Karen shared an intriguing challenge from the Very Good Taste blog called The Omnivore’s Hundred. It’s one of those list-things-you’ve-done quizzes, but based on a fascinating list of possible foodstuffs. The 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.
My list is after the jump. If you’re wondering about any of the items, the original article has links to more information. The comments there also have lots of other people’s lists.
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
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
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
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
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
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
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
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
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
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
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake
Um, you’ve eaten snake?!?
I licked an ant’s butt once, in Australia. Tasted like gum drops.
You’ve had lapsang souchong; we have it (had it?) here in the tea cabinet. :)
I don’t want to post this anywhere but here. I will add yes, no, or never will:
1. Venison yes
2. Nettle tea no
3. Huevos rancheros yes
4. Steak tartare yes
5. Crocodile yes
6. Black pudding no
7. Cheese fondue yes
8. Carp yes
9. Borscht yes
10. Baba ghanoush yes
11. Calamari yes
12. Pho no (not yet)
13. PB&J sandwich yes
14. Aloo gobi yes (yum)
15. Hot dog from a street cart yes
16. Epoisses no
17. Black truffle yes
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes yes
19. Steamed pork buns no
20. Pistachio ice cream yes
21. Heirloom tomatoes yes
22. Fresh wild berries yes
23. Foie gras yes
24. Rice and beans yes
25. Brawn, or head cheese no
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper never
27. Dulce de leche yes
28. Oysters yes (but not again – I got very sick)
29. Baklava yes (only person I know who dislikes baklava)
30. Bagna cauda no
31. Wasabi peas yes
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl yes, oh yes
33. Salted lassi no (not salted, not yet)
34. Sauerkraut yes
35. Root beer float yes
36. Cognac with a fat cigar not together
37. Clotted cream tea no
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O no
39. Gumbo yes
40. Oxtail no
41. Curried goat yes
42. Whole insects yes (crickets from a Oaxacan restaurant)
43. Phaal no
44. Goat’s milk yes
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more no
46. Fugu never (coward)
47. Chicken tikka masala yes
48. Eel yes
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut yes
50. Sea urchin yes
51. Prickly pear no
52. Umeboshi no
53. Abalone yes
54. Paneer yes
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal yes
56. Spaetzle yes
57. Dirty gin martini no
58. Beer above 8% ABV no
59. Poutine no
60. Carob chips yes
61. S’mores yes
62. Sweetbreads yes
63. Kaolin no
64. Currywurst no
65. Durian no
66. Frogs’ legs yes
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake yes
68. Haggis yes
69. Fried plantain yes
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette yes to the andouillette and NEVER AGAIN
71. Gazpacho yes
72. Caviar and blini yes
73. Louche absinthe no
74. Gjetost, or brunost no
75. Roadkill never
76. Baijiu no
77. Hostess Fruit Pie yes
78. Snail yes
79. Lapsang souchong yes
80. Bellini yes
81. Tom yum yes
82. Eggs Benedict yes
83. Pocky yes
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant. no, only a 1 star one in Cahors
85. Kobe beef yes
86. Hare no
87. Goulash yes
88. Flowers yes
89. Horse never
90. Criollo chocolate no
91. Spam yes
92. Soft shell crab yes
93. Rose harissa no
94. Catfish yes
95. Mole poblano yes
96. Bagel and lox yes
97. Lobster Thermidor no
98. Polenta yes
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee yes
100. Snake yes (rattlesnake, yum)
Ah, I wondered about the Lapsang Souchong. I’ll update the list.
I watched Chris eat Anchovy the other night!!
Huh. I could have sworn anchovies were on the list. I ate them for nothing…
Oh, and yes. I’ve had rattlesnake in Santa Fe. Actually quite tasty.
Come, come, it wasn’t for *nothing.* Just add them to the list!