# 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:** 9
**Author:** ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/161 "2012-01-17T19:31:44Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > So I found this list on a list of (supposedly) 100 foods you should try before you die. > The source is a Facebook application, so I can’t link to it. Looking it over, though, I think it’s a pretty good list and it made me curious who on here could lay claim to trying the most things on it. > > I’m just going to post the list rather then make a poll out of it due to there being a hundred things. > > I’ve tried 38 things on the list, myself. That puts me in the lead, right now, by default. > I’m putting the list under a spoiler tag since it’s a bit long. > > 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 If indeed there are 100, then I am only missing 24, and one of them is not getting eaten. 11. Black Pudding 13. Borscht 26. Crickets 27. Currywurst 28. Dandelion Wine 39. Frito Pie 41. Fugu (this will be followed by a tab of purple haze) 48. Haggis 49. Head Cheese 55. Kangaroo 58. Lassi 63. Nettle Tea 69. Pavlova 70. Phaal 73. Pineapple and Cottage Cheese NEVER! 78. Prickly Pear 79. Rabbit Stew 87. Snake 89. Som Tam 90. Spaetzle 92. Squirrel 95. Sweetbreads 97. Umeboshi 100. Zucchini flowers ---
**Author:** ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/162 "2012-01-17T19:33:36Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > They’re not _all_ culinarily exceptional things - some of them are just adventurous or nostalgic. > > I had a favourable association with the Fruit Pies growing up, because of their [alleged supervillain-foiling powers](http://www.seanbaby.com/hostess.htm). Suffice to say when I encountered the reality, I was…underwhelmed. > > I’ve eaten **everything** on that list, or a _very_ close equivalent (e.g. Haven’t actually had a _New Orleans_ Po’Boy, but I _have_ had a po’boy made by a Louisiana-native cook. I’ve eaten crocodile, not alligator.) or as close as I could make myself (Philly cheesesteak, made with an “authentic” recipe, just because I was curious. Ditto Jerk chicken. Or s’mores made with McVities…) > > The hardest things for me to get hold of were Durian fruit and fugu. > > The things I’m most surprised are _not_ on the list are [poutine](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine) and [shark’s fin soup,](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark_fin_soup) because they seem to fit the “feel” of the list to me. > > **Der Trihs** : Two? Really? That’s something you should actively try and remedy, I think. If you want Durian, go to your nearest Asian Market (Ranch 99 here in California). Follow your nose to the produce section… I’d send you some, but I think it’s against the law. ---
**Author:** ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/163 "2012-01-17T19:36:19Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > 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. did you pull them inside out and scrape the innards real good? ---
**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 17, 2012, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/164 "2012-01-17T20:04:56Z")
I’m amazed by how many folks have never had sauerkraut. I never thought of that as anything remotely exotic-- I mean, you can’t get much less exotic than German. ---
**Author:** ![Bilbo1967](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@Bilbo1967](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bilbo1967)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/165 "2012-01-17T20:10:29Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I’m amazed by how many folks have never had sauerkraut. I never thought of that as anything remotely exotic-- I mean, you can’t get much less exotic than German. Ditto for currywurst. ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/166 "2012-01-17T20:38:34Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > … 100 foods you should try before you die. :dubious: Crickets? Kangaroo? Frito pie? I’ll be plenty happy if I never dine on these. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/167 "2012-01-17T20:54:59Z")
67, it would have been 66, but last night I made fish tacos for dinner because I had never had them before. They rock. ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/168 "2012-01-17T21:50:34Z")
> [@Bilbo1967](#): > > Ditto for currywurst. And I’m a well-traveled, pretty adventurous eater - but until this thread I’d never heard of currywurst. Funny enough though, I was at Wal-Mart today and saw Pocky for the first time in my life. Was not tempted to try it, so it remains on my “haven’t had” list. I’ve eaten some unusual foods not on the list. Off the top of my head: Camel meat Rose-petal jam Wild partridge eggs Goose eggs Sorrel Stinging nettle (in salad and as tea) Goat-milk and goat-milk yoghurt Razorfish Seaweed Elderberries and elderberry wine Pomegranates Mulberries Sheep milk and sheep-milk yoghurt Wild garlic Pheasant meat Snow omelette Duck eggs Pigeon meat Whelks Winkles Flint coneys Detroit coneys Irn Bru Haggis, neeps and tatties Kibbeh Mole Scrumpy Ackee Red Stripe beer ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/169 "2012-01-17T21:52:10Z")
I have tasted 84. Many I will never taste on principle (like foi gras) or the danger (Phaal, fugu) or on pure ick factor (haggis, head cheese.) Others I hope I’ll get to try some day, like Durian. Here’s the full list of what I haven’t tried: [COLOR=black][FONT=Trebuchet MS]1. #2. Absinthe 2. #8. Bellini 3. #9. Bird’s Nest Soup 4. #27. Currywurst 5. #30. Durian 6. #41. Fugu 7. #44. Goat 8. #48. Haggis 9. #49. Head Cheese 10. #55. Kangaroo 11. #57. Kobe Beef 12. #70. Phaal 13. #84. Sea Urchin 14. #88. Soft Shell Crab 15. #93. Steak Tartare 16. #97. Umeboshi [/FONT][/COLOR] ---
**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 17, 2012, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/170 "2012-01-17T22:16:03Z")
> [@](#): > > I’ve eaten some unusual foods not on the list. Off the top of my head: Some of those are on the list, like nettle tea and haggis. I never realized that mulberries were “exotic”: Growing up, we had a couple of trees in the yard, and I never considered it officially summer until I had some. And is a “snow omelet” what it sounds like? Snow folded into beaten egg? ---
