That 100 food things meme
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.
4) Optional extra: Post a comment at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results.
The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:
1. Venison - Burger and pie, not steak.
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare - I've had some rare stuff, but I've avoided the raw so far.
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari - This is my favourite!
12. Pho - I'm sure I've had stuff sold as Pho, but not from a Vietnamese.
13. PB&J sandwich - Don't see what all the fuss is about really
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses - I don't recall specifically, but I've probably had it on a cheese board at some point
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes - Ginger, eldweflower, honey, various berries. I love it.
19. Steamed pork buns - Dim Sum in china town.
20. Pistachio ice cream - In Greece
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters - I never seem to get around to it. I've wanted to for ages!
29. Baklava - I've even made my own.
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi - Passed on it when in Eastern Europe
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar - Life long non-smoker
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail - I've had Ox tongue.
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects - Another thing I want to try. I think I had a grub once though.
43. Phaal
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
50. Sea urchin - monkeyssk8 can provide testimony.
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer - Possiblly
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine - Really good when the temperature's below -10 outside :)
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin - I've certainly eaten my peck of dirt.
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong - I'm not too keen on tea.
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
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
Just over half. Must do better.
Originally seen at desperance's and sbisson's then everywhere.
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.
4) Optional extra: Post a comment at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results.
The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:
1. Venison - Burger and pie, not steak.
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare - I've had some rare stuff, but I've avoided the raw so far.
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari - This is my favourite!
12. Pho - I'm sure I've had stuff sold as Pho, but not from a Vietnamese.
13. PB&J sandwich - Don't see what all the fuss is about really
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses - I don't recall specifically, but I've probably had it on a cheese board at some point
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes - Ginger, eldweflower, honey, various berries. I love it.
19. Steamed pork buns - Dim Sum in china town.
20. Pistachio ice cream - In Greece
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters - I never seem to get around to it. I've wanted to for ages!
29. Baklava - I've even made my own.
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi - Passed on it when in Eastern Europe
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar - Life long non-smoker
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail - I've had Ox tongue.
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects - Another thing I want to try. I think I had a grub once though.
43. Phaal
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
50. Sea urchin - monkeyssk8 can provide testimony.
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer - Possiblly
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine - Really good when the temperature's below -10 outside :)
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin - I've certainly eaten my peck of dirt.
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong - I'm not too keen on tea.
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
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
Just over half. Must do better.
Originally seen at desperance's and sbisson's then everywhere.