# The Ominvore's Hundred

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 7, 2008, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ominvores-hundred/462521 "2008-09-07T19:17:25Z")\
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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/](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

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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_

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Please explain:

1. Epoisses
2. Salted lassi
3. Phaal
4. Umeboshi
5. Kaolin
6. Baijiu
7. 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.

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> [@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** _

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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**

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> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#):
>
> Please explain:
> 
> 1. Epoisses
> 2. Salted lassi
> 3. Phaal
> 4. Umeboshi
> 5. Kaolin
> 6. Baijiu
> 7. 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.

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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?

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> [@](#):
>
> 1. 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.

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> [@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:

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

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> [@ivylass](#):
>
> I don’t know what these are:
> 
> 1. Nettle Tea
> 2. Pho
> 3. Aloo Gobi
> 4. Bagna Cauda
> 5. Fugu (I crossed it out, but I meant to ?? it)
> 6. Abalone (is that oyster?)
> 7. Paneer
> 8. Spaetlze
> 9. Poutine
> 10. Currywurst (some type of sausage?)
> 11. Louche absinthe
> 12. Gjetost, or brunost
> 13. Tom Yum
> 14. Bellini
> 15. 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.

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**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\*

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> [@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?

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**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.

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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.)

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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

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> [@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.

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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.

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> [@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.

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> [@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.

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> [@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.

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