A list of 100 random, wide-ranged foods. How many have you had?

Cafe Society
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  1. Barbecue Ribs
  2. Biscuits and Gravy
  3. Cheese Fondue
  4. Clam Chowder - tasted anyway. I don’t like seafood, but everybody tells me I make a good clam chowder so I figured I ought to at least taste it for myself.
  5. Eggs Benedict
  6. Goulash (at least, one or two dishes that the person serving it to me called goulash)
  7. Honeycomb (both the Post breakfast cereal and the real, actual honeycomb)
  8. Hostess Fruit Pie
  9. Key Lime Pie
  10. MoonPie
  11. Pastrami on Rye
  12. Philly Cheese Steak
  13. Pineapple and Cottage Cheese
  14. Pistachio Ice Cream
  15. Po’ Boy
  16. Pocky
  17. Root Beer Float
  18. S’mores
  19. Sauerkraut
  20. Spam
  21. Venison
  22. Wasabi Peas
42

I don’t want to copy the list, but I’ve had 81 of them. I’ve seen this meme somewhere else with more exotic foods and scored 28 or 38, can’t remember which.

43

Three. And I’m not sure about one of them.

  1. Pavlova
  2. Shark*
  3. Sweet Potato Fries

There were an awful lot in that list that I didn’t even know what they were, but the safe assumption is I didn’t.

I eat maybe 12 things, over and over.

*Does dogfish count?

44

Damn! Hoped I’d be the first to claim durian. Mine was chilled, and not as disgusting as I had expected. Still, didn’t taste good - it tasted like the chemicals gas companies add to natural gas to make leaks detectable.

Anyway, the one’s I’ve eaten:

  1. Baba Ghanoush - not nearly as exotic as it sounds. Basically an eggplant salad.
  2. Bagel and Lox
  3. Baklava
  4. Barbecue Ribs
  5. Biscuits and Gravy - I’m a Southerner - my blood is 23% gravy.
  6. Black Pudding - a sausage, really. Made with blood.
  7. Black Truffle - the oil, anyway.
  8. Calamari
  9. Cheese Fondue
  10. Chicken Tikka Masala
  11. Chile Relleno
  12. Clam Chowder
  13. Crab Cakes
  14. Dulce De Leche
  15. Durian
  16. Eggs Benedict - only once, eggs disgust me.
  17. Fresh Spring Rolls
  18. Fried Catfish - again, Southerner. If it’s full of fat and sodium, we eat it.
  19. Fried Green Tomatoes
  20. Fried Plantain
  21. Frogs’ Legs - did not “taste like chicken”.
  22. Funnel Cake
  23. Gazpacho
  24. Goat
  25. Goat’s Milk - goat’s milk fudge, anyway. Yum.
  26. Gumbo
  27. Haggis - again, just tasted like sausage.
  28. Heirloom Tomatoes
  29. Hostess Fruit Pie
  30. Kangaroo - in a pub in Sydney.
  31. Key Lime Pie
  32. Lassi
  33. Lobster
  34. Mimosa
  35. MoonPie
  36. Octopus
  37. Paella
  38. Paneer
  39. Philly Cheese Steak
  40. Pineapple and Cottage Cheese
  41. Po’ Boy
  42. Polenta
  43. Prickly Pear - makes a good candy.
  44. Raw Oysters
  45. Root Beer Float
  46. S’mores
  47. Sauerkraut - I’m of Czech descent - it’s required.
  48. Spaetzle
  49. Spam
  50. Sweet Potato Fries

So that’s what? Fifty, I think.

45

57, although perhaps I’m cheating by counting crocodile as alligator?

46

If you’ve eaten flake, you’ve probably eaten shark.

47
  1. Bellini - had to look it up, think I’ve had it but not sure.
  2. Carp
  3. Dandelion Wine
  4. Durian
  5. Fugu - I’ve had the fish that fugu is made from, but at a Korean place, not prepared raw. So not sure whether or not that counts.
  6. Nettle Tea
  7. Pavlova
  8. Phaal
  9. Rabbit Stew - have had rabbit, but not in stew form
  10. Snake
  11. Squirrel

So, I have had somewhere north of 88 of the items on the list.

