# How many of these foods have you tried? (100 things) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 14, 2012, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462 "2012-01-14T02:11:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/121 "2012-01-15T21:10:48Z")
I’m at 60. There are a few things on there that I just won’t try (I’m alcohol-intolerant, so nothing alcoholic; from what I gather the main appeal of fugu is the risk-taking aspect; and squirrel smells so foul when cooking that I can’t fathom how _anything_ eats them). Then there are a fair number that I just have no idea what they are. And then there are some things I’m really looking forward to trying if I ever find them (I expect I would quite like haggis, for instance). I think the most exotic foods on the list that I’ve tried are rattlesnake, alligator, and morels. The reptiles were in a sausage, and therefore pretty much just tasted like sausage. The morels were fun to find (we gathered them in an aunt’s forest), but I thought they tasted disgusting (I’m not all that fond of ordinary mushrooms either). Not on the list, but I’ve also had bear (I liked it, though that might have been largely psychological), and I’ve almost certainly had groundhog at Gramma’s house a few times, though it was never presented as such. ---
**Author:** ![Arrendajo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arrendajo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrendajo)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/122 "2012-01-15T22:48:51Z")
> [@nikonikosuru](#): > > Hostess Fruit Pie? Really?! Who made this list and decided that it deserved to be on there? Blegh…I don’t know if they were some culinary masterpiece in the good ol’ days but now it’s sickly sweet fruit syrup in a waxy pie shell. They sound good once in a while, when memory of the taste fades enough but I always immediately regret it as soon as I bite into one. I loved Hostess Fruit Pies so much when I was a kid that I used to get them for Christmas. I have tried them a few times in the last few years, and either they are not nearly as good as they once were or my tastes have gotten more sophisticated. Or both. I have eaten most of the things on that list. One I have yet to try is fugu. When I lived in Japan I wanted to try it, but I could never get a Japanese person to go with me, and I was intimidated to try it alone. I have never seen it here in the U.S. ---
**Author:** ![SeldomSeen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@SeldomSeen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeldomSeen)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/123 "2012-01-15T23:26:55Z")
1. Think I need to get out more. Bagel and Lox Baklava Barbecue Ribs Biscuits and Gravy Calamari Carp Caviar Cheese Fondue Chile Relleno Clam Chowder Crab Cakes Eggs Benedict Fish Tacos Foie Gras Fried Catfish Fried Green Tomatoes Frogs’ Legs Funnel Cake Goat’s Milk Head Cheese Heirloom Tomatoes Honeycomb Hostess Fruit Pie Huevos Rancheros Key Lime Pie Lobster MoonPie Morel Mushrooms Pastrami on Rye Philly Cheese Steak Po’ Boy Raw Oysters Root Beer Float S’mores Sauerkraut Snail Spaetzle Spam Sweet Potato Fries Venison Wasabi Peas ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/124 "2012-01-15T23:41:01Z")
Oh, a note for people who say they haven’t had pig intestines: you may not have had callos, but if you’ve had chorizo, salami or pepperoni with a natural “skin” rather than synthetic and haven’t peeled them perfectly (and if you’ve had fried chorizo, it won’t have been peeled), you’ve had pig intestines. I can’t vouch for other sausage varieties. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/125 "2012-01-15T23:43:11Z")
The ones I haven’t had: 1. Crickets - pass 2. Durian - haven’t had the chance but would try if I could 3. Eel - pass 4. Fugu - haven’t had the opportunity not do I want to 5. Haggis - haggis isn’t a food, it’s a dare 6. Kangaroo - pass. Roo was always my favorite character. 7. Nettle Tea - why? 8. Octopus - I’ve had squid. Didn’t like it a bit, so pas on this 9. Pocky - I generally dislike all things Japanese 10. Rabbit Stew - might as well be squirrel 11. Sea Urchin - low-tide garbage 12. Snail - pass 13. Snake - I don’t care if it does taste like chicken 14. Squirrel - road kill 15. Sweetbreads - I won’t eat organ meats under any circumstances 16. Umeboshi - never heard of it So my previous count was in error. I am at 84. Can’t say I _liked_ all 84, of course. Some of them are fit only for pigs, and some are worse than that. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![TheTerribleTako](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@TheTerribleTako](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheTerribleTako)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/126 "2012-01-16T00:27:38Z")
