wow, I managed to completely fuck up the coding on that by copying it from my journal.
Derr. Anyway, my italicized items are what I’d like to try but haven’t yet - or asterik items. And I have nothing that I’d never try again.
I guess maybe I need another beer over 8% abv before reading comprehension kicks in. Let me go remedy that.
Eh, I messed mine up too. I italicized everything I have eaten and would try again, instead of bolding it.
It’s the cold gelled stock that puts me off. The best use for a dead cow head is to wrap it in wet burlap (or hose it down well with skin intact) and pit roast it, then pick the yummy tiny bits off with your fingers while it’s still hot. Best meat on the whole beast. Why ruin it with cold slime?
Oh, BTW, eyeballs are icky. Even smoky hot eyeballs. Take 'em out when you’re butchering. Please.
Back on topic, I’d try it, but WTF? Dirt is not on my list of probable marvy mouth orgasms, or did google fail me again? (re: kaolin)
Not usually, no. It’s a Thai soup that’s called hot and sour, but it’s neither as hot nor as sour as Chinese Hot Sour soup. Broth based, with lemongrass, galangal (a sort of Thai ginger root) and kaffir lime leaves - none of which are themselves edible, but lend a great taste to the soup. Mushrooms, still slightly crisp onions and cilantro leaves are usually present, with your choice of chicken, shrimp or tofu optional. Technically, the presence of the meat alters the name, so it becomes Tom Yum Gai (chicken) or Tom Yum Goong (shrimp)
It’s very, very good.
We served Pocky sticks at our wedding reception.
My sister once tried a durian popsicle and said, “It tastes like a monkey smells.”
White pudding is tastier than black pudding. Just so y’all know.
**Fixed coding here to follow convention.
1. Venison (Deer and antelope, not to mention various wild birds.)
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
[del] 18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes[/del]
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]
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]
37. Clotted cream tea
[del] 38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O[/del]
** 39. Gumbo**
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
** 42. Whole insects** (I ate small ants when I was young. I was a strange, strange kid.)
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
[del] 45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more[/del]
[del] 46. Fugu[/del]
** 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 (My dad’s family is from that region. How did I miss this?)
[del] 57. Dirty gin martini[/del]
[del] 58. Beer above 8% ABV[/del]
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
** 61. S’mores**
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin (Mmmmm… clay? Whatever, I’d still try it.)
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
** 66. Frogs’ legs**
** 67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake**
68. Haggis
** 69. Fried plantain** (Homemade, in fact.)
70. Chitterlings or andouillette
** 71. Gazpacho**
** 72. Caviar and blini**
[del] 73. Louche absinthe[/del]
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
[del] 76. Baijiu[/del]
** 77. Hostess Fruit Pie**
** 78. Snail** (Only as escargot.)
79. Lapsang souchong
[del] 80. 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. Flowers**
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
** 91. Spam**
** 92. Soft shell crab**
93. Rose harissa
** 94. Catfish** (Fried, usually. The South and southern Midwest are wonderful for this.)
** 95. Mole poblano**
** 96. Bagel and lox** (Dad’s from the north side of Chicago.)
97. Lobster Thermidor
** 98. Polenta** (Just this evening, in fact.)
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake (Especially if I get to put a headband on.)
The website I listed in the OP has not only the whole list but links to descriptions of some of the more obscure items. Believe me, I had to look some of them up before saying whether or not I’d try them!
Ah, I hoped I’d see at least one other B-5 fan here!!!
Did you see my quote in the OP about bagna cauda?
ivylass, to answer your curiosity about what it is, bagna cauda is a northern Italian hot oil dip.
You take a stick of unsalted butter and half a cup good quality olive oil. Place them in the top of a double boiler and warm together gently. Add mince garlic cloves to taste. (The first recipe I found said four to eight, depending on how strong you wanted it) Let the garlic steep in the oil without letting it burn in the pan. Just before serving add in a tin of anchovy fillets, and stir until they break up.
You can keep it warm in a fondue pot. Have a big plate of chunks of crusty bread and cold crisp veggies for dipping. I like bell pepper strips, small tomatoes, cauliflower and broccoli.
When bagna cauda cools in the fridge it sets up but is soft and spreadable. You can take any that’s left over and spread it on a split loaf of Italian bread and either toast it in the oven, or grill it.
It may be a heart stopper but I think it’s delicious!
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
[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
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
Hey, I’ve tried a lot of things!
I, too, tried bagna cauda after Michael Garibaldi waxed poetic about it on Babylon 5. I can see why someone might develop an attachment to it, but it’s not to my taste. Ditch the anchovies, and we’ll talk.
I put two asterisks by those I would *like *to try, one by those I would be *willing *to sample if offered to me.
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea*
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare*
5. Crocodile (or was it alligator? does it matter?)
6. Black pudding*
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp*
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho*
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi (I’ve had a cauliflower and potato curry, although I didn’t recognize the name.)
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] (I’d probably pass.)
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese*
[del]26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper[/del] (This sounds like a stunt food to me.)