48

I’ve had about 60 of the items on this list - and I can thank my love of sushi for many of them.

Baba Ganoush isn’t an “eggplant salad” where I live, as Slow Moving Vehicle described it. I think of it more akin to hummus.

49
  1. Absinthe
  2. Baba Ghanoush
  3. Bagel and Lox
  4. Baklava
  5. Barbecue Ribs
  6. Biscuits and Gravy
  7. Black Truffle
  8. Calamari
  9. Caviar
  10. Cheese Fondue
  11. Chicken Tikka Masala
  12. Churros
  13. Clam Chowder
  14. Cognac
  15. Crab Cakes
  16. Dandelion Wine
  17. Dulce De Leche
  18. Durian
  19. Eel
  20. Eggs Benedict
  21. Fish Tacos
  22. Fresh Spring Rolls
  23. Fried Catfish
  24. Fried Green Tomatoes
  25. Fried Plantain
  26. Frogs’ Legs
  27. Funnel Cake
  28. Gazpacho
  29. Goat
  30. Goat’s Milk
  31. Gumbo
  32. Head Cheese
  33. Heirloom Tomatoes
  34. Honeycomb
  35. Hostess Fruit Pie
  36. Huevos Rancheros
  37. Jerk Chicken
  38. Key Lime Pie
  39. Kobe Beef
  40. Lassi
  41. Lobster
  42. Mimosa
  43. MoonPie
  44. Octopus
  45. Pastrami on Rye
  46. Philly Cheese Steak
  47. Pho
  48. Pineapple and Cottage Cheese
  49. Pistachio Ice Cream
  50. Po’ Boy
  51. Pocky
  52. Polenta
  53. Prickly Pear
  54. Rabbit Stew
  55. Raw Oysters
  56. Root Beer Float
  57. S’mores
  58. Sauerkraut
  59. Sea Urchin
  60. Soft Shell Crab
  61. Spam
  62. Sweet Potato Fries
  63. Venison
  64. Wasabi Peas

Squid jerky should be on the list.

50

I was gifted with nettle tea from the Netherlands. I couldn’t figure out what kind it was, trying to read the words on the package. It had a mildly vegetal taste, neither good nor bad. Supposed to be very good for you.

51

Come to think of where’s balut and preserved eggs? I celebrated my first disgusting day by eating a preserved egg.

52

1. Abalone
2. Absinthe
3. Alligator
4. Baba Ghanoush
5. Bagel and Lox
6. Baklava
7. Barbecue Ribs
8. Bellini
9. Bird’s Nest Soup
10. Biscuits and Gravy
11. Black Pudding
12. Black Truffle
13. Borscht
14. Calamari
15. Carp
**16. Caviar
17. Cheese Fondue
**18. Chicken and Waffles (together, at the same time)
**19. Chicken Tikka Masala
20. Chile Relleno
**21. Chitlins
**22. Churros
23. Clam Chowder
24. Cognac
25. Crab Cakes
26. Crickets
**27. Currywurst
**28. Dandelion Wine
29. Dulce De Leche
30. Durian
31. Eel
32. Eggs Benedict
**33. Fish Tacos
**34. Foie Gras
35. Fresh Spring Rolls
**36. Fried Catfish
**37. Fried Green Tomatoes
38. Fried Plantain
**39. Frito Pie
**40. Frogs’ Legs
**41. Fugu
42. Funnel Cake
**43. Gazpacho
44. Goat
45. Goat’s Milk
46. Goulash
47. Gumbo
48. Haggis
**49. Head Cheese
**50. Heirloom Tomatoes
51. Honeycomb
**52. Hostess Fruit Pie
53. Huevos Rancheros
**54. Jerk Chicken
55. Kangaroo
56. Key Lime Pie
**57. Kobe Beef
**58. Lassi
59. Lobster
60. Mimosa
61. MoonPie
62. Morel Mushrooms
63. Nettle Tea
64. Octopus
65. Oxtail Soup
66. Paella
67. Paneer
68. Pastrami on Rye
69. Pavlova
70. Phaal
**71. Philly Cheese Steak
**72. Pho
73. Pineapple and Cottage Cheese
74. Pistachio Ice Cream
75. Po’ Boy
76. Pocky
77. Polenta
78. Prickly Pear
79. Rabbit Stew
80. Raw Oysters
81. Root Beer Float
82. S’mores
83. Sauerkraut
**84. Sea Urchin
**85. Shark
86. Snail
**87. Snake
88. Soft Shell Crab
89. Som Tam
**90. Spaetzle
91. Spam
92. Squirrel
93. Steak Tartare
94. Sweet Potato Fries
95. Sweetbreads
96. Tom Yum
97. Umeboshi
98. Venison
99. Wasabi Peas
100. Zucchini flowers **

53

At least once…

  1. Bagel and Lox
  2. Baklava
  3. Barbecue Ribs
  4. Biscuits and Gravy
  5. Calamari
  6. Carp
  7. Caviar
  8. Cheese Fondue
  9. Chile Relleno
  10. Clam Chowder
  11. Crab Cakes
  12. Dulce De Leche
  13. Eggs Benedict
  14. Fresh Spring Rolls
  15. Fried Catfish
  16. Fried Green Tomatoes
  17. Frito Pie
  18. Frogs’ Legs
  19. Funnel Cake
  20. Gazpacho
  21. Gumbo
  22. Honeycomb
  23. Jerk Chicken
  24. Key Lime Pie
  25. Kobe Beef (Tried for 5 minutes to come up with a halfway decent Kobe Bryant joke. Failed. Same with Lassi/Lassie.)
  26. Lobster
  27. MoonPie
  28. Pastrami on Rye
  29. Philly Cheese Steak
  30. Pho
  31. Pineapple and Cottage Cheese
  32. Pistachio Ice Cream
  33. Po’ Boy
  34. S’mores
  35. Sauerkraut
  36. Snail
  37. Spam
  38. Steak Tartare
  39. Venison
  40. Wasabi Peas
54

Ok probably not as long as some others, and there were a few things I might have tried but don’t remember so I left them off.
6. Baklava
7. Barbecue Ribs
8. Bellini
10. Biscuits and Gravy
14. Calamari
17. Cheese Fondue
18. Chicken and Waffles (together, at the same time)
19. Chicken Tikka Masala
20. Chile Relleno
22. Churros
23. Clam Chowder
32. Eggs Benedict
35. Fresh Spring Rolls
42. Funnel Cake
50. Heirloom Tomatoes
51. Honeycomb
52. Hostess Fruit Pie
53. Huevos Rancheros
54. Jerk Chicken
56. Key Lime Pie
60. Mimosa
61. MoonPie
62. Morel Mushrooms
68. Pastrami on Rye
71. Philly Cheese Steak
73. Pineapple and Cottage Cheese
74. Pistachio Ice Cream
75. Po’ Boy
81. Root Beer Float
82. S’mores
83. Sauerkraut
91. Spam
93. Steak Tartare
94. Sweet Potato Fries

55

Interesting. You can easily knock pretty much all of those off your list with minor effort. I haven’t had:

Bellini
bird’s nest soup
crickets (although I’ve had cicada)
fugu
snake (although I may have had rattlesnake sausage once; I can’t remember)
som tam (I’ve been meaning to)
squirrel (unless I unknowingly had it in a pot of burgoo)
umeboshi

Bellini should be easy to cross off. I just need to get some peach puree and sparkling wine.

I don’t even know where I could get bird’s nest soup, fugu, or squirrel around here. Even Czimer’s (local game and exotic meat store) doesn’t stock it (but they do have racoon and beaver.) I suspect I’d be able to dig up crickets, but I’m not 100% positive.

