Mashed potato

Mashed potato is a dish prepared by mashing boiled potatoes. Recipes started appearing no later than 1747 with an entry in The Art of Cookery by Hannah Glasse. Dehydrated and frozen mashed potatoes are available in many places.

Food

We all gotta eat, right? Lists of your favorite things to stuff in your face, ranked.

Food Glorious Food

Part of the fun of traveling is stuffing your face with the cuisines and treats of the locals. These lists rank the most delicious, must-try foods wherever you'll be.

Food Around the World

Popular Opinion

Everyone has a favorite food. Maybe yours is mac n' cheese, or steak, or even sushi. But does your favorite rank among the best food in the world? This list has been cultivated and voted on by food lovers everywhere, which means that this ranking&nbsp;of the best foods ever is based on your opinion. Anyone can add their <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-foods/ranker-food?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">favorite foods</a> to this list, which makes these mouthwatering rankings an accurate, real-time rundown of the tastiest treats on Earth.See how your taste stacks up against the rest of the community. You can influence the order of this list of the tastiest food in the world by voting up your favorite foods.&nbsp;Warning: side effects of viewing or adding to this list include extreme hunger, drooling, and a desire for delicious treats.

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The Most Delicious Foods in the World

Ranker Community

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It’s a question asked by kids at sleepovers and by bored office workers around the world. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Don’t blurt out the first thing that comes to your head, because the answer may not be as simple as you think. Maybe pizza is the first thing you think of, but can you truthfully say that you won’t miss the satisfying, perfect bite that you only get with a giant plate of nachos? This entire list is a Sophie’s choice of delicious food, and it will drive you insane with just a glance, setting your stomach rumbling. If you think you’re up to the challenge, throw out your concept of healthy eating, undo the top button on your jeans, and vote up the one food that you would eat for the rest of your life. Foodies have long discussed the one best food they would happily eat until they departed this mortal coil. Some people get fancy with it and choose a forever meal of a lone quail egg. Other folks, who aren’t afraid to get trashy with their bad selves, decide they’re going to eat nothing but bean burritos until eternity. But now it’s your turn to decide what one food you’ll eat for the rest of your life.Vote here on your favorite forever food, and if there’s some weird regional grub that isn't already listed, run it up the flag pole and see if anyone salutes it.

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If You Could Only Eat One Food for the Rest of Your Life...

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What makes you feel better when you&#39;re sick, down or just need your food to give you a big hug? What foods do you turn to when you&#39;re curled up on the couch on a cold evening? Comfort food is usually food prepared traditionally with a nostalgic or sentimental value.

Many comfort foods have soft consistencies and are full of salts, butters and fats. But not always! Whatever food comforts you the most? That&#39;s a comfort food.

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Pancakes

The Most Comforting Comfort Food

Best Comfort Food | List of Most Popular Comforting Foods

analise.dubner

Finally, a definitive ranking of the most deleicious carbs to eat. If you are on the keto diet, please go away, this isn&#39;t&nbsp;for you at all. This list is for the bread lovers. The French fry fiends. The brownie loyalists. If you love to eat carbs and don&#39;t care who knows it, please vote below for the best carb foods.

Are carbs bad for you? Well, isn&#39;t anything bad for you if you eat too much of it? Have a carb every now and then and see how you feel. Carbs come in many forms like grilled cheese sandwiches, macaroni and cheese, and even other cheese/bread combos. Some are &quot;good carbs&quot; like vegetables and lentils, but is that why you&#39;re here? Are you here to say you simply love a big bowl of barley? Or do you just want to drown a sorrow in a tasty carb shaped like pizza?

Please vote up the carbs you love to eat and vote down the stuff that isn&#39;t worth the calories.

The Tastiest Carbs To Eat When You're Not On A Diet

The Most Delicious Carbs People Love to Eat, Ranked

Sweatpants at the table; sweatpants while you fistfight your neighbors over slightly discounted TVs. The holidays are here!

Thanksgiving & Black Friday

Holidays

To get you ready for the season - here's a list of the tastiest side dishes to serve and eat on Thanksgiving. Each November, Americans gather together for a huge meal of turkey, stuffing, potatoes, cranberry sauce and other fixings, to commemorate the Pilgrims arrival in the &quot;New World&quot; as well as to give thanks for all of their blessings throughout the year. The Thanksgiving tradition has become so ingrained in American society that most of the foods served at the Thanksgiving meal are synonymous with the holiday itself. Even when served in other seasons, we often think of many of these side dishes as &quot;Thanksgiving foods.&quot; (For example - when's the last time you ate cranberry sauce other than Thanksgiving?)This list attempts to determine the best side dishes and platters that appear on the Turkey Day table. May it inspire you and guide your menu for the upcoming holiday! Vote for your favorites, and if your chosen side dish doesn't appear, add it to the list. Bon appetit!

