Foods where quality makes a HUGE difference

[Saxatilis]

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Fugu

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FTW.

Tingle >>>>>>>>>> dead

Dunno if I'd have the balls to try it though.

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This was an ingredient on iron chef once, how would you like to be one of the judges?

[J_T_P]

cuts of meat

[bogey1]

Hummus. Growing up I thought the stuff was awful and vomit inducing. One day I tried some from Trader Joes and was shocked to find out it was great. Had some next time I ate at a good greek restaurant here in town. Excellent stuff.

Figuring my tastes had simply changed, I bought my next batch from Safeway or some such. *gag, vomit*

I've since tried a few brands and there's definitely a huge difference between quality hummus and the kind that makes you vomit.

[arsoisaen]

for steak i woulnd't say there is too much of a difference between prime, select, and whatevers at the bottom...

however i think there is a large difference between steak and dryaged/wetaged

[Dids]

it would be easier to list foods where it doesn't make a difference. Any type of produce/meat it's pretty crucial.

[Blarg]

Asians find the difference between fresh meat and supermarket stuff is huge. That's why there are gigantic fresh and even live chicken and seafood markets in lots of Asian cities and also American neighborhoods that are mostly Asian. In some Asian restaurants, the food is freshly killed, too, to order.

[Klompy]

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also, I prefer cheap bacon to expensive bacon. Fat is tasty.

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Bacon is one where there's a big difference if you actualy get cottage bacon from the meat market.....so so good. I do agree that you can't really tell a big difference in the expensive/cheap stuff at the grocery store though.

[guids]

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I'll admit I have never had a premium quality sausage. Only the stuff you can buy from a local grocery store. I assumed it was all the same. Maybe I should check that out this summer.

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Cold cuts too. I was stunned when I first ate bologna from a German butcher -- it was very good! I had gotten used to the Oscar Meyer type stuff, which is lousy. Finding a good butcher who makes his own sausages and cold cuts is well worth doing. The shop-made stuff is so much better.

I agree with the other poster that we're talking not so much about freshness anymore though; this is more about premium or home-made style vs. mass market.

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Cold cuts! thats teh other one I never buy from a grocery store. Huge diff.

as far as fruit, I can tell the difference between the farmers market I shop at, and the grocery store, but its not enogh for me to not buy the fruit, whereas sausage/coldcuts, it is.

[punkass]

low quality beef jerky sucks ass.

[SBR]

Fish is probably the biggest one for me. Cheese is also up there. Also pasta sauce.