I just got back from grocery shopping with some cottage cheese so I could try this cottage cheese and pineapple thing. It’s not bad. Has the salty and sweet thing that was mentioned. The texture contrast is a little strange between the lumpy cottage cheese and the stringy chunks of pineapple, but I might not have diced the pineapples into small enough pieces. I’ll be sticking with my potato chips and cottage cheese though. Thank goodness I bought some chips as well. Alas, I’m still at 88 since I forgot to list that I’ve never tried fugu. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/127 "2012-01-16T00:50:04Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > Oh, a note for people who say they haven’t had pig intestines: > > you may not have had callos, but if you’ve had chorizo, salami or pepperoni with a natural “skin” rather than synthetic and haven’t peeled them perfectly (and if you’ve had fried chorizo, it won’t have been peeled), you’ve had pig intestines. I can’t vouch for other sausage varieties. Note that **Nava** is talking about the Spanish style of chorizo, not the Mexican style. The Mexican fresh style of chorizo is (usually) squeezed out of its casing before being fried. Also, if you’ve had hot dogs in natural casings, you’ve had sheep intestines. Still, eating them as a thin membrane surrounding a sausage is quite a different experience than chowing down on a plate full of chitterlings. I’ve made chitterlings myself once and, man oh man, even after scrubbing them through three times, the house smelled like a barnyard when cooking them. I definitely prefer tripe to chitlins. ---
**Author:** ![Maiira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/128 "2012-01-16T03:21:26Z")
1. Damn, thought it was going to be more than that. Mine are under the cut (in bold), and I’ve put things I’m not sure about (but THINK I might have had) in italics. The list climbs to 42 if you count the things in italics. 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 **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 ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/129 "2012-01-16T03:34:33Z")
I’ve eaten 67 of those things, though two of those are somewhat conditional: I’ve had “shark” in the form of shark fin soup, and “chicken and waffles” in that I’ve had chicken and I’ve had waffles. As far as I know, there is no way to combine them in a dish. If there is, then I’m down to 66. I’ve not had goat’s milk as milk, but have had it as goat’s milk cheese, but I assume that doesn’t count. I counted having had fried liver, or a kidney dish in Paris (“rognons de veau”), as “sweetbreads” from knowing that’s what it means, not from what the dish was called. Nine of the things there I don’t even recognize as food names: Bellini, Currywurst, Frito Pie, Pavlova, Phaal, Som Tam, Umeboshi and Zucchini flowers. Will have to look them up. ---
**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/130 "2012-01-16T03:41:30Z")
78, playing it safe (there’s a few I can’t remember, so I didn’t include). For brevity, I’m posting my “no” list. [spoiler]3. Alligator \* 8. Bellini 9. Bird’s Nest Soup (and I never will – this is a “traditional medicine” food, not a delicacy) 15. Carp 26. Crickets 27. Currywurst 28. Dandelion Wine 30. Durian \* 41. Fugu 49. Head Cheese \* 55. Kangaroo 63. Nettle Tea 65. Oxtail Soup 69. Pavlova 70. Phaal 79. Rabbit Stew (various rabbit dishes, but never stew) 85. Shark \* 87. Snake 89. Som Tam 92. Squirrel 97. Umeboshi \* 100. Zucchini flowers - I believe I have eaten these, but have no memory of doing so and could be wrong.[/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/131 "2012-01-16T03:45:23Z")
> [@robardin](#): > > …“chicken and waffles” in that I’ve had chicken and I’ve had waffles. As far as I know, there is no way to combine them in a dish. There is indeed. It’s a southern thing, getting a little more popular in the north thanks to, I’d wager, Travel Channel type food tourism shows. It wouldn’t have been on my list until about two weeks ago, when I ordered it at a fantastic Chicago brunch place. I wasn’t expecting much, just like waffles. I got the best piece of fried chicken I’ve ever had. ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/132 "2012-01-16T04:05:07Z")
> [@typoink](#): > > There is indeed. It’s a southern thing, getting a little more popular in the north thanks to, I’d wager, Travel Channel type food tourism shows. > > It wouldn’t have been on my list until about two weeks ago, when I ordered it at a fantastic Chicago brunch place. I wasn’t expecting much, just like waffles. I got the best piece of fried chicken I’ve ever had. Huh. You know, that rings a bell. To my surprise, I encountered fried chicken pieces at a hotel brunch buffet spread in Baltimore about a month ago, along with the more usual corned beef hash, eggs benedict, quiches and omelettes - and yes, pancakes, french toast and waffles too. I did partake of a few fried chicken wings, but not of the waffles (I had home fries with eggs). but wouldn’t have thought of them being on the same description on a menu. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/133 "2012-01-16T04:08:57Z")
1. More than I expected, considering I’m not a particularly adventurous eater and have been vegetarian or pescetarian-who-eats-fish-to-make-it-easier-for-other-people for most of my adult life. Some of them I just happen to have not had; what’s unusual about Key Lime Pie? > [@Bilbo1967](#): > > I actually like root beer. It’s just that practically nowhere here sells it. Wimpy used to do root beer floats, and McDonald’s did for a while. At least in London and Essex. I loved them. I haven’t seen it for maybe twenty years in the UK. ☹ I think even the American burger joint at Piccadilly Circus doesn’t have it. > [@silenus](#): > > Well, the list said “food,” not “bait.” Sushi does not mean raw fish. It is the name for the style of cooked rice. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/134 "2012-01-16T04:28:07Z")
Where’s [funistrada](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funistrada)? ---
**Author:** ![Bilbo1967](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@Bilbo1967](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bilbo1967)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/135 "2012-01-16T12:04:18Z")
> [@robardin](#): > > I counted having had fried liver, or a kidney dish in Paris (“rognons de veau”), as “sweetbreads” from knowing that’s what it means, not from what the dish was called. [Sweetbreads](http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/sweetbread) are not livers or kidneys. ---
**Author:** ![SeldomSeen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@SeldomSeen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeldomSeen)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/136 "2012-01-16T19:11:56Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I’m at 60. There are a few things on there that I just won’t try (I’m alcohol-intolerant, so nothing alcoholic; from what I gather the main appeal of fugu is the risk-taking aspect; and squirrel smells so foul when cooking that I can’t fathom how _anything_ eats them). Then there are a fair number that I just have no idea what they are. And then there are some things I’m really looking forward to trying if I ever find them (I expect I would quite like haggis, for instance). Being alcohol-intolerant might not be compatible with consuming haggis. (Disclaimer: I’ve never eaten it either). It’s my understanding that even the Scots generally take several belts of scotch before tackling the haggis.😃 ---
**Author:** ![PandaBear77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/137 "2012-01-16T19:15:13Z")
21 ---
**Author:** ![sachertorte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sachertorte/32/3727_2.png) [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/138 "2012-01-16T19:33:14Z")
[spoiler] Have had [RIGHT]Have NOT had[/RIGHT] 1. Abalone [RIGHT]2. Absinthe 2. Alligator[/RIGHT] 3. Baba Ghanoush 4. Bagel and Lox 5. Baklava 6. Barbecue Ribs [RIGHT]8. Bellini[/RIGHT] 7. Bird’s Nest Soup 8. Biscuits and Gravy [RIGHT]11. Black Pudding[/RIGHT] 9. Black Truffle [RIGHT]13. Borscht[/RIGHT] 10. Calamari 11. Carp 12. Caviar 13. Cheese Fondue 14. Chicken and Waffles 15. Chicken Tikka Masala [RIGHT]20. Chile Relleno 16. Chitlins[/RIGHT] 17. Churros 18. Clam Chowder [RIGHT]24. Cognac[/RIGHT] 19. Crab Cakes [RIGHT]26. Crickets 20. Currywurst[/RIGHT] 21. Dandelion Wine 22. Dulce De Leche 23. Durian 24. Eel 25. Eggs Benedict 26. Fish Tacos 27. Foie Gras 28. Fresh Spring Rolls 29. Fried Catfish 30. Fried Green Tomatoes 31. Fried Plantain [RIGHT]39. Frito Pie[/RIGHT] 32. Frogs’ Legs [RIGHT]41. Fugu[/RIGHT] 33. Funnel Cake 34. Gazpacho 35. Goat 36. Goat’s Milk [RIGHT]46. Goulash[/RIGHT] 37. Gumbo [RIGHT]48. Haggis[/RIGHT] 38. Head Cheese 39. Heirloom Tomatoes 40. Honeycomb 41. Hostess Fruit Pie 42. Huevos Rancheros 43. Jerk Chicken 44. Kangaroo 45. Key Lime Pie 46. Kobe Beef 47. Lassi 48. Lobster 49. Mimosa [RIGHT]61. MoonPie[/RIGHT] 50. Morel Mushrooms [RIGHT]63. Nettle Tea[/RIGHT] 51. Octopus 52. Oxtail Soup 53. Paella 54. Paneer 55. Pastrami on Rye 56. Pavlova [RIGHT]70. Phaal[/RIGHT] 57. Philly Cheese Steak 58. Pho [RIGHT]73. Pineapple and Cottage Cheese[/RIGHT] 59. Pistachio Ice Cream [RIGHT]75. Po’ Boy[/RIGHT] 60. Pocky 61. Polenta 62. Prickly Pear 63. Rabbit Stew 64. Raw Oysters 65. Root Beer Float 66. S’mores 67. Sauerkraut 68. Sea Urchin 69. Shark 70. Snail 71. Snake 72. Soft Shell Crab [RIGHT]89. Som Tam[/RIGHT] 73. Spaetzle 74. Spam [RIGHT]92. Squirrel[/RIGHT] 75. Steak Tartare 76. Sweet Potato Fries 77. Sweetbreads 78. Tom Yum 79. Umeboshi 80. Venison 81. Wasabi Peas 82. Zucchini flowers [/spoiler] So that’s 79 that I know I’ve had and 21 that I think I have not had. I don’t like alcohol so stuff like cognac, absinthe, and bellini are not likely to be tried anytime soon. I have tasted dandelion wine at a farm so, yay me. Similarly, I’ve tasted a mimosa, but did not drink the entire thing. I have no idea what some of the items are, and it is quite possible I’ve tasted them and simply don’t know them by name. Is moon pie different than Moon Cake? I’ve had moon cake! What is a frito pie. I assume it has something to do with Fritos, but pie? ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/139 "2012-01-16T19:51:58Z")
1. Grew up in rural upper midwest. Stuffed green peppers were an adventure for us. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/140 "2012-01-16T19:55:49Z")
> [@sachertorte](#): > > What is a frito pie? I assume it has something to do with Fritos, but pie? The basic version is a bag of Fritos slit up the side. You then ladle in a bunch of chili and shredded cheese and eat with a fork while walking around a County Fair. The formal version is a casserole of the same ingredients. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462.md?page=8)