# 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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> [@Sublight](#):
>
> So I’m the only one who’s had Baijiu?

Nope. I’ve had it.

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[quote=“Baker, post:1, topic:462521”]

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 [del]asterick[/del] asterisk by those you would try, but haven’t
4. Italicize those you have tried but would not eat again.

[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. [del]Crocodile[/del]
6. Black pudding\*
7. **Cheese fondue**
8. **Carp**
9. **Borscht**
10. **Baba ghanoush**
11. _Calamari_ --french-fried rubber bands, yum? not so much.
12. Pho\*
13. **PB&J sandwich**
14. **Aloo gobi** – I did not know I’d had this until I looked it up
15. **Hot dog from a street cart** a typical lunch
16. _Epoisses_
17. Black truffle\*
18. **Fruit wine made from something other than grapes**
19. **Steamed pork buns**
20. [del]Pistachio ice cream[/del]
21. **Heirloom tomatoes**
22. **Fresh wild berries**
23. _Foie gras_
24. **Rice and beans**
25. [del]Brawn, or head cheese[/del]
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. [del]Salted lassi[/del]
34. **Sauerkraut**
35. **Root beer float**
36. **Cognac** [del]with a fat cigar[/del]
37. _Clotted cream tea_
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O\*
39. **Gumbo**
40. Oxtail\*
41. Curried goat\*
42. [del]Whole insects[/del] – actually I’ve had 'em. Just didn’t mean to.
43. Phaal\* – hotter than vindaloo, eh? Next Indian restaurant.
44. **Goat’s milk** – not a fan of milk in general, but I couldn’t tell a difference between goat’s milk and cow’s milk.
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more\*
46. [del]Fugu[/del]
47. **Chicken tikka masala**
48. [del]Eel[/del]
49. **Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut**
50. Sea urchin
51. **Prickly pear** – if prickly pear jelly counts…
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. [del]Sweetbreads[/del]
63. Kaolin – this is edible? I think there’s some in my shampoo…
64. [del]Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs[/del]
67. Beignets,\* **churros** , elephant ears\* or **funnel cake**
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. _Chitterlings_ or [del]andouillette[/del]
71. **Gazpacho**
72. _Caviar_ and **blini**
73. **Louche absinthe**
74. Gjetost, or brunost\*
75. **Roadkill** – (it was a pheasant, long story, tasted fine)
76. Baijiu\*
77. _Hostess Fruit Pie_
78. **Snail**
79. **Lapsang souchong**
80. Bellini – I don’t eat furniture…
81. **Tom yum**
82. **Eggs Benedict**
83. **Pocky**
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant\*
85. Kobe beef\*
86. [del]Hare[/del]
87. **Goulash**
88. **Flowers**
89. _Horse_ – eaten by accident, for politeness, at a Norwegian’s home
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** yes! yes! yes! the one that ALMOST tastes as good as it smells
100. _Snake_

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> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#):
>
> I had overlooked this…I was thinking or “roadkill” as “something you just came upon lying dead by the side of the road”. With this in mind, I change my stance on roadkill to “haven’t tried it but would (under certain circumstances)”.

The circumstances under which I ate roadkill were thus:

My mother and I were driving (well, SHE was driving) on a road in Kansas to visit some relatives. This animal flew in front of the car, and she hit it. She said, “Hey, it looks like a pheasant…let’s take it on to Aunt Helen’s,” and threw it in the back.

If you have guessed that it was not dead but merely stunned, you are correct. The thing woke up a few minutes later and flapped around the car, causing great confusion, during which my mother drove off the road and almost into a ditch. She kept saying to me, “Catch it! Catch it!” a task I wasn’t up to at all.

Once the car came to rest, hanging perilously over the ditch, my mother caught it and snapped its neck with one quick little motion.

She was very happy. A pheasant she didn’t have to pick buckshot out of.

As I recall it tasted pretty good. Kind of, but not really, like chicken.

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I’ve had Pheasant with Buckshot…mmm… actually it was always made too dry by the hillbilly side of my family, if I got a hold of it, I might make a coq au vin ala phaisant’. Yea, I might age it too.