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The Most Delicious Thanksgiving Side Dishes

The 46 Most Essential Thanksgiving Sides, Ranked

Lists about the life below the Mason-Dixon line just as fresh and cool as a glass of sweet tea on the back porch in the summertime. Y'all get votin'!

Bless Your Heart

Head on down south of the Mason-Dixon Line, y'all, and make yourself at home! &nbsp;The best Southern dishes are a combination of sweet dishes, savory dishes, and the best Creole cooking in the world. Some of the <a href="/list/the-most-delicious-pies/chef-jen">best pies</a>, the <a href="/crowdranked-list/the-best-deep-fried-foods">tastiest fried foods</a>, and the guiltiest pleasures in food have their origins in Southern cuisine, and this list of greatest dishes from the South lets you vote on which of the tasty regional treats are the best.Think there's nothing better than biscuits and gravy? Love the spicy kick of some jambalaya? Ready to let loose on some key lime pie? You're at no loss for great Cajun delights and delicious Creole specialties on this list of Southern food favorites. If you don't see one of your favorite Southern dishes in the mix, make sure to add it so others can get to know (and taste), the best of Southern cooking.What are the best Creole dishes? What are the top Cajun specialties? What are the best foods from the South? You'll find some great Southern foods to love on this list of food specialties from the South. Just try not to get too hungry looking at it!

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The Best Southern Dishes

Best Southern Food | List of Dishes from the South

Samantha Dillinger

Restaurants

A buffet offers freedom to choose - and often the freedom of piling your plate as high as you like - but what foods are are the best of the buffet line? No matter what kind of buffet we go to, from a classy <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-vegas-buffets/ranker-travel" target="_blank">casino buffet</a> to an all-you-can-eat buffet chain, there are always dishes we&#39;re hoping to see. Sure, it&#39;s easy and fun to take a chance on a suspicious dish at a buffet, but the best buffet foods are ones you can rely on if your gamble doesn&#39;t pay off.

There are buffet backbones like salad bars, carving stations, and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-ways-to-eat-potatoes/ranker-food" target="_blank">potatoes baked and fried</a>. There are also fancy foods like crab legs and fondue, that are game changers when it comes to the best foods at a buffet. Almost anything at a buffet can be a &quot;bar&quot; - with interactive stations allowing you to make omelets, baked potatoes, waffles, and more. Are these flexible foods the best things to eat at a buffet?

What are your go-to buffet foods? Vote up the best buffet items that you can rely on. Add any of the best main course and side dish buffet foods we&#39;ve forgotten, no drinks or desserts.

The Best Things To See At A Buffet

The Best Foods To Eat At A Buffet

Cooking

Cooking involves a lot of trial and error, and one of the means many people use to learn is through watching others cook. But because of this, it&#39;s easy to see how to prepare foods in the wrong manner. Similar to how many of us <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/food-you-have-been-eating-wrong/donn-saylor" target="_blank">eat food the wrong way</a>, common cooking mistakes&nbsp;happen because everyone else uses, and endorses, the same problematic methods.

To avoid wasting your food and to maximize your ingredients&#39; potential, check out many of these <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/cooking-tips/casey-cavanagh" target="_blank">helpful kitchen hacks</a>&nbsp;you likely never knew. You may be surprised to learn how to make mashed potatoes properly, or that your pasta water could help you create a delicious sauce to go along with your linguine. For those concerned with wasting food, this list also delves into the incorrect ways some foods are stored.

Once you realize all the things you&#39;ve been cooking wrong, your culinary experience might&nbsp;improve for the better.&nbsp;

Things You've Been Doing Wrong In The Kitchen Your Entire Life: Common Cooking Mistakes

Mick Jacobs

Prison

For people on death row, just about the only thing they have left to look forward to is their last meal. Should they choose something&nbsp;fancy or typical? Try something they've always wanted to, or stick with a tried-and-true favorite? Should they wash it down with booze or milk?We asked our audience what foods they would want to eat for their final meal. Vote up the meals that&nbsp;you'd like to enjoy for your last supper, and down vote those that aren't worthy of being that last thing you eat.

