The Ominvore's Hundred

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101
  1. Venison*
  2. Nettle tea*
  3. Huevos rancheros
  4. Steak tartare*
  5. Crocodile* although I have had snapping turtle
  6. Black pudding*
  7. Cheese fondue*
  8. Carp
  9. Borscht*
  10. Baba ghanoush* I may have had this
  11. Calamari
  12. Pho
  13. PB&J sandwich
  14. Aloo gobi* I may have had this
  15. Hot dog from a street cart
  16. Epoisses*, depending on what this is
  17. Black truffle* would love to try this
  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* would love to try this
  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*, depending on what this is. If it’s the maggot/cheese thing, no way.
  31. Wasabi peas
  32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
  33. Salted lassi*, depending on what this is
  34. Sauerkraut
  35. Root beer float
  36. Cognac with a fat cigar* (would probably love it)
  37. Clotted cream tea*
  38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O* (would probably love it)
  39. Gumbo
  40. Oxtail
  41. Curried goat* (would probably love it, having eaten barbecued goat)
  42. Whole insects* (I suppose that depends on preparation)
  43. Phaal*, depending on what it is
  44. Goat’s milk*, I love goat’s cheese
  45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more*, would probably love it
  46. [del]Fugu[/del] Sounds a bit too dangerous to me.
  47. Chicken tikka masala
  48. Eel
  49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
  50. Sea urchin
  51. Prickly pear
  52. Umeboshi*, depending on what it is
  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*, would probably enjoy
  61. S’mores
  62. Sweetbreads
  63. Kaolin*, depending on what it is
  64. Currywurst*, depending on what it is
  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*, depending on what it is
  74. Gjetost, or brunost
  75. [del]Roadkill[/del]
  76. Baijiu*, depending on what it is
  77. Hostess Fruit Pie
  78. Snail
  79. Lapsang souchong
  80. Bellini*
  81. Tom yum*, depending on what it is
  82. Eggs Benedict
  83. Pocky*, depending on what it is
  84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant*
  85. Kobe beef*
  86. Hare*
    87 ** Goulash**
  87. Flowers*
  88. Horse*
  89. Criollo chocolate*
  90. Spam
  91. Soft shell crab
  92. Rose harissa*, depending on what it is
  93. Catfish
  94. Mole poblano
  95. Bagel and lox
  96. Lobster Thermidor
  97. Polenta
  98. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee*
  99. Snake
102
  1. Venison*
  2. Nettle tea*
  3. ?Huevos rancheros? - I would try them but I suspect they contain cheese
  4. Steak tartare*
  5. Crocodile*
  6. ?Black pudding?
  7. [del]Cheese fondue[/del]
  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* Does mead count? If so I’ve had it…
  19. [del]Steamed pork buns[/del]
  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. [del]Oysters[/del]
  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. [del]Whole insects[/del]
  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. [del]Sea urchin[/del]
  51. ?Prickly pear?
  52. ?Umeboshi?
  53. ?Abalone?
  54. ?Paneer?
  55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
  56. ?Spaetzle?
  57. Dirty gin martini*
  58. Beer above 8% ABV
  59. ?Poutine?
  60. ?Carob chips?
  61. S’mores
  62. [del]Sweetbreads[/del]
  63. ?Kaolin?
  64. ?Currywurst?
  65. ?Durian?
  66. [del]Frogs’ legs[/del]
  67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake mmmmmmmm!
  68. [del]Haggis[/del]
  69. Fried plantain mmmmmmmm!
  70. ?Chitterlings or andouillette?
  71. Gazpacho mmmmmmmm!
  72. Caviar and blini
  73. Louche absinthe*
  74. ?Gjetost, or brunost?
  75. [del]Roadkill[/del]
  76. ?Baijiu?
  77. Hostess Fruit Pie
  78. [del]Snail[del]
  79. ?Lapsang souchong?
  80. ?Bellini?
  81. ?Tom yum?
  82. Eggs Benedict* unless it has cheese
  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 used to be afraid, but I actually quite like it!
  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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I marked some things as I wouldn’t try them because I’m pretty sure wouldn’t like them, but honestly if I only had to have a small bite I would probably try almost anything except insects or something still alive, unless I was quite drunk or enough money was at stake in which case even those might not be out of the question. I generally don’t eat much meat, but I’d be curious to try the various odd meats once for the experience. The oddest foods I’ve eaten are stinky egg (Chinese delicacy involving sticking a hard boiled egg in the ground until it ferments and turns black), and iguana (tasted like dry medicre chicken).