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1. [del]Venison[/del] I’m now a vegetarian and have no intention of changing back
2. **Nettle tea**
3. **Huevos rancheros**
4. _ **Steak tartare** _ see point 1
5. [del]Crocodile[/del] see point 1
6. [del]Black pudding[/del] see point 1
7. **Cheese fondue**
8. _ **Carp** _ wasn’t too bad as fish cakes
9. **Borscht**
10. **Baba ghanoush**
11. **Calamari**
12. [del]Pho[/del]
13. _ **PB&J sandwich** _
14. Aloo gobi\*
15. _ **Hot dog from a street cart** _ see point 1
16. Epoisses\* If this is the cheese then yes
17. Black truffle\*
18. _ **Fruit wine made from something other than grapes** _No more alcohole for me
19. [del]Steamed pork buns[/del] see point 1
20. Pistachio ice cream\*
21. **Heirloom tomatoes**
22. **Fresh wild berries**
23. [del]Foie gras[/del] see point 1
24. **Rice and beans**
25. _ **Brawn, or head cheese** _ see point 1
26. **Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper**
27. Dulce de leche\* Yes Yes Yes
28. _ **Oysters** _
29. **Baklava**
30. Bagna cauda\*
31. **Wasabi peas**
32. [del]Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl[/del]
33. Salted lassi\*
34. **Sauerkraut**
35. Root beer float\*
36. [del]Cognac with a fat cigar[/del] see 18 and I don’t smoke
37. Clotted cream tea\*
38. **Vodka jelly/Jell-O** see 18  
39.\*\* Gumbo\*\* vegetarian version was delish
39. **Oxtail** see point 1
40. [del]Curried goat[/del] see point 1
41. [del]Whole insects[/del] see point 1
42. Phaal\*
43. _ **Goat’s milk** _ Tastes just like goat smell
44. [del]Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more[/del] see 18
45. [del]Fugu[/del] Not suicidal
46. _ **Chicken tikka masala** _ see point 1
47. [del]Eel[/del] Slimy
48. **Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut**
49. [del]Sea urchin[/del] Too cute
50. **Prickly pear**
51. **Umeboshi** Enjoyable
52. _ **Abalone** _
53. **Paneer**
54. [del]McDonald’s Big Mac Meal[del] see point 1
55. Spaetzle\*
56. [del]Dirty gin martini[/del] see 18
57. [del]Beer above 8% ABV[/del] see 18
58. Poutine\*
59. **Carob chips**
60. S’mores\*
61. [del]Sweetbreads[/del] see point 1
62. **Kaolin** sort of minerally
63. [del]Currywurst[/del] see point 1
64. Durian\*
65. [del]Frogs’ legs[/del] see point 1
66. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake\*
67. [del]Haggis[/del] see point 1
68. Fried plantain\*
69. [del]Chitterlings or andouillette[/del] see point 1
70. **Gazpacho**
71. _ **Caviar and blini** _ far too fishy
72. [del]Louche absinthe[del] See 18
73. [del]Gjetost, or brunost[/del] ewwww
74. [del]Roadkill[/del] see point 1
75. [del]Baijiu[/del]
76. Hostess Fruit Pie\*
77. **Snail** gaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
78. **Lapsang souchong**
79. [del]Bellini[/del]
80. **Tom yum** Vegetarian version
81. **Eggs Benedict**
82. **Pocky** Ok
83. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.\* yeah like I could ever afford that
84. [del]Kobe beef[del] see point 1
85. [del]Hare[del] See my user name folks
86. **Goulash** Vegetarian version
87. **Flowers** I grow and eat my own
88. [del]Horse[/del] see point 1
89. Criollo chocolate\*
90. _ **Spam** _ see point 1 Didn’t really like it much
91. [del]Soft shell crab[del] Got legs
92. **Rose harissa** Heaven
93. _ **Catfish** _ Brother has one as a pet
94. [del]Mole poblano[/del] see point 1
95. _ **Bagel and lox** _ Too fishy
96. _ **Lobster Thermidor** _  
98. **Polenta** Yum yum
97. [del]Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee[del] I don’t drink coffee
98. [del]Snake[/del] see point 1

