The Ominvore's Hundred

[Baker]

At another board I saw a list posted, called The Omnivore’s Hundred. It was created by a British writer, Andrew Wheeler, who has a food blog as well. The one hundred items are foods/drinks he suggested should be tried by everyone at least once.

I present the list here clean for you, and in a later post will add my own replies and comments.

1. Bold the ones you have tried.
2. Strike through those you wouldn’t even try.
3. Place an asterick by those you would try, but haven’t
4. Italicize those you have tried but would not eat again.

Comments are welcome! If you don’t recognize some items(*I *sure didn’t) there are Wikipedia links. The following website has some of those links in a list like this one, but there are other sites that also provide descriptive links:

http://www.slashfood.com/2008/08/28/the-omnivores-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. Foie 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
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
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. Phaal
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
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
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
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

[AHunter3]

Extra code: ?food term? = I dunno what the heck this is!

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. [del]Steak tartare[/del]
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. ?Pho?
13. PB&J sandwich but minus the J definitely
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. Foie 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
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl (or out of it)
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac [del]with a fat cigar[/del] (sorry I don’t do tobacco no more)
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
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
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. ?Umeboshi?
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal (unless I was really hungry w no other options)
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini (or anything else gin)
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. ?Kaolin?
64. Currywurst
65. [del]Durian[/del] uh uh
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. [del]Roadkill[/del] ::barf::
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. [del]Lobster Thermidor[/del]
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

[Ukulele_Ike]

Please explain:

16. Epoisses
17. Salted lassi
18. Phaal
19. Umeboshi
20. Kaolin
21. Baijiu
22. Pocky

I’ve eaten all that other stuff. Ummm, except for haggis and horse. And Spam, unless Underwood Brand Devilled Ham counts as the same thing, and I think it should.

[running_coach]

@Baker

1. Bold the ones you have tried.
2. Strike through those you wouldn’t even try.
3. Place an asterick by those you would try, but haven’t
4. Italicize those you have tried but would not eat again.

In general, I don’t like wine/liquor or weird cheeses.

1. Venison *
2. [del]Nettle tea[/del]
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile *
6. [del]Black pudding[/del]
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. [del]Borscht[/del]
10. [del]Baba ghanoush[/del]
11. Calamari *
12. Pho *
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi *
15. Hot dog from a street cart *
16. [del]Epoisses[/del]
17. Black truffle *
18. [del]Fruit wine made from something other than grapes[/del]
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. [del]Heirloom tomatoes[/del]
22. Fresh wild berries
23. [del]Foie gras[/del]
24. Rice and beans
25. [del]Brawn, or head cheese[/del]Hell, no!
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda *
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi *
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. [del]Cognac with a fat cigar[/del]
37. [del]Clotted cream tea[/del]
38. [del]Vodka jelly/Jell-O[/del]
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat *
42. [del]Whole insects[/del] Hell, no!
43. Phaal *
44. Goat’s milk
45. [del]Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more[/del]
46. [del]Fugu[/del]
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel *
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin *
51. Prickly pear *
52. [del]Umeboshi[/del]
53. Abalone *
54. [del]Paneer[/del]
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. [del]Dirty gin martini[/del]
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine *
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads *
63. [del]Kaolin[/del]
64. Currywurst *
65. Durian *
66. Frogs’ legs *
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. [del]Haggis[/del] Hell, no!!!
69. Fried plantain *
70. [del]Chitterlings or andouillette[/del]
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini *
73. [del]Louche absinthe[/del]
74. [del]Gjetost, or brunost[/del]
75. [del]Roadkill[/del] Hell, no!
76. [del]Baijiu[/del]
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail *
79. [del]Lapsang souchong[/del]
80. [del]Bellini[/del]
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. [del]Flowers[/del]
89. Horse *
90. Criollo chocolate *
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab *
93. [del]Rose harissa[/del]
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. [del]Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee[/del]
100. Snake

[3acresandatruck]

1. Venison How lucky can a person be? My neighbor hunts but doesn’t like venison. Guess who gets the best cuts for free.
2. Nettle tea*
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile*
6. Black pudding* Kind of like blood sausage, right? I like that.
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. Foie gras*
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese I had to eat it when I was a kid, and I’m not inclined to try it again
26. [del]Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper[/del] that’s just crazy
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas*
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi* (may I have bhang lassi instead, please?)
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. **Cognac **with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea*
38. [del]Vodka jelly/Jell-O[/del]
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. [del]Whole insects[/del] excluding multiple accidental swallowings, of course
43. Phaal*
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. [del]Fugu[/del]
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel*
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. [del]Sea urchin[/del]
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*
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. [del]Kaolin[/del] that’s mud, right?
64. Currywurst*
65. [del]Durian[/del]
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* If I hit a deer, I’m legally entitled to it; I just have to report it to the state. It won’t pay for the damaged vehicle, but still.
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* I’ve tried for years to get hold of some horsemeat, but no luck yet.
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

[JavaMaven1]

@Ukulele_Ike

Please explain:

16. Epoisses
17. Salted lassi
18. Phaal
19. Umeboshi
20. Kaolin
21. Baijiu
22. Pocky

I’ve eaten all that other stuff. Ummm, except for haggis and horse. And Spam, unless Underwood Brand Devilled Ham counts as the same thing, and I think it should.

