August 29, 2008

Very Good Taste's Omnivore 100

My love of food made me fill it out and pure curiosity!

“The site Very Good Taste posted a list of 100 things that they felt every good omnivore should try at least once in his or her life.”

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Bold all items you’ve eaten.
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1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile - at my favorite restaurant Specktakel, they often have the most awesome exotic dishes
6. Black pudding - it just sounds too disgusting, unless you're a vampire I guess
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht - Looking forward to trying this sometime
10. Baba ghanoush - I've had a variation to it, but not real Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari - Hmmm one of my favorite tapas
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich - Nomnomnom, just half an hour ago actually
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses - Hmmm cheeeeese, I haven't found a cheese I don't like yet
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries - I picked some blackberries last week actually
23. Foie gras - I love food, but I won't eat of something that I -know- has suffered greatly during it's life
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese - It just sounds and looks very unappetizing
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper - Will save that for a drunken night challenge
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava - One of the best sweet snacks/desserts in the world
30. Bagna cauda -I'd love to try this
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl - I love fish and seafood, but this just sounds so wrong
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut - Icky, glad my mom can't make me eat it anymore
35. Root beer float - I had a taste, I don't like rootbeer, it was too sweet
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O - Sounds like another weekend adventure
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects - -shudders-
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu - As a sushi-enjoyer I'd love to try this one day
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel - Several kinds of eel even
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut - Will try next time when I'm in the USA
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer - Looks yummy, will try to find sometime
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini - Had it to try it, never again and that goes to all Martini's
58. Beer above 8% ABV - Not that uncommon here :)
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads - It doesn't sound right, though depending on the smell and texture I might try
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis - I can't even begin to explain
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette - I just don't like organ meat I guess...
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe - no comment ;)
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail - Might try it
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict - Steve promised me he'd make me some when he found out I didn't even know what it was
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant. - If I could ever afford it yes!
85. Kobe beef - Same too expensive
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate - chocolate.......
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa - My sister makes wonderful dishes with this stuff
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano - Fresh and homemade is the best and is very healthy
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake



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