Thanks, Aprille for this one! I don't know if I'm truly and omnivore, as I'm not a big meat eater, but this looked fun. Andrew Wheeler, co-author of the food blog Very Good Taste put together a list of 100 foods he thinks every omnivore should try at least once and made a game out of it. Here are 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. 4) Optional extra: Post a comment here at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results. The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred: 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. Foi 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 (addictive) 32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl (Gotta love Maine!) 33. Salted lassi 34. Sauerkraut (did you know there's a sauerkraut festival in Iowa?) 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. Phall 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 (my favorite local Krispy Kreme closed ) 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 (James' favorite - not mine) 60. Carob chips 61. S'mores 62. Sweetbreads 63. Kaolin (eww!!!) 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 So wow, at 52 I have a ways to go! Or not (no thanks to kaolin, roadkill or horse). I had to look up quite a few of these things. I"m apparently not that savvy when it comes to foodie stuff! |