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I almost never eat dessert. If I eat out, I almost always skip dessert. In the last few years, on our anniversary dinner, I began indulging. About two years ago I had my first creme brulee. I had heard about creme brulee, but I had not imagined that I woukd ever eat it. When I tasted it I was amazed at how delicious it was. I still think a good creme brulee is divine. And I can’t believe it took me so long to taste it.
The last one I had was Christmas Day. But the best one I ‘ve ever had was the first one.
What have you eaten for the first time that was so gloriously good you were amazed? How long has it been?
1. 1980 or 1981 in a authentic chinese restaurant in Philadelphia called Lee Ho Fooks. A friend introduced me to pan fried dumplings and sobered them with chili oil. First time I ever liked something hot and spicy. I've been a chile head ever since, which was a good thing when I lived in Phoenix and Mexico!
I'm still friends with the man who performed this life altering act of kindness.
2. 1991 or 1992, in phoenix, when boyfriend of the moment (he was Guatemalan) took me to an authentic Mexican restaurant called Espo's and ordered me a burrito with green chile sauce. It was only mildly spicy, but changed my dislike of Mexican food forever.
The boyfriend broke my heart, I STILL dislike bring Mexican food, and I learned to make a damn good green chile myself. DH's favorite dish.
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1. 1980 or 1981 in a authentic chinese restaurant in Philadelphia called Lee Ho Fooks.
Hahaha! Omg. I thought that was a made-up name in the Warren Zevon song Werewolves of London. Fabulous! I already learned something today and it's not even 9:00 a.m.
ETA: Sorry. In my excitement about Lee Ho Fooks, I forgot to respond to the original question. Yes. Tofu. I would always pick it out of dishes or eat around it. I saw how rubbery it was and I had zero desire to ever taste it. But then I met mapo tofu, my go-to Chinese dish. I still don't like tofu -- I've tried it in a few other "applications" -- but in that dish? Perfection.
Growing up my only exposure to steak was the super cheap large steaks my mom would buy. She would broil them, just barely. They were tough, chewy, flavorless and way undercooked. I will cut her a slight break as we were dirt poor and there was eight of us to feed but honestly she was a horrible cook.
As an adult I never ate steak. Hated the thought of it. I turned 30 and started dating my now husband. He cooked me the most wonderful delmonico steak medium. I relunctly took my first bite. Oh! It was truly a revelation!!! I now adore a good steak.
Growing up my only exposure to steak was the super cheap large steaks my mom would buy. She would broil them, just barely. They were tough, chewy, flavorless and way undercooked. I will cut her a slight break as we were dirt poor and there was eight of us to feed but honestly she was a horrible cook.
As an adult I never ate steak. Hated the thought of it. I turned 30 and started dating my now husband. He cooked me the most wonderful delmonico steak medium. I relunctly took my first bite. Oh! It was truly a revelation!!! I now adore a good steak.
Similarly, I grew up on overcooked meat. My mother did not believe there should be any pink in meat. She is the the only person I ever knew who dried out a leg of lamb.
As an adult, I read a comment by a French chef who said lamb should be served rare. The next time I had the opportunity to have lamb in a restaurant, I decided to play it safe and ask for medium rare.
O.M.G. The flavor.
Eventually, lamb was the first thing I stopped eating as I moved toward a vegetarian diet because they are so cute.
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