We Asked, You Answered: What Would You Pick For Your Last Meal On Death Row?

Death Row Last Meals

Jacob Bryant

Lists about the best strains and products for the discriminating stoner.

Pot Connoisseurs

Culture

So many things are better with (canna)butter: cookies, candies, cakes, oh my! If you're considering making a little cannabudder (how cheeky) and unleashing your inner marijuana chef, this <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-picnic-foods/ranker-food?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">list of foods</a> to make with pot butter is a great place to look for edible ideas. Far from the standards of pot brownies and weed cookies, the list of marijuana cooking ideas will push you in the direction of sweet, savory, and even calorie conscious edibles that will get you high.&nbsp;What are the best marijuana edibles? What does cannabutter go best with? Frankly, anything that calls for butter can be made into an edible as long as the butter's not meant to burn off. You can butter your toast with cannabudder, mix it into your omelette, or just eat a chunk of it if you're feeling fat and sober. However you choose to cook with cannabis, the result's gonna be a okay, man.

Brownies

The Best Food Items to Turn Into Marijuana Edibles

Marijuana Edibles | List of Pot Butter Ideas

Bryce Chelsea

Lists about the year-end holiday that lifts spirits and brings good tidings.

A Wonderful Christmas Time

Snacks

The very best Christmas food includes all sorts of delicious, holiday goodies. From the succulent turkey or ham as the centerpiece of the meal, to the small dish of delectible Christmas candy offerings. What Christmas food is your favorite? Vote for the best Christmas foods, vote down the worst and feel free to rerank this list your way, holiday-style. Christmas foods are often rich in tradition and taste. Whether it's the wonderful Christmas drinks, like egg nog or apple cider (don't forget glogg too!), or the delicious candy canes dangling from the Christmas tree (so tempting), the holiday foods on this list are meant to thrill our taste buds and make us remember great Christmases of old, too.Christmas meals, much like Thanksgiving, include a lot of excellent side dishes. Whether it's mashed potatoes with creamy gravy or a candied sweet potato dish that won't soon be forgotten, the sides are almost as important as the main dishes. And yes, the Christmas desserts can't be missed: apple pies, pecan pies and sweet potato pies are a long-standing holiday dessert worth waiting for, so don't forget to save room.Let's talk fruit cake, shall we? The much maligned fruit cake is either a Christmas favorite or a Christmas nightmare, depending on who you ask. Some people do actually *like* fruit cake, so if you are one of them, vote loudly and proudly. Does your family have a traditional Christmas dish that isn't listed here? Add it!What are your favorite foods to eat on Christmas? Take a look here and see if these choices matches yours.

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Your Favorite Foods To Eat On Christmas

Christmas Foods | List of Best Meals to Eat on Xmas

Health

List of the best food for nausea, as ranked by health care professionals and Ranker users. Nausea is an uncomfortable feeling of queasiness that can be tough to deal with. There are plenty of causes of nausea, including medication side effects, pregnancy, bad smells, motion sickness, and other illnesses.Nausea can lead to vomiting and dehydration over time. While there are medications that can control the discomfort from nausea, many medications have side effects that are worse than the nausea and therefore not worth it.However, if you change your diet, you can control your nausea and go back to having a comfortable, healthy stomach.When you’re feeling nauseous, your instinct may be not to eat at all and just sleep it off. Unfortunately, not eating can make nausea worse, so it’s important to eat small amounts of the right kind of food. The best foods for treating nausea are not too hot or spicy. Warm soup with crackers is a good queasiness cure. Cool or cold foods are also helpful for your stomach, such as yogurt, popsicles, and cold beverages.What are the best foods for nausea? This list features the top foods that won’t further upset your stomach and will quell the uncomfortable feeling of nausea. If you know of any foods to aid nausea that aren't on this list of the top foods for nausea, make sure to add them.

