1. Edamame
2. Popcorn
3. Frites with sauce
4. Poffertjes
5. Sunflower seeds

1. Chickpea stew
2. Beef with coconut
3. Lumpia shanghai
4. Pancit bihon
5. Waffles (of course)

1. I would figure out a way to have Kopp's frozen custard shipped out to me. And maybe even a turtle sundae. Or I would fly out there to eat some. Whenever I felt like it. I might need as much money as Oprah for that though.
2. Would anything else maybe be a pretentious use of money? (Although I will admit flying frozen desserts to oneself is pretty obscene!)

Five foods you love to cook:

1. Chicken katsu!
2. Spagbol (spaghetti bolognese). A kid favorite. Use lots of milk.
3. Chocolate chip cookies
4. Cuban black beans
5. Waffles! (duh)

1. Carabou intestines. I had the fortune (good or not is up to you) to try this when visiting my dad's barangay in Aparri, Philippines. A barangay is a specific minicipality consisting of a few blocks or houses (at least in rural areas); basically the equivalent to a barrio in Spanish. Anyway, the local specialty here was stewed carabou intestines. And we had to eat it for breakfast. Mind you, I am a bread/jam/coffee type breakfaster, so Filipino breakfasts were a bit hard on the stomach to begin with. (You get used to the sausage and garlic rice and fried fish after a while though while you are visiting there.) Also, when you are in someone's house (in this case, it was the neighbor's) and they put stewed carabou innards in front of you, you say thank you and eat it. Just ask Kyle. While we were in the Philippines, my family had a great time putting all sorts of stuff in front of him and basically daring him to eat it (crickets, blood stew, you name it) and he was a good sport and ate everything-- and even thought the crickets tasted good. The carabou intestines were a different story. We both just froze our smiles and swallowed as much as possible because, I gotta be honest here, I thought it tasted totally vile. My dad, on the other hand, had grown up eating it and was shoveling it down with a giant smile on his face. Hey, to each his own.
2. Balut (fertilized duck egg). I don't want to come off like a hater when it comes to Filipino grub, but this is another one of my homeland's "specialties" that I can get enough of. Look it up on Wikipedia. Basically it is a partially formed baby duck that you suck out through the shell and you eat it while drinking San Miguel. Yes, this is what Filipino beer food is like.
3. Chinese century eggs. The other day I was at dim sum with some colleagues and the waiter was kind enough to bring out a complimentary dish for us to try: century eggs with jellyfish and pickled ginger. The jellyfish and ginger weren't so bad; and in fact, the ginger was delicious as a palate cleanser. But the eggs. Imagine what rotten eggs would smell like. Now imagine eating said rotten eggs. The only good thing to say about them is that they didn't taste as bad as they smelled. But you know, you gotta try everything at least once.

I can't think of anything else off the bat, but I'll add it if I do.

1. My rice cooker. I can't make plain rice on the stove because of it. When I went to college, a new rice cooker is the only kitchen appliance that I brought with me.
2. My Global chef's knife. I use it every day. I've even brought it on vacation with me if I know I'll have access to a kitchen.
3. Kitchen Aid stand mixer. Don't knead bread without it!
4. Le Creuset French oven. A must have for anything worth braising.
5. Fackelmann vegetable peeler. I bought this at Blokker for two euros. I noticed that the NY Times ran a slide show with a similar object. It fulfills the trifecta of qualities for great gadget design: inexpensive, beautiful, functional.