Raw meat, sweet vegetables… 17 things you must eat in your life

Just the thought of never being able to eat caponata again… it would be terrible.

Therefore: you should definitely eat these 17 things. Some you can prepare at home, others are best enjoyed there; they are all delicious. And at the end you tell us what would be on your list. Come on!

Well, some pasta dishes come to mind. But this one – filled with cabbage sticks, parmesan cheese and herbs pansoti with a creamy walnut sauce – rarely found outside Liguria. The best thing is to travel there and eat there, so.

Cut with a knife and sprinkle with just a little olive oil, coarse sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Yes, the meat from Polmard cattle is super exclusive and only available in 2-3 super stylish restaurants… but also in that little bistro at 9ieme in Paris whose name I hate to tell you.

Okay, speaking of site visits, Grimsby in northern England is one of the last remaining fishing towns of significance on the North Sea coast (and yes, the clue is in the name). The associated seaside town of Cleethorpes has some of the best chip shops in the country. This section Jumbo Haddock bee Fish and Chips by Ernie Beckett was just as big as it looks. The beer batter (authentically fried in beef fat) is light and crispy, the fish is buttery and fresh. A dream.

The best lamb chops in the world can be found at Tayyabs in Whitechapel, London. The time-honored ‘Pakistani family-style restaurant’, as it is called in its own description, is cheap and regularly performs better with the public than several star chefs in the metropolis. It should definitely be served as a side dish Karahi bhindi (Okra) will be there.

It sounds like a cliché, but you have to experience it at least once.

Or at one of the small takeaway stalls like in the photo Taqueria los Gueros in Anaheim. The tortillas are fresh, the meat is perfectly seasoned and you can garnish it to your own taste with coriander, onion, sambal and lime.

Fortunately, there are many good Tamil restaurants and takeaway shops in Switzerland. And they all have your favorite kottu roti. Mine is on Josefstrasse in Zurich.

Fortunately, the Vietnamese have spread all over the world with their amazing soups. Few dishes are as suitable at any time of day, night or season as a steaming bowl of phở.

Ossobuco, home cooked. Plus the perfect risotto. And the bone marrow on a piece of bread… oh, actually, if so, then:

On crusty bread with a little coarse salt and that’s it. It’s one of those last night meals.

It’s like this: a very good foie gras, perhaps refined with port wine. Umami explosion!

Soup dumplings! You know the ones that have some broth in them. So funny. And the culinary equivalent of a warm hug.

Everyone should enjoy slow-smoked meat once in their life. For example, brisket is a rather tough cut of meat that is left in the BBQ smoker long enough until it is as tender as butter.

If it meant you could order the very last dessert of your life, I would forgo all the chocolate mousse in the world and choose the best cheese in the world. And a glass of port. Or whiskey.

A curry with all the trimmings. And lamb curries are the tastiest. A hearty Kashmiri Rogan Josh with some basmati rice on the side, you should enjoy it.

Well, I don’t believe in God and that’s why I don’t believe in paradise. If I discover after my death that I am wrong, I expect this sweet and sour Sicilian recipe to be available in heaven, otherwise paradise does not deserve its name.

And …

… And? AND?

I could easily have this list with me tagliatelle al ragu, Spaghetti Alla Carbonara, orecchiette all cime di rapa and and AND can be expanded, but if I had to limit myself to one pasta dish, there is no doubt about it: this. Garlic, some chili, good olive oil, some salt and pepper. YES.