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The Best Foods for Nausea

Best Foods for Nausea | List Top Foods To Treat Nausea

Healthy Body, Healthy Life

List of the best foods for runners, as ranked by running enthusiasts. As people who enjoy running and do so regularly know, you can’t truly do your best on a run without the right fuel. The food you consume before a run will act as the gas that will keep you going during your trek. By eating unhealthy foods before a run you may end up feeling sick, with massive cramps,and unable to finish running. If you want to complete a successful run, the key is to eat the right food first.The best way to guarantee a great run is by stocking up on essential nutrients from antioxidants like vitamin E to potassium. Plenty of fruits, vegetables, and healthy carbs are filled with the vitamins, nutrients, and minerals that will properly prepare you for a run. Protein-rich foods such as eggs, almonds, and beans are also a great way to fuel up.What are the best foods for runners? If you want to compete in a race, run a marathon, or just go for a jog around the park, you need to make sure that your body can handle the run. A strong, healthy diet is the top way to prepare for any type of run. If you don't see your favorite pre-run foods on this <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-picnic-foods/ranker-food?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">list of foods</a> for runners, make sure to add them.

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The Best Foods for Runners

Runners Top Foods | List of Best Things for a Runner to Eat

Lists about what to expect when you're expecting, funny memes, movies to watch, delicious snacks to try, and much more to get you through these 40 magical weeks of pregnancy.

A Bun in the Oven

Lifestyle

Though all women are different, one thing is certain for all: when pregnant, food cravings are no joke and these are the most craveable foods when you're pregnant. Move over pickles and ice cream. These foods are demanded by pregnant women the most.While there are many foods that should be avoided by pregnant women, these foods are certainly not on that list. From junk foods like pizza and hamburgers to beverages like chocolate milk and lemonade to sweets like Christmas cookies and apple fritters, pregnant women's food cravings sure don't discriminate.An estimated 50% of pregnant women crave at least one food during their pregnancy with sweets coming in first among food types. Salty snacks are also popular as are Mexican foods and spicy foods. Even a select few crave citrus fruits and other tart items. Quite often, women crave foods they normally would never eat while they are pregnant.According to some, what a woman craves while she is pregnant can tell a bit about the child they are carrying and even about the health of both. Women who crave chocolate may be lacking in magnesium while ladies who crave ice may be deficient in iron. Whatever the reason for the cravings or whatever they may or may not mean, pregnant women can be demanding and plain crazy at times. Take the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-9-craziest-pregnant-women-in-news-report-history/joanne">nine craziest pregnant women in the news</a> for example. Not all women are close to that crazy, but certainly come close with their odd food cravings.

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The Most Craveable Foods When You're Pregnant

Best Pregnancy Foods | List of Craved Foods During Pregnancy

Stacy Keener

There are two kinds of leftover meals: the boring kind you eat to avoid wasting food and the kind that tastes better when reheated (or eaten cold) than it does fresh out of the oven. This list is about the latter, the best kinds of leftover foods you're dying to snack on the day after you cooked a big batch of the stuff or brought some&nbsp;home in a doggy bag. It's hard to say why, but the day after you cook these types of foods, the flavor somehow improves.Vote up the leftover meals on this list that are your go-to snacks the next day at work. If we've forgotten any of your favorite leftovers, feel free to add them to this list.

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The Best-Tasting Leftover Foods

The Absolute Best Foods and Meals for Leftovers 

Brandon Gorrell

Lists of the best varietals, brands, flavors, food pairings, and other things wine-lovers love.

It's Wine O'Clock!

Wine

Wondering what foods to eat with Malbec? Here is a list of the best food and wine pairings for Malbec, which includes cheeses, fruits, snacks, and appetizers. Due to its wide range of styles and flavors, the full-bodied red wine from the Bordeaux&nbsp;region of&nbsp;France is one of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/red-wine-varietals/bottoms-up" target="_blank">most&nbsp;popular red wines</a>&nbsp;around. What is your favorite thing to pair with Malbec?If you're looking a good cheese pairing, try blue cheese or any other sharp and soft cheeses. Malbec also goes great with red meats, so steak, lamb chop, and prime rib are all recommended. Other delicious foods that pair well with Malbec include mushrooms, burgers, potatoes, and provolone cheese.Vote up the best foods to pair with Malbec, and add your favorites if they're missing from the list.

The Best Food Pairings For Malbec, Ranked

Best Malbec Pairings | Snacks & Cheeses To Pair With Malbec

Bottoms Up

To prepare for the peak of the holiday season, here is a list of the best things to eat&nbsp;at Christmas dinner. While Turkey is the traditional entree for Thanksgiving, Christmas entrees can range from a rack of lamb to a honey glazed ham but it can be a bit more difficult to pick&nbsp;the right sides. These Christmas sides&nbsp;are sure to go well with any entree you choose. Look for your favorite Christmas side dishes on the list below where&nbsp;you will find both sweet and savory sides. There are also healthy options on this list of Christmas side dishes if you have any family members with dietary restrictions. You can also use this list if you need help deciding what to bring to a Christmas potluck or holiday party.