Epoisses: A rather pungent French cheese.
Salted Lassi: A yogurt based drink from India. I’m fonder of the mango version, myself.
Phaal: A type of hot curry dish.
Umeboshi: a Japanese salted plum.
Kaolin: A mineral that’s often used in medicines–I didn’t know people ate it, either.
Baijiu: Chinese liquor, usually distilled from sorghum
Pocky: essentially a Japanese cookie–straw-shaped biscuits dipped in chocolate or a variety of other flavors.

[ivylass]

1. Venison
2. ?Nettle tea?
3. [del]Huevos rancheros[/del]
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. [del]Foie gras[/del]
24. Rice and beans
    25.[del]Brawn, or head cheese[/del]
25. [del]Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper[/del]
26. Dulce de leche*
27. [del]Oysters[/del]
28. Baklava
29. ?Bagna cauda?
30. Wasabi peas
31. [del]Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl[/del]
32. ?Salted lassi?
33. Sauerkraut
34. Root beer float
35. Cognac with a fat cigar*
36. Clotted cream tea*
37. Vodka jelly/Jell-O*
38. Gumbo
39. Oxtail*
40. Curried goat*
41. [del]Whole insects[/del]
42. ?Phaal?
43. Goat’s milk*
44. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more*
45. [del]Fugu[/del]
46. Chicken tikka masala*
47. [del]Eel[/del]
48. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
49. [del]Sea urchin[/del]
50. Prickly pear*
51. ?Umeboshi?
52. ?Abalone?
53. ?Paneer?
54. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
55. ?Spaetzle?
56. Dirty gin martini*
57. Beer above 8% ABV*
58. ?Poutine?
59. Carob chips
60. S’mores
61. [del]Sweetbreads[/del]
62. ?Kaolin?
63. ?Currywurst?
64. Durian*
65. [del]Frogs’ legs[/del]
66. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
67. [del]Haggis[/del]
68. Fried plantain
69. [del]Chitterlings or andouillette[/del]
70. Gazpacho
71. Caviar and blini
72. ?Louche absinthe?
73. ?Gjetost, or brunost?
74. [del]Roadkill[/del]
75. ?Baijiu?
76. Hostess Fruit Pie
77. [del]Snail[/del]
78. Lapsang souchong* (This is tea, right?)
79. ?Bellini?
80. ?Tom yum?
81. [del]Eggs Benedict[/del]
82. ?Pocky?
83. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.*
84. Kobe beef*
85. Hare*
86. Goulash*
87. Flowers
88. [del]Horse[/del]
89. Criollo chocolate*
90. Spam
91. Soft shell crab*
92. ?Rose harissa?
93. Catfish
94. Mole poblano*
95. Bagel and lox*
96. Lobster Thermidor*
97. Polenta
98. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
99. Snake*

I’d like to add one…that coffee that comes from civet cat poop. I’d love to try it!

Gee, on preview, there’s a whole lot I haven’t tried and a whole lot I don’t know what the heck it is. Someone want to fill me in?

[Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew]

63. Kaolin

Is that a joke? Kaolin is clay. Kaopectate is made with it, which is the only reason for ingesting it that I’m aware of unless you’re a pica case.

I should probably refrain from answering the list since I am not an omnivore.

[ivylass]

@JavaMaven1

Epoisses: A rather pungent French cheese.
Salted Lassi: A yogurt based drink from India. I’m fonder of the mango version, myself.
Phaal: A type of hot curry dish.
Umeboshi: a Japanese salted plum.
Kaolin: A mineral that’s often used in medicines–I didn’t know people ate it, either.
Baijiu: Chinese liquor, usually distilled from sorghum
Pocky: essentially a Japanese cookie–straw-shaped biscuits dipped in chocolate or a variety of other flavors.

Okay, in that case, put me down in the Haven’t Tried But Would Like to Category for all of these except the Kaolin.

I don’t know what these are:

2. Nettle Tea
3. Pho
4. Aloo Gobi
5. Bagna Cauda
6. Fugu (I crossed it out, but I meant to ?? it)
7. Abalone (is that oyster?)
8. Paneer
9. Spaetlze
10. Poutine
11. Currywurst (some type of sausage?)
12. Louche absinthe
13. Gjetost, or brunost
14. Tom Yum
15. Bellini
16. Rose harissa

[Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew]

@ivylass

I don’t know what these are:

2. Nettle Tea
3. Pho
4. Aloo Gobi
5. Bagna Cauda
6. Fugu (I crossed it out, but I meant to ?? it)
7. Abalone (is that oyster?)
8. Paneer
9. Spaetlze
10. Poutine
11. Currywurst (some type of sausage?)
12. Louche absinthe
13. Gjetost, or brunost
14. Tom Yum
15. Bellini
16. Rose harissa

Pho is Vietnamese soup
Aloo Gobhi is an Indian potato dish
Bagna cauda–I’ll let Baker have that one.
Fugu is pufferfish, the kind of sushi that can be deadly if the poisonous bit isn’t cut out just right
Paneer is yummy Indian cheese, but I’ve never heard of eating it plain–mattar paneer (peas and cheese in a tomato-based sauce) is my favorite Indian dish
Spaetzle is tiny German dumplings
Poutine is…scary.

