MEME -- Get Your Food On!
Taken from jinkun2702
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 or (my addition), that you've tried and were nauseated by.
4) C'mon, folks. Let's see how adventurous you've been. Buy in.
The VGT Omnivore's Hundred:
1. Venison -- delicious as jerky, nothing to write home about as a sliced delicacy.
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros -- not every weekend, but once in a while, they are heaven. NO PICO DE GALLO! That's not salsa, damnit!
4. Steak tartare -- don't like my meat this bloody.
5. Crocodile -- I would try it. Why not, right?
6. Black pudding -- hell fuck no.
7. Cheese fondue -- delicious. And fattening.
8. Carp
9. Borscht -- vomit vomit vomit.
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari -- delicious.
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart -- can my Chico peeps say, "Scrappy Dog?"
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes -- blueberry wine cannot be beaten. Ever.
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream -- yum yum yum. Once in a while.
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries -- fresh picked marionberries are the best.
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans -- I live in Cali. What do you think?
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters -- the only seafood I won't try.
29. Baklava -- nothing special.
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas -- decent.
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl -- can't be beaten in the seafood department. WINNER!
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float -- can we say, "DING!"
36. Cognac with a fat cigar -- cognac is nauseating, and that's coming from a guy who has toured that aisle extensively. Plus I quit smoking.
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O -- okay as a drunk undergraduate.
39. Gumbo -- num num num NUM.
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat -- I would try this.
42. Whole insects covered in chocolate -- um, I'd give it a shot.
43. Phaal
44. Goat's milk
45. Malt whiskey from a bottle worth $120 or more -- kind of an acquired taste, but sure, why not?
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala -- no idea what this is, but why not?
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut -- creme filled are the best!
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone -- it's like clams, right? I'm in.
54. Paneer
55. McDonald's Big Mac Meal -- not my favorite from there, but it will do.
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini -- how dare you befoul my gin or vodka with onions?
58. Beer above 8% ABV -- yes, please. Make it a big one.
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips -- delicious and not nearly as bad for you as chocolate.
61. S'mores -- too sweet, honestly.
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs' Legs -- um, sure, I'll try it.
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake -- I live in Cali. Churros are excellent.
68. Haggis -- under no circumstances would I try this. EVER.
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho -- vomit. Oh, God, the horror.
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe -- as long as it doesn't like low-grade absinthe (black licorice).
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie -- not good. Not good at all.
78. Snail -- not a chance.
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict - mmmm.
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant
85. Kobe beef -- yes, please. The more the merrier.
86. Hare -- absolutely delicious. Cast your stones if you must, but it's delicious.
87. Goulash -- not delicious at all.
88. Flowers
89. Horse -- um, sure, I'd try it.
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam -- I still like friend Spamwiches to this day. It nauseates my wife.
92. Soft shell crab -- seafood? Not oysters? I'm in.
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish -- it's very, very hard to beat a properly prepared Cajun fried catfish.
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox -- yeah, that's good. Very, very good.
97. Lobster Thermidor -- I'm all in. Googled it and it sounds DELICIOUS.
98. Polenta -- properly salted, it's great.
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake -- I would try this. Hell, why not?
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 or (my addition), that you've tried and were nauseated by.
4) C'mon, folks. Let's see how adventurous you've been. Buy in.
The VGT Omnivore's Hundred:
1. Venison -- delicious as jerky, nothing to write home about as a sliced delicacy.
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros -- not every weekend, but once in a while, they are heaven. NO PICO DE GALLO! That's not salsa, damnit!
4. Steak tartare -- don't like my meat this bloody.
5. Crocodile -- I would try it. Why not, right?
6. Black pudding -- hell fuck no.
7. Cheese fondue -- delicious. And fattening.
8. Carp
9. Borscht -- vomit vomit vomit.
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari -- delicious.
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart -- can my Chico peeps say, "Scrappy Dog?"
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes -- blueberry wine cannot be beaten. Ever.
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream -- yum yum yum. Once in a while.
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries -- fresh picked marionberries are the best.
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans -- I live in Cali. What do you think?
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters -- the only seafood I won't try.
29. Baklava -- nothing special.
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas -- decent.
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl -- can't be beaten in the seafood department. WINNER!
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float -- can we say, "DING!"
36. Cognac with a fat cigar -- cognac is nauseating, and that's coming from a guy who has toured that aisle extensively. Plus I quit smoking.
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O -- okay as a drunk undergraduate.
39. Gumbo -- num num num NUM.
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat -- I would try this.
42. Whole insects covered in chocolate -- um, I'd give it a shot.
43. Phaal
44. Goat's milk
45. Malt whiskey from a bottle worth $120 or more -- kind of an acquired taste, but sure, why not?
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala -- no idea what this is, but why not?
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut -- creme filled are the best!
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone -- it's like clams, right? I'm in.
54. Paneer
55. McDonald's Big Mac Meal -- not my favorite from there, but it will do.
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini -- how dare you befoul my gin or vodka with onions?
58. Beer above 8% ABV -- yes, please. Make it a big one.
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips -- delicious and not nearly as bad for you as chocolate.
61. S'mores -- too sweet, honestly.
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs' Legs -- um, sure, I'll try it.
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake -- I live in Cali. Churros are excellent.
68. Haggis -- under no circumstances would I try this. EVER.
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho -- vomit. Oh, God, the horror.
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe -- as long as it doesn't like low-grade absinthe (black licorice).
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie -- not good. Not good at all.
78. Snail -- not a chance.
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict - mmmm.
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant
85. Kobe beef -- yes, please. The more the merrier.
86. Hare -- absolutely delicious. Cast your stones if you must, but it's delicious.
87. Goulash -- not delicious at all.
88. Flowers
89. Horse -- um, sure, I'd try it.
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam -- I still like friend Spamwiches to this day. It nauseates my wife.
92. Soft shell crab -- seafood? Not oysters? I'm in.
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish -- it's very, very hard to beat a properly prepared Cajun fried catfish.
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox -- yeah, that's good. Very, very good.
97. Lobster Thermidor -- I'm all in. Googled it and it sounds DELICIOUS.
98. Polenta -- properly salted, it's great.
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake -- I would try this. Hell, why not?