Vote up your favorite Christmas sides on this list and feel free to add any Christmas foods&nbsp;that you think are missing.

The Most Mouth-Watering Christmas Side Dishes, Ranked

The 50+ Best Sides For Christmas, Ranked By Deliciousness

Ready for a real health hack that will give you results you've never dreamed possible? It's easy: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." (-Michael Pollan) Vote for your faves.

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What are the best ways to eat vegetables? This list includes some of the best vegetable ideas. If you’re looking to get a little more green on your plate, and you need more ways to eat veggies, take a look.When it comes to vegetable recipe ideas, the possibilities are virtually endless. Sure, you can go with the traditional salad – but keep in mind, salads allow you to pack a ton of different, yummy veggies into one simple meal. Need more protein? Add some grilled chicken. Want something a little different? Add some fruit, like grapefruit. Want to boost your omega 3’s? Add a little sliced avocado. When it comes to <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/tags/how-to?ref=internalCrossLinking_tag">how to</a> eat vegetables, the answer is simple: any way you like!In terms of good ways to make and eat veggies, think outside the box a bit. Need a quick, easy solution for how to prepare vegetables? Throw your favorites all together, and make them into a taco. Everyone loves tacos, after all. And it may not be a true vegetable based dish, but a veggie lasagna is another excellent way to incorporate more ways to eat veggies. Vote for your top choices of ways to eat a vegetable here, and then, get to the kitchen to start making your meals.

The Best Ways to Eat Vegetables, Ranked by Deliciousness

The 20+ Best Ways to Eat Vegetables | Good Vegetable-Based Dishes

Here are the best side dishes for chicken, ranked by foodies everywhere. While&nbsp;rice is&nbsp;considered to be one of the most popular&nbsp;sides for chicken, there are plenty of other tasty foods that pair well with a chicken breast, thigh, or&nbsp;wing. From fried foods to healthy options, this list of good sides for chicken includes french fries, roasted carrots, and green beans.&nbsp;

Vote up your favorite chicken&nbsp;side dishes, and feel free to add any sides to the list that you think go well with chicken.

The Most Delicious Side Dishes For Chicken, Ranked

The 50+ Best Sides For Chicken, Ranked By Deliciousness

Here are the best things to eat with barbeque, ranked by foodies everywhere. There can be regional and family bias when it comes to BBQ but there are certain side dishes&nbsp;that almost everyone can agree go well with barbeque. There are almost just as many popular sides for barbeque as there are spellings, so no matter how you spell barbecue, help us decide which are the best side dishes&nbsp;for an afternoon of grilling meat and vegetables. Corn on the cob, cornbread, and baked beans have to be near the top list, but&nbsp;you can also use this list to find a more obscure side&nbsp;to bring to a summer potluck or backyard bbq.

What side dishes do you think go best with BBQ? Vote up your favorites on the list and help other grill masters decide what to serve with their main dish. Then be sure to check out the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-foods-on-a-bbq" target="_blank">best things to grill</a>.&nbsp;

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The Most Delightful Side Dishes For Barbeque, Ranked

The 50+ Best Sides For Barbeque, Ranked By Deliciousness

Here are the best side dishes for pork chops, ranked by foodies everywhere. While apple sauce is&nbsp;considered to be one of the most popular&nbsp;sides for pork, there are plenty of other tasty foods that pair well with pork chops. From fried foods to healthy options, this list of good sides for pork chops includes&nbsp;corn bread, sauteed spinach, and baked beans.&nbsp;

Vote up your favorite pork chop&nbsp;side dishes, and feel free to add any side dishes you think should be on the list.

The Most Delectable Side Dishes For Pork Chops, Ranked

The 50+ Best Sides For Pork Chops, Ranked By Deliciousness

Here are the best side dishes for salmon, ranked by foodies everywhere. While brown rice and broccoli&nbsp;are considered to be two of the most popular salmon sides, there are plenty of other tasty foods that pair well with grilled&nbsp;salmon and other cooked fish dinners. From hearty carbs&nbsp;to healthy options, this list of good sides for salmon includes sweet potatoes, green veggies, and a variety of salads.

Vote up your favorite salmon side dishes, and other yummy sides that go with salmon.

Mashed potato

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