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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** (assuming this is pork bao)
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\*\*
27. **Oysters**  
29.\*\* Baklava\*\*
28. **Bagna cauda**
29. **Wasabi peas**
30. **Clam chowder** in a sourdough bowl\* (I’ve had other foods in bread bowls, but never this exact combo. Still going to count it as a point)
31. **Salted lassi**
32. **Sauerkraut**
33. **Root beer float**
34. C **ognac with a fat cigar**
35. **Clotted cream tea**
36. **Vodka jelly/Jell-O**
37. **Gumbo**
38. **Oxtail**
39. **Curried goat**
40. **Whole insects**
41. _ **Phaal** _
42. **Goat’s milk**
43. **Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more**
44. Fugu\*
45. **Chicken tikka masala**
46. **Eel**
47. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut\*
48. **Sea urchin**
49. **Prickly pear**  
52.\*\* Umeboshi\*\*
50. **Abalone**
51. **Paneer**
52. **McDonald’s Big Mac Meal**
53. **Spaetzle**
54. **Dirty gin martini**
55. **Beer above 8% ABV**
56. **Poutine**
57. **Carob chips**
58. **S’mores**
59. **Sweetbreads**
60. **Kaolin**
61. **Currywurst**
62. Durian\*
63. **Frogs’ legs**
64. **Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake**
65. **Haggis**
66. **Fried plantain**
67. **Chitterlings or andouillette**
68. **Gazpacho**
69. **Caviar and blini**  
73.\*\* Louche absinthe\*\*
70. **Gjetost, or brunost**
71. **Roadkill**
72. **Baijiu**
73. **Hostess Fruit Pie**
74. **Snail**
75. **Lapsang souchong**
76. **Bellini**
77. **Tom yum**  
82.\*\* Eggs Benedict\*\*
78. **Pocky**
79. **Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.**
80. Kobe beef\*
81. **Hare**
82. **Goulash**
83. **Flowers**
84. **Horse** - well, horse sausage, but I say it counts.
85. **Criollo chocolate**
86. **Spam**
87. **Soft shell crab**
88. **Rose harissa**
89. **Catfish**
90. **Mole poblano**
91. **Bagel and lox**
92. **Lobster Thermidor**
93. **Polenta**
94. **Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee**
95. **Snake**

The only things I haven’t eaten are things I’ve never had the opportunity to eat yet through distance from Asia, and the only things I wouldn’t eat again are the ones that aren’t really food, but raw, distilled masochism? Not bad, and a respectable 95% for me.

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Kaolin is commonly used as an anti-diarrheal agent. Anyone who’s tried more than 50% of the items on the list has, I’m sure, had occasion to need it.

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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.

5. **Venison**

6. **Nettle tea**

7. **Huevos rancheros**

8. **Steak tartare**

9. **Crocodile**

10. **Black pudding**

11. **Cheese fondue**

12. Carp

13. **Borscht**

14. Baba ghanoush

15. **Calamari**

16. **Pho**

17. **PB&J sandwich**

18. \*\*Aloo gobi \*\*(one of my best friends whe I grew up was indian - I got to taste alot ot his mothers cooking :))

19. Hot dog from a street cart (I’ve eaten a lot of hot dogs, but never from a street car, must be an american thing)

20. Epoisses

21. Black truffle

22. **Fruit wine made from something other than grapes**

23. Steamed pork buns

24. **Pistachio ice cream**

25. \*\*Heirloom tomatoes \*\*(like in homegrown???)

26. **Fresh wild berries**

27. Foie gras

28. **Rice and beans**

29. Brawn, or head cheese

30. _ **Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper** _

31. Dulce de leche

32. **Oysters**

33. **Baklava**

34. Bagna cauda

35. **Wasabi peas**

36. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl

37. Salted lassi

38. **Sauerkraut**

39. Root beer float

40. \*\*Cognac with a fat cigar \*\*(but I prefer a sigarillo instead)

41. Clotted cream tea

42. **Vodka jelly/Jell-O** (mostly home-made though)

43. **Gumbo**

44. **Oxtail**

45. Curried goat (I’ve eaten lots of curry dishes, but never with goat)

46. Whole insects

47. **Phaal** (the first time I tried this, I drank a carton of milk just to survive the burning)

48. Goat’s milk

49. **Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more** (any whicky in this godforsaken country costs more than 60 £!)

50. Fugu

51. **Chicken tikka masala**

52. **Eel**

53. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut

54. **Sea urchin** (also, try it mixed with vodka an limejuice)

55. Prickly pear

56. Umeboshi

57. Abalone

58. Paneer

59. **McDonald’s Big Mac Meal** (but they never look like the lovely burgers in the ad)

60. **Spaetzle**

61. Dirty gin martini

62. **Beer above 8% ABV** (its christmas beer up here)

63. Poutine

64. Carob chips

65. S’mores

66. Sweetbreads

67. Kaolin

68. **Currywurst**

69. **Durian**

70. Frogs’ legs

71. **Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake**

72. Haggis

73. Fried plantain (no, but I looove fried bananas with ice cream)

74. Chitterlings or andouillette

75. **Gazpacho** (its just like cold tomato soup)

76. Caviar and blini (I’ve eaten lots of caviar, but not from sturgeon, her we get mostly salmon and other fishies)

77. Louche absinthe

78. **Gjetost, or brunost** (an everyday commodity up here)

79. **Roadkill** (we hit a grouse with the car once, it was served as dinner the same evening)

80. Baijiu (I’ve heard of it, tastes like liquid rubber some say)

81. Hostess Fruit Pie

82. Snail

83. Lapsang souchong

84. **Bellini**

85. **Tom yum**

86. **Eggs Benedict**

87. Pocky

88. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.