**Author:** ![Bilbo1967](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@Bilbo1967](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bilbo1967)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/171 "2012-01-17T22:28:31Z")
> [@chiroptera](#): > > And I’m a well-traveled, pretty adventurous eater - but until this thread I’d never heard of currywurst. I live in the UK, but spend 6-8 days a month in Germany working. Currywurst is ubiquitous - it is almost always free in Dusseldorf airport frequent flyer lounge, for example. I think that just shows the bias in the list presented. Most, if not all, of the people who have eaten a lot of the listed foods are from the US. A lot of them haven’t eaten stuff that I would consider commonplace (black pudding, haggis). ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/172 "2012-01-17T22:58:05Z")
> [@chiroptera](#): > > And I’m a well-traveled, pretty adventurous eater - but until this thread I’d never heard of currywurst. > > Funny enough though, I was at Wal-Mart today and saw Pocky for the first time in my life. Was not tempted to try it, so it remains on my “haven’t had” list. > > I’ve eaten some unusual foods not on the list. Off the top of my head: > > Camel meat > Rose-petal jam > Wild partridge eggs > Goose eggs > Sorrel > Stinging nettle (in salad and as tea) > Goat-milk and goat-milk yoghurt > Razorfish > Seaweed > Elderberries and elderberry wine > Pomegranates > Mulberries > Sheep milk and sheep-milk yoghurt > Wild garlic > Pheasant meat > Snow omelette > Duck eggs > Pigeon meat > Whelks > Winkles > Flint coneys > Detroit coneys > Irn Bru > Haggis, neeps and tatties > Kibbeh > Mole > Scrumpy > Ackee > Red Stripe beer A lot of those don’t seem at all unusual to me, though obviously things like Irn Bru ([a fizzy drink made in Scotland](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irn-Bru)) would be unusual outside the UK. What is it that makes Red Stripe beer unusual? I’m curious. ---
**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 17, 2012, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/173 "2012-01-17T23:12:49Z")
> [@ministryman](#): > > did you pull them inside out and scrape the innards real good? Yep. I bought them “cleaned” or “pre-washed” or whatever the term it is they use, too, but I was told by people who are experienced in preparing this dish that they would still need cleaning, and to disregard any claims of them being washed. ---
**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 17, 2012, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/174 "2012-01-17T23:14:59Z")
> [@Bilbo1967](#): > > Ditto for currywurst. I have only seen currywurst in Germany. It’s pretty easy to make yourself at home, but I’ve never seen a preparation of it available anywhere but as streetfood in Deutschland. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/175 "2012-01-17T23:17:25Z")
4. Baba Ghanoush 6. Baklava 7. Barbecue Ribs 10. Biscuits and Gravy 17. Cheese Fondue 19. Chicken Tikka Masala 20. Chile Relleno 22. Churros 25. Crab Cakes 29. Dulce De Leche 31. Eel 35. Fresh Spring Rolls 38. Fried Plantain 43. Gazpacho 44. Goat 47. Gumbo 52. Hostess Fruit Pie 53. Huevos Rancheros 56. Key Lime Pie 57. Kobe Beef 60. Mimosa 61. MoonPie 65. Oxtail Soup 66. Paella 67. Paneer 68. Pastrami on Rye 71. Philly Cheese Steak 77. Polenta 79. Rabbit Stew 81. Root Beer Float 82. S’mores 83. Sauerkraut 94. Sweet Potato Fries 98. Venison 99. Wasabi Peas A pathetic 36. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/176 "2012-01-17T23:17:45Z")
> [@SciFiSam](#): > > A lot of those don’t seem at all unusual to me, though obviously things like Irn Bru ([a fizzy drink made in Scotland](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irn-Bru)) would be unusual outside the UK. What is it that makes Red Stripe beer unusual? I’m curious. Indeed. It is like me saying Grape Soda or PB&J are unusual. All relative. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/177 "2012-01-17T23:18:57Z")
> [@Bilbo1967](#): > > I live in the UK, but spend 6-8 days a month in Germany working. Currywurst is ubiquitous - it is almost always free in Dusseldorf airport frequent flyer lounge, for example. > > I think that just shows the bias in the list presented. Most, if not all, of the people who have eaten a lot of the listed foods are from the US. A lot of them haven’t eaten stuff that I would consider commonplace (black pudding, haggis). Yep. I said some thing similar very early on the discussion. There is a definite US bias to the options. Someone even admitted it, saying there was a lot of southern eating on the list. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/178 "2012-01-17T23:29:51Z")
59 minimum. Some maybes. I’ve had sea urchin roe, but not sea urchin, that I know of. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/179 "2012-01-17T23:34:15Z")
> [@amanset](#): > > Indeed. It is like me saying Grape Soda or PB&J are unusual. All relative. Red Stripe’s the only one where I don’t get why it was pointed out (I thought it was just a beer, no more special than any other brand of beer), though I presume there’s a reason for it. ---
**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 17, 2012, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462/180 "2012-01-17T23:40:16Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > I’ve had sea urchin roe, but not sea urchin, that I know of. Well, I’d count it. Sea urchin “roe” (aka “uni”) is the reproductive organs of the sea urchin. I assumed this is what they were talking about when they wrote “sea urchin,” as I don’t think I’ve ever seen straight-up sea urchin on the menu anywhere. I believe that’s the part of the sea urchin that is usually eaten. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-these-foods-have-you-tried-100-things/609462.md?page=10)