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I'm British and grew up in the 90s, so I'm therefore conditioned to think Ferrero Rocher is the single fanciest thing on the fucking planet despite knowing full well there's no way that is the case.

Gimme that pyramid of foil-wrapped nutty chocolate spheres and I will be a king

Eating a whole rotisserie chicken with my bare hands while drinking wine out of a goblet and tossing the bones onto the floor for the dogs to fight over as entertainment.

Eating grapes one by one

Any savory dish that has pomegranate seeds in it

That sounds delicious not gonna lie.

I avoid meat now due to its links to climate change so I’ve been on a journey food wise. Dal Makhani is just so decadent it made me so glad that I was born period. It’s a black lentil curry that is so fucking good i will devour a bowl in no time flat

Not so much the food itself, but the entire package made me feel like royalty...

I was visiting Singapore last year for some work-related stuff. My coworkers were busy handling their respective areas, and I was mostly there for some related IT stuff that involved a lot of waiting.
I've always liked sushi, so I decided that for once I should try eating it at what seemed like a decent sushi-place not far from the hotel - I had pretty much all day to myself. So I headed down there.
For starters the place itself was amazing; It was small and cozy, with ne guy behind a counter chopping and preparing fish. The wall behind them was covered in knives of all sorts, manufactured by a childhood friend of the chefs. I was up front to the waitress about the fact that I wasn't really a sushi connoisseur, but I generally liked Maki rolls, Nigiri, and I was looking for a nice and filling lunch. So she recommended this one item in the menu for me that consisted of a little bit of everything.

The lunch ended up being more of a multi-course thing, and while I was eating one part, the chef was already preparing the next part. Sure, it was really good, but the attentiveness of the staff to give me a wonderful lunch added to it as well, explaining along the way what I was eating and what the actual Japanese name was (they were all Japanese, by the way).

It was pricey, but not insanely so. The experience was well worth the cost.

EDIT: Found the place: https://maps.app.goo.gl/8GoXqKNqgJ5bT7LZ9
I highly recommend a visit if you ever get the chance.

Grapes straight from the bunch, held overhead while lounging on a chaise

Those giant turkey legs they sell at ren faires.

To a lesser degree, juicy cherry tomatoes make me feel like Denethor. Juice dribbling down my chin "wrong kid died..."

Pouring olive oil over anything makes me feel like a bit of a rich slut.

Work bakers hours at walmart most likly means put frozen doaugh in an oven then hit the auto cook button.

Steak and some kind of berries-- strawberry, blueberry, kiwiw, whatever. Something about tossing a raspberry or something in your mouth between bites of filet mignon is just so damn aristocratic

A really well cut mango is heaven.

Expensive chocolate, cheese platters and when I order fish-based meals from Gousto (ordered a creamy linguini with monkfish medalions once and felt like a queen)

I like to go to Trader Joes and buy about a dozen cheeses and make a Cheeses of The World board. Apricot jam and honey add extra fanciness.

• Quiche

• Cream puffs

Grilled cheese in a grilled cheese sandwich because it is in bread.

Single origin chocolate (not even very expensive, but only royalty had easy access to cocoa until recently and they didn't make chocolate the way we do now).

Nice citrus fruit.

Good quality Fourme d'Ambert, Cantal or Sbrinz

Salmon roe, sour cream and red onions on a slice of bread.

Quality chocolate!

Also the opera cream latte at the kidd!

Well-seasoned rare steak with a little butter melting on top.

A juicy mango.

OP, my adult daughter came to my house one day and I offered her filtered chilled water and fresh baked sourdough with butter - fanciest bread and water ever. Bread to me is magic, I make sourdough only so it's literally made of flour, water, a little salt and time. How does it get such flavor?

Anything with courses feels so luxurious to me. We don't eat that way in my house because we (mostly I myself) cook for ourselves and want to sit together to eat. Getting served small plates in succession is so labor intensive and also a nice way to eat. We did this at a small fancy restaurant once - we ordered several things and the waiter served them one at a time, for us to share. Best ever way to eat as a couple or small group.

Espresso. I just feel like I'm above all the plebeians.

Durian. Truly food for the gods.

Grilled lobster with garlic butter is a close second.

Salmon, pistachios, cashews, fresh berries. Still wild to me that I can afford them as an adult.

Warm garlic bread

olive tapenade on fresh bread

Artichokes

When I make my steak sandwiches.

I use fucking rib eye for a steak sandwich, fresh sourdough, cracked pepper infused aged cheddar, red onion jam... its absolutely glorious

Peasant Soup.