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Chips. I love chips, I like trying different flavors, but these days, justifying 5-7 dollars a bag for times other than parties and get togethers is getting harder and harder to do.

Local special, long away.

Cost of food is not an issue for me. What is an issue is that I have no time nor budget to make long travel (inter-continent, with weeks off job) to eat.

With money, I can stop working and go on a vacation.

I would definitely like to have duck more often. I only rarely get it for myself as a treat but god damn is it the best bird going.

A better question would be, What foods and drinks would you buy more often if health was not an issue?

There is a brand that makes fake dried meat out of smoked beet. It's absolutely fantastic but pretty expensive. Same goes for fake salmon.

• pistachios
• kombucha
• daiginjo sake
• omakase sushi
• fried risotto balls
• duck (e.g. foie gras)
• filet mignon
• venison jerky

supposedly the Galapagos Giant Tortoise is the most delicious meat on the planet, according to Charles Darwin and others

Actually healthy and nutritious and delicious breakfast food. I can have two of the three for reasonable prices if I make it myself. But I want all three at max level, and I don't want to have to make it myself from scratch.

Expensive liquor. Gin, Whiskey, Rum. I would try all the premium stuff.

Also, high quality organic meat only.

Impressive how much jerky is showing up on here, but that was one of my first thoughts too. I actually got a monthly jerky subscription for Christmas, and the packs are kinda little, but it's fun getting new flavors every month.

I'll throw caviar out there. We tried a wide range of it for my gf's birthday twice, and there is good stuff at every price range. Even the cheap whitefish stuff was good.

The Bowfin and Spoonbill was our best bang for the buck both times. If you want a splurge without going bust, that's my recommendation. Got it from Browne Trading if anyone is interested.

It's great right off the spoon, on a chip, on a blini, or as a garnish on something else. If you like salty, fishy, umami you deserve to try it.

A whole case or ten of Port to cellar. A couple barrels of whiskey to cellar. Really just I'd get into cellaring things myself in general.

Fancy Cheese

Really good wine, really good whiskey

Raspberries

Restaurant foods, would eat out more if funds were ample for it.

(I do love fish and other seafood but worry about overfishing, wouldn't buy more. Also like beef but wouldn't buy more of that either, don't want it often)

Sushi would be nice. I have pretty cheap/basic taste otherwise lol. Maybe Korean fried chicken.

Allllll of the types of Chili, from dried and smoked to fresh and pickled all of them. Also good cuts of beef

just eating out in general. i cook at home as often as possible because restaurant prices are nutso. even chinese takeout that used to be cheap is like $15 before tip here

Mostly cheese. Many different types of cheese. I know there are some cheep cheeses around, but I find the difference between a good and a mediocre cheese is such that I chose to compromise on the quantity rather than on the quality...

All the most interesting cheeses

Some different expensive mineral waters
Freeze-dried fruit
Beef jerky
Nuts in wasabi dough
Pizza

harry and davids for food. drink is sorta hard. I would be trying a ton of kabucha type drinks and soda alternatives sweetened with mongfruit or such.

Avocado, nuts, fish, kombucha

Nice restaurant food, but I guess that doesn't count.

Lychees. The funny thing is that I can afford lychees, but I always think "Why buy them when these perfectly good grapes cost three times less?"

Lobster roll American and Japanese

High quality chocolate. Most of the stuff in the local grocery stores is cheap, waxy and awful. There's a place within reasonable distance with the good stuff, but it's hella expensive.

I guess fancy wine or whiskey.

I would always have restaurant hummus on hand.

exotic fruits and weird vegetables I havent tried yet.

• Beef jerky
• Salmon
• Cashew nuts
• RedBull
• Fresh asparagus
• Raspberry jam
• Corona Extra
• Freeze dried fruits and berries
• Fresh orange juice

Full Irish breakfast. Every single day until a heart attack gets me.