Food out of context
I mentioned in a previous post that I thought Thrasher's French fries just seem to taste better on the Boardwalk. Okay, not the most original thought.
But how about it, do you have a food favorite that has to be eaten in a particular context for you to fully appreciate it?
Likewise, are there certain foods you would only ever eat in a specific setting? For instance, I know people who only eat hot dogs at baseball games.
Finally, here's an encore look at a November 2008 Top Ten -- Fabulous French Fries.
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Comments
When you eat a Nathan's hot dog at the original Coney island stand, it has distinctive flavor you won't find when you munch the same weiner anywhere else. It's been attributed to the sparks that shower down from the Cyclone roller coaster that looms above the stand. But scientific research, slathered with mustard and washed down with celery tonic, is still ongoing.
Posted by: Michael A. Gray | October 18, 2010 7:27 AM
Charlie Brown once said in the comic strip "Peanuts," "A hot dog just doesn't taste right without a ball game in front of it."
In a similar fashion, I would say that a Guinness doesn't taste right without an Irish session playing in front of it.
There's an old joke from the Carolinas and Texas that for BBQ to be any good, the building in which it's produced must have been condemned by either the Health Department or the local building inspectors--preferably both. That seems to be the major missing factor at Harborque and Andy Nelson's, though I've seen a few spots on Rt. 1 that might qualify....
Posted by: Alexander D. Mitchell IV | October 18, 2010 7:42 AM
Salt water taffy does not taste the same at home. I'm not sure whether they put any salt water in the mix when they make it, but the salt in the air sure adds something to the taste.
Posted by: Returning Ecclesiastical Exile | October 18, 2010 8:04 AM
Cake always tastes better in prison.
Posted by: Bob Saccamano | October 18, 2010 8:31 AM
Then there's fish & chips, purchased from a small sidestreet shop in London, wrapped in a cone made from this morning's Daily Mail.
good one
Posted by: Michael A. Gray | October 18, 2010 8:38 AM
I was going to say lobster and clams eaten near the ocean, hot dogs at cookouts, dim sum in San Francisco, butter in Ireland... but "cake always tastes better in prison" has to the comment of the day.
Posted by: Cameron Barry | October 18, 2010 9:36 AM
Local wine always tastes better at the winery sitting on a deck overlooking the vineyards.
Posted by: Elite Elephant Lover | October 18, 2010 10:15 AM
Thumbs up for cake in prison!
My favorites:
Roasted Chestnuts and mulled wine at the Weinachtsmarket in Munich
Ceviche made fresh on the boat deep sea fishing in Cabo
Greek salads, saganaki, ouzo and tzatziki in Greece
Tex-Mex in south Texas
Beer and Mustards in Austria
Guiness in Ireland
Pain au chocolat in Paris
Wild Salmon in Ketchikan
Posted by: Karen | October 18, 2010 10:26 AM
Steak-on-a-stake and fried mac-and-cheese-on-a-stake (or possibly any food served on sticks) are only permissible at the Ren Fest. However, eating at least one of them is also required.
Posted by: Frequent Little Italy Restaurant Visitor | October 18, 2010 11:06 AM
Movie theater popcorn would be inedible anywhere but in a movie theater.
Watermelon tastes best outdoors on a picnic table.
Green bean casserole, evidently, is edible only during the holidays (though I find it inedible at all times).
Posted by: Dale | October 18, 2010 11:14 AM
matzah and charoset sandwich: only tastes right at the seder. on all other nights, it elicits a sort of wtf frisson.
Posted by: LL | October 18, 2010 11:16 AM
Eating a cold pizza slice on the street outside a NYC pizza place.
Posted by: Brad C. | October 18, 2010 11:25 AM
Eating a cold pizza slice on the street outside a NYC pizza place.
Posted by: Brad C. | October 18, 2010 11:26 AM
The only way I enjoy a hot dog is when its been grilled/burnt perfectly by my dad on his grill.
can't eat anyone else's brisket but my mom's.
Posted by: schnevil | October 18, 2010 11:35 AM
Where else other than a home would you ever eat parsley dipped in saltwater?
I have always contended that charoset, if ground down enough, makes a tasty turkey sandwich filler anywhere. So, charoset doesn't work.
Posted by: Colonel Tamar | October 18, 2010 11:39 AM
Bowling alley pizza
Posted by: Toots Barger | October 18, 2010 12:02 PM
Matthews Pizza--only at Matthews. It's ruined the second it hits a box.
Posted by: Mary Roby | October 18, 2010 12:22 PM
You should have "math hubby" take your pics.
Posted by: LEC | October 18, 2010 12:34 PM
@LL- IMO, the problem you describe in all in the matzah, which really never tastes good. Charosets, on the other hand, is a great between meal or watching TV snack.
Posted by: Frequent Little Italy Restaurant Visitor | October 18, 2010 2:38 PM
You should have "math hubby" take your pics.
I'm sure math hubby would be delighted!
works for me!
Posted by: Laura Vozzella | October 18, 2010 3:24 PM
What happened to Baltimore's best bars? Please.
Posted by: siasds | October 18, 2010 3:34 PM
S'mores by a campfire
Posted by: HBH | October 18, 2010 5:55 PM
A Hot Pocket just don't taste the same in a restaurant as when you're kirked out on goofballs laying on the kitchen floor covered in goat blood.
Posted by: Mickey Rourke | October 18, 2010 7:02 PM
Prison cake? YEAH!!!!!
Nothin' beats a bathtub full of Cheetos
Posted by: Dusty | October 18, 2010 7:09 PM