears, Gummy Worms and the like. Also, soda... It really isn't the caffeine, because Mug and A&W Root Beers do it for me as well.
Ohh, if my wife and I buy Oreos "for the kids" I'll eat at least half of them, probably the first day. Same thing with Fig Newtons (only we get the Paul Newman brand ones, since it goes to charity)
-Curry cheese chips and bacon cheese chips. As soon as I get drunk, that's all I want to eat.
- Cheesecake, of any variety. I eat so much I feel slightly ill, and then think "You know what would make me feel better? MORE CHEESECAKE!"
-English/Irish fried breakfast. Sausages, bacon, eggs, fried bread, soda bread, potato bread, beans, fried mushrooms, white pudding, black pudding and buttered toast, with a gigantic mug of tea.
Chinese takeout. Every time I eat it I feel terrible and vow to never eat it again. Yet after a month or two I think to myself "I could really go for some Chinese food".
Anything from Churches and mozzarella sticks. Church's is classic greasy southern fast food, but they do some fine chicken, fired okra, and biscuits. Mozzs sticks just because it is fired cheese.
Everything in this thread. Chinese, Wings, Five Guys cajun fries, taco bell, frozen pizza, dominoes (feta-spinach cheesy bread! OMG). The list goes on.
Albatross wrote: Gotta be a doner kebab (I think you call them gyro sandwiches in the US?) for me. I fething love them. I can even eat them sober.
Your a brave , brave man . I needed at least 6 snakebites in me to consider watching the greasy tube-o-mystery meat get sliced up . Also , olives ? Is this some fancy posh delux kebab or something ?
Right now I would sell someones soul for a KFC bucket . It's been so long since I had some , I have vivid fantasies about it being made from actual chickens .
Albatross wrote: Gotta be a doner kebab (I think you call them gyro sandwiches in the US?) for me. I fething love them. I can even eat them sober.
Pretty much this, except you can forget the kebab bit, and just shove the donner meat in a tray with a side of chips. I regularly eat that sober, since I don't drink
I wouldn't mind a doner myself. I've seen greek places around here and a couple pita places, but nary a doner shop to be found. They got me through a lot of tough times back in germany.
Mine is cheese curds. I just...can't resist them. I know they're terrible for me - I mean, FFS, it's pieces of cheese that are battered and deep fried. But by god, are they tasty.
Apples and Oranges. In-N-Out is the best cheap burger you'll get. Five Guys is the best in the price category up one notch (beats Red Robin easy). I have a developed a large, Steak N Shake-shaped whole in my heart though. Them and Carl's Jr are just nommy :d
Apples and Oranges. In-N-Out is the best cheap burger you'll get. Five Guys is the best in the price category up one notch (beats Red Robin easy). I have a developed a large, Steak N Shake-shaped whole in my heart though. Them and Carl's Jr are just nommy :d
See I'd put Five Guys in the same price category as In-N-Out, Red Robin's a full on sit down meal with prices to match. A Five Guys artery clogger with fries isn't that much more then a double double combo at in and out.
Hardees/Carls Jr. are usually pretty good.
Arby's is well up there.
If your region has them, hit up Jersey Mike's, Submarina, or Jimmy John's (they are all sub shops, similar to Subway, but about a hundred times better)
I think it goes without saying, steer clear of McDonalds and BK, unless you are going for the "People of Walmart" crowd viewing.
Yeah, we have McD and BK over here, Ensis! I usually only visit them hungover, though...
We are also starting to see Taco Bell stores springing up, but I can't say they've impressed me much. I have a lot of time for KFC, though. I don't mind a Subway, either.
Ooh, tell you what I did have for the first time the other day - Cinnabon!!! Oh. My. Teeth. Really tasty, but I could feel the diabetus trying to suck out my life-force as I was eating it. Thankfully, I live a few hundred miles from the nearest one, otherwise I'd probably go there every day.
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Yeah, as a society, we're screwed, and its mostly because of our fast-food industry
But like I said, depending on what region of the US you are visiting will affect what fast-foods you should check out.
For instance, it's not fast food, but if you are hammered drunk and are in the south, you need to head to Waffle House (in fact, I'd only recommend them if you are drunk or severely hung over)
Yeah, we have McD and BK over here, Ensis! I usually only visit them hungover, though...
