Food Meme's
Why? 'Cause I found this thing by looking at Life Lists. Why life lists? well... um... they looked interesting. Besides, as I am being forcibly reminded that I'm aging, I've started looking at what I've done, where I've been and what the future may bring. However, I must admit that reading through them is cool, even if most of them are far outside what I think is possible for me. And when I hit the Omnivore's 100 Food/Drinks List and from there to the BBC's 50 Reader Recommended foods... I just could not resist.
The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare (I am leery about this just because of all the beef scares this decade)
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding (Not gonna go there)
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp Not my fav but better than some
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush this is good! I just wish I could manage to make a decent batch of it. I love eggplant
11. Calamari And once was more than enough.
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle (if I ever get rich)
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes elderberry, pear, and something called Jazzberry wines
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese (No! Just... no)
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl MD street fair, in restaurants, at home... oh, yum
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut It's a MD staple
35. Root beer float Fairly staple in both MD & TN... oh man, there's an A&W stand in town... but it's way too cold for one now.
36. Cognac with a fat cigar (no cigar for me, they make me ill)
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
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 (Never been able to afford this one and I like single malt!)
46. Fugu (fyi, you had best have a cook you trust for this one!)
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut fresh from the cooking vat is the only way I like these. Otherwise, they are too sweet and doughy
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear candied, fried, and fresh
52. Umeboshi (sounds interesting)
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 x-Girl Scout, of course I've had them
62. Sweetbreads (NOT!)
63. Kaolin (clay? Don't think it's the stuff I ate as a little kid)
64. Currywurst (sounds interesting, but since it's pork, I won't be trying.)
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake all four, tried and liked.
68. Haggis (I really don't think so)
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette (NOT!)
71. Gazpacho not to my tastes, sorry
72. Caviar and blini together and separately. I have to admit, good caviar is good and bad caviar is wretched. Blini are almost always good, especially with clotted creame and fresh fruit.
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie (I grew up in TN & MD, of course I've had them!)
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong Sorry, this is one tea I don't particularly like
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 in both salads and candies
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa (I've had several harissa's, not 100% sure if there was rose in any or not.
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake
These, I lost the link too but they were linked to the VGT Omnivore list... so if you read through several weeks worth of comments, you'll find them.
101. Ostrich Burgers (I guess Ostrich Chili doesn't count!>
102. Pandan Leaf Tea
103. Deep fried stuffed jalapeños (chili poppers)
104. Elderflower Sorbet (sounds great)
105. Jamaican Fry Dumpling
106. Silver Birch Wine (again, sounds good)
107. Ebi Gyouza
108. Dragon Fruit (sweet pitaya)
109. Gulab Jamun
110. Bigos
111. Pheasant, Pigeon or Partridge
112. Noni Juice (and it was rather vile)
http://crystallyn.vox.com/library/post/50-things-to-eat-before-you-die.html
Bold all the items I’ve eaten.
Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
1. Fresh fish
2. Lobster
3. Steak
4. Thai food (wasn't crazy about it)
5. Chinese food
6. Ice cream
7. Pizza
8. Crab
9. Curry
10. Prawns
11. Moreton Bay Bugs
12. Clam chowder
13. Barbecues
14. Pancakes
15. Pasta
16. Mussels (ugh! Never again!)
17. Cheesecake (sinfully good too!)
18. Lamb
19. Cream tea (yum)
20. Alligator
21. Oysters
22. Kangaroo
23. Chocolate
24. Sandwiches
25. Greek food
26. Burgers
27. Mexican food eat it at home all the time
28. Squid (it squeaked in my teeth! Strangely cool)
29. American diner breakfast
30. Salmon
31. Venison
32. Guinea pig
33. Shark
34. Sushi
35. Paella
36. Barramundi
37. Reindeer
38. Kebab
39. Scallops
40. Australian meat pie not sure if it really was Aussie meat pie, but that's what I paid for
41. Mango
42. Durian fruit
43. Octopus (didn't like)
44. Ribs
45. Roast beef
46. Tapas (want to try)
47. Jerk chicken
48. Haggis (not!)
49. Caviar I've had both good and bad
50. Cornish pasty I've had both Cornish pasties and pirogi... liked both
The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare (I am leery about this just because of all the beef scares this decade)
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding (Not gonna go there)
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp Not my fav but better than some
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush this is good! I just wish I could manage to make a decent batch of it. I love eggplant
11. Calamari And once was more than enough.
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle (if I ever get rich)
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes elderberry, pear, and something called Jazzberry wines
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese (No! Just... no)
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl MD street fair, in restaurants, at home... oh, yum
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut It's a MD staple
35. Root beer float Fairly staple in both MD & TN... oh man, there's an A&W stand in town... but it's way too cold for one now.
36. Cognac with a fat cigar (no cigar for me, they make me ill)
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
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 (Never been able to afford this one and I like single malt!)
46. Fugu (fyi, you had best have a cook you trust for this one!)
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut fresh from the cooking vat is the only way I like these. Otherwise, they are too sweet and doughy
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear candied, fried, and fresh
52. Umeboshi (sounds interesting)
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 x-Girl Scout, of course I've had them
62. Sweetbreads (NOT!)
63. Kaolin (clay? Don't think it's the stuff I ate as a little kid)
64. Currywurst (sounds interesting, but since it's pork, I won't be trying.)
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake all four, tried and liked.
68. Haggis (I really don't think so)
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette (NOT!)
71. Gazpacho not to my tastes, sorry
72. Caviar and blini together and separately. I have to admit, good caviar is good and bad caviar is wretched. Blini are almost always good, especially with clotted creame and fresh fruit.
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie (I grew up in TN & MD, of course I've had them!)
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong Sorry, this is one tea I don't particularly like
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 in both salads and candies
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa (I've had several harissa's, not 100% sure if there was rose in any or not.
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake
These, I lost the link too but they were linked to the VGT Omnivore list... so if you read through several weeks worth of comments, you'll find them.
101. Ostrich Burgers (I guess Ostrich Chili doesn't count!>
102. Pandan Leaf Tea
103. Deep fried stuffed jalapeños (chili poppers)
104. Elderflower Sorbet (sounds great)
105. Jamaican Fry Dumpling
106. Silver Birch Wine (again, sounds good)
107. Ebi Gyouza
108. Dragon Fruit (sweet pitaya)
109. Gulab Jamun
110. Bigos
111. Pheasant, Pigeon or Partridge
112. Noni Juice (and it was rather vile)
http://crystallyn.vox.com/library/post/50-things-to-eat-before-you-die.html
Bold all the items I’ve eaten.
Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
1. Fresh fish
2. Lobster
3. Steak
4. Thai food (wasn't crazy about it)
5. Chinese food
6. Ice cream
7. Pizza
8. Crab
9. Curry
10. Prawns
11. Moreton Bay Bugs
12. Clam chowder
13. Barbecues
14. Pancakes
15. Pasta
16. Mussels (ugh! Never again!)
17. Cheesecake (sinfully good too!)
18. Lamb
19. Cream tea (yum)
20. Alligator
21. Oysters
22. Kangaroo
23. Chocolate
24. Sandwiches
25. Greek food
26. Burgers
27. Mexican food eat it at home all the time
28. Squid (it squeaked in my teeth! Strangely cool)
29. American diner breakfast
30. Salmon
31. Venison
32. Guinea pig
33. Shark
34. Sushi
35. Paella
36. Barramundi
37. Reindeer
38. Kebab
39. Scallops
40. Australian meat pie not sure if it really was Aussie meat pie, but that's what I paid for
41. Mango
42. Durian fruit
43. Octopus (didn't like)
44. Ribs
45. Roast beef
46. Tapas (want to try)
47. Jerk chicken
48. Haggis (not!)
49. Caviar I've had both good and bad
50. Cornish pasty I've had both Cornish pasties and pirogi... liked both