The Omnivore's 100
I know I never post here anymore, I need to get on that.
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.
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 here at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results.
The Omnivore’s Hundred:
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile (I've had alligator, but I guess that doesn't count??)
6. Black pudding (Mmmm, Irish breakfast!)
7. Cheese fondue (Possibly too many times...)
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich (Although I prefer just plain PB)
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes (Homemade blackberry)
19. Steamed pork buns (Oh man, now I want to go to Shanghai Joe's!)
20. Pistachio ice cream (Franklin Fountain is still the best.)
21. Heirloom tomatoes (And I don't even like tomatoes!)
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper (I'm sorry... there's no freakin' way.)
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl (Bloomsburg Fair every year, baby!)
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut (Don't care for it.)
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar (I'll take the cognac, leave the cigar.)
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O (Blech, Jell-O shots.)
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk (Goat's milk cheese, but not pure goat's milk)
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu (Nooooooo, FUGU!!!! Props for anyone who gets the reference.)
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal (Yuck. I hate Big Macs.)
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV (PLENTY of it... I seek it out. Have had lots from the Foodery in Philly.)
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian (I'll put this under the "probably not" category, being that is smells like shit... literally.)
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake (All of them, and they're all EXCELLENT. Mmmm, fried dough!)
68. Haggis (Another "probably not" entry.)
69. Fried plantain (YES, now I want Su Casa.)
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho (Only because I hate tomatoes)
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill (Unless, of course, I've already eaten it and just don't know about it...)
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant (I WISH!)
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare (I've had rabbit, but not hare... is this like the croc/gator question?)
87. Goulash
88. Flowers (Candied violets, to be precise.)
89. Horse (I so wanted to try this in Italy, but didn't come across any.)
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 (Another I WISH.)
100. Snake
Wow, okay. I have a lot of eating to do. Everyone should post this because I'm curious!
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.
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 here at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results.
The Omnivore’s Hundred:
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile (I've had alligator, but I guess that doesn't count??)
6. Black pudding (Mmmm, Irish breakfast!)
7. Cheese fondue (Possibly too many times...)
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich (Although I prefer just plain PB)
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes (Homemade blackberry)
19. Steamed pork buns (Oh man, now I want to go to Shanghai Joe's!)
20. Pistachio ice cream (Franklin Fountain is still the best.)
21. Heirloom tomatoes (And I don't even like tomatoes!)
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper (I'm sorry... there's no freakin' way.)
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl (Bloomsburg Fair every year, baby!)
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut (Don't care for it.)
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar (I'll take the cognac, leave the cigar.)
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O (Blech, Jell-O shots.)
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk (Goat's milk cheese, but not pure goat's milk)
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu (Nooooooo, FUGU!!!! Props for anyone who gets the reference.)
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal (Yuck. I hate Big Macs.)
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV (PLENTY of it... I seek it out. Have had lots from the Foodery in Philly.)
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian (I'll put this under the "probably not" category, being that is smells like shit... literally.)
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake (All of them, and they're all EXCELLENT. Mmmm, fried dough!)
68. Haggis (Another "probably not" entry.)
69. Fried plantain (YES, now I want Su Casa.)
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho (Only because I hate tomatoes)
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill (Unless, of course, I've already eaten it and just don't know about it...)
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant (I WISH!)
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare (I've had rabbit, but not hare... is this like the croc/gator question?)
87. Goulash
88. Flowers (Candied violets, to be precise.)
89. Horse (I so wanted to try this in Italy, but didn't come across any.)
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 (Another I WISH.)
100. Snake
Wow, okay. I have a lot of eating to do. Everyone should post this because I'm curious!