The sitcom Seinfeld depicts the life of a group of quirky New Yorkers, and as might be expected, it does a fair job featuring the City's diverse food culture. Some of the most memorable show moments revolve around food being the dominant theme.
Over the course of the show's nine seasons, iconic foods, fruits, and snacks are featured on the sitcom - some rare and others never to be tasted again. Take, say, the fictional Mackinaw peaches with a shelf life of two weeks or Elaine's order of the Big Salad that George and his girlfriend, Julie, fussed over. Seinfeld's characters truly loved food and so it's easy to wonder what their favorite foods were, after all.
10 Karen: Risotto
George is baffled when his girlfriend, Karen, has an animated reaction to a risotto dish at La Boîte en Bois. As she licks the last of the delicious dish off her spoon, the man is upset he's unable to generate a reaction more passionate than her reaction to her risotto. Although Karen tells George he has nothing to worry about, she also adds she feels "full after the risotto," thus leading him to overthink her fairly simplistic yet pleasurable reaction.
Like everyone else on the sitcom, the truth of the matter is Karen liked a certain dish and wasn't afraid to express how much she enjoyed eating it.
9 Estelle: Marble Rye Bread
In season 7's "The Rye," Estelle and Frank bring a Schnitzer’s marble rye to dinner as a token of appreciation for the dinner party hostess, Mrs. Ross. After the dinner, they expect it to be served, and when that doesn't happen, Frank secretly takes back the bread.
Estelle is distressed to know her favorite bread isn't good enough for the Rosses to serve. "People take buses to get that rye," she angrily remarks, while also mentioning she earnestly waited for them to serve it with coffee afterward. And when she comes to know Frank has taken the rye with him, she seems not to mind.
8 Frank Costanza: Prime Texas Steer Steak
When Frank Costanza had a cooking flashback in "The Fatigues," he was instantly reminded of the prime grade Texas steer steaks he found while slinging hash for the Fighting 103rd in Inchon, Korea, in 1950. There was every sign the meat was past its prime, but his brash decision of overseasoning it with "just the right spices" marked the onset of his unit's foodborne illness. He confessed to sending 16 of his own men to the latrines that night. The rationale behind Frank's brash decision was twofold - he wouldn't let the prime Texan beef go to waste, and the supply lines were getting thinner by the day.
While Frank was a bit of a cheapskate, the fact that he was willing to risk his unit's health and not discard the beef was proof the man appreciated the good quality cut of meat.
7 Mr. Steinbrenner: Paisanos Eggplant, Pepperoni & Cheese Calzone
An entire Seinfeld episode is dedicated to Mr. Steinbrenner's hankering for an eggplant, pepperoni, and cheese calzone. Once he gets a taste of Paisanos calzone at an office meeting, he decides to stick with it, thus giving George the additional responsibility of bringing him the same dish every day for lunch.
In a classic Seinfeld fashion, things end up going awry, and George is banned from the restaurant for violating tip jar etiquette. He's thus forced to cut a deal with Newman to get him to go to Paisanos out of fear of his unpredictable boss.
6 Mr. Pitt: Snickers Bar With A Knife & Fork
Speaking of Seinfeld's bosses, in "The Pledge Drive," Mr. Pitt reached for his shirt pocket and pulled out a large Snickers bar. He proceeds to eat it with a knife and fork as his personal assistant, Elaine, watches in astonishment. Her best guess was that that is simply high society dining etiquette.
Though Elaine had a tough time figuring out her boss, he is seemingly just a man who really loves the creamy caramel, nougat, peanuts, and chocolately treat.
5 Newman: Chunky Candy Bar
"Oh, I know the chunky that left these Chunkies!" exclaimed Jerry upon realizing it was Newman who gave him fleas. In season 6's "The Doodle," Elaine took the risk of entering Jerry's fumigated apartment to retrieve a manuscript and returned with nothing but Chunky wrappers. All she could find were the candy bar wrappers and Jerry, in no time, traces back the infestation to his evil neighbor.
Newman, on more than one occasion, expressed his love for Chunky candy bars. In "The Big Salad," he picks up a Chunky from Jerry's counter because he can't resist it. Chunky bars are an irresistible delicious combination of chocolate, raisins, and roasted peanuts, and fans approve of Newman's taste.
4 Kramer: The Mackinaw Peaches
Ah, the fruit rivalry that led Kramer to set Beauford the dog on Newman for finishing off the last of the peaches. Season 6's "The Doodle" was all about food -- from the discarded pecans that Jerry ate to Morty excitedly picking up a macadamia nut jar and, of course, the fictional Mackinaw peaches from Oregon, ripe for just two weeks a year. In the episode, Kramer came dashing into Jerry's apartment to tell him the peaches he'd waited all year for were finally in and that he'd split a case with Newman.
Kramer loved this fruit with a passion, so much so he unhesitantly called it "a miracle of nature" and compared its cultivation to the "aurora borealis" phenomenon. The Mackinaw peaches not only made his taste buds come alive, but also helped improve his mood.
3 George: Pastrami On Rye
Not many people feel as strongly about rye bread as the Costanzas do. The parents, Estelle and Frank, think marble rye loaf makes the perfect hostess gift. In "The Opposite," George resolves to turn his life around by doing the exact opposite of his instincts. He starts by ordering chicken salad on rye bread, and in season 9's "The Blood," he decides to combine two of his passions: food and physical intimacy.
The classic pastrami on rye is the ultimate aphrodisiac to George. Still, when his girlfriend fails to see it that way, Jerry steps in and sarcastically remarks she couldn't appreciate the aphrodisiacal qualities of salted, cured meats.
2 Elaine: The Big Salad
When George asks Elaine what her favorite salad consists of, Jerry jumps in to tell him, "Big lettuce, big carrots, and tomatoes like volleyballs." The rationale behind calling this meal the Big Salad is simple: its constituents are huge in proportion.
Lainey loved it for lunch, and George made a special point to tell her it was he who treated her for lunch and not Julie. Now, if it were a regular salad, George wouldn't have said anything, but since it was a filling, ginormous meal, he couldn't let it slide.
1 Jerry: Cereal
The show's hero, Jerry Seinfeld, loves all kinds of cereals. Though he rarely cooks for himself, there is always enough milk in the refrigerator and ample cereal stocked on his kitchen shelves. Jerry frequently relishes a large bowl of cereal (Kix, Honeycomb, or Cheerios) for lunch or dinner at his place or the Monk's Cafe.
Some of the noticeable cereal boxes in his apartment include Honeycombs, Honey Oh!s, Crispix, Cocoa Puffs, Trix, and Rice Krispies, among many others.
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