There were a lot of things I hadn’t heard of or weren’t sure of. Maybe you should have included a glossary! I’m too lazy to google them all :smiley:

103

Seeing others responses… These are the ones I would want to try. Other *s I’d just be willing to. As far as roadkill, if it were something like a deer I’d be willing, but random roadkill like a raccoon run over I would not.

104
  1. Venison
  2. Nettle tea
  3. Huevos rancheros
  4. Steak tartare
  5. Crocodile
  6. Black pudding
  7. Cheese fondue
  8. Carp
  9. Borscht
  10. Baba ghanoush
  11. Calamari
  12. Pho
  13. PB&J sandwich
  14. Aloo gobi
  15. Hot dog from a street cart
  16. Epoisses
  17. Black truffle
  18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
  19. Steamed pork buns
  20. Pistachio ice cream
  21. Heirloom tomatoes
  22. Fresh wild berries
  23. Foie gras
  24. Rice and beans
  25. Brawn, or head cheese
  26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
  27. Dulce de leche
  28. Oysters
  29. Baklava
  30. Bagna cauda
  31. Wasabi peas
  32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
  33. Salted lassi
  34. Sauerkraut
  35. Root beer float
  36. Cognac with a fat cigar
  37. Clotted cream tea
  38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
  39. Gumbo
  40. Oxtail
  41. Curried goat
  42. Whole insects
  43. Phaal
  44. Goat’s milk
  45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
  46. Fugu
  47. Chicken tikka masala
  48. Eel
  49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
  50. Sea urchin
  51. Prickly pear
  52. Umeboshi
  53. Abalone
  54. Paneer
  55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
  56. Spaetzle
  57. Dirty gin martini
  58. Beer above 8% ABV
  59. Poutine
  60. Carob chips
  61. S’mores
  62. Sweetbreads
  63. Kaolin
  64. Currywurst
  65. Durian
  66. Frogs’ legs
  67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
  68. Haggis
  69. Fried plantain
  70. Chitterlings or andouillette
  71. Gazpacho
  72. Caviar and blini
  73. Louche absinthe
  74. Gjetost, or brunost
  75. Roadkill
  76. Baijiu
  77. Hostess Fruit Pie
  78. Snail
  79. Lapsang souchong
  80. Bellini
  81. Tom yum
  82. Eggs Benedict
  83. Pocky
  84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
  85. Kobe beef
  86. Hare
  87. Goulash
  88. Flowers
  89. Horse
  90. Criollo chocolate
  91. Spam
  92. Soft shell crab
  93. Rose harissa
  94. Catfish
  95. Mole poblano
  96. Bagel and lox
  97. Lobster Thermidor
  98. Polenta
  99. **Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee ** - I will be drinking this in jamaice on Monday!
  100. Snake

As for the asterixes/cross outs - there is nothing on there I wouldn’t love to try and there isn’t anything there that I have eaten that I wouldn’t try again. There are, however, a few that I’m not sure what they are so can’t be sure I haven’t eaten them under a different description? I might research and amend when I have more time.

I am also going to print this list and pin it on my fridge and will make a concerted effort to have it all in bold as soon as possible. What a great OP!

105
  1. Bold the ones you have tried.
  2. Strike through those you wouldn’t even try.
  3. Place an asterick asterisk by those you would try, but haven’t
  4. Italicize those you have tried but would not eat again.