ETA: Bellini is the composer of the opera Norma. Didn’t know he was edible, though.

[WhyNot]

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. Foie gras*
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese*
[del]26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper[/del] my lips swell up from overzealous jalapenos - no way I could handle a scotch bonnet without a trip to the ER
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda*
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
[del]36. Cognac with a fat cigar[/del] Cognac, yes; cigar, no
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
[del]42. Whole insects[/del]
[del]43. Phaal[/del] See scotch bonnet note.
44. Goat’s milk - Heidi lied to me. Goat’s milk tastes like ass.
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
[del]46. Fugu[/del] Nah. It can’t really be that much different from non-deadly fish. Not worth the risk.
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
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*
60. Carob chips Blech. My mom used to pawn these off as chocolate. I was not fooled.
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads*
63. Kaolin ??? Um, what? I assume this isn’t the clay that comes up when I google…
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 …mmmmm, how fresh are we talkin’, here?
76. Baijiu*
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail*
79. Lapsang souchong*
80. Bellini* (Good gravy, this sounds like something I’d LOVE! Never heard of it before.)
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 - uh, any particular flowers? I’m assuming broccoli doesn’t count, but I’ve eaten violets and lilies and calendula and nasturtiums and dandelions.
89. Horse*
90. Criollo chocolate*
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa* - I’m game, but there better be sour cream ready in case it’s too spicy.
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor* Hells yeah! You buyin’?
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee*
100. Snake*

[ivylass]

@Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew

Pho is Vietnamese soup
Aloo Gobhi is an Indian potato dish
Bagna cauda–I’ll let Baker have that one.
Fugu is pufferfish, the kind of sushi that can be deadly if the poisonous bit isn’t cut out just right
Paneer is yummy Indian cheese, but I’ve never heard of eating it plain–mattar paneer (peas and cheese in a tomato-based sauce) is my favorite Indian dish
Spaetzle is tiny German dumplings
Poutine is…scary.

ETA: Bellini is the composer of the opera Norma. Didn’t know he was edible, though.

What kind of soup is pho? What do they normally put in aloo gobi? I’m not one for sushi, so cross fugu off the list. Paneer sounds good, and come to think of it, I think I have had spaetlze…I wasn’t impressed.
Poutine? Any more scarier than haggis?

[lissener]

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. Foie 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
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
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. Phaal
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
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
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
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

No need to asterisk; I’ll try anything once. And I can’t really think of anything I wouldn’t try again, so I won’t italicize either. Although, wait, I don’t think I’ll need to try a raw Scotch Bonnet pepper again.

[WhyNot]

Nettle tea is tea made from nettles. It tastes…green. That’s it, just green taste, like if you made tea out of grass clippings. I’m not sure why it’s on the list; I can think of far more tasty and far more nastily adventurous herbal teas. (Although if I was allowed only one medicinal tea ever, nettles might just be it.)

[Yorikke]

Wow, that’s more work than I feel like doing. I’ll just delete what I haven’t had:
3. Huevos rancheros
5. Crocodile - no, but have had alligator
7. Cheese fondue
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
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
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
27. Dulce de leche
29. Baklava
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
47. Chicken tikka masala
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
51. Prickly pear
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine - I am DYING to have real Poutine…
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
69. Fried plantain
71. Gazpacho
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
94. Catfish
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta

I’m not an adventurous eater, so I’m surprised that I’ve had so many items from the list…

Joe

[JavaMaven1]

@ivylass

Poutine? Any more scarier than haggis?

Good lord, no! I’ve never had it, but I’d love to–it’s french fries with gravy and cheese curds. It sounds heart-attackingly delicious.

[Ukulele_Ike]

A Bellini is an aperitif made out of Champagne an pureed peaches.

Thank you, JavaMaven, for the definitions. I’ve had French cheeses and Inidan curriesthat could curl your toes, so I think I can cross off Epoisses and Phaal. And I’ve consumed the cookies and yoghurt drink and salted plum. (I’ve had certain culinary advantages, living in New York and having an open minded palate.)

So that leaves me with Baijiu and Kaolin to try. And I think I’ll skip Kaolin, much as I respect our dirt-eating Southern friends.

[ivylass]

@JavaMaven1

Good lord, no! I’ve never had it, but I’d love to–it’s french fries with gravy and cheese curds. It sounds heart-attackingly delicious.

Oh, that’s the Canadian dish right? Okay, I’ll try it.

[Ephemera]

@Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew

ETA: Bellini is the composer of the opera Norma. Didn’t know he was edible, though.

It’s also my mother’s maiden name, and an Italian cocktail made with sparkling wine and peach puree.

[Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew]

@ivylass

What do they normally put in aloo gobi?

It’s potatoes and cauliflower in a “dry” curry, more savory than hot. Very, very good.