Meme time
Dual posted at my Gaming Gourmet site as well
I was puttering around Tastespotting and came upon the Omnivore's list of 100 things you should eat. I've pasted it below and have highlighted the things I've eaten myself, with a little blurb on what I thought of it.
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros (A very tasty breakfast item. Also killer for hangover cures if you can keep it down)
4. Steak tartare (As long as it's good quality beef, it's like beef flavored sushi. Recommended highly if you like a good bloody steak)
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue (Cheese, wine, and stuff for dipping. It's like, yuppie nachos)
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush (Must have pita bread, but I like it. I'm a big eggplant fan though)
11. Calamari (I've only had the fried appetizer variety. Chewy, rather tasteless)
12. Pho (This is the Teriyaki of 2008. They are springing up everywhere. The most common form is a noodle soup with some sort of meat. I like it with rare beef myself. They actually give you a thin hunk of raw beef that cooks in the soup)
13. PB&J sandwich (A great go too when I can't figure out something to eat. If I'm feeling saucy I'll butter the outside of the bread and grill it up. My choice is creamy PB with strawberry preserves. The wife prefers grape)
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart (Just don't think too hard about what it's coming out of. They are magical)
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns (I really need to master the recipe for these, because I will spend large amounts of cash and eat them all day)
20. Pistachio ice cream (I rarely buy this stuff, because I will eat it all in one sitting)
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries (My old apartment had blackberries growing outside of it. Although they will take over an area like the worst of weeds, a plump, fully ripened blackberry is heavenly)
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans (-The- side choice for trips to Popeye's)
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper (Once you get past the heat, this are actually very sweet with a pleasent flavor)
27. Dulce de leche (So good, but so bad for you. It's essentially heated condensed milk. It takes on a caramel flavor and color. It's rich, creamy, just slightly sweet)
28. Oysters
29. Baklava (It's hard to find good baklava. When you do though, it's unbeatable. The crunchiness, sweet sticky honey and that hint of pistacio is unbelievable)
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas (I snack on these a lot instead of chips)
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut (A sausage in a bun is not complete without some cold, crisp kraut on top)
35. Root beer float (Love root beer. Love ice cream. Yet the combination just doesn't quite do it for me. I don't hate it, but more often then not I'd rather have the seperate components. Also good to sub in other pop for Root beer. I recommend Dr Pepper m'self)
36. Cognac with a fat cigar (This combo just makes you feel like a rich businessman)
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O (zero - drunk in 5 seconds)
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala (My introduction to Indian cuisine. Sweet and spicy)
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut (They're overrated, but still a tasty donut. Some folks like them fresh and hot, others like them after they sit for a bit and get the sugar shellac shell. I'm undecided myself)
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer (I love cheese for the most part. The fact you can grill/fry it just as is blows my mind. It's flavor is mild, sort of a super salty mozzarella)
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal (A guilty pleasure of mine. I know it's awful for me, the meat is some subgrade, but once every month or two I just have to have one)
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini (Not for me, I'm not keen on green olives, and dumping the brine into my drink? Pass)
58. Beer above 8% ABV (A local brewery, Fish Tail Ale, has a dark beer called the Detonator. It's 10% ABV. Tasty, good buzz, and killer steak marinade)
59. Poutine (Looks positively awful, but the combo of cheese curds gravy and fries hits the spot. A dash of vinegar adds to it)
60. Carob chips (Ugh, fake chocolate. Keep it away)
61. S’mores (I'm not a camper, but this little fireside treat is a classic)
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake (All but the first one. It's amazing what donut batter can do)
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain (People rave about these, but they just taste like banana chips with a potato texture to me)
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 (If they are good enough to thwart Dr Doom, they are good enough for me)
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky (This stuff sells like mad at the anime conventions I go to. I like some flavors, and the names on a few are really wacky. My own favorite for name and flavor is Men's Pocky. It's dark chocolate, but it's of course for M E N!)
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef (Is it good? Very. Worth the price tag? Questionable)
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam (People assume it's horrendous. Yet I've taken those same naysayers, thin sliced and fried up some spam with some scrambled eggs, and turned them into believers.)
