VK and Cookiecrumb have tagged me for the latest food meme going around — My 10 favorite foods. The rules are easy: List your 10 favorite foods and then pick 5 food bloggers to participate.

I like to eat different foods and have many favorites. As I read the food blogs daily, I discover new recipes and continue to find more favorites. For the purposes of this meme, I’ll try to come up with only 10 favorites:

Plantains. I mentioned them in my first meme of childhood food memories. I love plantains and the many ways to make them. Best of all, I like them plainly fried, sprinkled with salt and pepper. I recently discovered Sailu’s recipe for plantain prepared Indian style. It involves plantain stir fried with spices – coriander powder, chili powder, fennel seeds, mustard seeds, garam masala powder and more. I can’t wait to try this!

Rice. I’m a rice eater. I like it plain or mixed with other ingredients, like the paella I made or arroz con habichuelas (rice and beans). Oh! Let’s not forget my recent basmati and nut pilaf recipe. That’s my new favorite! I’m anxious to try Grace’s Garlic Fried Rice and Mae Gabriel’s Egg and Garlic Fried Rice.

Mangoes. I mentioned mangoes in my childhood food meme. Love them, especially the green ones, eaten with salt. Yum!

Oxtails. I’ve written about this in the past. I love oxtails.

Salads. I like different types of salads. Some favorites are my Salad à la Paz and a Tattum’s Salad. Salad I put together from leftovers in the fridge – I liked the crunchy lettuce, red cabbage, juicy tomato, red onion with red wine vinegar and olive oil. A favorite is one I made a while ago. With Tattum’s salad, I loved her honey and lime dressing, the fennel, chives, red onion and broccoli in the salad. Yum! Tomato Feta salad – tastes best if you have really good tomatoes, feta cheese and olive oil. I LOVE the tart, salty taste of the cheese.

Broccoli. I love broccoli, especially in it’s simplest form – steamed or sautéed with some olive oil, salt and red pepper chili flakes; and if there’s some feta cheese around, sprinkled with the cheese.

Corn. Once I discovered Stephen’s Corn on the Cob with Basil Butter, I made it several times! Yes! Definitely a favorite.

Chicken. Some favorites include Craig’s Lime-Garlic Grilled Chicken and Pollo Frito (fried chicken). I look forward to trying My Dhaba’s Tandoori’s Chicken. I have a feeling that will be a favorite.

Fish. Favorites include Salmon Baked in Foil and Bluefish with Crispy Potatoes.

Brazilian Salsa Vinegrette. This is a favorite because of the simple ingredients it contains. Surprisingly, it doesn’t include cilantro, which I love, but it tastes great and goes well with any meat, fish, or chicken.

I could go on, but I’ve already cheated and snuck in more than 10 favorites, so I’d better stop here.

VK and Cookiecrumb, thanks for tagging me. It’s been fun thinking about my favorites, and now I’m extremely hungry.

Next I tag:

Melissa of Cooking Diva

Angelika of The flying Apple

Sailu of Sailu’s Food – Indian Food

Grace of The Kitchen Journal

Raquel of Raquel’s Box of Chocolate

Happy eating and blogging!
Paz