89. Kobe beef

90. **Hare**

91. **Goulash**

92. **Flowers**

93. **Horse**

94. Criollo chocolate

95. **Spam** (if by canned meat, yes)

96. Soft shell crab

97. Rose harissa

98. Catfish

99. Mole poblano

100. Bagel and lox

101. Lobster Thermidor

102. Polenta

103. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee

104. Snake

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Ugh, hit the submit button erroneously once, and the 5 minuet edit window is too small to catch up… heres the real list:

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 \*\*(one of my best friends whe I grew up was indian - I got to taste alot ot his mothers cooking :))
15. Hot dog from a street cart\* (I’ve eaten a lot of hot dogs, but never from a street car, must be an american thing)
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 \*\*(like in homegrown???)
22. **Fresh wild berries**
23. Foie gras (is EVIL)
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\* (I’ve eaten clam chowder though, but not with sourdough)
33. Salted lassi\*
34. **Sauerkraut**
35. Root beer float\*
36. \*\*Cognac with a fat cigar \*\*(but I prefer a sigarillo instead)
37. Clotted cream tea\*
38. **Vodka jelly/Jell-O** (mostly home-made though)
39. **Gumbo**
40. **Oxtail**
41. Curried goat (I’ve eaten lots of curry dishes, but never with goat)
42. Whole insects\*
43. **Phaal** (the first time I tried this, I drank a carton of milk just to survive the burning)
44. Goat’s milk\*
45. **Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more** (any whicky in this godforsaken country costs more than 60 £!)
46. Fugu\* (but only once)
47. **Chicken tikka masala**
48. **Eel**
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut\*
50. **Sea urchin** (also, try it mixed with vodka an limejuice)
51. Prickly pear\*
52. Umeboshi\*
53. Abalone\*
54. Paneer\*
55. **McDonald’s Big Mac Meal** (but they never look like the lovely burgers in the ad)
56. **Spaetzle**
57. Dirty gin martini\*
58. **Beer above 8% ABV** (its christmas beer up here)
59. Poutine\*
60. Carob chips\*
61. S’mores\*
62. Sweetbreads\*
63. Kaolin\* (I’m not sure claysounds very tasty, but if what Qadgop says is true, I probably should)
64. **Currywurst**
65. **Durian**
66. Frogs’ legs\*
67. **Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake**
68. Haggis\*
69. Fried plantain\* (no, but I looove fried bananas with ice cream)
70. Chitterlings or andouillette\*
71. **Gazpacho** (its just like cold tomato soup)
72. Caviar and blini\* (I’ve eaten lots of caviar, but not from sturgeon, her we get mostly salmon and other fishies)
73. Louche absinthe\*
74. **Gjetost, or brunost** (an everyday commodity up here)
75. **Roadkill** (we hit a grouse with the car once, it was served as dinner the same evening)
76. Baijiu (I’ve heard of it, tastes like liquid rubber some say)
77. Hostess Fruit Pie\*
78. **Snail** (I have even made my own tequila and put in a nudibranch instead of a worm - I called it nudila)
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** (if by canned meat, yes)
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** What do the aussies not serve in a restaurant to attract silly tourists like me)

As you can se, I will eat almost anything 😉

If haggis is on the list, why not icelandic hakarl or norwegian lutefisk to make the stomachs turn?

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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.

I can’t figure out how to do a strike-through.