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta (It's a good versatile side dish. Also pretty much every southerner has had them, they just call them grits)
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake
I was puttering around Tastespotting and came upon the Omnivore's list of 100 things you should eat. I've pasted it below and have highlighted the things I've eaten myself, with a little blurb on what I thought of it.
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros (A very tasty breakfast item. Also killer for hangover cures if you can keep it down)
4. Steak tartare (As long as it's good quality beef, it's like beef flavored sushi. Recommended highly if you like a good bloody steak)
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue (Cheese, wine, and stuff for dipping. It's like, yuppie nachos)
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush (Must have pita bread, but I like it. I'm a big eggplant fan though)
11. Calamari (I've only had the fried appetizer variety. Chewy, rather tasteless)
12. Pho (This is the Teriyaki of 2008. They are springing up everywhere. The most common form is a noodle soup with some sort of meat. I like it with rare beef myself. They actually give you a thin hunk of raw beef that cooks in the soup)
13. PB&J sandwich (A great go too when I can't figure out something to eat. If I'm feeling saucy I'll butter the outside of the bread and grill it up. My choice is creamy PB with strawberry preserves. The wife prefers grape)
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart (Just don't think too hard about what it's coming out of. They are magical)
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns (I really need to master the recipe for these, because I will spend large amounts of cash and eat them all day)
20. Pistachio ice cream (I rarely buy this stuff, because I will eat it all in one sitting)
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries (My old apartment had blackberries growing outside of it. Although they will take over an area like the worst of weeds, a plump, fully ripened blackberry is heavenly)
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans (-The- side choice for trips to Popeye's)
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper (Once you get past the heat, this are actually very sweet with a pleasent flavor)
27. Dulce de leche (So good, but so bad for you. It's essentially heated condensed milk. It takes on a caramel flavor and color. It's rich, creamy, just slightly sweet)
28. Oysters
29. Baklava (It's hard to find good baklava. When you do though, it's unbeatable. The crunchiness, sweet sticky honey and that hint of pistacio is unbelievable)
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas (I snack on these a lot instead of chips)
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut (A sausage in a bun is not complete without some cold, crisp kraut on top)
35. Root beer float (Love root beer. Love ice cream. Yet the combination just doesn't quite do it for me. I don't hate it, but more often then not I'd rather have the seperate components. Also good to sub in other pop for Root beer. I recommend Dr Pepper m'self)
36. Cognac with a fat cigar (This combo just makes you feel like a rich businessman)
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O (zero - drunk in 5 seconds)
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala (My introduction to Indian cuisine. Sweet and spicy)
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut (They're overrated, but still a tasty donut. Some folks like them fresh and hot, others like them after they sit for a bit and get the sugar shellac shell. I'm undecided myself)
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer (I love cheese for the most part. The fact you can grill/fry it just as is blows my mind. It's flavor is mild, sort of a super salty mozzarella)
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal (A guilty pleasure of mine. I know it's awful for me, the meat is some subgrade, but once every month or two I just have to have one)
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini (Not for me, I'm not keen on green olives, and dumping the brine into my drink? Pass)
58. Beer above 8% ABV (A local brewery, Fish Tail Ale, has a dark beer called the Detonator. It's 10% ABV. Tasty, good buzz, and killer steak marinade)
59. Poutine (Looks positively awful, but the combo of cheese curds gravy and fries hits the spot. A dash of vinegar adds to it)
60. Carob chips (Ugh, fake chocolate. Keep it away)
61. S’mores (I'm not a camper, but this little fireside treat is a classic)
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake (All but the first one. It's amazing what donut batter can do)
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain (People rave about these, but they just taste like banana chips with a potato texture to me)
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 (If they are good enough to thwart Dr Doom, they are good enough for me)
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky (This stuff sells like mad at the anime conventions I go to. I like some flavors, and the names on a few are really wacky. My own favorite for name and flavor is Men's Pocky. It's dark chocolate, but it's of course for M E N!)
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef (Is it good? Very. Worth the price tag? Questionable)
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam (People assume it's horrendous. Yet I've taken those same naysayers, thin sliced and fried up some spam with some scrambled eggs, and turned them into believers.)
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta (It's a good versatile side dish. Also pretty much every southerner has had them, they just call them grits)
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake