Things You Still Eat That You Loved As a Kid

[Maxmars]

Oh man, this is harder than I thought!  

I started to think "Sure, I got lot's of old favorites..." and then it hit me... 

When I was a kid I was anything but an 'eater' ... I just never felt really hungry ... So I was always on the receiving end of the old "You should have more!" and "Don't be shy, have seconds!" ... Granted, I was thin as a rail... (only now I'm pleasantly pudgy... it only took four or five decades.)

Always a "winner dish" in my early days were...

Hot Dogs (real skin casing) mustard, sauerkraut, sweet relish - street vendor dogs stewing in week old hot dog water particularly
Ham and Swiss Cheese sandwich - mayo only
Sweet fried (ripe) plantains (yes yes yes) ... alternately "tostones" 'green' fried plantains - garlicy salty goodness
White rice, red beans... the staple of the gods
Medium Rare Flank steak... just heaven to me.
Candy most any kind - it was my brain food.
Campbells Chicken Noodle soup - the food that cured all malaise... and sniffles
"Pasteles" a huge meat dumpling made with plantain and pork 'stew' (and one olive for good measure)
Roast pork with the skin (cracklins a.k.a. 'Chicharrones') greasy and good.
Bagels - (kept me alive at university)
Pancakes - ditto

These were a few of my favorite things...