1. Venison – no.
2. Nettle tea – I guess I’d taste it, but I don’t like any tea.  
**3. Huevos rancheros** – yum.  
**4. Steak tartare** – at a reputable restaurant, I’d try it.
3. Crocodile – no.
4. Black pudding – no.  
**7. Cheese fondue** – yum.
5. Carp – I’d taste it.  
**9. Borscht** – it’s OK.  
\*\*10. Baba ghanoush \*\* – it’s OK.  
**11. Calamari** – yum, if cooked properly.  
**12. Pho** – yum.  
**13. PB&J sandwich**
6. Aloo gobi – I’d taste it.  
**15. Hot dog from a street cart**
7. Epoisses\* I’d _love_ to try it.
8. Black truffle\*
9. **Fruit wine made from something other than grape** s – I’m not a drinker, but my grandfather used to make peach wine.
10. **Steamed pork buns**
11. **Pistachio ice cream**
12. **Heirloom tomatoes** – yum.
13. **Fresh wild berries** – yum.
14. _Foie gras_ – yuck.
15. **Rice and beans**
16. Brawn, or head cheese – no.
17. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper – no.
18. **Dulce de leche** – yum.
19. \*Oysters \* – had one fried one once and got away with it, but as I am allergic to scallops, would rather not tempt fate.
20. _Baklava_ – OK, but not partial to pastry.  
30.\*\* Bagna cauda\*\* – yum.
21. _Wasabi peas_
22. _Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl_
23. Salted lassi\*
24. **Sauerkraut**
25. **Root beer float**
26. Cognac with a fat cigar – no. Both make me ill.
27. Clotted cream tea\*
28. Vodka jelly/Jell-O\*
29. **Gumbo**
30. Oxtail\*
31. Curried goat – no.
32. Whole insects – no.
33. Phaal\*
34. \*\*Goat’s milk \*\*-- grew up on it, as I was allergic to cow’s milk as a child.
35. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more\* – I’d taste it if necessary, but it would be wasted on me.
36. Fugu – no.
37. Chicken tikka masala\*
38. Eel – no.
39. **Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut** – not really a doughnut lover.
40. Sea urchin – no, afraid I’d be allergic.
41. Prickly pear\*
42. Umeboshi\*
43. Abalone – no, afraid I’d be allergic.
44. Paneer\*
45. **McDonald’s Big Mac Meal**
46. **Spaetzle** – make it all the time.
47. Dirty gin martini\* I guess I’d taste it.
48. _Beer above 8% ABV_
49. Poutine\*
50. Carob chips\*
51. **S’mores**
52. Sweetbreads – no.
53. _Kaolin_ – I’ve tasted Kaopectate.
54. Currywurst\*
55. Durian\*
56. Frogs’ legs\*
57. _Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake_
58. Haggis – no
59. _Fried plantain_
60. Chitterlings or andouillette\* – possibly.
61. _Gazpacho_
62. _Caviar and blini_
63. Louche absinthe\* – I’d probably taste it.
64. Gjetost, or brunost\*
65. Roadkill – no.
66. Baijiu – I’d taste it.
67. _Hostess Fruit Pie_
68. Snail – no.
69. Lapsang souchong\* – not a tea fan, but I could drink it.
70. Bellini\*
71. Tom yum\*
72. _Eggs Benedict_
73. _Pocky_
74. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.\* (If not something I’m allergic to).
75. Kobe beef\*
76. Hare – no.
77. _Goulash_
78. _Flowers_
79. Horse – no.
80. Criollo chocolate\*
81. _Spam_
82. **Soft shell crab** – yum.
83. Rose harissa\*
84. **Catfish** – yum.
85. **Mole poblano**
86. **Bagel and lox** – yum.
87. **Lobster Thermidor**
88. **Polenta**
89. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee – no. Hate coffee. Hate it.
90. Snake – no.

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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.  
1.\*\* Venison
5. Nettle tea
6. Huevos rancheros
7. Steak tartare
8. Crocodile\*\*  
6.\* Black pudding\*
9. **Cheese fondue**
10. _Carp_
11. **Borscht**
12. \*\*Baba ghanoush
13. Calamari
14. Pho
15. PB&J sandwich\*\*
16. \*\*Aloo gobi
17. Hot dog from a street cart\*\*  
16.\*\* Epoisses
18. Black truffle
19. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
20. Steamed pork buns\*\*
21. _Pistachio ice cream_
22. \*\*Heirloom tomatoes
23. Fresh wild berries
24. Foie gras
25. Rice and beans\*\*
26. _Brawn, or head cheese_
27. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper (I am underlining rather than striking thru as I don’t remember how to strike thru here)
28. \*\*Dulce de leche
29. Oysters
30. Baklava\*\*
31. Bagna cauda\*
32. \*\*Wasabi peas
33. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl\*\*
34. \*\*Salted lassi
35. Sauerkraut
36. Root beer float\*\*
37. **Cognac** with a fat cigar
38. Clotted cream tea
39. \*\*Vodka jelly/Jell-O
40. Gumbo
41. Oxtail
42. Curried goat
43. Whole insects
44. Phaal
45. Goat’s milk
46. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more\*\*
47. Fugu  
**47. Chicken tikka masala**  
_48. Eel_  
\*\*49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
48. Sea urchin
49. Prickly pear
50. Umeboshi
51. Abalone
52. Paneer
53. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
54. Spaetzle
55. Dirty gin martini
56. Beer above 8% ABV
57. Poutine
58. Carob chips
59. S’mores
60. Sweetbreads\*\*
61. Kaolin but I ate Play-doh  
**64. Currywurst**
62. Durian\*  
\*\*66. Frogs’ legs
63. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
64. Haggis
65. Fried plantain
66. Chitterlings or andouillette
67. Gazpacho
68. Caviar and blini
69. Louche absinthe\*\*
70. \*\*Gjetost, or brunost
71. Roadkill\*\*
72. Baijiu\*
73. \*\*Hostess Fruit Pie
74. Snail\*\*
75. Lapsang souchong\*
76. Bellini\*
77. \*\*Tom yum
78. Eggs Benedict
79. Pocky
80. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
81. Kobe beef
82. Hare
83. Goulash
84. Flowers
85. Horse
86. Criollo chocolate
87. Spam
88. Soft shell crab\*\*
89. Rose harissa\*
90. \*\*Catfish
91. Mole poblano
92. Bagel and lox
93. Lobster Thermidor
94. Polenta
95. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
96. Snake\*\*

