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.

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  • 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.

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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.

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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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What would you have as your last meal in life?

Appetizer: French bread with butter or bruschetta
Salad: Taco salad :)
Main Course: Prime Rib with pomme frites
Dessert: dark chocolate mousse with brownie bits

Beverage: Portuguese Sangria
 
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1 California Burrito and 1 bean and cheese burrito from Lolitas taco shop.

10 fish tacos from TY's Oyster Bar.

2 double doubles from in'n' out.

Diet coke.

Dessert: No need. That meal will kill me before I get here.
 
Appetizers: Escargot bourguignon with crusty french bread to sop up the sauce, and a mix of raw oysters with cocktail sauce, oysters rockefeller and charcoal grilled oysters in the shell with cocktail or horseradish sauce.

Entree: King crab legs with melted butter, lemon, and garlic dipping sauce.

Desert: Cheesecake and Key lime pie.

Beverages: I'd start with a nice aperitif, a nice white wine with appetizers and entree and ending with a digestif. Haven't made up my mind on what those would be yet.
 
1000 year old egg. Put one away for me now.
 
Evo said:
Entree: King crab legs with melted butter, lemon, and garlic dipping sauce.

mmmmmmmm...!
 
Greg Bernhardt said:
What would you have as your last meal in life?

Appetizer: French bread with butter or bruschetta
Salad: Taco salad :)
Main Course: Prime Rib with pomme frites
Dessert: dark chocolate mousse with brownie bits

Beverage: Portuguese Sangria

This (with the bruschetta)! But probably with a few beers instead of the sangria.
 
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.
 
Lisa, if you ate that all in one sitting, it would be your last meal!
 
Jimmy Snyder said:
1000 year old egg. Put one away for me now.

With pickled ginger?

Or porridge?
 
  • #10
Oooh, I'll add tiramisu! And the lobster bisque they served at the Bell/AT&T campus in Dallas, that place could have earned a few Michelin stars if it was public. Best food I've eaten in my life.
 
  • #11
Wrongly preparated fugu. That would probably be my last if I ever have the chance to try such a food.
 
  • #12
I have simple tastes. This would be just fine.
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  • #13
Appetizer: Baked breadcrumbed zucchini and couliflower florets.
Salad: Spinach, broccoli, red onion, roma tomato, cucumber, radish, red pepper, blue cheese, raspberry vinigerette dressing.
Main Course: 18 oz tenderloin rare, grilled asparagus, seared jumbo shrimp and scallops w/ Turbo's Habenero salsa.
Dessert: Since this is pretend land, a pint of Vermonty Python Ben & Jerrys.
Beverage: Ice cold Mountain Dew with a crazy straw.
 
  • #14
Mountain Dew! Haha. <3

You can't go past a good steak, so I would have an eye fillet with mushroom sauce, garlic mash, broccolini (I hate asparagus!), baby carrots, corn on the cob with butter and pepper and baked cheesecake for desert. Wash it down with a few of those heavy, dark Belgian beers and a little whiskey, oh, and some sharp cheese and olives afterwards.
 
  • #15
I developed a shellfish allergy about five years ago, have been in pain ever since, shellfish have always been my absolute favorite, not eating them is killing me. and so would eating them.

I've thought about testing this allergy periodically by ordering a shrimp cocktail to go, and eating it in a hospital waiting room.

But as a last meal, same thing except with lots of oysters on the half shell and no hospital.
 
  • #16
Dodo wings :-p
 
  • #17
humanino said:
Dodo wings :-p

Good luck with that one! :D

I'll also add Egg Nog to my beverage :)
 
  • #18
Greg Bernhardt said:
I'll also add Egg Nog to my beverage :)
Oh, both of my girls LOVE eggnog! So do I.
 
  • #19
Evo said:
Oh, both of my girls LOVE eggnog! So do I.

The last few years I've been getting the soy version because the regular is just too bad for me. Not nearly as good of consistency but the taste is pretty good.
 
  • #20
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

Finally madame, a wafer thin mint. :smile: it's only a tiny little thin one.
 
  • #21
Raw liver with curdled milk. It could help ease the anticipation
 
  • #22
Just a warm cup of Cuban coffee. It's like my tradition :D
 
  • #23
"A single rugela leaf." -- filmmaker John Waters
 
  • #24
I would hope I wouldn't know what my last meal was ;-(
 
  • #25
Starter prawn salad with thousand island dressing.
main t bone steak from my favorite producer and butcher.
desert strawberry cheese cake with double cream






i have simple needs.
 
  • #26
A disgusting amount of pizza and chocolate milk.
 
  • #27
After barely eating for 9 days (tonsillectomy), I know what my first meal will be: sushi! And when I can take it the next choice will be greasy, salty, garlicky pizzas.. the only thing I'm craving for now :biggrin:
 
  • #28
An apple from the Tree of Knowledge.
 
  • #29
Good god.

I have one packet of top ramen in the house, I'm starving, and I accidentally just ended up in this thread.

I'm about to spend several hundred dollars at the grocery... :cry:
 
  • #30
OmCheeto said:
Good god.

I have one packet of top ramen in the house, I'm starving, and I accidentally just ended up in this thread.

I'm about to spend several hundred dollars at the grocery... :cry:

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 :!).