What Would Be the Perfect Last Meal for Immortality?

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The thread explores the concept of an ideal last meal, with participants sharing their personal preferences for appetizers, main courses, desserts, and beverages. The discussion includes a variety of culinary choices, reflecting individual tastes and cultural influences.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Conceptual clarification
  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants suggest traditional meals like prime rib, while others propose more unique items such as 1000-year-old eggs or fugu.
  • Several participants express a desire for a variety of foods served all at once, rather than in courses.
  • There are mentions of specific dishes like king crab legs, tacos, and various desserts, indicating a range of culinary preferences.
  • Some participants humorously suggest impractical meals, such as a McDonald's Shamrock shake combined with a seasonal doughnut, to avoid the finality of a last meal.
  • Participants share personal anecdotes related to food, such as allergies or cravings, which influence their meal choices.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

There is no consensus on what constitutes the perfect last meal, as participants present a wide array of differing opinions and preferences. The discussion remains unresolved with multiple competing views on ideal food choices.

Contextual Notes

Participants express varying degrees of humor and seriousness in their meal choices, with some reflecting on personal dietary restrictions or experiences that shape their preferences.

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Food enthusiasts, culinary students, and those interested in personal reflections on meals and cultural food practices may find this discussion engaging.

  • #31
lisab said:
What feast did you decide on?

Here, on this second day of summer, it's cool and rainy. Perfect day for chicken soup made from scratch :!).

Pre-cooked chicken, and some mushroom compost.

And no, I'm not eating the compost. I still need to plant my garden.

I did though, drool over many things on your list, whilst at the store: King Crab legs, Lobster tails, scallops, clams, steaks galore, and fresh made bread...

Thank god the chicken is putting me to sleep right now, otherwizzzzzzzzzzzzz.....

:zzz:
 
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  • #32
Greg Bernhardt said:
The last few years I've been getting the soy version . . . .
Soy version?!

 
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  • #33
I'd have the McDonald's Shamrock shake and a fresh Dunkin Donuts pumpkin-spice doughnut.

Bawahhh ha ha ha!

Since their both seasonal foods (one in March and the other in autumn), the meal would never be able to be assembled, and thus I would escape death!

I assume that was the point of this question... right?
 
  • #34
lisab said:
I wouldn't want it to be ordered, like in courses. I'd want it all at once:

King Crab (oh hell yeah!)
Ribeye steak, prime grade, rare
Carrots with ginger
Asparagus
Broccoli
Garlic mashed potatoes
Naan
Cauliflower
Tiramisu
Chocolate mousse
Onion rings
Squeaky cheese
Fresh home-grown tomatoes
Vanilla and chocolate ice cream
Sweet strawberries and blueberries
Pizza with pepperoni, olives, and mushrooms

Wow I'm hungry now.

That's an amazing list! The only thing I'd add is bacon. I actually can't believe you don't have that on there already, Lisa! :confused:
 
  • #35
Dembadon said:
That's an amazing list! The only thing I'd add is bacon. I actually can't believe you don't have that on there already, Lisa! :confused:
She's watching her fat intake. Heart healthy to the end.
 
  • #36
Just a massive amount of sushis with a good old Coke.

Maybe my taste will change until then though but this is what I would choose right now.
 
  • #37
A home-made BLT with Cain's natural mayonnaise and an ice-cold beer.
 
  • #38
Ice cold pear cider, papadoms, bhindi bhaji and plain boiled rice with chicken phall. If you've got to go, go with a bang.
 
  • #39
Here's a more difficult question, if you could only have ONE food dish, which one would it be?

I'd want fresh alaskan king crab legs, cooked, served with melted butter, lemon and garlic. King Crab is always found (even for restaurants) pre-cooked and frozen, so he made a trip to catch and eat fresh (never frozen) king crab legs. He said it was incredible and was by far much better than any lobster he'd eaten, so much more flavor. He definitely preferred it to lobster, it was his new favorite. Heck I prefer the pre-cooked stuff to lobster, I can only imagine fresh.

If I can't have the crab, an artichoke with the same lemon butter. :biggrin:
 
  • #40
I don't know, but there would definitely big fat, skewered scallops on the menu.
 
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  • #41
Evo said:
Here's a more difficult question, if you could only have ONE food dish, which one would it be?

I'd want fresh alaskan king crab legs, cooked, served with melted butter, lemon and garlic. King Crab is always found (even for restaurants) pre-cooked and frozen, so he made a trip to catch and eat fresh (never frozen) king crab legs. He said it was incredible and was by far much better than any lobster he'd eaten, so much more flavor. He definitely preferred it to lobster, it was his new favorite. Heck I prefer the pre-cooked stuff to lobster, I can only imagine fresh.

