Favorite food

This is difficult beyond belief. I love food; it's truly impossible to come up with just one.

So:

Fungus: Black truffles taste like sex. They're expensive and I don't get to eat them (or cook with them) often but when I do, it's a little moment of a very decadent heaven. There are few edible fungi I won't eat, but I have to give special mention to eanja for introducing me to hen-of-the-wood mushrooms. They really do taste like chicken.

Meat: Lamb has been my favorite since childhood. The first recipe I messed around with was mom's lamb shank recipe. I've given up pork.

Poultry: Duck. Except I'm getting really attached to the mallard couple that are hanging out by the Department of Transportation, so I'm not eating it at the moment. Quail is a good second choice.

Fish: Monkfish, hands down.

Starch: Pasta in all its myriad forms. Yes, I've made my own. No, I've never used a machine.

Grain: Quinoa. Seriously, I just discovered this one recently, but I love the taste and the ease of preparation.

Spice: Cardamom. (Nutmeg is the spice I use the most and I adore it, but cardamom actually turns me on.)

Herb: Thyme. The only one I've tried that I hate is marjoram. When I read in an aromatherapy book that it's the only known ANaphrodisiac (guaranteed turn off), I had an "aha!" moment.

Vegetable: I don't know. Except for bell pepper, I love them all. Artichoke was my first solid food, and my cousin Nettie calls me "her asparagus girl," and okra is a sensuous treat, and...