The Ominvore's Hundred

Nope. I’ve had it.

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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 [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/

  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

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.

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.

  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 grapesNo 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
  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. Cognac 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.

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.

  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

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 :wink:

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

  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 grapes – 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.
  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**

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

:stuck_out_tongue:

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*

  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

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.

JRB

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

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

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 :slight_smile:
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? 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! :slight_smile:

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.

You mean it’s not made with real moles? :smiley: