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

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61

Sorry, pal, but given your username the existence of ANY non-bolded ones Does Not Add Up.

62

I could be mistaken, sure - when I’ve eaten it, it was at a Lebanese restaurant where I get a plate full of different dishes. So I couldn’t point to it, but know I’ve eaten it.

63

It’s basically hummus made with roasted eggplant instead of chickpeas (and, in my opinion, more delicious than hummus). So it’s of that sort of consistency: a creamy sort of dip.

64

Just listing what I haven’t ingested:

Bird’s nest soup
Borscht
Carp
Currywurst
Dandelion Wine
Dulche De Leche
Fugu
Haggis
Head Cheese
Honeycomb
Kangaroo
Morel Mushrooms
Nettle Tea
Pineapple and Cottage Cheese (is this a thing?)
Squirrel (but I’ve had Bear)
Sweatbreads
Zucchini flowers

So I’ve hit 83/100.

65
  1. Absinthe
  2. Alligator
  3. Bagel and Lox
  4. Baklava
  5. Barbecue Ribs
  6. Bird’s Nest Soup
  7. Biscuits and Gravy
  8. Black Pudding
  9. Calamari
  10. Carp
  11. Cheese Fondue
  12. Chile Relleno
  13. Churros
  14. Clam Chowder
  15. Crab Cakes
  16. Dulce De Leche
  17. Eggs Benedict
  18. Fish Tacos
  19. Fresh Spring Rolls
  20. Fried Catfish
  21. Fried Plantain
  22. Frito Pie
  23. Frogs’ Legs
  24. Funnel Cake
  25. Gazpacho
  26. Goat
  27. Goulash
  28. Gumbo
  29. Honeycomb
  30. Hostess Fruit Pie
  31. Huevos Rancheros
  32. Jerk Chicken
  33. Key Lime Pie
  34. Lassi
  35. Lobster
  36. Mimosa
  37. MoonPie
  38. Morel Mushrooms
  39. Paella
  40. Pastrami on Rye
  41. Philly Cheese Steak
  42. Pineapple and Cottage Cheese
  43. Pistachio Ice Cream
  44. Po’ Boy
  45. Pocky
  46. Polenta
  47. Rabbit Stew
  48. Raw Oysters
  49. Root Beer Float
  50. S’mores
  51. Sauerkraut
  52. Shark
  53. Snake
  54. Soft Shell Crab
  55. Spaetzle
  56. Spam
  57. Squirrel
  58. Sweet Potato Fries
  59. Venison
66

I’ve tried 80 of these.

Details:

  1. Abalone
    2. Absinthe
    **3. Alligator
  2. Baba Ghanoush
    5. Bagel and Lox
    **6. Baklava
  3. Barbecue Ribs**
    **8. Bellini
    **9. Bird’s Nest Soup
    10. Biscuits and Gravy
  4. Black Pudding
    12. Black Truffle
  5. Borscht
  6. Calamari
  7. Carp
    16. Caviar
  8. Cheese Fondue
    18. Chicken and Waffles (together, at the same time)
  9. Chicken Tikka Masala
  10. Chile Relleno
  11. Chitlins
    22. Churros
    23. Clam Chowder
  12. Cognac
    25. Crab Cakes
  13. Crickets
    **27. Currywurst
    **28. Dandelion Wine
  14. Dulce De Leche
    **30. Durian
    **31. Eel
    **32. Eggs Benedict
  15. Fish Tacos**
    **34. Foie Gras
    **35. Fresh Spring Rolls
  16. Fried Catfish****
  17. Fried Green Tomatoes
  18. Fried Plantain
    **39. Frito Pie
    **40. Frogs’ Legs
    41. Fugu
    42. Funnel Cake
  19. Gazpacho
    **44. Goat
    **45. Goat’s Milk
    46. Goulash
  20. Gumbo
    **48. Haggis
  21. Head Cheese
    **50. Heirloom Tomatoes
  22. Honeycomb
    52. Hostess Fruit Pie
  23. Huevos Rancheros
  24. Jerk Chicken
    **55. Kangaroo
    56. Key Lime Pie57. Kobe Beef
  25. Lassi
    59. Lobster**
  26. Mimosa
    61. MoonPie
  27. Morel Mushrooms
    **63. Nettle Tea
    **64. Octopus
    **65. Oxtail Soup
    **66. Paella
  28. Paneer
    68. Pastrami on Rye
  29. Pavlova
  30. Phaal
    71. Philly Cheese Steak
  31. Pho
    **73. Pineapple and Cottage Cheese
  32. Pistachio Ice Cream
  33. Po’ Boy**
  34. Pocky
  35. Polenta
  36. Prickly Pear
  37. Rabbit Stew
    80. Raw Oysters
    **81. Root Beer Float
  38. S’mores
  39. Sauerkraut**
  40. Sea Urchin
  41. Shark
  42. Snail
  43. Snake
    88. Soft Shell Crab
  44. Som Tam
  45. Spaetzle
    91. Spam
    **92. Squirrel
  46. Steak Tartare
    94. Sweet Potato Fries95. Sweetbreads
  47. Tom Yum
    **97. Umeboshi
  48. Venison
    99. Wasabi Peas
  49. Zucchini flowers******
67

Last time I’d had 78.

This time I’ve had…78 ;). It appears I have made no progress in my culinary adventurism since then.

68

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

I wonder where the heck you live where baba ganoush is different from everywhere else in the world.

Certainly it is akin to hummus, just made of eggplant. You do know taht a salad is not necessarily leafy greens?