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I couldn’t keep your formatting rules straight, so I just added to each line:

1. Venison - haven’t tried it but would
2. Nettle tea - had it, would have it again if there wasn’t any other tea available
3. Huevos rancheros - had it, like it insofar as I like eggs
4. Steak tartare - haven’t tried it but I like _carne apache_ (basically ceviche made with beef) so I definitely would
5. Crocodile - haven’t tried it but would
6. Black pudding - haven’t tried it but would
7. Cheese fondue - had it, like it
8. Carp - haven’t tried it (as far as I recall) but would
9. Borscht - had it, like it
10. Baba ghanoush - had it, like it
11. Calamari - had it, like it
12. Pho - had it, like it lots
13. PB&J sandwich - had it, like it
14. Aloo gobi - had it, like it
15. Hot dog from a street cart - had it, like it (in most cases)
16. Epoisses - I think I’ve had it, and if it’s what I remember I like it
17. Black truffle - haven’t tried it but would
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes - would try, but I don’t like alcohol in general
19. Steamed pork buns - had it, like it
20. Pistachio ice cream - had it, like it
21. Heirloom tomatoes - had it, like it
22. Fresh wild berries - had it, like it
23. Foie gras - had it, like it
24. Rice and beans - had it, like it
25. Brawn, or head cheese - had it, like it
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper - had it, like it but only in **very** small doses
27. Dulce de leche - had it, would have it again but it’s not my favorite thing
28. Oysters - had it, like it
29. Baklava - had it, like it lots
30. Bagna cauda - haven’t had it but it sounds great
31. Wasabi peas - had it, like it
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl - had it, like it
33. Salted lassi - would try it (I like sweet lassi)
34. Sauerkraut - had it, like it
35. Root beer float - had it, like it
36. Cognac with a fat cigar - cognac maybe, cigar definitely not
37. Clotted cream tea - haven’t had it but it’s on my list of things I really want to try
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O - haven’t and won’t
39. Gumbo - had it, like it
40. Oxtail - had it, like it
41. Curried goat - had it, like it
42. Whole insects - would maybe try if well cooked…
43. Phaal - would try
44. Goat’s milk - would try
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more - would try a sip, but pretty sure I’ll hate it
46. Fugu - would try
47. Chicken tikka masala - had it, like it
48. Eel - had it, like it
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut - had it, like it
50. Sea urchin - had it, didn’t feel strongly about it either way but would eat again
51. Prickly pear - had it, like it lots
52. Umeboshi - had it, didn’t feel strongly about it either way but would eat again
53. Abalone - had it, didn’t feel strongly about it either way but would eat again
54. Paneer - had it, like it
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal - had it, would eat again if suitably desperate
56. Spaetzle - had it, like it
57. Dirty gin martini - probably wouldn’t try
58. Beer above 8% ABV - probably wouldn’t try
59. Poutine - haven’t tried it but would
60. Carob chips - had it, didn’t feel strongly about it either way but would eat again
61. S’mores - had it, like it
62. Sweetbreads - had it, like it lots (pancreas version I think - haven’t had the thymus type)
63. Kaolin - had it, as part of an antidiarrhoeal regimen, would take again under same circumstances but not sure how this counts as food…
64. Currywurst - haven’t tried it but would
65. Durian - had it, like it
66. Frogs’ legs - had it, like it
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake - I looove churros…
68. Haggis - haven’t tried it but would
69. Fried plantain - had it, like it lots
70. Chitterlings or andouillette - had it (chitterlings), like it
71. Gazpacho - had it, like it
72. Caviar and blini- haven’t tried it but would
73. Louche absinthe - would try maybe a sip
74. Gjetost, or brunost - I think I’ve had it, and if it’s what I remember I like it
75. Roadkill - would try if fresh and very well washed first
76. Baijiu - probably wouldn’t try
77. Hostess Fruit Pie - had it, would eat again if nothing better around
78. Snail - had it, like it
79. Lapsang souchong - had it, would have it again if there wasn’t any other tea available
80. Bellini - would try a sip
81. Tom yum - had it, like it
82. Eggs Benedict - had it, like it
83. Pocky - had it, like it
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant - haven’t but will just as soon as I become rich
85. Kobe beef - haven’t but will just as soon as I become rich
86. Hare - I like rabbit so I’d definitely try
87. Goulash - haven’t but it sounds good
88. Flowers - have had various kinds, mostly “meh” but I’ll eat 'em if there on the plate
89. Horse - would try
90. Criollo chocolate - would try
91. Spam - had it, would eat again only if there were really nothing left in the house
92. Soft shell crab - would certainly try
93. Rose harissa - haven’t but it sounds good
94. Catfish - had it, like it
95. Mole poblano - Mmmm mole! Love it.
96. Lobster Thermidor - had it, like it
97. Polenta - had it, like it
98. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee - I don’t really like coffee as such, so probably not
99. Snake - would try