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

106

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea*
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
[STRIKE]6. Black pudding[/STRIKE]
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
[STRIKE]23. Foie gras[/STRIKE]
24. Rice and beans
[STRIKE]25. Brawn, or head cheese[/STRIKE]
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
[STRIKE]36. Cognac with a fat cigar[/STRIKE]
37. Clotted cream tea*
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O*
39. Gumbo
[STRIKE]40. Oxtail[/STRIKE]
41. Curried goat*
[STRIKE]42. Whole insects[/STRIKE]
43. Phaal*
[STRIKE]44. Goat’s milk[/STRIKE]
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more*
[STRIKE]46. Fugu[/STRIKE]
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
[STRIKE]50. Sea urchin[/STRIKE]
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
[STRIKE]68. Haggis[/STRIKE]
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe*
74. Gjetost, or brunost*
75. Roadkill*
76. Baijiu*
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong*
80. Bellini*
81. Tom yum*
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky*
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.*
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare*
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse*
90. Criollo chocolate*
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab*
93. Rose harissa*
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor*
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee*
100. Snake*

  1. Cognac and cigar - I’m just not a smoker.

  2. Sea urchin - I’ve dissected enough of these that there’s no way I’m eating that purple or black goo that you find inside. Yech. I hate that sh*$

  3. For a second I thought this had to do with Baiji dolphins - and wondered how can anyone eat that, or even get that now? But it turns out its just a liquor - whew!

107

A couple of nights ago, I discovered that Haagan Daz has a criollo chocolate ice cream. It’s called Amazon Valley Chocolate. They only mention that it’s flavored with Criollo chocolate on the underside of the lid! I bought some and it’s REALLY good, but I don’t know if it’s enough to check criollo chocolate off on the list. It does make me want even more to try some real criollo chocolate!

I, too, liked the FAQ that WVmom linked to. It explains the thinking behind the list, and especially the inclusion of kaolin (and the cigar with the cognac), quite well.

About the roadkill, I used to work in a homeless shelter that got large donations of meat, including elk. I think, though I’m not sure, that those came from the state, and that at least some of it was from roadkill as well as deliberate culling.

Oh, and I had two more pints of excellent 8.5% beer last night. Anyone who crossed that off can send theirs to me!

108

There is not a lot that I wouldn’t eat, and looking at this list there is not a lot that I haven’t eaten.

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea*
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile* (specifically crocodile? Because I’ve had alligator tail.)
6. Black pudding*
7. Cheese fondue
8. [del]Carp[/del] - I draw the line at 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 - Watermelon is my favorite, but apple and berry are nice.
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. [del]Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper[/del] Are you insane?
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda*
31. Wasabi peas - Mmm, yummy crunchy wasabi peas, nom nom nom
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi* - Would rather try Bhang lassi, at least once.
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar - I don’t remember what brand cigar it was but it cost more than the whole bottle of cognac.
37. Clotted cream tea* - This sounds either disgusting or delicious, isn’t clotted cream like cream cheese and butter mixed together?
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail - See #12
41. Curried goat* - Again, not specifically curried goat, but I have had goat chili and goat burritos.
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 - There should be a disclaimer on this one to try it straight off the line still hot from the oil.
50. Sea urchin*
51. Prickly pear - Yummy cactus candy.
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 - Some of my hispanic co-workers brought in some tacos one day and they were good, I tried it steamed with garlic at a chinese place not long ago and it was unedible.
63. Kaolin*
64. Currywurst*
65. Durian*
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis*
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings or andouillette
71. Gazpacho*
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe*
74. Gjetost, or brunost*
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu*
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong*
80. Bellini*
81. Tom yum*
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.*
85. Kobe beef*
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse*
90. Criollo chocolate*
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab - as well as soft shell crayfish breaded and deep fried, awesome.
93. Rose harissa*
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor*
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake - fresh rattlesnake, fried up with fresh morel mushrooms.

109

So, not that it’s a competition or anything, but at 95%, am I in the lead or not?

110

Clotted cream tea isn’t a cup of tea with clotted cream instead of regular cream; it’s a small meal/snack of tea and scones with strawberry jam and clotted cream instead of butter.