We are also starting to see Taco Bell stores springing up, but I can't say they've impressed me much. I have a lot of time for KFC, though. I don't mind a Subway, either.
Ooh, tell you what I did have for the first time the other day - Cinnabon!!! Oh. My. Teeth. Really tasty, but I could feel the diabetus trying to suck out my life-force as I was eating it. Thankfully, I live a few hundred miles from the nearest one, otherwise I'd probably go there every day.
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Also someone mentioned Arby's don't go there it's disgusting.
Also, whenever I head south of the Mason-Dixon line I MUST have Waffle House.
Why do so many people apparently like Waffle House? Seriously the gak is nasty! I got stationed here at ft. Campbell, so I've had my obligatory one trip to WH, and I gotta say, I'll stick with Mr. G's, IHOP or Denny's
Also, whenever I head south of the Mason-Dixon line I MUST have Waffle House.
Why do so many people apparently like Waffle House? Seriously the gak is nasty! I got stationed here at ft. Campbell, so I've had my obligatory one trip to WH, and I gotta say, I'll stick with Mr. G's, IHOP or Denny's
Hmmm... WH is da' bomb dude.
You must got bad experience...
Plus... it's dirt cheap. iHop/Denny is an upgrade for sure... but, sometimes, I just want bacon and eggs with my cawphee...
Also, whenever I head south of the Mason-Dixon line I MUST have Waffle House.
Why do so many people apparently like Waffle House? Seriously the gak is nasty! I got stationed here at ft. Campbell, so I've had my obligatory one trip to WH, and I gotta say, I'll stick with Mr. G's, IHOP or Denny's
Hmmm... WH is da' bomb dude.
You must got bad experience...
Plus... it's dirt cheap. iHop/Denny is an upgrade for sure... but, sometimes, I just want bacon and eggs with my cawphee...
To be fair he recommended Arby's so I wouldn't trust his judgement.
Also, whenever I head south of the Mason-Dixon line I MUST have Waffle House.
Why do so many people apparently like Waffle House? Seriously the gak is nasty! I got stationed here at ft. Campbell, so I've had my obligatory one trip to WH, and I gotta say, I'll stick with Mr. G's, IHOP or Denny's
Hmmm... WH is da' bomb dude.
You must got bad experience...
Plus... it's dirt cheap. iHop/Denny is an upgrade for sure... but, sometimes, I just want bacon and eggs with my cawphee...
To be fair he recommended Arby's so I wouldn't trust his judgement.
Arby's... bleh...
Lion's Choice is if anyone's hankering for good roast beef sammich.
Also, whenever I head south of the Mason-Dixon line I MUST have Waffle House.
Whenever I am in the Midwest it is Taco John's. Too bad I live in the Midwest, so I have Taco John's once a week. :(
mmmmm... potato oles.
It looks like there are some Chipotles down there. Go to Chipotle. They make ridiculous burritos and bowls. And it's all generally hormone free locally grown nonsense that I couldn't care less about (or could I?) but it tastes amazing.
I eat like a 22 stone man with chocolate biscuits crisps and popcorn, yet I'm skinny still.
At one point my snacks a day were
4 Chocolate Yoghurts.
3 Yorkies
A big bowl of popcorn.
A magnum or a third of a ben and jerries pot.
2 Packets of crisps.
A triple chocolate muffin.
2 Kit kats.
5 Ginger snaps.
Once I ate 400+ party rings.
I'm still only around 8-9 stone.
Bearing in mind my breakfast was 2 bacon 1 scrambled egg and 2 waffles.
And my other meals were of same proportion.
Mongolian Grill. I have come up with some downright Toxic combinations at these places. I have even made one cook gag when he asked me what was in it. (in his favor, it was his first day)
Soda. I love it, I love it, I love it but I am aware of my unhealthy daily consumption of it and have been trying to ween off of it by using it only for tired spells during class
InquisitorVaron wrote: I eat like a 22 stone man with chocolate biscuits crisps and popcorn, yet I'm skinny still.
At one point my snacks a day were
4 Chocolate Yoghurts.
3 Yorkies
A big bowl of popcorn.