If I can't have the crab, an artichoke with the same lemon butter. :biggrin:

Is there a limit on the portion size?
 
  • #42
Evo said:
Here's a more difficult question, if you could only have ONE food dish, which one would it be?

I'd want fresh alaskan king crab legs, cooked, served with melted butter, lemon and garlic. King Crab is always found (even for restaurants) pre-cooked and frozen, so he made a trip to catch and eat fresh (never frozen) king crab legs. He said it was incredible and was by far much better than any lobster he'd eaten, so much more flavor. He definitely preferred it to lobster, it was his new favorite. Heck I prefer the pre-cooked stuff to lobster, I can only imagine fresh.

If I can't have the crab, an artichoke with the same lemon butter. :biggrin:

Butter seems to be the common denominator here. But nobody has posted they want to eat "butter" as their last meal...

One day, I will have to go back to Alaska, and see if my memory of fresh King Crab legs, stands up to my more current memory of fresh Dungeness Crab.

3 weeks until OCF, and I'll confirm whether or not a freshly cooked Artichoke, smothered in butter, is closer to Nirvana.

hmmm... I think this is a chemistry question. Can we move this thread? :-p
 
  • #43
OmCheeto said:
Butter seems to be the common denominator here. ...

This reminds me of one of my favorite meals. I was about to exit the Navy, and my buddies took me out to dinner at some fancy restaurant near the football stadium down in San Diego.

Filet Mignon, smothered in hollandaise sauce.

Of course, I share Gollum's opinion of how steaks and fish should be prepared:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6LG2LFE8w0​

I've never met a Sushi I didn't like. Never had it with butter though.

hmmm...

Amaebi dipped in a steaming hollandaise, soy, wasabi sauce.
I'll have to experiment.
Hopefully, it doesn't come out like my meatloaf experiment.
As I recall, even my cat wouldn't touch it. x 2

This reminds me of my first failed food science experiment: Peanut Butter and Butter sandwich.
I think I was 8.
 
  • #44
Evo said:
Here's a more difficult question, if you could only have ONE food dish, which one would it be?

...

A culinary Kobayashi Maru...

hmmm...

ah ha!

I think this girl solved it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjrI91J6jOw​

For my one dish, I will have shrimp, wrapped in oyster, wrapped in crab, wrapped in lobster, wrapped in scallop, wrapped in salmon, wrapped in steak, wrapped in ... ... ...
..., served in a pastry puff shell, smothered in hollandaise sauce. Seasoned to taste, of course.

Thank you.
 
  • #45
OmCheeto said:
A culinary Kobayashi Maru...

hmmm...

ah ha!

I think this girl solved it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjrI91J6jOw​

Ultimate Turducken recipe found below...

Rooster Teeth - Red vs. Blue said:
  • Sarge: Nope, first we start with a hummingbird- (a picture of a hummingbird appears next to Sarge)
  • Grif: A what?
  • Sarge: Put that in a sparrow (picture of a sparrow), stuff them both in a cornish hen (picture of a cooked hen), then put that in a chicken (picture of a guy in a chicken suit). Put all that in a duck (picture of a mallard duck), then in a turkey (hand-drawn picture of a hand turned into a turkey), then in a bigger turkey (picture of Michael Moore again).
  • Grif: Two turkeys?
  • Sarge: Hey, it's Thanksgiving. Put that in a penguin (picture of some penguins), stuff that in a peacock (picture of the NBC logo from the '70s), then an eagle (picture of an eagle), shove it all in an albatross (picture of an albatross in flight), then an emu (that well-known picture of an emu's head, head on), next comes an ostrich (picture of a running ostrich), then a leopard (picture of a sleeping leopard)! Put all that in a pterodactyl (artist's rendering of a pterodactyl), and then stuff it in a Boeing 747 (picture of a 747).
  • Church: ... Cool. I get a wing.
  • Simmons: I call the turbine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHRFAM0ZvCM
 
  • #46
Probably something vegetarian. I'm not vegetarian at all, but if it's my last meal I don't see the need for an animal to die since it's not doing me any good anyways.
 
  • #47
dipole said:
Probably something vegetarian. I'm not vegetarian at all, but if it's my last meal I don't see the need for an animal to die since it's not doing me any good anyways.
If you have never had fiddleheads (immature ostrich ferns) you might like them, along with a side of pan-fried potatoes. Takes me back 50+ years, but still is a tempting breakfast.
 
  • #48
Coffee- lots of coffee- for one last brainstorm.
 
  • #49
Jorriss said:
Diet coke.

Yes, that makes sense in a last meal. :-p
 
  • #50
immortality juice.
or what ever highlander eats/drinks.