Omnivore's hundred
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blue_lotus13The Omnivore's Hundred is a list of foods the gastronomic Andrew Wheeler thinks everyone should try at least once in their lives.
The rules of the meme: bold those you have tried, strikethrough those you wouldn't eat on a bet: ( I don't know how to strike through, so I'll just add comments. I'm not much of a meat-eater, though.
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros - Absolutely not. I despise eggs.
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding - Absolutely not.
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp (I am part Chinese!)
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart - Tofu dog!
16. Epoisses - What is this?
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes - Saskatoon berries! (and dandelion wine)
19. Steamed pork buns (I am part Chinese, after all)
20. Pistachio ice cream -Allergic to nuts!
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries - blueberries and saskatoons and strawberries
23. Foie gras - Pretty much no
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese - No thanks
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper - I don't know what this is
27. Dulce de leche - I don't know what this is either
28. Oysters - I do not like raw oysters. I preferred them cooked or baked etc.
29. Baklava - Contains nuts, so no.
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float - I hate root beer
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk - and camel'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 - Didn't like it
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone (In Chinese food, once again)
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal - I do not like Big Macs even when I was a meat eater.
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine - Grosses me out
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads - no thanks
63. Kaolin - What is this?
64. Currywurst -What is this?
65. Durian - Like stinky cheese
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake What about beaver tail?
68. Haggis - also haggis wonton and haggis lettuce wrap
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 - Isn't this just tea?
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict - DISGUSTING
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
Anyone who has ever travelled with me knows that I am up for trying any weird fruit or vegetable that comes near me.
The rules of the meme: bold those you have tried, strikethrough those you wouldn't eat on a bet: ( I don't know how to strike through, so I'll just add comments. I'm not much of a meat-eater, though.
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros - Absolutely not. I despise eggs.
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding - Absolutely not.
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp (I am part Chinese!)
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart - Tofu dog!
16. Epoisses - What is this?
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes - Saskatoon berries! (and dandelion wine)
19. Steamed pork buns (I am part Chinese, after all)
20. Pistachio ice cream -Allergic to nuts!
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries - blueberries and saskatoons and strawberries
23. Foie gras - Pretty much no
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese - No thanks
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper - I don't know what this is
27. Dulce de leche - I don't know what this is either
28. Oysters - I do not like raw oysters. I preferred them cooked or baked etc.
29. Baklava - Contains nuts, so no.
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float - I hate root beer
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk - and camel'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 - Didn't like it
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone (In Chinese food, once again)
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal - I do not like Big Macs even when I was a meat eater.
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine - Grosses me out
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads - no thanks
63. Kaolin - What is this?
64. Currywurst -What is this?
65. Durian - Like stinky cheese
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake What about beaver tail?
68. Haggis - also haggis wonton and haggis lettuce wrap
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 - Isn't this just tea?
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict - DISGUSTING
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
Anyone who has ever travelled with me knows that I am up for trying any weird fruit or vegetable that comes near me.
