Omnivore’s Hundred

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From the British Blog Very Good Taste:

Here’s a chance for a little interactivity for all the bloggers out there. 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. Don’t worry if you don’t recognise everything in the hundred, either; Wikipedia has the answers.

 

Here’s what I want you to do:

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.

 

Bellyspeak’s Omnivore’s Hundred:

1. Venison


2. Nettle tea


3. Huevos rancheros


4. Steak tartare


5. Crocodile
 (alligator yes, but not croc)

6. Black pudding (had this at a quaint country B&B in England, it was awesome)


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
 (worked at a cheese counter so…)

17. Black truffle


18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes (Blueberry wine, nasty)


19. Steamed pork buns (siopao!)


20. Pistachio ice cream


21. Heirloom tomatoes


22. Fresh wild berries


23. Foie gras
 (duck and goose)

24. Rice and beans


25. Brawn, or head cheese


26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
 (raw as an ingredient, like in salsa, not just popped in my mouth or anything, that’s just stupid)

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 (have had both just not together)


37. Clotted cream tea


38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
 (not exactly sure what he’s looking for here but vodka Jell-O shots i think cover it)

39. Gumbo


40. Oxtail (1st place-Mom’s Kare-Kare, 2nd place-Bone Marrow w/ Oxtail Marmalade at Blue Ribbon)


41. Curried goat
 (goat is really good and is totally under appreciated)

42. Whole insects (chapolines, dried chillied grasshoppers, in oaxaca)


43. Phaal


44. Goat’s milk


45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more


46. Fugu (some day when i go to japan)


47. Chicken tikka masala


48. Eel


49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut


50. Sea urchin


51. Prickly pear
 (called “tuna” in Mexico, the fruit of the prickly pear cactus is eaten sliced as a fruit and I’ve also had it juiced, really good)

52. Umeboshi


53. Abalone


54. Paneer


55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal


56. Spaetzle


57. Dirty gin martini 


58. Beer above 8% ABV
 (Not really a regular beer drinker, but Chimay Blue is a fav)

59. Poutine 


60. Carob chips


61. S’mores


62. Sweetbreads (i’ve had a few ways, some outright nasty, others super good. Super good = cornmeal crusted and pan fried in lard…ouch!)


63. Kaolin (I don’t know why this was included.  Kaolin is aluminum silicate and is widely used as an anti-caking agent in foods.  Wether you know it or not, you’ve probably eaten it too.)


64. Currywurst (this sounds crazy good, just don’t know where to get it)


65. Durian


66. Frogs’ legs


67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake (How these four things can be considered one category, I don’t know.  Needless to say, I’ve had all four of them)


68. Haggis


69. Fried plantain


70. Chitterlings, or andouillette


71. Gazpacho


72. Caviar and blini


73. Louche absinthe


74. Gjetost, or brunost (I had gjetost, remember, cheese counter)


75. Roadkill (really?, I may have venison from say, a dear that was hit by a car and then immediately processed for consumtion.  Other than that, I don’t see it happening.)

76. Baijiu


77. Hostess Fruit Pie
 (around other blogs i’ve seen so many snub this entry as “not interested” or something of the like.  Yet they’ve eaten “horse” or “sweetbreads”.  Now if that’s not plain old euro-centric food snobbery, I don’t know what is. Like you’re aghast at the idea of eating a gas station pastry, yet feel free to chow down on one of the Budweiser Clydesdales…nice. For the record, you’ll see I haven’t tried horse, though wouldn’t be opposed to it.  Sweetbreads i’ve had…see entry)

78. Snail


79. Lapsang souchong
 (mmmmm…smoked tea)

80. Bellini


81. Tom yum


82. Eggs Benedict


83. Pocky


84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant


85. Kobe beef (Though I’ve had plenty of wagyu, American Kobe, etc. I’ve never had true trademarked Kobe beef)


86. Hare


87. Goulash (i’m pretty much a hungarian food virgin, a quality i’m not too proud of.  Any suggestions for a good hungarian resto will be appreciated)


88. Flowers (i’ve had straight up flowers like rose petals or nasturtiums, but if you’ve eaten asparagus or capers, you’ve also eaten flowers)


89. Horse


90. Criollo chocolate


91. Spam


92. Soft shell crab


93. Rose harissa
 (I’ve eaten plenty of harissa, but I don’t know what “rose” harissa is)

94. Catfish


95. Mole poblano


96. Bagel and lox


97. Lobster Thermidor


98. Polenta


99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee


100. Snake

 

78/100 not bad.

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