Omnivore's 100 Meme
Yeah, I know, this is sooo last week, and I'm late to the game. Oh well.
Here it is. An [X] indicates that I've had this item. The comment (eww!) after an item indicates that I'd probably have to be drunk or have my manhood called into question in order to try it.
1. [X] Venison
2. [ ] Nettle tea
3. [ ] Huevos rancheros
4. [ ] Steak tartare
5. [ ] Crocodile
6. [ ] Black pudding (eww!)
7. [X] Cheese fondue
8. [X] Carp
9. [ ] Borscht
10. [X] Baba ghanoush
11. [X] Calamari
12. [ ] Pho
13. [X] PB&J sandwich
14. [ ] Aloo gobi
15. [X] Hot dog from a street car
16. [ ] Epoisses
17. [X] Black truffle
18. [X] Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. [ ] Steamed pork buns
20. [X] Pistachio ice cream
21. [X] Heirloom tomatoes (practically the only kind I eat!)
22. [X] Fresh wild berries
23. [X] Foie gras
24. [X] Rice and beans
25. [ ] Brawn, or head cheese (eww!)
26. [ ] Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper (pretty close though in GLB Hellfire Wings one time, I think!)
27. [X] Dulce de leche
28. [X] Oysters
29. [X] Baklava
30. [ ] Bagna cauda
31. [X] Wasabi peas
32. [X] Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. [ ] Salted lassi
34. [X] Sauerkraut
35. [X] Root beer float
36. [X] Cognac with a fat cigar (Pleasant Lake ritual)
37. [ ] Clotted cream tea
38. [X] Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. [X] Gumbo
40. [ ] Oxtail
41. [X] Curried goat
42. [X] Whole insects (sure, but not on purpose)
43. [ ] Phaal
44. [X] Goat.s milk (eh, sort of. Things made from it, yes)
45. [X] Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. [ ] Fugu
47. [X] Chicken tikka masala
48. [X] Eel
49. [X] Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. [ ] Sea urchin
51. [ ] Prickly pear
52. [ ] Umeboshi
53. [ ] Abalone
54. [X] Paneer
55. [X] McDonald.s Big Mac Meal (not in the last 4 and a half years though)
56. [ ] Spaetzle
57. [X] Dirty gin martini
58. [X] Beer above 8% ABV
59. [X] Poutine (Mmm!!!!!!!!!)
60. [ ] Carob chips
61. [X] S.mores
62. [X] Sweetbreads
63. [ ] Kaolin
64. [X] Currywurst
65. [ ] Durian
66. [ ] Frogs. legs (curiously, no...next trip to Quebec, perhaps)
67. [X] Beignets, churros, elephant ears, or funnel cake (um, all of the above)
68. [ ] Haggis
69. [X] Fried plantain (LOVE these!)
70. [X] Chitterlings or andouillette (thanks Monsieur Francis Bardot!)
71. [X] Gazpacho
72. [X] Caviar and blini (Thanks to Browne Trading giving it away like candy during tastings)
73. [ ] Louche absinthe
74. [X] Gjetost, or brunost
75. [ ] Roadkill (eww!)
76. [ ] Baijiu
77. [X] Hostess Fruit Pie
78. [X] Snail
79. [ ] Lapsang souchong
80. [ ] Bellini
81. [ ] Tom yum
82. [X] Eggs Benedict
83. [X] Pocky
84. [ ] Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. [X] Kobe beef (do Kobe sliders count?)
86. [X] Hare
87. [X] Goulash
88. [X] Flowers
89. [ ] Horse
90. [ ] Criollo chocolate
91. [X] Spam
92. [X] Soft shell crab
93. [ ] Rose harissa
94. [ ] Catfish
95. [ ] Mole poblano
96. [X] Bagel and lox
97. [ ] Lobster Thermidor
98. [X] Polenta
99. [X] Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. [ ] Snake
A quick tally reveals that I've had 58 of these things. There are quite a few that I'd be perfectly willing to try, maybe a couple I'd rather not...
Funny that Andouillette is on this list, I was joking with someone just yesterday about serving this to them, after they asked that I not serve them stomach offals. "Do you know why they call them offals? Maybe it's because they TASTE offal!"
Really happy to see that Poutine made the list. That's awesome. Had I written it though, I'd have substituted Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee with Kopi Luwak. It's far more rare and adds a substantial dose of "eww!" into the equation, in keeping with the spirit of many items on this list. And no, I've never had it. I'd drink it in a heartbeat though if offered the chance.
