I spent WAY too much time looking at food blogs today...
Because I am in a CULINARY MOOD. No need to do this yourself, although I’m always interested in what other people eat, want to eat, and won’t eat.
From Very Good Taste:
Here’s a chance for a little interactivity for all the bloggers out there. Below is a list of 100 things that I think every good omnivore should have tried at least once in their life. The list includes fine food, strange food, everyday food and even some pretty bad food - but a good omnivore should really try it all. Don’t worry if you haven’t, mind you; neither have I, though I’ll be sure to work on it. Don’t worry if you don’t recognise everything in the hundred, either; Wikipedia has the answers.
Here’s what I want you to do:
1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:
1. Venison (I can’t actually recall either way...)
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho (I’ve had fake Americanized pho, but I want to try authentic pho so badly.)
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle (I’m sure I have, but since I can’t pinpoint what it tastes like it doesn’t really count.)
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras (I think I have, but I can’t remember.)
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters (I can never keep oysters and mussels and clams straight, but between all the seafood stews I’ve eaten I’ve probably had oysters before.)
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl (Never in a sourdough bowl, unfortunately!)
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O (Maybe I’d try it, after I’ve turned 21 and if... Yeah, no. I can’t honestly see myself partaking in this.)
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects (I’LL DO IT!!)
43. Phaal (This scares the living daylights out of me, but, well. It has to be done.)
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut (Maybe? I can’t remember. I’m not a big Krispy Kreme fan.)
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer (I think I’ve had it, but I’m not positive.)
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal (Well. Maybe if I was quite literally starving.)
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips (This is one food I really cannot stand. They’d feed it to us in elementary school during Sukkot and tell us, “It tastes just like chocolate!” Guys. It does not. Taste like chocolate.)
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin (I don’t really have any interest in eating... dirt.)
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain (I’m pretty sure.)
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini (Although I've never eaten them together.)
73. Louche absinthe (This is verrrry closed to being crossed out. I’m kind of fond of my sanity.)
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum (It’s possible that I have, but you know how it is.)
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky (Is it a crime that I can’t bold this?)
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef (I think I have. Maybe.)
86. Hare (For a long time after reading Watership Down I decided I wouldn’t eat rabbit. But you know what? I love Hazel and Fiver and Bigwig. I’ll always love Hazel and Fiver and Bigwig. But just because I’m eating rabbit doesn’t mean I’m eating them, and between Watership Down and food... It hurts to say, but I think food wins.)
87. Goulash (I’m sure I have, but alas- I can’t remember!)
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam (Ewww, but yes. I’d eat it.)
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake
Oh my God, I’m so hungry. I’m going to go eat dinner and fantasize about making this and this and this and this.
From Very Good Taste:
Here’s a chance for a little interactivity for all the bloggers out there. Below is a list of 100 things that I think every good omnivore should have tried at least once in their life. The list includes fine food, strange food, everyday food and even some pretty bad food - but a good omnivore should really try it all. Don’t worry if you haven’t, mind you; neither have I, though I’ll be sure to work on it. Don’t worry if you don’t recognise everything in the hundred, either; Wikipedia has the answers.
Here’s what I want you to do:
1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:
1. Venison (I can’t actually recall either way...)
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho (I’ve had fake Americanized pho, but I want to try authentic pho so badly.)
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle (I’m sure I have, but since I can’t pinpoint what it tastes like it doesn’t really count.)
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras (I think I have, but I can’t remember.)
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters (I can never keep oysters and mussels and clams straight, but between all the seafood stews I’ve eaten I’ve probably had oysters before.)
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl (Never in a sourdough bowl, unfortunately!)
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O (Maybe I’d try it, after I’ve turned 21 and if... Yeah, no. I can’t honestly see myself partaking in this.)
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects (I’LL DO IT!!)
43. Phaal (This scares the living daylights out of me, but, well. It has to be done.)
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut (Maybe? I can’t remember. I’m not a big Krispy Kreme fan.)
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer (I think I’ve had it, but I’m not positive.)
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal (Well. Maybe if I was quite literally starving.)
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips (This is one food I really cannot stand. They’d feed it to us in elementary school during Sukkot and tell us, “It tastes just like chocolate!” Guys. It does not. Taste like chocolate.)
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin (I don’t really have any interest in eating... dirt.)
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain (I’m pretty sure.)
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini (Although I've never eaten them together.)
73. Louche absinthe (This is verrrry closed to being crossed out. I’m kind of fond of my sanity.)
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum (It’s possible that I have, but you know how it is.)
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky (Is it a crime that I can’t bold this?)
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef (I think I have. Maybe.)
86. Hare (For a long time after reading Watership Down I decided I wouldn’t eat rabbit. But you know what? I love Hazel and Fiver and Bigwig. I’ll always love Hazel and Fiver and Bigwig. But just because I’m eating rabbit doesn’t mean I’m eating them, and between Watership Down and food... It hurts to say, but I think food wins.)
87. Goulash (I’m sure I have, but alas- I can’t remember!)
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam (Ewww, but yes. I’d eat it.)
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake
Oh my God, I’m so hungry. I’m going to go eat dinner and fantasize about making this and this and this and this.