So I’ve eaten about 2/3 of the list, wouldn’t reject outright any of the things I’ve already had, and I’m up for almost everything left that’s non-alcoholic. An omnivore is me!

JRB

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> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#):
>
> Kaolin is commonly used as an anti-diarrheal agent. Anyone who’s tried more than 50% of the items on the list has, I’m sure, had occasion to need it.

😛

I’m so glad Imodium is OTC now!

**1. Venison**  
2. Nettle tea\*  
**3. Huevos rancheros**  
_ **4. Steak tartare** _  
5. Crocodile (is **alligator** close enough?)\*  
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**  
[del]23. Foie gras[/del]  
**24. Rice and beans**  
[del]25. Brawn, or head cheese[/del]  
[del]26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper[/del]  
**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** [del]with a fat cigar[/del]  
37. Clotted cream tea\*  
[del]38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O[/del]  
**39. Gumbo**  
40. Oxtail\*  
41. Curried goat\*  
_ **42. Whole insects** (chocolate covered ants)_ - they weren’t bad, just not worth buying and eating again  
[del]43. Phaal[/del]  
**44. Goat’s milk**  
[del]45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more  
46. Fugu[/del]  
**47. Chicken tikka masala**  
[del]48. Eel[/del]  
**49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut**  
[del]50. Sea urchin[/del]  
51. Prickly pear\*  
52. Umeboshi\*  
[del]53. Abalone[/del]  
**54. Paneer**  
**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**  
[del]62. Sweetbreads[/del]  
_ **63. Kaolin** _  
64. Currywurst\*  
[del]65. Durian[/del]  
[del]66. Frog’s legs[/del]  
**67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake**  
68. Haggis\* (only in the UK though)  
**69. Fried plantain**  
_ **70. Chitterlings or andouillette** _  
_ **71. Gazpacho** _  
**72. Caviar and blini**  
[del] 73. Louche absinthe[/del]  
74. Gjetost, or brunost\*  
[del]75. Roadkill[/del]  
[del] 76. Baijiu[/del]  
**77. Hostess Fruit Pie**  
**78. Snail**  
**79. Lapsang souchong**  
**80. Bellini**  
81. Tom yum\*  
**82. Eggs Benedict**  
_ **83. Pocky** _ - I have a complete and utter failure of understanding when it comes to Asian snacks. I’ve never had one I would eat again - they don’t taste like anything to me, good or bad.  
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant\*  
85. Kobe beef\*  
86. Hare\*  
**87. Goulash**  
**88. Flowers** (marigold petals, nasturtium petals, rose petals, the last two candied)  
[del]89. Horse[/del]  
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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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.

5. _ **Venison** _

6. Nettle tea\*

7. **Huevos rancheros**

8. Steak tartare

9. Crocodile

10. Black pudding

11. **Cheese fondue**

12. Carp\*

13. _ **Borscht** _

14. Baba ghanoush\*  
11\*\*. Calamari\*\*

15. **Pho**

16. **PB&J sandwich**

17. Aloo gobi\*  
15.\*\* Hot dog from a street cart\*\*

18. Epoisses\*

19. Black truffle\*

20. **Fruit wine made from something other than grapes**

21. **Steamed pork buns**

22. **Pistachio ice cream**

23. **Heirloom tomatoes**

24. **Fresh wild berries**

25. Foie gras\*

26. **Rice and beans**

27. Brawn, or head cheese

28. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper

29. **Dulce de leche**

30. **Oysters**  
29.\*\* Baklava\*\*

31. Bagna cauda\*

32. Wasabi peas\*

33. **Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl**

34. Salted lassi

35. **Sauerkraut**

36. _ **Root beer float** _

37. Cognac with a fat cigar

38. Clotted cream tea\*

39. Vodka jelly/Jell-O\*

40. **Gumbo**

41. **Oxtail**

42. **Curried goat**

43. Whole insects

44. Phaal

45. Goat’s milk

46. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more

47. Fugu\*

48. **Chicken tikka masala**  
48\*\*. Eel\*\*

49. **Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut**  
50.\* **Sea urchin** \*

