What’s your go-to “treat yourself” food?

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Prestigious_Cycle@reddit

Mexican food. Specifically taco bell style food but made at home with better ingredients (I am from the US originally and the Taco Bells here suck. Most Mexican restaurants here also suck). Indian food is very gross to me but it's all people seem to eat here.

Pizza with red and green pepper with red onion and beef is also very nice.

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Unusual_Resident_784@reddit

special fried rice from my local with a bag of crispy spring rolls.

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ImTalkingGibberish@reddit

Sushi

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wizzywoo22@reddit

Savoury - Southern fried chicken (preferably from M&S), fries and loads of mayo

Sweet - Millionaire caramel shortbread

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catfordbeerclub@reddit

Frozen Greg's sausage roll chips and beans. Delightful

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DrZonino2022@reddit

Doesn’t it hurt your teeth?!

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onmylunchbreak_@reddit

Suck on it like a meaty ice pop

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Tall_Stick5608@reddit

Savoury It has to be some variant of fried chicken. My absolute favourite is if I go to a great length of making it myself. Boneless fried chicken thighs, very buttery mash potatoes and a really rich chicken gravy.

Sweet - if I make it myself it has to be a heavily caramelised piece of honey butter toast. First has it at the viral arome bakery in London however I doubled down on the honey butter crust and serve it with a spoon full of clotted cream and a nice mug of tea on the side.

This is the type of cooking that is so calorie rich and indulgent it makes eating out look like a healthy meal

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Tall_Stick5608@reddit

Extra thick slice of the highest quality Japanese milk bread I can find, Demerara sugar, organic honey and salted softened butter made into a paste and spread on all sides of the toast. Baked in the oven and left to cool and harden with the clotted cream on top. Inside is fluffy outside is crunchy.

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Gold-Creme-9597@reddit

God I need to make this.

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Tall_Stick5608@reddit

Give it a go - it’s actually really easy - on the above example I put too much butter and honey. All you need is some thick sliced milk bread and a grease proof paper to bake it on

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pastopesta@reddit

A massive bowl of pasta, with pesto, lots of cheddar, and Aunt May’s bajan hot sauce all over it. I can and do actually cook nice food all the time but this is my feral woman food

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FaeWolf4@reddit

A cake slice or bun with thick frosting.

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smithykate@reddit

Thai takeaway - Singapore chicken vermicelli, chicken spring rolls and sweet chili sauce 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

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greenglossygalaxy@reddit

Usually, if it’s been that kind of day, my go to is dirty fries from M&S, a glass or two of Malbec and the Wagyu ribeye from Aldi (£10!).

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Coat-Trick@reddit

This sounds good!!

Some Co-Op salt and chardonnay vinegar crisps for after

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Adept_Butterfly_6742@reddit

Kebab meat and chips, chilli sauce and thick white bread for sandwiches

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Dry_Ratio3658@reddit

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Rude_Nefariousness32@reddit

M&S tapas- olives, cheese and bread

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takesthebiscuit@reddit

I like a yellow label surprise from M&S!

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takesthebiscuit@reddit

If my wife’s away a big ribeye, medium rare

Chibbatta bread, caramelised onions, served with beetroot and feta salad

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Kaurblimey@reddit

20 peri peri wings

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DigitalStefan@reddit

Cheesecake

If I weren’t already overweight I would be eating this on a daily basis

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revolut1onname@reddit

The Aldi banoffee cheesecake slices are amazing.

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notspringsomnia@reddit

Sweet is the big cinammon buns from Waitrose with the icing on top, perfect guilty pleasure with a coffee!

Savour would also be a large Indian takeaway for me, or a Chinese takeaway.

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Starboard_1982@reddit

When I was a hormonal teenager I used to make myself a bowl of smash and cover it in grated cheese. Obviously I then cried about being fat, and so ate more mash.

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FairZucchini7814@reddit

Mr Mash (Smash is the devil), grated cheese - browned under the grill and baked beans.

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madcaplaughed@reddit

sometimes when i’m home alone for dinner i have a big bowl of oven chips, covered in gravy, melted cheese and bits of bacon.

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Least-Conference9547@reddit

Love chips and gravy!!!

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halfdressednow@reddit

Which gravy? I feel like I’m on a never-ending hunt for one I can make at home that brings me anywhere near the levels of joy I get from a restaurant one

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Amazing-Heron-105@reddit

Making a chicken gravy from scratch is lovely. Perhaps give that a go. Lots of recipes online.

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terryjuicelawson@reddit

The get-ahead gravy I made before Christmas was a game changer. You roast off a whole pack of chicken wings and selected veg then simmer the whole lot down so not cheap but you get piles of delicious gravy out of it.

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madcaplaughed@reddit

honestly, whatever’s in the cupboard. crappy instant gravy. most recently aldi’s “specially selected” chicken gravy.

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Astronaut_Level@reddit

Mmm, I went to a place in Conwy that served roast dinner with gravy over chips. Deliciousness

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ReaderMagnificat@reddit

That sounds absolutely dirty yet delicious.

