By Andrew, an English food writer,and also the co-author of the blog called Very Good Taste has come up with a list of food that he feels all omnivores should at least try once in their life. He calls this list The Omnivore’s Hundred.
Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
-Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
-Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
-Optional extra: Post a comment at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results.
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 – yum!!
13. PB&J sandwich – err….tried only…not my fav (it stands for Peanut Butter & Jelly)
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 – DUh…I’m Chinese
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes – what’s the diff btwn normal tomatoes and this? In terms of taste I mean
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras – mmm….I love!!
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese – dun understand the English. It’s not cheese…more like jellied meat
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche – me and my sweet tooth….
28. Oysters – yummmmmmmmm
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas – yucks
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl – comfort food
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut – not my fav
35. Root beer float – yummmmmm
36. Cognac with a fat cigar -no cigar as I don’t smoke
37. Clotted cream tea – extremely fattening
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O – hello…I make sick Vodka jellies!!
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail – yummmm!!!
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 – yummy!!!
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer – I’ve eaten the Turkish and Indian variety instead of the Persian one…considered?
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 – huh????
64. Currywurst
65. Durian – yummy!!!
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette – pls call an intestine what it is: intestines
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail – yummmy with loads of garlic and butter. Only the French know how to cook this well.
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a 3 star Michelin restaurant – ate at a 1 (or was it 2) star Michelin restaurant…considered???
85. Kobe beef – overrated la
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse -I want to eat Horse sashimi (basashi) in Kumamoto!!!!
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 – definite want to try!!
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