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** _  
61.\*\* S’mores\*\*

60. Sweetbreads

61. **Kaolin**

62. Currywurst\*

63. Durian

64. Frogs’ legs

65. **Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake**

66. Haggis

67. **Fried plantain**

68. Chitterlings or andouillette

69. Gazpacho\*

70. Caviar and blini\*

71. Louche absinthe\*

72. Gjetost, or brunost\*

73. Roadkill

74. Baijiu\*

75. **Hostess Fruit Pie**

76. **Snail**

77. Lapsang souchong\*

78. Bellini\*

79. Tom yum\*

80. Eggs Benedict

81. Pocky\*

82. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant\*

83. Kobe beef\*

84. Hare

85. **Goulash**

86. Flowers\*

87. Horse

88. Criollo chocolate\*

89. _ **Spam** _

90. Soft shell crab\*

91. Rose harissa\*

92. **Catfish**

93. Mole poblano\*

94. **Bagel and lox**

95. Lobster Thermidor\*

96. Polenta\*

97. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee\*

98. Snake  
I don’t know how to strike so I underlined the “nevers!”  
The bold + italic are never again

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> [@madrabbitwoman](#):
>
> 1. [del]Venison[/del] I’m now a vegetarian and have no intention of changing back
> 
> 2. [del]Mole poblano[/del] see point 1

Mole poblano is just the sauce; it’s vegetarian unless you use lard (which isn’t a requirement). You can just as well put it over rice and grilled veggies instead of the traditional turkey or chicken.

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> [@Kotick](#):
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> 1. **Sea urchin** (also, try it mixed with vodka an limejuice)

Now _ **that** _ sounds revolting beyond all belief.

Also, fried plantains =/= fried bananas.

JRB

For those who haven’t had it, raw sea urchin resembles wet, undercooked scrambled eggs with fishy overtones. Lime juice, maybe. Vodka? _Shudder_

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> [@Chefguy](#):
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> 1. [del]Sweetbreads[/del]: braaaaiiiiinnns

Sweetbreads are _not_ brains. They are pancreas and/or thymus. Brains are completely different and much inferior (pretty much tasteless), at least compared to the pancreas, which is yummy.

JRB

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I will eat practically anything, and I like spicy food, but I have to draw the line somewhere.

**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 \* (I have eaten dishes that seem similar)  
**13. PB&J sandwich  
14. Aloo gobi  
15. Hot dog from a street cart**  
16. Epoisses \* (never heard of it before, sounds decilicious)  
**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] not in a million years  
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 \* (would try, but doesn’t sound all that appetizing)  
**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** updated after recalculating the current dollar rate 🙂  
46. Fugu \* (ooh, yes I would)  
**47. Chicken tikka masala  
48. Eel**  
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut \* (wouldn’t know where to get one of these)  
50. Sea urchin \*  
51. Prickly pear \* (Sounds interesting!)  
52. Umeboshi \*  
53. Abalone \* (I like snails)  
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 \* [what?](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaolin) Oh well. why not  
**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 \* (If fresh)  
76. Baijiu \*  
77. Hostess Fruit Pie \* (again, not sure where to get these)  
**78. Snail  
79. Lapsang souchong**  
80. Bellini \* (sounds delicious)  
**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** \* not sure whether I have  
91. Spam \*  
92. Soft shell crab \*  
**93. Rose harissa**  
94. Catfish \*  
**95. Mole poblano  
96. Bagel and lox**  
97. Lobster Thermidor \* that sounds like the best dish ever  
**98. Polenta**  
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee \*  
100. Snake \*

So much food to try, yet. Thanks for the list! 🙂

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> [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](#):
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> 1. _Calamari_ --french-fried rubber bands, yum? not so much.

Calamaris are great, but frying is just about the worst way of preparing them. Cooked for a few minutes in curry is much better.

Cleaned, sliced, marinated with lemon juice and olive oil & grilled for 3 minutes (stir/turn once) is heaven.

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> [@JR\_Brown](#):
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> Mole poblano is just the sauce; it’s vegetarian unless you use lard

You mean it’s not made with _real_ moles? 😃

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