A magnum or a third of a ben and jerries pot.
2 Packets of crisps.
A triple chocolate muffin.
2 Kit kats.
5 Ginger snaps.
Once I ate 400+ party rings.
I'm still only around 8-9 stone.
Bearing in mind my breakfast was 2 bacon 1 scrambled egg and 2 waffles.
And my other meals were of same proportion.
InquisitorVaron wrote: I eat like a 22 stone man with chocolate biscuits crisps and popcorn, yet I'm skinny still.
At one point my snacks a day were
4 Chocolate Yoghurts.
3 Yorkies
A big bowl of popcorn.
A magnum or a third of a ben and jerries pot.
2 Packets of crisps.
A triple chocolate muffin.
2 Kit kats.
5 Ginger snaps.
Once I ate 400+ party rings.
I'm still only around 8-9 stone.
Bearing in mind my breakfast was 2 bacon 1 scrambled egg and 2 waffles.
And my other meals were of same proportion.
Metab off the charts perhaps?
Its an age thing - I was like that when I was young. Just wait till you hit mid twenties/thirties - it'll bite you in the ass, believe me.
Large cod and chips plus a couple a pickled gherkins and a 1.5 ltr bottle of Coke.... The large cod 'n chips from my local chippy goes 3lbs... That's 3lbs of deep fried goodness.
Why?! I'm getting older and fatter every week thanks to this stuff!
Five Guys Bacon Cheeseburger (remember that's two patties) with mushrooms, onions, maybe a little bbq sauce, lettuce, and tomato, and a regular five guys fries (I usually eat the bag fries, since bag fries are best fries). Note: This is easily replaced by regional burger chains, so INN-N-OUT also falls under this, they just don't have any in the Midwest...
White Castle - This one is weird because I love it, but I always go overboard and I don't want to touch the stuff for like a year. The last time I had White Castle sliders was August 2011. A buddy and I had the hankering for those tasty little squares of grease, and we each got a crave case (30 burgers). We proceeded to eat about half of our cases each. I then had white castle for lunch and dinner the next 3 days... My mini fridge in college smelled like sliders for weeks after that.
Q'Doba/Chipotle - For my burrito fix, I love just the gooey wrapped death. Though after having Q'Doba for the past 4 months and not touching Chipotle until last night, I can safely say that I much prefer the bloody death my bowels suffer from Q'Doba over Chipotle
Asian cuisine - from classy sushi to home made thai food, to greasy chinese buffet or delivery, I fething love it all... Which sucks because my parents hate it, so it rarely comes up as a topic of what is for dinner D:
Mexican - This is pretty much the same as the asian food... I love mexican food like no one's business. My parents lived for 17 years in the American southwest, and would often cross the border into Mexico for quality mexican food... I'd like to think this love has rubbed off onto me...
I'm a big fan of anything Cleveland in nature... So that usually means anything involving polish sausage/bratwurst/etc.. smothered with peppers, onions, and brown stadium mustard (a Cleveland favorite, feth you Heinz Ketchup!)
And then there are the "regional" things that I've had while traveling.
in the Canton, Ohio area there is a place called Ianazone's Pizza. There are a few in other places, but this chain of pizza shops makes a spicy pizza sauce that goes great with the spice of pepperoni... My housemate and I would get it at least once a week while I was living in the area.
Philly Cheessteaks from Philly... Preferably whiz wit, and from Geno's, though Pat's does it well too... I've had them in other places in the country, and nothing compares
Gak on a Shingle from the Lehigh valley are of PA. My buddy is from there, and while visiting him, we went to this diner in Allentown, Pa and had Creamed Chipped beef which looks terrible, but damn that salty dish hits the spot when you're drunk at 3 in the morning
And when I was in San Fransisco, I went to this little cafe that had Croque Monsieur, which I would eat anywhere, but the only place I know to get it is in San Fransisco...
I'm really really really fething surprised I'm not like 300+ pounds...
InquisitorVaron wrote: I eat like a 22 stone man with chocolate biscuits crisps and popcorn, yet I'm skinny still.
At one point my snacks a day were
4 Chocolate Yoghurts.
3 Yorkies
A big bowl of popcorn.
A magnum or a third of a ben and jerries pot.
