So I recently got back
from a 2-week trip to Los Angeles to stay with my best friend. Not only was it
the first time I’d been to LA but it was also my first ever trip to America
(better late than never)! During my trip it became pretty apparent to me that food is a pretty big deal over there. I think in London there’s
quite a big drink culture where friends often meet for drinks after work
whereas in LA the culture seemed to be more food orientated.
Over the course of my
trip we went for lunch and dinner pretty much every single day and never ate at
the same place twice, we had Mexican, Italian, Burgers, Chinese, pizza, diner
breakfasts, French, Korean, All-American, ramen, sushi, ribs, BBQ… the list
goes on, not to mention all the snack stops and fast food joints we had to
check out along the way.
So, to give you an
idea of some of the MARVELS I witnessed, I’ve compiled a list of my top 5 food-speriences
in LA:
5. IN-N-OUT Burger
I’m not a huge burger
person but these were insanely good. If you go to the west coast make sure you
at least try one of these burgers. The buns were so soft and the meat was
delicious, they caramelise onions and put them on top of the cheese and
everything all just melts together in perfect harmony. I also tried a corn dog,
the controversial Chick Fillet and a bunch of other fast food places and this
was definitely the tastiest.
4. DONUTS
I wish donuts were
more of a big deal in the UK. American people have boxes of donuts in their
kitchens, which they eat for BREAKFAST! Yes the Food Research and Actions
Centre do state that ‘two thirds of US citizens are overweight or obese’ but
whatever, don’t blame it on the donuts.
This particular donut
was a CUSTARD FILLED MAPLE GLAZE. Could there be four words more perfect for
each other in the English language? No, I don’t think there could. It was
gigantic and I enjoyed every second of the 20minutes it took me to devour it.
3. HEUVOS RANCHEROS
Mexican
food is the shit. This Mexican breakfast is served in diners all over LA, I
tried mine in a diner called Swingers in Santa Monica and it was heavenly. Soft
flour tortillas topped with black-eyed peas, fried eggs, melted cheese, guacamole and fresh
salsa. ¡¡Ay
Dios Mio!!
2. THE SPRINKLES
CUPCAKE ATM
Sprinkles Cupcakes are
pretty much The Godfather of cupcakes. They call themselves “the world’s first
cupcake bakery” and I’m not here to question them on that, especially after
they did us all the kindness of inventing a CUPCAKE ATM! That’s right, you just
pick a cupcake from the touch screen (I chose s’mores flavour) swipe your card
and down it comes. They also do
‘doggie cupcakes’ in case your pooch is feeling peckish too, how considerate.
1. SUSHI
I wasn’t expecting to
appreciate sushi as much as I did as I’ve never been that into it in the UK but
the sushi I ate in LA was out of this world.
I don’t know for sure
why it tastes so much better over there but it really, really does. My favourite was the crab roll; the
rice was slightly sticky and perfectly cooked and the crabmeat was warm and had
so much flavour to it that was complimented perfectly by the seaweed it was
wrapped in. I literally could not fault a single aspect of my meal and just
wish it was easier to find good sushi in London too. One of the only great places I've been to over here is Eat Tokyo, highly recommended.
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