i gotta do it for benny
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The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea - i'd do it, in fact i'm curious about nettles, but i don't know anywhere to get them.
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile - i've had alligator, but i don't know where i'd get crocodile.
6. Black pudding - or black pudding.
7. Cheese fondue (does this date me?)
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanous (love the stuff)
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich look, i'm allergic to peanuts, ok?
14. Aloo gobi - at least, i think so - it was probably from a package, though, so it may not count.
15. Hot dog from a street cart - well, from a cart in balboa park, which is as close as i can get to a street cart around here.
16. Epoisses sounds tasty...although the bit about being so smelly it's banned on french public transport is a bit worrying.
17. Black truffle - not _quite_ in my budget
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes - some very tasty homemade cherry wine.
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras shouldn't admit this one, i guess, but i was curious when people started talking about banning it.
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper - i'm a bit of a chili wimp - i'm working on it, but i haven't gotten anywhere close to this.
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl - oddly, not sure about this. i've had clam chowder (of course) and soup in a sourdough bread bowl - but not sure if the soup was ever clam chowder. actually, probably not - with all the potatoes in the soup, i would probably consider it too starchy to have in in a bread bowl.
33. Salted lassi - i've had american versions of lassi, but not, i think a salted one (or, according to wiki, a very authentic one).
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar - by itself, of with a demitasse, is another matter, of course.
37. Clotted cream tea - the only clotted cream i've ever seen was in a jar, which i suspect might horrify a true englishman.
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O - what can i say, i don't get out much.
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat - another hard-to-find item, but i'd be willing to give it a try.
42. Whole insects - these, not so much.
43. Phaal (see notes on scotch bonnet).
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more - i'm beginning to feel like a poor cousin
46. Fugu - i'll have to see if i can get on benny's japan trip.
47. Chicken tikka masala - this, at least, is getting more common here.
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut - although i have never been in (or even seen) a krispy kreme bakery. so again, probably not really authentic, but there you are.
50. Sea urchin - but not for want of trying! i keep asking at various sushi places, but it is always out of season, or they just ran out, or have discontinued the item....
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi - this is another price thing. i've seen them around, but they seem to be expensive (well, it was whole foods i saw them in)
53. Abalone
54. Paneer - in saag paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal - and if i had, i wouldn't admit it.
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine i actually made some when trader joe started selling cheese curds (and remarking that they could be used for making poutine). i suspect my food curiosity may be the death of me.
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores - i was once a girl-scout!
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin - well, i've thrown with porcelain, i've probably ingested some of it in one way or another, but i can't say i've intentionally eaten it.
64. Currywurst - never even heard of this, but it seems an unlikely dish. i just don't associate curry with germany.
65. Durian - this is one of those things i would attempt to eat only with the assistance of an expert.
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 - i've had caviar, and blinis, but not together....
73. Louche absinthe - not even non-louche.
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky ok, guess i should add that to my list, next time i go to 99 ranch.
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant. - look, some of us have budgets.
85. Kobe beef - in an appetizer. the budget manages a few things.
86. Hare - rabbit, though
87. Goulash - probably not any that would be considered anything near authentic.
88. Flowers
89. Horse - don't really know why i would turn down horse but not venison, but somehow i feel i would.
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa - i've actually been looking for harissa, it seems i will have to make some myself. can't imagine that rose petals would be anything but overwhelmed in it, though.
94. Catfish - some of his choices are quite amusing. catfish seems such an unremarkable thing.
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox - i thought i had encountered this in my childhood, and was quite surprised one time when i ordered it while having breakfast with my mother and brother, and they seemed never to have even heard of the combination. wherever i learned of it, i love it.
97. Lobster Thermidor - i always sorta hate to mess up the wonderfulness of lobster with a preparation this complicated. probably wouldn't turn it down if someone offered it to me.
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee - i've had some that called itself that, but i don't know that it was authentic. guess i'll have to spring for some tia maria.
100. Snake
hm. 56 out of 100, and only 5-1/2 out of the running. not sure if that makes me a gourmet, a gourmand, or just lacking in discernment.