People From Around The World Shared Nostalgic Foods From Their Childhoods And I Kind Of Wanna Try Them All

"Mollete. It's a bolillo (savory bread) topped with beans and cheese and toasted under the broiler. It's ridiculously easy and insanely good."

—izzie14

"My mom and grandma would make it any time I was sick, and it always made me feel better. My grandma jokingly referred to it as Italian penicillin. I still make it today when I feel unwell."

—melanieleighanne

"I'm American, and I still crave potato smiles. They're like french fries but in the shape of a smiley face. They come frozen in a little box with chicken nuggets."

—millermersades

"The little potato smiley faces; they make me soooo happy!"

—frascajuju

"Even though both my parents worked full-time, I had three brothers and things got a little tight before their monthly payday. Mom often made creamed chipped beef on toast; it was filling and delicious. When I eat it to this day (I buy the frozen microwave portions now), it takes me back to a simpler, carefree time."

—tommyl42f7cc957

"I’m Chinese and egg tarts are always so nostalgic! Living in NYC means you can get them pretty much all the time, but growing up in Maryland meant that we only ate Chinese food out on Sundays after church, and it always ended with egg tarts. My mom never attempted to make them because she had too much to handle raising me and my sister 😅."

—wl2262

"My great-grandma was Norwegian and she would always make risgrøt, which is basically like a sweet rice porridge, and so every time I taste it, it reminds me of her."

—greedyjake6

"I'm Indian and I absolutely loved (and still love) Maggi! I mean, EVERY Indian loves Maggi... Just look it up on Google and if possible please try them!"

—jaladhihpatel

"I worked in a German restaurant in my late teens and early twenties, and my boss would always make this and bring it to me when I was sick or having a bad day. It was hard being on my own and she became a second mom to me. I now make it for myself, but it’s not as good as my German second mama’s."

—shimmerywho

"Apple pie and peach cobbler (I'm Black) with a cup of cold milk."

—jjgirl518

"My grandpa's chorizo con huevos with homemade tortillas. No one made it like he did (but thankfully my best friend's husband comes close!)."

—aliciabvallarta

"This was my favorite breakfast growing up and only my Mimi made it (because it’s not the healthiest lol). So when we would go stay with her, I’d wake up to the smell of biscuits and sausage and it was just the best feeling in the world. I’m 22 and she still makes them [every time] we stay with her! Makes me feel like a giddy little kid again."

—annakb22

"Definitely my Baba's homemade borscht, pierogies, or cabbage rolls that she would make for us on special occasions! I'm Ukrainian on my mom's side and just the smell of those foods gets me so nostalgic."

—tpwk2021

"Thick blinis that my Belorussian grandma would make. They were a real village food: neither blinis (crepes) nor pancakes, but something in between. They had both grated potatoes and regular dough in them and they were incredibly filling. Kind of crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside — served with fried eggs, sausages, or whatever you wanted. I remember she'd always bring me the first pancake on a plate while I was still in bed and I'd eat it with my hands. I miss those days."

—irinal6

"Shortbread (I'm Scottish)! My grandma used to make the most delicious shortbread for me and my cousins, and the taste always brings back great memories! I can never quite recreate it perfectly but still, whenever I have it, it makes me feel all nostalgic!"

—that1girlthatmightnotbehuman

"It was the first thing I learned to cook and it became my thing! Everyone knew me as 'the minute rice girl.' Even today nothing is more comforting than a bowl of minute rice with a sprinkle of soya sauce on it."

—danielleharper17

"I'm Romanian and my grandma used to make us a dessert called piroște. It's noodles cut into a square shape filled with plum jam then boiled. She used to make us that every summer when my brother and I were little."

—p4eb44d7ff

"I’m Jewish and challah will always make me feel good. Same goes for hamentaschen. And latkes and matzo balls. We really like food!"

—pplpwrawesome

"Soldiers! My mum would make a soft-boiled egg, cut up a slice of toast with butter into strips, and I'd dunk them in my egg on Saturday mornings watching cartoons."

—kyleesargent

"Dippy eggs! I still cut up the toast for dipping. My husband thinks I’m weird for not just putting a soft-boiled egg on a piece of toast like an adult should. Just doesn’t taste the same."

—tinkerbarbell

"Pancit and lumpia — good thing my dad taught me how to make them."

—k4e39fd4aa

"My mom's 'end of the month' meal, aka when we didn't have a lot of money until next paycheck so we had to get creative. It was a piece of white bread with Dennison’s chili beans and cheese on top. So good. 😋"

—gabriellaramirez2

"I guess if you count the cherries, it’s a food."

—imacrayzcritter

"Otter pops on a hot summer night."

—chocolateprsnips