Tuesday Randomness
Last week I shared the good news that The Youngest and I will be participating in a local art show. This past weekend I got another piece of good news: The Youngest's sculpture has won a prize! He's so excited.
And now a meme from my dear friend, TorontoAnna (who blogs over Here at blogspot).
This is according to a guy who blogs at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk.
Items in bold are things I have tried.
Some of these things I have no idea what they are and am too lazy to look them up.
What about you?
The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare ~~~ There's an Alsatian version that we always had growing up. Raw ground beef mixed with onion, grated cheese, seasonings and lemon juice. Served on saltines!
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes ~~~ Growing up my dad made home-made wine from whatever fruit we had a lot of: plums, peaches. More recently my brother has made some strange concoctions, including lime.
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream ~~~ I've had saffron flavored also!
21. Heirloom tomatoes ~~~ Oh yes! They're piled up in my kitchen, lol.
22. Fresh wild berries ~~~ Blackberries, thimbleberries, wild raspberries...ahhhh...
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans ~~~ I lived in San Antonio---this is the normal side-dish.
25. Brawn, or head cheese ~~~ My grandmother made her own.
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper ~~~ I have eaten serrano peppers raw.
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat ~~~ I've had goat, just not curried
42. Whole insects ~~~ Let's not go there.
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk ~~~ As a kid we had fresh cow's milk. I didn't like it.
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
51. Prickly pear ~~~ Better known as nopalitos on Tex-Mex menus. Tastes like green veggie.
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain ~~~ Had a Puerto Rican friend in college. Good food!
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 ~~~ I used to have these in my lunchbox---special treat!
78. Snail ~~~ The overload was when I was traveling with my mom in Alsace and our host served us each a plate of a dozen snails. My mom turned a bit green and could only eat one. In order not to look ungrateful I ate mine and hers. *groan*
79. Lapsang souchong
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 ~~~ My favorites are Nasturtiums.
89. Horse ~~~ Sadly, yes. Friends in Italy served it to us. :(
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish ~~~ Fresh caught and sauteed---yum!
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake ~~~ It's that Texas thing...and having a boyfriend at the time who helped out each year at the "Wild Game Dinner". Tastes like chicken, of course.
And something that I know will taste good even if it looks odd---I picked this strange tomato yesterday. It looks like it's been tied in knots.
Have a great day!
And now a meme from my dear friend, TorontoAnna (who blogs over Here at blogspot).
This is according to a guy who blogs at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk.
Items in bold are things I have tried.
Some of these things I have no idea what they are and am too lazy to look them up.
What about you?
The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare ~~~ There's an Alsatian version that we always had growing up. Raw ground beef mixed with onion, grated cheese, seasonings and lemon juice. Served on saltines!
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes ~~~ Growing up my dad made home-made wine from whatever fruit we had a lot of: plums, peaches. More recently my brother has made some strange concoctions, including lime.
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream ~~~ I've had saffron flavored also!
21. Heirloom tomatoes ~~~ Oh yes! They're piled up in my kitchen, lol.
22. Fresh wild berries ~~~ Blackberries, thimbleberries, wild raspberries...ahhhh...
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans ~~~ I lived in San Antonio---this is the normal side-dish.
25. Brawn, or head cheese ~~~ My grandmother made her own.
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper ~~~ I have eaten serrano peppers raw.
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat ~~~ I've had goat, just not curried
42. Whole insects ~~~ Let's not go there.
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk ~~~ As a kid we had fresh cow's milk. I didn't like it.
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
51. Prickly pear ~~~ Better known as nopalitos on Tex-Mex menus. Tastes like green veggie.
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain ~~~ Had a Puerto Rican friend in college. Good food!
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 ~~~ I used to have these in my lunchbox---special treat!
78. Snail ~~~ The overload was when I was traveling with my mom in Alsace and our host served us each a plate of a dozen snails. My mom turned a bit green and could only eat one. In order not to look ungrateful I ate mine and hers. *groan*
79. Lapsang souchong
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 ~~~ My favorites are Nasturtiums.
89. Horse ~~~ Sadly, yes. Friends in Italy served it to us. :(
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish ~~~ Fresh caught and sauteed---yum!
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake ~~~ It's that Texas thing...and having a boyfriend at the time who helped out each year at the "Wild Game Dinner". Tastes like chicken, of course.
And something that I know will taste good even if it looks odd---I picked this strange tomato yesterday. It looks like it's been tied in knots.
Have a great day!