The Omnivore’s 100
From Very Good Taste comes a list of 100 things that should be tried at least once. You too can take part, by following the instructions below:
1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
4) Optional extra: Post a comment here atwww.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results.
And so, we at Blend Creations are playing along too. Since there’s two of us playing, anything that is simply bolded or stricken applies for the both of us, anything with * is for Vivian and ** is for Eric. Here we go!
The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea - No idea what a nettle is, so I have to assume that this is a British thing
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare* - Eric would try
5. Crocodile** - I’d be willing
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue* Cheese fondue**
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich - I’ve eaten one, but I’ve never been a big fan of PB.
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 - I can only assume this means Cha siu bau! :9
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries - There’s a fruit farm not too far from us that sold litre-sized containers of blueberries, which Jack happily eats with a fork.
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn**, or head cheese - This a very much a Brawn for me. Too many classes about prion-transmitted diseases thankyouverymuch.
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 - I love mango lassi, but never had a salted one.
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar - bleah.
37. Clotted cream tea*
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O*
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects - I suppose this would depend on how they were prepared.
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk** - I haven’t tried this. I’m not all that interested, but I’d give it a try
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more - Again, not for me, since I’m not much for the alcohol. Eric on the other hand is afraid to be “upgraded” :) (This is a Corner Gas reference)
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut - it saddens me that we still haven’t tried one.
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini- The alcohol just doesn’t appeal.
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 - or “Beaver Tails” here in Ottawa
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill* - No thanks.
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie - Do they still make these? I only ever remember seeing them advertised in comic books from when we were kids.
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant - Sadly, I don’t believe there are any Michelin-rated restaurants in Canada, but all the more reason to do some travelling.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare**
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse - not knowingly anyway ;)
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 guess we’ve got some new tastes to try :)
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