111

Clotted cream is probably the thing with the largest variance between “Urrghhh wtf?” name and actual deliciousness.

112

Is it just me or is anyone else amazed that Mangetout hasn’t posted to this thread?
:smiley:

113
  1. Venison
  2. Nettle tea
  3. Huevos rancheros
  4. Steak tartare
  5. Crocodile
  6. Black pudding
  7. Cheese fondue
  8. Carp
  9. Borscht I grew up in the West Kootenays
  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 I had rhubarb wine this summer. Nice!
  19. Steamed pork buns
  20. Pistachio ice cream
  21. Heirloom tomatoes
  22. Fresh wild berries Wild strawberries in the back yard and as a child, in the woods. Heavenly.
  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 Gimme!
  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 Not on purpose; but I’ve certainly inadvertently swallowed a bug or three
  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 ------> Does a Quarter Pounder Meal count? :slight_smile:
  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 ----> I want to!
  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 --------> I really want to
  74. Gjetost, or brunost
  75. Roadkill ------> No. I really don’t want to.
  76. Baijiu
  77. Hostess Fruit Pie
  78. Snail
  79. Lapsang souchong
  80. Bellini If you mean the drink, yes
  81. Tom yum
  82. Eggs Benedict
  83. Pocky
  84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
  85. Kobe beef
  86. Hare
  87. Goulash
  88. Flowers
  89. Horse
  90. Criollo chocolate
  91. Spam
  92. Soft shell crab
  93. Rose harissa
  94. Catfish
  95. Mole poblano
  96. Bagel and lox
  97. Lobster Thermidor
  98. Polenta
  99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
  100. Snake
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I’ve tried most of the things on the list and will happily try anything if I can find it.

But is it just me or does the list make no sense.

It’s definitely not a list of the most tasty stuff in the world. You might be willing to try it but I don’t think anyone can seriously say they LIKE raw scotch bonnet chillies and kaolin (that’s mud isn’t it)
It’s not a list of the most exotic stuff in the world - what about bird’s nest soup and that nasty cheese with the maggots and a 100 other things.
It also seems unlikely that many people have tried all those things. You would need to have travelled very widely AND have a lot of money (the whisky and Kobe beef are EXPENSIVE). I would happily try some of the things but I have no way of getting the ingredients - some are VERY regional.

I guess this is just one guys arbitrary list of stuff he’s eaten which he thinks most people haven’t tried?

ETA: Just read the FAQ and the guy pretty much says it is an arbitrary list to make people think about food. In that case it makes perfect sense.

