Friday, August 22, 2008

The Omnivore's 100

I got this from Jen, the Leftover Queen, and it was originally posted here.

Here’s what to do:

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.

The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:

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 (I had to look this up; here's what I found)
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses (again, I had to look this up; it's a cheese)
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 (I'm not a fan of anything this spicy)
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam Chowder in Soudough Bowl (though I have had lots of clam chowder and I have had other soups in sourdough bowls)
33. Salted Lassi
34. Sauerkraut (this is disgusting!)
35. Root beer float (I hate root beer)
36. Cognac
37. Clotted Cream Tea (one of my favourite things!)
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 $120 or more (whiskey gives me nasty acid reflux)
46. Fugu (AKA pufferfish)
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 (I hate beer)
59. Poutine (YUCKY!!)
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads (blech, and I'm not a fan of organ meats)
63. kaolin (what? why?)
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings (ew! no!)
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost or brunost (I had this in Norway and didn't like it at all)
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang Souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom Yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. 3 Michelin Star Tasting Menu
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 (sorry, don't drink coffee)
100. Snake

6 comments:

Thistlemoon said...

Very interesting! I can't believe that you didn't like brunost! I ate that everyday at least 2 times a day for a year, and I miss it so much! :)

Thanks for doing it! I love reading people's takes on this list!

Wandering Coyote said...

Yeah, what can I say? It wasn't my cup of tea! My ex, with whom I travelled to Norway, however, loved the stuff and bought it regularly in Canada for $9 a block at a specialty cheese shop in Ottawa.

Unknown said...

It is so interesting to read all the different tales on this list...
I am frightened/proud of how much I have tried. I borrowed the list from you so I could play along...

Unknown said...

FTR I meant to cross out roadkill and italics appeared instead... one thing I don't think I coudl bring myself to try....

Cakespy said...

I'm rather impressed, you've made quite a bit of progress! It looks like I need to get more adventurous! Though I have to say I am disappointed that I don't see at least 50 more cakes on the list. (kidding!)

Wandering Coyote said...

Cakespy: Maybe I should do up a dessert version, eh?

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