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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 http://www.verygoodtaste.co.uk/uncategorised/the-omnivores-hundred/ linking to your results. (They also have Wikipedia links to some of the obscure ones.)
5) Italicize the ones you'd especially like to try.
1. Venison - just the once, in a fancy restaurant, and it was a bit dry.
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros - "I'm more of a chilaquiles girl." <--- stealing a good answer from Nancy.
4. Steak tartare - I've had carpaccio, does that count?
5. Crocodile - like many, I've had alligator, but no crocodile.
6. Black pudding - I'd do so much better with these things if no one told me what it was.
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp - so many other fish in the sea.
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart - no, but I have had tacos from a street cart in Tijuana!
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle - I was given some black truffle oil once, and frankly I didn't like it.
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 - there was a tiny shred on top of something I ordered at Spago in Vegas.
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper - I might do this just on a dare, since I know I'll live, but I'll never do it seeking any sort of pleasure from the experience apart from flaunting my machisma.
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi - nope, just the sweet stuff.
34. Sauerkraut - it has its place.
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar - or without the cigar
37. Clotted cream tea - I have had tea in Canada, but there was no clotted cream.
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail - I'm a little ambivalent about this, but would try it.
41. Curried goat - Ditto above.
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal - I'm probably not going to seek it out, but I would try it.
44. Goat’s milk - too many off-putting descriptions.
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more - even though there's a good chance it would be wasted on me.
46. Fugu - Tony Bourdain says it's bland.
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut - didn't get what all the fuss is about.
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone - I'm not a big fan of the chewy.
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal - I had one Big Mac in my life, and there was shredded plastic in with the lettuce. Wasn't worth trying again.
56. Spaetzle - I've never had the traditional kind, I guess, but I have had something similar that my brother-in-law's family makes.
57. Dirty gin martini - not a fan.
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads - If I didn't know what it was, I'd probably like it, but ...
63. Kaolin - how good could dirt possibly taste?
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs - I have ZERO interest (the Muppet Movie traumatized me), but I can see where I might be talked into it. Maybe.
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis - I have ZERO interest, but I can see where I might be talked into it. Maybe.
69. Fried plantain - Mmmm, Ecuadorian breakfast!
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche Absinthe - what the hell. I'm pretty crazy already.
74. Gjetost, or brunost - I may have had something like this already. But I'm always up for a new cheese!
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu - probably tastes like nothing but "POW!" but I'd try it.
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong - I haven't the palate to appreciate this.
80. Bellini - technically, I've never had this.
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant - LIFETIME GOAL
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare - I have ZERO interest, but I can see where I might be talked into it. Maybe.
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 - po-LEN-ta!
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake - I have ZERO interest, but I can see where I might be talked into it. Maybe.
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 http://www.verygoodtaste.co.uk/uncategorised/the-omnivores-hundred/ linking to your results. (They also have Wikipedia links to some of the obscure ones.)
5) Italicize the ones you'd especially like to try.
1. Venison - just the once, in a fancy restaurant, and it was a bit dry.
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros - "I'm more of a chilaquiles girl." <--- stealing a good answer from Nancy.
4. Steak tartare - I've had carpaccio, does that count?
5. Crocodile - like many, I've had alligator, but no crocodile.
6. Black pudding - I'd do so much better with these things if no one told me what it was.
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp - so many other fish in the sea.
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart - no, but I have had tacos from a street cart in Tijuana!
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle - I was given some black truffle oil once, and frankly I didn't like it.
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 - there was a tiny shred on top of something I ordered at Spago in Vegas.
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper - I might do this just on a dare, since I know I'll live, but I'll never do it seeking any sort of pleasure from the experience apart from flaunting my machisma.
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi - nope, just the sweet stuff.
34. Sauerkraut - it has its place.
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar - or without the cigar
37. Clotted cream tea - I have had tea in Canada, but there was no clotted cream.
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail - I'm a little ambivalent about this, but would try it.
41. Curried goat - Ditto above.
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal - I'm probably not going to seek it out, but I would try it.
44. Goat’s milk - too many off-putting descriptions.
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more - even though there's a good chance it would be wasted on me.
46. Fugu - Tony Bourdain says it's bland.
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut - didn't get what all the fuss is about.
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone - I'm not a big fan of the chewy.
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal - I had one Big Mac in my life, and there was shredded plastic in with the lettuce. Wasn't worth trying again.
56. Spaetzle - I've never had the traditional kind, I guess, but I have had something similar that my brother-in-law's family makes.
57. Dirty gin martini - not a fan.
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads - If I didn't know what it was, I'd probably like it, but ...
63. Kaolin - how good could dirt possibly taste?
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs - I have ZERO interest (the Muppet Movie traumatized me), but I can see where I might be talked into it. Maybe.
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis - I have ZERO interest, but I can see where I might be talked into it. Maybe.
69. Fried plantain - Mmmm, Ecuadorian breakfast!
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche Absinthe - what the hell. I'm pretty crazy already.
74. Gjetost, or brunost - I may have had something like this already. But I'm always up for a new cheese!
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu - probably tastes like nothing but "POW!" but I'd try it.
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong - I haven't the palate to appreciate this.
80. Bellini - technically, I've never had this.
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant - LIFETIME GOAL
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare - I have ZERO interest, but I can see where I might be talked into it. Maybe.
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 - po-LEN-ta!
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake - I have ZERO interest, but I can see where I might be talked into it. Maybe.