Exactly a year ago, I was spending Thanksgiving alone in Northern Thailand, quietly eating stir-fried vegetables in a Chiang Mai restaurant. It wasn’t lonely or bad, honestly. But that said, I truly appreciated that this year I could spend America’s special Stuff Yourself Holiday with beloved family and friends in New York and Philadelphia!
Now on to the contest promised by the heading of this article.
During our New York Thanksgiving awesomeness, my cousin Doug concocted a truly remarkable dish, which was also deeply mysterious. The contest I propose to you is simple: The first reader to correctly identify, from the following photos, this mystery food that Doug created (with perfect sentence construction and ample details) WINS!
The Honorable Mention will go to the three commenters with the most creative interpretations of Doug’s Mystery Food shown in these pictures. FYI, If you click on a photo it will enlarge for your viewing pleasure. On your marks, get set… GO!
Qiyin Y. says
I was tricked into thinking the cauliflower was a loaf of bread! >.< I have to say, it looks so good. For Thanksgiving, I'm going to do that to trick my parents into thinking cauliflower as a dessert!
Triston X. says
The dish is so creative I am not a big fan of cauliflower. I am surprised that you said the cauliflower is good. The cauliflower looked like some sort of meat at first.
Jun Hao Lei says
Wow! At first I thought it was a bread or some kind of pork. Later on I thought it was a cauliflower and I was right. By the way did it taste good?
Lillie says
Good job! :) And yes!
chris martin says
yes it a whole head of baked cauliflower
Mike L says
I didn’t know what the mystery food was, at first, but then, when I saw you cutting it open, I saw cauliflower/brocolli. I was so surprised, and kind of disturbed, because, it look like bread at first.
Spencer Gao says
I thought it was some kind of bread but after I saw it cut in half I knew it was a cauliflower.
Wilson Chan says
good god, the mystery food took me by surprise. i’d never imagine it be cauliflower! -shivers-
Ayub Sharif says
Ms.Marshall this article reminds me of the Publication Celebration we had a couple days ago. They are similar because they both have a variety of food to choose from. In the Publication Celebration we had chips,cookies, and James’s cookie dough YUM!!!. Whereas in here you can have fruits,veggies,grains, and meat.
Jonny says
I think it’s cauliflower.
Daniel Rodriguez says
That looks delicious! I can truly appreciate all types of food, for me food is a way people share ideals and just get to know one another better. Also may i make a suggestion? Please make an article on the best Pho places in Boston. I need new places to devour sustenance. >:D
Cousin Doug says
The mystery food is….drumroll, please….WHOLE ROASTED CAULIFLOWER!! Many of you were right on the money, but the real satisfaction comes with actually making this easy-to-follow, delicious and nutritious crowd-pleasing recipe:
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Whole-Roasted-Cauliflower-with-Olive-Oil-and-Capers-236377
Enjoy,
Chef Doug
Lillie says
Ok, it’s high time to REVEAL THE MYSTERY FOOD! Cousin Doug, you do the honors and enlighten us…
Brianna Binger says
Is the mystery food stuffed cauliflower
Xiu Na says
I think the mystery food is cauliflower.
Mohamed Abdelrahim says
I change my mind, I beleive it is brocolli. If you add vinegar or if you cook it it turns white.
Mohamed Abdelrahim says
I believe that the food is a grouping of mushrooms. I think so because on the picture in which you cut it in halph it looks like a bunch of mushrooms.
Victoria says
A forest of cauliflower showing its true colors in the fall. Yellow and orange leaves reappear as the green slowly fades away. Surrounding them are bushes of garnishes and a river of lemon juice.
Rayshawn says
In your reply to comment 8 you wrote fro and not for if I’m correct.
Lillie says
Gasp! You’re right! Too bad I don’t have my own personal English teacher to scream about the importance of proofreading… or maybe I do, in the form of YOU! Great eye, Rayshawn.
Daniel says
This food is so weird and unique. It looks like a cake and stuffing at the same time. I think that this is a stuffing cake because of texture. The outside looks crusty, and it looks puffy at the same time too. That is why I think it is a stuffing cake.
Lillie says
I think we have a winner for the Most Creative prize!
Drew says
It looks like oven-roasted cauliflower. It also looks tasty!
Eric Schneider says
It was yummy, as was my cousin, Lillie’s presence :)
Lillie says
Oh my gosh– It’s a cameo from the famous Eric of this article: https://www.aroundtheworldl.com/2010/06/03/a-breaking-update-in-pineapple-technology/ !!!
chris says
No guys, it is not cauliflower. It is fried broccoli. It was kind of obvious.
Rachel Yee says
It’s a delicious browned cauliflower with extra lemony flavor yet the oil get soaked up, so the garnishes make it flavorful!
Mary O'Shea says
Is the mystery food cauliflower?
Mary O'Shea says
The food looks delicious!
brian says
Those are some HUGE cauliflower heads! Nice browning on them too.
Lillie says
Hmmm… interesting guess, sir. Maybe you’re right and maybe you’re not, but the answer won’t be revealed fro another 24 hours. What other guesses we got, dearest readers? Don’t forget the Creativity Prize :)
Dan says
Definitely roasted cauliflower.
Cousin Doug says
For the record, that wasn’t hot butter….it was actually a cocktail of lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil. Good luck with the contest, folks! Chef Doug
Lillie says
Aha! Thanks, cuz. Now that we have all the accurate information, let the guessing begin!