69

Well, I haven’t uneaten anything since the last go-round, so I’m still going to claim 100 (with the caveats, like crocodile for alligator)

70

Oops I didn’t see fugu and squirrel. I haven’t had those either. Papaya salad I have had. It’s funny how many people haven’t had a bellini… that doesn’t even seem like a “thing” to me, it’s just a slapped together drink for brunch. Some Mexican places will offer the option of crickets sprinkled on their guacamole as a flavor enhancer.

71

“Salad” in American English generally connotes a dish of pieces of things (pasta, rice, vegetables) that are dressed with a combination of liquid, herbs and salt/pepper. I can’t think of any instances when it’s used for a mashed or pureed dish.

72

I don’t remember, but if I had to guess, I was probably counting foods I thought I had tried (that sounded familiar) in the first one.
In this one, I only counted those I was sure about.

Sometimes I try something at a party or buffet and won’t know what it’s called…for example: I tried a pastry at a party once and didn’t know it was baklava until much, much later when I had it again and heard what it was the second time.
So I’m accounting the number differences to having guessed on a couple before.

73

What sort of culinary wasteland does Idle Thoughts live in if he/she hasn’t had frito pie, dulce de leche or venison?

Anyway, here’s my 78:
2. Absinthe
3. Alligator
4. Baba Ghanoush
5. Bagel and Lox
6. Baklava
7. Barbecue Ribs
8. Bellini
10. Biscuits and Gravy
11. Black Pudding
12. Black Truffle
14. Calamari
16. Caviar
17. Cheese Fondue
18. Chicken and Waffles (together, at the same time)
19. Chicken Tikka Masala
20. Chile Relleno
22. Churros
23. Clam Chowder
24. Cognac
25. Crab Cakes
29. Dulce De Leche
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
42. Funnel Cake
43. Gazpacho
44. Goat
46. Goulash
47. Gumbo
48. Haggis
50. Heirloom Tomatoes
51. Honeycomb
52. Hostess Fruit Pie
53. Huevos Rancheros
54. Jerk Chicken
56. Key Lime Pie
57. Kobe Beef
58. Lassi
59. Lobster
60. Mimosa
61. MoonPie
62. Morel Mushrooms
64. Octopus
66. Paella
67. Paneer
68. Pastrami on Rye
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
81. Root Beer Float
82. S’mores
83. Sauerkraut
84. Sea Urchin
85. Shark
86. Snail
87. Snake
88. Soft Shell Crab
90. Spaetzle
91. Spam
94. Sweet Potato Fries
96. Tom Yum
97. Umeboshi
98. Venison
99. Wasabi Peas
100. Zucchini flowers

74

I learned what Frito Pie is here on the SDMB. Not being a particular fan of chili, I doubt I will ever try it.

75

82 out of 100:

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

Yeah, Mexican and Thai is where I would go for crickets. I’m actually surprised that I haven’t really noticed chapulines on Mexican menus here. I mean, I’ve come across and had goat eyeball tacos here, but not chapulines. I need to actively seek them out.

77

69

  1. Abalone
  2. Alligator
  3. Baba Ghanoush
  4. Bagel and Lox
  5. Baklava
  6. Barbecue Ribs
  7. Biscuits and Gravy
  8. Black Truffle
  9. Calamari
  10. Carp
  11. Caviar
  12. Cheese Fondue
  13. Chicken Tikka Masala
  14. Chile Relleno
  15. Chitlins
  16. Churros
  17. Clam Chowder
  18. Cognac
  19. Crab Cakes
  20. Currywurst
  21. Dulce De Leche
  22. Eel
  23. Eggs Benedict
  24. Fish Tacos
  25. Foie Gras
  26. Fresh Spring Rolls
  27. Fried Catfish
  28. Fried Plantain
  29. Frito Pie
  30. Frogs’ Legs
  31. Funnel Cake
  32. Gazpacho
  33. Goat
  34. Goulash
  35. Gumbo
  36. Heirloom Tomatoes
  37. Honeycomb
  38. Hostess Fruit Pie
  39. Huevos Rancheros
  40. Jerk Chicken
  41. Key Lime Pie
  42. Kobe Beef
  43. Lassi
  44. Lobster
  45. Mimosa
  46. MoonPie
  47. Morel Mushrooms
  48. Octopus
  49. Pastrami on Rye
  50. Philly Cheese Steak
  51. Pistachio Ice Cream
  52. Po’ Boy
  53. Polenta
  54. Raw Oysters
  55. Root Beer Float
  56. S’mores
  57. Sauerkraut
  58. Sea Urchin
  59. Shark
  60. Snail
  61. Snake
  62. Soft Shell Crab
  63. Spaetzle
  64. Spam
  65. Squirrel
  66. Steak Tartare
  67. Sweet Potato Fries
  68. Sweetbreads
  69. Venison
  70. Wasabi Peas
78

Y’know, come to think of it, I don’t recall ever seeing crickets at the Mexican grocery stores on the north side of Chicago, either. They’ve got dried shrimp and those wheat discs* and cones of brown sugar and yummy crumbly Mexican chocolate and other common Mexican specialties, and frozen guinea pigs and other “weird” meats like eyeballs and tails, and I’ve even seen lungs, which I think are not legal to sell in the US…but nary a cricket to be found. What’s up with that?

*What are those things, anyway? Look like little flat wagon wheels. Google is failing me.

79

I’m not finished yet.

80

You sure you’ve seen guinea pigs/cuy here? I think I remember seeing lungs at a Pete’s Market, but I’m not 100% sure. The brown sugar is piloncillo, and the orange wagon wheels are duros (wagon wheel style duros not pictured in the Wikipedia link, but here’s one.)