Here it is. An [X] indicates that I've had this item. The comment (eww!) after an item indicates that I'd probably have to be drunk or have my manhood called into question in order to try it.
1. [X] Venison
2. [ ] Nettle tea
3. [ ] Huevos rancheros
4. [ ] Steak tartare
5. [ ] Crocodile
6. [ ] Black pudding (eww!)
7. [X] Cheese fondue
8. [X] Carp
9. [ ] Borscht
10. [X] Baba ghanoush
11. [X] Calamari
12. [ ] Pho
13. [X] PB&J sandwich
14. [ ] Aloo gobi
15. [X] Hot dog from a street car
16. [ ] Epoisses
17. [X] Black truffle
18. [X] Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. [ ] Steamed pork buns
20. [X] Pistachio ice cream
21. [X] Heirloom tomatoes (practically the only kind I eat!)
22. [X] Fresh wild berries
23. [X] Foie gras
24. [X] Rice and beans
25. [ ] Brawn, or head cheese (eww!)
26. [ ] Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper (pretty close though in GLB Hellfire Wings one time, I think!)
27. [X] Dulce de leche
28. [X] Oysters
29. [X] Baklava
30. [ ] Bagna cauda
31. [X] Wasabi peas
32. [X] Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. [ ] Salted lassi
34. [X] Sauerkraut
35. [X] Root beer float
36. [X] Cognac with a fat cigar (Pleasant Lake ritual)
37. [ ] Clotted cream tea
38. [X] Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. [X] Gumbo
40. [ ] Oxtail
41. [X] Curried goat
42. [X] Whole insects (sure, but not on purpose)
43. [ ] Phaal
44. [X] Goat.s milk (eh, sort of. Things made from it, yes)
45. [X] Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. [ ] Fugu
47. [X] Chicken tikka masala
48. [X] Eel
49. [X] Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. [ ] Sea urchin
51. [ ] Prickly pear
52. [ ] Umeboshi
53. [ ] Abalone
54. [X] Paneer
55. [X] McDonald.s Big Mac Meal (not in the last 4 and a half years though)
56. [ ] Spaetzle
57. [X] Dirty gin martini
58. [X] Beer above 8% ABV
59. [X] Poutine (Mmm!!!!!!!!!)
60. [ ] Carob chips
61. [X] S.mores
62. [X] Sweetbreads
63. [ ] Kaolin
64. [X] Currywurst
65. [ ] Durian
66. [ ] Frogs. legs (curiously, no...next trip to Quebec, perhaps)
67. [X] Beignets, churros, elephant ears, or funnel cake (um, all of the above)
68. [ ] Haggis
69. [X] Fried plantain (LOVE these!)
70. [X] Chitterlings or andouillette (thanks Monsieur Francis Bardot!)
71. [X] Gazpacho
72. [X] Caviar and blini (Thanks to Browne Trading giving it away like candy during tastings)
73. [ ] Louche absinthe
74. [X] Gjetost, or brunost
75. [ ] Roadkill (eww!)
76. [ ] Baijiu
77. [X] Hostess Fruit Pie
78. [X] Snail
79. [ ] Lapsang souchong
80. [ ] Bellini
81. [ ] Tom yum
82. [X] Eggs Benedict
83. [X] Pocky
84. [ ] Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. [X] Kobe beef (do Kobe sliders count?)
86. [X] Hare
87. [X] Goulash
88. [X] Flowers
89. [ ] Horse
90. [ ] Criollo chocolate
91. [X] Spam
92. [X] Soft shell crab
93. [ ] Rose harissa
94. [ ] Catfish
95. [ ] Mole poblano
96. [X] Bagel and lox
97. [ ] Lobster Thermidor
98. [X] Polenta
99. [X] Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. [ ] Snake
A quick tally reveals that I've had 58 of these things. There are quite a few that I'd be perfectly willing to try, maybe a couple I'd rather not...
Funny that Andouillette is on this list, I was joking with someone just yesterday about serving this to them, after they asked that I not serve them stomach offals. "Do you know why they call them offals? Maybe it's because they TASTE offal!"
Really happy to see that Poutine made the list. That's awesome. Had I written it though, I'd have substituted Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee with Kopi Luwak. It's far more rare and adds a substantial dose of "eww!" into the equation, in keeping with the spirit of many items on this list. And no, I've never had it. I'd drink it in a heartbeat though if offered the chance.