2 Packets of crisps.
A triple chocolate muffin.
2 Kit kats.
5 Ginger snaps.
Once I ate 400+ party rings.
I'm still only around 8-9 stone.
Bearing in mind my breakfast was 2 bacon 1 scrambled egg and 2 waffles.
And my other meals were of same proportion.
Metab off the charts perhaps?
That or you've got some tapeworms dodging the rent!
I love Senor Froggy's taco's! But I actually have pretty good self-control when it comes to junk food I rarely eat it, or maybe I'm just too cheap to spend my money on it.
I am shamelessly addicted to Milkyway, Hundred Grand, Mike & Ikes and anything with peanut butter.
I also get $2 Chipolte today, hell yeah going for dinner in costume
Candy Corn, My grandma used to leave it out thinking no one wanted it, i did.
And at work, I found a secret stash of on e of my co-workers and raided it. Just so you know, we dont sell it, she brought it in.
It's the fast food equivalent of bad McDonalds with about 15 possible Canadian "Chinese" foods that no one from China would even recognize (possible the white rice could be recognized- not gonna bet the farm on it though).
I know I shouldn't eat it but it tastes so good. Donner meat, lettuce, onion, Garlic and chilli sauces in a pitta. Sometimes with a portion of chessy chips on the side. nom nom nom.
The only junk food that I actually regret eating is the dreaded Pot Noodle. I'm drawn to them like a moth to a flame, but I'm not sure that I actually enjoy eating them at any point in the process. Mysterious...
Nissin Cup Noodles are quality, unfortunately I no longer have easy access to my favourite flavours - mushroom chicken stands head and shoulders above the rest; spicy pork was also good.
Deep fried gizzards from Lee's Famous Recipe. It is like an abusive relationship between my stomach and those things. My wife has forbidden me to eat them at any point where I might be around her in the day.
I try to eat healthy...but I grew up with a grandmother from the south. So I tend to have a weakness for southern foods, especially if they are fried.
Collard Greens with braised pork belly and black eye peas...MMMMM!
Grits...and that's it.
and SWEET TEA!
I actually dislike sweet tea, a lot. That was one thing I never got from my family was their sweet tooth. Salty, bitter, spicy, then I love it...typical sweets, no thanks.
KalashnikovMarine wrote: Southern Food comes three ways, deep fried, with more butter then theoretically exists in the universe, or it's alcohol
Depends on what you constitute "southern" but you can throw spicy spices in with the butter. Also, an inconceivable amount of garlic... I mean, I don't know how the south hasn't put garlic on the endangered species list yet, lol.
one of my guilty pleasures is a McDoubleRibDown, a sandwich of my own creation.
I start with two McRib sandwiches and a KFC double down. I take the bottom bun off each of the McRib's and use the McRib's as the top and bottom of the sandwich with the double down in the middle.
It has 100 grams of protein and It is a glorious sandwich!
I'm not sure. The chain itself is South African I believe, but the food is Piri-Piri (or Peri-Peri) chicken, which is from Portugal. It's basically grilled chicken with an African chilli sauce and various sides. The chicken is cooked to order, so you can choose how hot you want it, from Mild to Extra Extra hot. It's fething delicious.
Pizza of the pepperoni variety and Chinese food. Either.
They're my devil food. If I'm anywhere near a fast food chain that sells either, and I'm hungry, chances are I'll be eating.
As for candy, I've been scouring places around here that sell 5th Avenue bars and 3 Musketeers bars. Since they're no standard stock over here, I need to hunt down anyone importing them. It's not easy. A lot of places have started importing stuff like Reeces and other stuff, but never those two. And Cherry Coke. FFS, why take that off the shelf but leave the vile Vanilla Coke on the shelf?
Australias snack food selections are terrible. Our only saving grace is Tim Tams.
Albatross wrote: I've decided that my major weakness is Nando's. I fething love Nando's.
You tosser, you complete and utter tosser. It's been years since I've had Nando's and I'm too far away from any of them to justify going. Now my tastebuds yearn for it and it's all your fault.
What you're seeing is just the meal itself forcing your eyes to focus all their attention it. Everything else is in grayscale because your eyes don't want it to interfere with the food.