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  1. Venison
  2. Nettle tea - not impressed, I like real tea, not most herbals
  3. [del]Huevos rancheros[/del] - allergic to tomatoes
  4. Steak tartare
  5. Crocodile*
  6. Black pudding*
  7. Cheese fondue
  8. Carp
  9. Borscht
  10. Baba ghanoush
  11. Calamari - after many attempts, I’ve finally concluded I just don’t like tentacles for food.
  12. Pho
  13. PB&J sandwich
  14. [del]Aloo gobi[/del] - looks potentially incompatible with my food allergies
  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 - did not care for it
  21. [del]Heirloom tomatoes[/del] - me + tomato = ER, so nothing with tomatoes
  22. Fresh wild berries
  23. Foie gras*
  24. Rice and beans
  25. [del]Brawn, or head cheese[/del] - brains make me nauseous
  26. [del]Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper[/del] - eating should not be painful
  27. Dulce de leche
  28. Oysters - tried it, like eating snot. No more for me.
  29. Baklava
  30. Bagna cauda*
  31. [del]Wasabi peas[/del] - I’m allergic to peas, too. :frowning:
  32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl* - although for the most part I don’t like clams, I’m will to try it.
  33. Salted lassi*
  34. Sauerkraut - tried it, didn’t like it.
  35. Root beer float - discovered I don’t like rootbeer
  36. [del]Cognac with a fat cigar[/del] - my lungs are a no smoking zone, althought cognac does sound good.
  37. Clotted cream tea*
  38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
  39. Gumbo
  40. Oxtail*
  41. Curried goat*
  42. [del]Whole insects[/del] - doubt I can overcome cultural conditioning. On the other hand, I did learn to like raw fish…
  43. [del]Phaal[/del] - I don’t eat things that I know will be painful
  44. Goat’s milk*
  45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
  46. [del]Fugu[/del] - on general principal, I try to avoid ingesting potentially lethal substances.
  47. [del]Chicken tikka masala[/del] - too likely to contain tomato, though I’d be willing to try one that didn’t have anything that would make me sick.
  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 - I prefer Whoppers
  56. Spaetzle*
  57. Dirty gin martini*
  58. Beer above 8% ABV
  59. Poutine*
  60. Carob chips
  61. S’mores
  62. Sweetbreads*
  63. Kaolin - this is for after all the spicy food, right? :wink:
  64. [del]Currywurst[/del] - too likely to have tomatoes, and probably too hot for me.
  65. [del]Durian[/del] - can’t get past the smell
  66. Frogs’ legs*
  67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
    68.** Haggis**
  68. Fried plantain
  69. Chitterlings or andouillette*
  70. [del]Gazpacho[/del] - tomatoes, again
  71. Caviar and blini - tried it, did not like it
  72. Louche absinthe*
  73. Gjetost, or brunost*
  74. Roadkill*
  75. Baijiu*
  76. Hostess Fruit Pie
  77. Snail
  78. Lapsang souchong - tried it, didn’t like it.
  79. Bellini*
  80. [del]Tom yum[/del] - I think I’d have issues with the spiciness, and I can’t stand cilantro, it tastes like soap
  81. Eggs Benedict - just didn’t like it.
  82. Pocky
  83. [del]Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.[/del] - with my food allergies? Sounds like an invitation to disaster, given that such cooks usually react to menu alterations with horror.
  84. Kobe beef*- but only if someone else is paying for it.
  85. Hare
    87.** Goulash** - was tough to find a tomato-free version
  86. Flowers*
  87. Horse*
  88. Criollo chocolate*
  89. Spam
  90. Soft shell crab
  91. [del]Rose harissa[/del] - pain issues again. Also, doesn’t that usually have tomatoes?
  92. Catfish - tried it, didn’t like it.
  93. [del]Mole poblano[/del] - that hot problem again.
  94. Bagel and lox
  95. Lobster Thermidor*
  96. [del]Polenta[/del] - food allergy problem
  97. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee* - although as a rule I don’t like coffee, I’m willing to try it
  98. Snake*
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I think it was to encompass a wide range of food, from expensive haute cuisine to very pedestrian to exotic.

My husband has been known to eat those raw. It isn’t always to win a bet, either.

A type of clay. Kaopectate used to use it as a primary ingredient, so if you had Kaopectate before, like 1990, you’ve eaten it. Probably after scarfing down something like those scotch bonnets. :slight_smile:

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All of the meat ones I tried before I became vegetarian - so me not eating those is due to that, and not a dislike per ce.

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
[del]6. Black pudding[/del]
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
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
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
[DEL]39. Gumbo[/DEL]
40. Oxtail
[del]41. Curried goat[/DEL]
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
[DEL]50. Sea urchin[/DEL]
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV*
59. Poutine*
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
[DEL]62. Sweetbreads[/DEL]
63. Kaolin*
[DEL]64. Currywurst[/DEL]
65. Durian*
[DEL]66. Frogs’ legs[/DEL]
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
[DEL]68. Haggis[/DEL]
69. Fried plantain
[DEL]70. Chitterlings or andouillette[/DEL]
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost*
[DEL]75. Roadkill [/DEL]
76. Baijiu*
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
[DEL]78. 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
[DEL]86. Hare[/DEL]
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
[DEL]89. Horse[/DEL]
90. Criollo chocolate*
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
[DEL]94. Catfish[/DEL]
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
[DEL]100. Snake[/DEL]