7 deadly sins

after posting on quite a few places, i decided that i wanted to share something new. i know having too many posts make it hard for readers to decide whats best, or what they should really try or look out for. besides, alot of times my favourite foods aren't even in any restaurants, but they're just so good that i need to put it somewhere. so here it is. in no particular order; the 7 deadly sins. cause i swear eating too much of them isn't going to make you very pretty.

1. morton's famous hot chocolate cake

i doubt this one needs any introduction. this little gem is soo good. its good whether you have the full meal or if you just pop by for dessert. its a little pricey though ($25), but the experience is worth it. there's a reason why its called morton's famous hot chocolate cake. the cake is cooked perfectly. the texture is so consistent on various occassions, fluffy yet not to soft, and at the same time dense enough to savor the thick chocolatey taste. then when you cut into it, you can see the hot molten chocolate inside oozing with seductive goodness. flowing slowly like viscous molten lava, so thick and incredibly delicious. and on the side with it, the slightly lighter taste of the vanilla ice cream, which brings balance to all that chocolate flavor. just heavenly.

2. johnsonville beddar cheddar sausage

craving for something a little more savoury? i've got just the perfect thing. johnsonville sausage. the perfect savoury snack. there was a period of time where i was so hooked on to this that i used to eat a bag a day. just plain. with no bun, to toppings, no sauce. just pure old beddar cheddar johnsonville sausage. i know i've posted on this before. but for goodness sake, if you still haven't tried it, please do. there's a reason its emphasized.


3. godiva dark chocolate decadence drink

i think this goodie has been around for years, but i never knew about it until last year. apparently, at all the godiva stands (like the one at the basement food court of takashimaya), they have this chocolate drink. i believe they have several flavors; milk chocolate, dark chocolate etc. the one that i tried was the dark chocolate decadence. it was the best chocolate drink i've ever had in my life. i don't know what they put in it, but it was fantastic. initially, i d and i agreed that we'd just share one, you know, calories and all. but in the end were were both fighting over it. warning though: this is super sinful. its so thick, chocolatey and delicious that you'd forget all about your diet and just temporarily be zoned out into your little chocolate world.

4. in-n-out burgers

i like burgers. i think i've said that on more than one occassion. so for those of you who are burgerholics too, listen up. somewhere out there, on the western coast of the US of A, there lives in-n-out buger. its only available on the western states of the US. The California area and all (and in turn white castle is mostly on the eastern states). but in and out buger is insanely good. alot of the in-n-out places are just little stores with a drive through and a couple open air benches on the side. so you just go there, buy your burger, sit down and eat. the first time i had it was in cali. the burger was so good that i immediately went back to order a second meal, fries and all. and you can do your burger "animal style", which sounds kinda wrong but its really good. animal style includes, pickles, extra sauce, grilled onions and mustard fried with the patty. over here you can over as many patties as you like. i've only had up to 4 and that was too much. i still think have several double patties is better and tastier instead of one giant burger. definitely try give it a try if you're in the area. ps: they have really mean fries too. the type where you can really savour the potato taste in it.

5. indonesian martabak manis (sweet martabak)

this one is interesting. i'm sure alot of you haven't tried this before. martabak is a pancake-like dish/snack in indonesia, served in the evening by street vendors or hawkers. it's NOT the martabak that you can buy in sg. its totally different and way better. it's made in a large pan, where they put lots and lots of butter, then pour the batter, then put in all the ingredients and the fold in it half to make a it like a giant crepe. ingredients that are usually put into martabak are chocolate, shredded cheese, crushed peanuts, condensed milk and sesame seeds. the outcome is a folded pancake with all the sweet chocolate goodness inside. its so good i once ate the whole thing myself! (its usually shared amongst 3-4 people) the texture is firm, and it is chocolatey and sweet when you bite inside.

they also make a savoury version of martabak (martabak asin aka salty martabak) which is made of eggs and other ingredients. very good too. sometimes i can't decide which is better. usually i try to alternate between eating the two. so you get a piece of sweet martabak, the the savoury egg one, then sweet, then salty.

6. snyder's cheddar cheese pieces

another one of my favourite foods in the world is snyder's cheddar cheese pieces. i used to eat this all the time when i was back in the states. at one point, it got so bad that i was eating one large pack a day. it was utterly insane. i couldn't stop myself from eating it. sometimes, i would buy it and just eat half a pack. i'd throw the other half away because i didn't want to finish it. worst part was, there was once that i took it out of the bin to continue eating it! talk about trashy food. i've totally given this one up cold turkey. this and peanut butter. it's like cocaine.

7. indomie

last but definitely not least, my childhood favourite. indomie dry. i've talked about this lots of times throughout the site. just eat the damn thing will you? and make sure you put all the seasoning in it, along with the sweet sauce, chilli, and seasoning oil thats inside. thats at least half the fun. the best tasting noodles ever. i don't care if it's crappy and cheap and instant. get real man. its damn good. you got to admit at least that.

so there it is, my seven favourite foods in the world; my seven deadly sins. drop me a line if you start trying any of these, or if you agree with me. but don't even think about getting me started on snyder's again.

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