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dlg194@reddit

divine

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terryjuicelawson@reddit

Just need a few really decent chunks of cheese, some good bread and a bottle of red.

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andwe85@reddit

Pie, chips, a nice beer and red wine

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No-Door-3181@reddit

Sushi/poke ! Those are the things I can absolutely not cook myself at home lol

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lloyddav@reddit

Minted lamb shanks with new potatoes and veg with gravy made from the lamb juices

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AceStrawberryWolf@reddit

Big ass steak or ben and Jerry's, or a trifle

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Floating_Orchids@reddit

Sourdough bread with way too much good quality extra virgin olive oil, salt flakes and lots of red wine

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thread_cautiously@reddit

Either wingstop or this shwarma place we have that is SUPER expensive, Chinese, or...late night dessert 👀

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YragNitram1956@reddit

This!

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HoundParty3218@reddit

A local takeaway does the best lamb biryani I've ever tasted. I have it whenever I need a pick me up.

When I lived in London it would have been a ghee masala dosa or curried goat and dumplings.

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Intruder313@reddit

Takeaway pizza once a week is my treat

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Vast_Resolve_8354@reddit

Proper italian style pizza from the place by me. An old couple from Sicily run it and they always make a big fuss when we go - giving us free food and drinks while we wait.

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Cantbearsed1992@reddit

Waitrose mac n cheese with loads more cheese on top and the bargain £4 Tiramasu from M&S oh and never share!

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These_Objective_3953@reddit

Chip cob with loads and loads of butter, salt and vinegar.

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DrZonino2022@reddit

Peanut butter and jam toastie

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VioletDime@reddit

Camembert with warm bread and lashes of proper butter. And a nice red. Probably 2k calories in a sitting but l do add a few chopped carrots, peppers and cucumber to justify to abuse of my arteries!

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Choice_Run1329@reddit

I am back in india as of now but sometimes i still remember the english breakfast

And boii did my body used to buff up after eating that

Will be back in a few months.

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Busy_Entertainment40@reddit

Homemade nehari with naan, for sweet the salted blonde chocolate from M&S.

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PolarLocalCallingSvc@reddit

Gin.

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wicketybee@reddit

Depends on the meal and the context. I have different treat foods for different meals and for weekdays vs weekends. And don't get me started on snacks. I take treats very seriously clearly.

My most consistent treat lately would be a brownie from the Lidl bakery or a bag of Tesco salted popcorn.

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OrganizationFun2140@reddit

Savoury: large rib eye steak with a large pile of rocket and a bottle of Malbec

Sweet: chocolate loaf cake with coffee ice cream (both homemade)

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frenchois1@reddit

Tandoori Munchy box, extra cheese. Garlic sauce instead of kebab sauce. Don't bother with the salad big man.

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ClockAccomplished381@reddit

Depends how we define treat yourself.

For comfort food it was historically a sausage roll and a bar of chocolate, when I was at uni this was known as my "usual" order from the corner shop.

If you mean stuff I wouldn't normally have or deem too expensive, I'd say Duck washed down with Pinot Noir. Sadly my two favourite meats, Duck and Lamb have both got expensive in recent years.

Fast food wise I always feel Five Guys is treating myself as it costs nearly double other burger chains.

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Bullseyesuccess@reddit

Ribeye steak (medium rare) with thick-cut chips.

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MrsMaplebeck@reddit

King prawns cooked with garlic, chilli, lemon and parsley, a slice of sourdough, and a couple of glasses of good white Rioja.

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destria@reddit

Chicken shawarma rice box from my local Turkish.

I used to work by Green Lanes in London and was spoiled for choice in terms of kebabs, doner, shawarma etc. I've since moved but this rice box is the closest I've found.

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Taylor_Kittenface@reddit

Is no one going to make a monk reference about treat night curry, egg fried rice with extra egg, chips etc ...

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StereotypicallBarbie@reddit

Mint chocolate chip ice cream…

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_isolati0n@reddit

My husband doesn't like Chinese takeaway, so every now and then when he has a night out I treat myself to a sexy Chinese all to myself

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Naive-Interaction567@reddit

Good quality garlic chicken kievs, thick bisto gravy, chips and broccoli.

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abyssal-isopod86@reddit

Savory: Indian takeaway with all the extras and a can of cold 7UP.

Sweet: one of my own homemade warm fudgey Nutella brownies with a dollop of nicely chilled natural yoghurt with a hint of vanilla and a dusting of nutmeg.

Frick, my mouth is watering!

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MoodyBernoulli@reddit

White chocolate milkshake and a whole pack of Malteser cake bars.

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pointsofellie@reddit

A Chinese takeaway - chicken curry with fried rice and chips.

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LocaliserEstablished@reddit

Chocolate

It's a problem

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Cheese_Dinosaur@reddit

When I was little in the 70s, we would have tinned potatoes as a treat. Shared between 4 of us. 🤣 So a large tin of potatoes with mint sauce!

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Important_Ruin@reddit

Depends. Sometimes I like to punish myself with a Kebab.

Usually Indians or a Chinese, more likely an Chinese, Indians is a going out meal for me.

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