There’s a great conversation going on over at Serious Eats about the idea of a culinary bucket list: the food experiences you simply must have before you die. For some, it’s a trip across the world, complete with a visit to a famous restaurant. For others, it’s simply a certain food to try.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given our occupation, the bulk of our life plans revolve around food and our bucket list is no different. We want to do the full tasting at The French Laundry and eat roast chicken at L’Ami Louis. We want to visit the food centers in Singapore and the open air markets in Provence. Most of all, though, we want to eat our way through the United States. There are huge regions we’ve never explored and we’re very anxious to eat barbecue in North Carolina, gumbo in New Orleans, and ripe-from-the-tree avocados in California, to name just a few.
The pre-kickin’-it food plans of other MP editors are after the jump, but really, we’re awfully curious about what’s on your list, so leave it in the comments.
Helen, MP: Chicago:
• Ortolan. OMG totally absolutely Ortolan. This is my total absolute #1.
• Street food in Bangkok or Singapore (or both!)
• Butter-poached lobster at Per Se or the French Laundry (it’s never been on the menu when I’ve been there - sigh)
• Meat from an animal that I’ve slaughtered/hunted myself (cow? Sheep? I feel like I owe it to my carnivorousness to look something in the eye, then kill it and eat it)
• The duck fat fries at Hot Doug’s in Chicago
• Oysters straight from the ocean – see them in the water, reach in, shuck, slurp. Repeat.
• Pibales – baby eels – outdoors, at 3 in the morning, drunk, in Basque Country
Adam, MP: San Francisco:
• Monkey Brains on the half, um, head. Just to see if I’d have the stones.
• Caviar. Lots of really expensive stuff, not the $12 budget shit I’ve had so far. What does a $100 mouthful of fish eggs taste like?
• Ostrich egg(s?)
Elsa, MP: Philadelphia:
• Like The Very Hungry Caterpillar, except with jamon, boquerones, and various chocolate things, I would like to eat my way through Spain.
• The other thing would be a seafood tour of the world, especially since there is so much potential for both incredible variety and the best things I have ever put in my mouth. Just think about the differences between say, Japanese, Icelandic, Croatian, and Peruvian seafood. Or, Spanish, Scandinavian, and Cape Verdean, etc.
What’s on Your “Bucket List”? [Serious Eats]
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