From
Very Good Taste via
redscharlach: a list of 100 foods every omnivore should try. I'm not one by any means, but it's an interesting list. I scored 47 which isn't too bad for someone with various food bans, some of which I've flouted (eg. a slice of crocodile pizza once). I wouldn't mind betting
altariel and
mraltariel score close to 100.
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.
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3.
Huevos rancheros4.
Steak tartare5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9.
Borscht10.
Baba ghanoush11.
Calamari12.
Pho13.
PB&J sandwich14.
Aloo gobi15. Hot dog from a street cart
16.
Epoisses17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21.
Heirloom tomatoes22. Fresh wild berries
23.
Foie gras24.
Rice and beans25.
Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27.
Dulce de leche28. Oysters
29.
Baklava30.
Bagna cauda31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl (well, fish chowder anyway)
33. Salted
lassi34.
Sauerkraut35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted
cream tea38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39.
Gumbo40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43.
Phaal44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46.
Fugu47.
Chicken tikka masala48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51.
Prickly pear52.
Umeboshi53.
Abalone54.
Paneer55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56.
Spaetzle57. Dirty gin
martini58. Beer above 8% ABV
59.
Poutine60.
Carob chips
61.
S’mores62.
Sweetbreads63.
Kaolin64.
Currywurst65.
Durian66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68.
Haggis69. Fried
plantain70.
Chitterlings, or andouillette
71.
Gazpacho72. Caviar and
blini73. Louche
absinthe74.
Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76.
Baijiu77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79.
Lapsang souchong80.
Bellini81.
Tom yum82.
Eggs Benedict83.
Pocky84. Tasting menu at a three-
Michelin-star restaurant.
85.
Kobe beef86. Hare
87.
Goulash88.
Flowers89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92.
Soft shell crab93. Rose
harissa94. Catfish
95.
Mole poblano
96. Bagel and
lox97.
Lobster Thermidor98.
Polenta99.
Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee100. Snake
I miss gjetost. You can't get it here any more, but OTOH the local supermarket sells spaetzle which I had two nights ago.
Those of you in Canada: one thing I'd like to try is poutine. It's got to be good if it's that popular, and I need comfort food right now. I can't get cheese curds, so what's a good cheese to use on it? Bocconcini? Also, do French Canadians ever call it Vladimir Poutine like my family calls nasi goreng Nazi Goering? (I should have included that one in my family slang post.)