For Timothy McVeigh, it was two pints of mint chocolate chip ice cream, and Ted Bundy asked for a classic breakfast with steak and eggs. These were the last meal requests for these criminals, a subject Americans are fascinated with. While most of us don’t get to choose our last meal on Earth, a new study asks what we’d want if we could.
The team at Choice Mutual decided to take the concept of a last meal for criminals and surveyed regular Americans about what they’d choose to eat for the last time ever.
- The results show that people are pretty simple when it comes to their culinary preferences.
- The majority of folks would pick their favorite dish as their last meal, or a familiar comfort food.
- Only one in six Americans would pick something fancy, like lobster tails or caviar, while one in eight would prefer a sentimental dish, like something from their childhood.
- And just 1% would use that opportunity to try some new or unusual food.
- Steak is the top choice overall, it’s first in 25 states and tied with another dish in two more.
- Researchers were most surprised to find that respondents didn’t care who cooked the meal. Most say it doesn’t matter, as long as it tastes good, but some would prefer a loved one, and even fewer would pick a celebrity chef to prepare their final meal.
- People were also asked what they’d want to sip on for the last time and soda tops the list. Coke is number one, followed by Dr Pepper and Diet Coke. After soda, wine, water, tea and beer round out the top five drinks they’d want with their last meal.
Americans’ Top 10 Final Meal Requests
- Steak
- Potatoes
- Pasta/Noodles
- Pizza
- Vegetables
- Bread
- Lobster
- Fries
- Mac and Cheese
- Lobster
Source: Delish