The Omnivore's Hundred
Got this from Andrew Wheeler, co-author of the British food blog Very Good Taste through Clotilde. Andrew says:
"Below is a list of 100 things that I think every good omnivore should have tried at least once in their life. The list includes fine food, strange food, everyday food and even some pretty bad food - but a good omnivore should really try it all. Don’t worry if you haven’t, mind you; neither have I, though I’ll be sure to work on it."
Rules:
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 here at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results.
(Like Clotilde I've added an asterisk to items I particularly like/am interested in)
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare* (I've had tuna tartare tho)
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding (in the form of "blood tofu" 血豆腐 xuě dòufǔ made with chicken blood)
7. Cheese fondue*
8. Carp*
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari*
12. Phở*
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses*
17. Black truffle* (I've had a dish with black truffle but I couldn't discern the taste)
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes* (plum, cherry)
19. Steamed pork buns* (YUM)
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries*
23. Foie gras* (it was foie gras sushi. whoa.)
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese *
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper (I'm Asian... this doesn't give me a thrill)
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters*
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas* (OH YES)
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi (I prefer the mango flavor)
34. Sauerkraut (surprisingly good but only with sausage)
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea*
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O (fun)
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail* (my mother used to make oxtail soup all the time. yummy)
41. Curried goat* (best curry ever)
42. Whole insects (had it in a lollipop)
43. Phaal*
44. Goat’s milk (does goat cheese count?)
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more*
46. Fugu*
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel* (bbq eel Japanese style is the best)
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin* (delicious, but must be fresh)
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer (try palak paneer)
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini*
58. Beer above 8% ABV* (they're usually very good)
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips (not great)
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads*
63. Kaolin (does eating dirt as a child count?)
64. Currywurst (I've done this on my own without knowing it was a national dish)
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs* (delicious stir-fried in chilli)
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake (too greasy)
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette (omg, don't leave this earth without trying one version or the other)
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini* (had caviar but not with blini. yet)
73. Louche absinthe*
74. Gjetost, or brunost*
75. Roadkill (update: eaten Sept. 22, 2008)
76. Baijiu (does Bacardi 151 count?)
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong (not to my taste)
80. Bellini* (had it at the Bellagio in Vegas)
81. Tom yum (a staple)
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky* (perfect travel food)
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant*
85. Kobe beef (kobe beef sushi; it was good, I was stunned)
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate*
91. Spam (luncheon meat on toast, yum)
92. Soft shell crab* (tempura soft shell crab!)
93. Rose harissa*
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox* (delicious, add cream cheese))
97. Lobster Thermidor (my 18th birthday, with my mother)
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake (rattlesnake sausage tapas)
Update (Sept. 22, 2008): Ate roadkill - deer hit by car.
"Below is a list of 100 things that I think every good omnivore should have tried at least once in their life. The list includes fine food, strange food, everyday food and even some pretty bad food - but a good omnivore should really try it all. Don’t worry if you haven’t, mind you; neither have I, though I’ll be sure to work on it."
Rules:
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 here at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results.
(Like Clotilde I've added an asterisk to items I particularly like/am interested in)
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare* (I've had tuna tartare tho)
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding (in the form of "blood tofu" 血豆腐 xuě dòufǔ made with chicken blood)
7. Cheese fondue*
8. Carp*
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari*
12. Phở*
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses*
17. Black truffle* (I've had a dish with black truffle but I couldn't discern the taste)
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes* (plum, cherry)
19. Steamed pork buns* (YUM)
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries*
23. Foie gras* (it was foie gras sushi. whoa.)
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese *
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper (I'm Asian... this doesn't give me a thrill)
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters*
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas* (OH YES)
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi (I prefer the mango flavor)
34. Sauerkraut (surprisingly good but only with sausage)
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea*
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O (fun)
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail* (my mother used to make oxtail soup all the time. yummy)
41. Curried goat* (best curry ever)
42. Whole insects (had it in a lollipop)
43. Phaal*
44. Goat’s milk (does goat cheese count?)
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more*
46. Fugu*
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel* (bbq eel Japanese style is the best)
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin* (delicious, but must be fresh)
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer (try palak paneer)
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini*
58. Beer above 8% ABV* (they're usually very good)
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips (not great)
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads*
63. Kaolin (does eating dirt as a child count?)
64. Currywurst (I've done this on my own without knowing it was a national dish)
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs* (delicious stir-fried in chilli)
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake (too greasy)
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette (omg, don't leave this earth without trying one version or the other)
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini* (had caviar but not with blini. yet)
73. Louche absinthe*
74. Gjetost, or brunost*
75. Roadkill (update: eaten Sept. 22, 2008)
76. Baijiu (does Bacardi 151 count?)
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong (not to my taste)
80. Bellini* (had it at the Bellagio in Vegas)
81. Tom yum (a staple)
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky* (perfect travel food)
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant*
85. Kobe beef (kobe beef sushi; it was good, I was stunned)
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate*
91. Spam (luncheon meat on toast, yum)
92. Soft shell crab* (tempura soft shell crab!)
93. Rose harissa*
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox* (delicious, add cream cheese))
97. Lobster Thermidor (my 18th birthday, with my mother)
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake (rattlesnake sausage tapas)
Update (Sept. 22, 2008): Ate roadkill - deer hit by car.