Ask HN: Favourite hacker food?

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by superted • 15 years ago

5 9 15 years ago

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What food gets your hacking going? Any special dish that gets you all creative and ready to crank those MVP:s out?

... and yes, Ramen Noodles is a perfectly viable answer :)

FrankieGunzz• 15 years ago

Cold Pizza!!! although its usually anything within reach...

superted• 15 years ago

I thought I was the only one. Pizza is almost better the day after!

jpmc• 15 years ago

Not a food but drinking Yerba Mate gets me in the zone.

robfitz• 15 years ago

A big steak with stir fried veggies, some grilled pineapple, a loaf of french bread, and a nice beer.

Starving yourself or eating low energy bullshit is not productive =/

rcfox• 15 years ago

Perogies and peas. Not so much because it makes me creative, but because it's just about the fastest thing I can make which isn't terrible for me. I boil the perogies and the peas together for ~5 minutes, and they're done. Cleanup is as simple as rubbing a sponge on a practically-already-clean pot.

You could substitute other vegetables, but I've found that of the frozen vegetables at my grocery store, peas taste the best. Also, peas tend to have more nutritional value than corn.

geuis• 15 years ago

Edamame. Very tasty and nutritious, http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable...

mhd• 15 years ago

Pork gyro with spätzle. Both are sold in every supermarket here in Germany and taste good enough even without additional spices -- easy to make in a skillet, and enough to last you for several meals (and the pork ain't even that fat, about 8%).

Don't know whether that gets me going, but at least it doesn't hinder me too much, as I can just warm it up whenever I'm hungry, and just eat it with a fork at the desk. Good for those days when I don't want to be too distracted but want something warm and meaty. If that isn't necessary, I'm going with rolls and cold cuts -- or cherries and bananas. (I'm weaning myself of cookies a bit. Not good hacker food, as it's too easy to finish a package…)

Finbarr• 15 years ago

Gammon steak with fried eggs and pineapple rings. Divine!

michaeldhopkins• 15 years ago

I eat a lot of things dipped in tzatziki sauce, mostly pitas.

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