Som tam is a green papaya salad. That particular name for it is Thai.
Umeboshi is a type of Japanese fruit. Wikipedia says it is translated as “salt plums” in English, so it’s possible I have had these before. I’m not sure.

56

I’ve not had less than 10 including Bellinni cocktails, chicken and waffles and several Asian dishes.

57

The southern continental 50.

58

I’ve had a lot of these.

  1. Absinthe
  2. Alligator
  3. Baba Ghanoush
  4. Bagel and Lox
  5. Baklava
  6. Barbecue Ribs
  7. Bellini
  8. Biscuits and Gravy
  9. Black Pudding
  10. Black Truffle
  11. Calamari
  12. Caviar
  13. Cheese Fondue
  14. Chicken and Waffles (together, at the same time)
  15. Chicken Tikka Masala
  16. Chile Relleno
  17. Churros
  18. Clam Chowder
  19. Cognac
  20. Crab Cakes
  21. Dulce De Leche
  22. Eel
  23. Eggs Benedict
  24. Fish Tacos
  25. Foie Gras
  26. Fresh Spring Rolls
  27. Fried Catfish
  28. Fried Green Tomatoes
  29. Fried Plantain
  30. Frito Pie
  31. Funnel Cake
  32. Gazpacho
  33. Goat
  34. Goat’s Milk
  35. Goulash
  36. Gumbo
  37. Heirloom Tomatoes
  38. Hostess Fruit Pie
  39. Huevos Rancheros
  40. Jerk Chicken
  41. Key Lime Pie
  42. Kobe Beef
  43. Lobster
  44. Mimosa
  45. MoonPie
  46. Morel Mushrooms
  47. Octopus
  48. Paella
  49. Pastrami on Rye
  50. Philly Cheese Steak
  51. Pho
  52. Pineapple and Cottage Cheese
  53. Pistachio Ice Cream
  54. Po’ Boy
  55. Pocky
  56. Polenta
  57. Prickly Pear
  58. Rabbit Stew
  59. Raw Oysters
  60. Root Beer Float
  61. S’mores
  62. Sauerkraut
  63. Shark
  64. Soft Shell Crab
  65. Spaetzle
  66. Spam
  67. Steak Tartare
  68. Sweet Potato Fries
  69. Sweetbreads
  70. Venison
  71. Wasabi Peas
  72. Zucchini flowers
59

I also should add, some of these are a little vague. Like what do they mean by “goulash”? I don’t think I’ve ever had the Americanized ground-beef-and-elbow-macaroni dish (although I’ve had similar dishes), but I’ve had the Hungarian stew as well as the soup.

And what is “Kobe beef”? I marked that I’ve had it, but I’ve never had true Kobe beef, and I don’t think you can even get real Kobe unless you’re in Japan. You can’t get it in the US, unless something has changed since the publication of that article on April 12, 2012.

And I won’t touch what “barbecue ribs” means, lest I start a debate.

60
  1. Baba Ghanoush
  2. Bagel and Lox
  3. Baklava
  4. Barbecue Ribs
  5. Biscuits and Gravy
  6. Carp
  7. Chicken and Waffles (together, at the same time)
  8. Chile Relleno
  9. Clam Chowder
  10. Crab Cakes
  11. Fish Tacos
  12. Fried Catfish
  13. Fried Green Tomatoes
  14. Frito Pie
  15. Gazpacho
  16. Goat
  17. Goulash
  18. Gumbo
  19. Haggis
  20. Heirloom Tomatoes
  21. Huevos Rancheros
  22. Jerk Chicken
  23. Lobster
  24. MoonPie
  25. Oxtail Soup
  26. Paella
  27. Pastrami on Rye
  28. Philly Cheese Steak
  29. Pho
  30. Po’ Boy
  31. Polenta
  32. Root Beer Float
  33. S’mores
  34. Sauerkraut
  35. Shark
  36. Spaetzle
  37. Spam
  38. Sweet Potato Fries
  39. Venison