27. Dulce de leche**
28. Oysters (I don’t care to ever eat raw oysters again. Smoked oysters are OK.)
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda**
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi (blecch)
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar (have had them separately, not together)
37. Clotted cream tea**
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail*
41. Curried goat*
42. Whole insects* (maybe grasshoppers; hold the beetles)
43. Phaal* (I might sample if offered a taste; I probably would not eat a bowlful)
44. Goat’s milk*
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
[del]46. Fugu[/del]
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin (I’d be content to never eat it again, but I wouldn’t flee from it.)
51. Prickly pear*
52. Umeboshi (didn’t recognize the name, but I’ve had salty sour plums)
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 (why!?)
61. S’mores (but I prefer my chocolate, marshmallows, and graham crackers separately)
62. Sweetbreads*
[del]63. Kaolin[/del] (I wonder if this was included to catch poseurs.)
64. Currywurst*
65. Durian (“tastes like heaven and smells like hell” - two overstatements in one)
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake (These are not the same! No appreciation for the niceties of fried dough…)
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings or andouillette*
71. Gazpacho*
72. Caviar and blini* (I’ve had them separately.)
[del]73. Louche absinthe[/del] (not unless you could assure me it wouldn’t taste like Good’n’Plenty this time)
74. Gjetost, or brunost*
[del]75. Roadkill[/del]
76. Baijiu*
77. Hostess Fruit Pie*
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong*
80. Bellini*
81. Tom yum (yum)
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.*
85. Kobe beef*
86. Hare (I have had rabbit - it was awful, but I think that was my fault because of the marinade I used.)
87. Goulash
88. Flowers*
[del]89. Horse[/del]
90. Criollo chocolate*
91. Spam (Deviled ham so does not count)
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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It’s not a heartstopper, that is not a particularly bad ratio of unsat and sat fats. It is a healthy food, especially with the fish oil.
(*Mini-rant-Jeez, that’s one problem I have with the food people on this board, the little propagandas, memes, and health warnings on food items that are actually not that bad.
I think alot of you either have orthorexia or highly distorted nutritional views propogated by the latest medical study.)
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. [del]Black truffle[/del] Don’t do mushroomy type things
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. [del]Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl[/del] I don’t like clam chowder, so I doubt I’d bother to try it in a bread bowl
*33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. [del]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
*42. Whole insects
*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 It tasted like sugared goo.
50. [del]Sea urchin[/del]
*51. Prickly pear
*52. Umeboshi
53. [del]Abalone[/del]
54. Paneer
55. [del]McDonald’s Big Mac Meal[/del]
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini I gagged typing this.
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. [del]Snail[/del]
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. [del]Soft shell crab[/del] I don’t eat seafood
*93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. [del]Lobster Thermidor[/del] I don’t eat seafood
98. Polenta
*99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
*100. Snake
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 - but probbably not more than once 
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] - I’ve had the Cognac, but not the cigar…and I see no reason to spoil the taste of a good Cognac…
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
[del]46. Fugu[/del] - I’ll eat almost anything, but I draw the line at things that just might kill you on the first bite
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
[del]75. Roadkill[/del] - The only reason I can think of to eat roadkill is in a situation where it’s a matter of “roadkill or starvation”…in which case all bets are off anyway…
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie - How I reached the age of 41 without ever having one, I’m really not sure…
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
I’ll try ***almost ***anything once…and I don’t think I’ve ever had anything that was so unpleasant that I would never try it again…
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)”.
Well, one of my family members helped a lady on the roadside who had hit a deer that did some pretty extensive damage to her car. She didn’t want the carcaass, so he kept it-- State Highway Patrol gave it to him, actually. He took it to a butcher and had it processed for a nominal fee. I remeber it fondly, you’ve never had Hungarian Stuffed Mangoes and Pigs in the Blanket, until you’ve had them made with a mix of venison, fatty ground beef and/or pork.
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
[del]25. 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. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar (have done these separately, but not together)
[del]37. Clotted cream tea[/del]
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
[del]40. Oxtail[/del]
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects (bold if we count the natural by-product of biking)
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 (like eating a block of sugar with butter in the center)
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
[del]62. Sweetbreads[/del]
63. Kaolin Wiki wasn’t very helpful regarding where this is found, so I’ll hazard a guess and say I’ve eaten it.
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
[del]68. Haggis[/del]
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu This is some amazing stuff. I’ve tried many alcohols, and this is the only one that actually made me feel “high” after just one drink.
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
[del]82. Eggs Benedict[/del]
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
[del]92. Soft shell crab[/del]
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake
So I’m the only one who’s had Baijiu?
Remember Cypher’s line about Tank’s moonshine in The Matrix? “Good for two things: de-greasing engines and killing brain cells.” That’s a pretty good description. The photo on the wiki page looks more like a bottle of drain cleaner, which should tell you something.
One of my co-workers brought a bottle back as a souvenir from a business trip to Shanghai. I’m far from the heaviest drinker in the office, but I was the only one who’d voluntarily drink it after the first taste. The sensation was unlike anything else I’ve had: I felt like I was literally floating out of my chair. A second glass and I’d probably starting puking my guts out.