Omnivores 100

From Very Good Taste.

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 at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results.

The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile (I'm assuming alligator is 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
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 (as kaopectat
    
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette (M gagged all the way through my Paris andouillette phase.)
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 (Kobe sliders don't count.)
    
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

85 for me. The list is a little UK-centric, with all the various Indian dishes, but an interesting meme. I put in italics the ones I'd like to try.

Here's another bunch from my own eating and travels. I tried to think of things that are out of the ordinary (wild boar) and not particular dishes (pappardelle alla cinghiale). Part of the problem here is the "thousand things" problem, which my dad pointed out about the book 1000 Places to See Before You Die. A lot of entries in that book are specific experiences, like you have to go to Montreal in the summer to see the festivals. Well, whatever. I've been to Montreal and not seen a festival, but dammit I'm crossing it off the list. I could well put "Steak and Kidney Pie in a London Pub" on this list, but then the item is place-dependent, whereas the dish is not. I've had my share of steak & kidney pies in London, let me tell you that you could easily outclass most of them with a can-do attitude and a sympathetic butcher. So, think it'd be good to blow this out to a thousand things. Let me know if you've eaten anything interesting/good that's not here.

1. Marmite
2. Testicles
3. Lights
   
4. Steak & Kidney Pie
5. Fresh Anchovies
6. Tuscan Bread Dishes (Pappa di Pomodoro/Ribollita/Panzanella)
7. Wild Boar
   
8. Ossobuco
9. Pigeon/Squab
   
10. Lamb's Tongues
11. Elephant Garlic
12. Passatelle
    
13. Purslane
14. Rendang
15. Xiaolongbao
    
16. Lamian
17. Dim Sum
18. Bottarga
19. Pot-au-feu
    
20. Milk-fed Veal
21. Suckling Pig
22. Durban Curry
23. Guanabana
24. Szechuan Hot Pot
25. Pad Thai
26. Bucatini all'Amatriciana
27. Homemade Sushi
28. Cock-a-leekie
29. New Mexico Green Chile
    
30. Full Moroccan Cous Cous
31. Italian[sic] Wedding Soup
32. Meatloaf
33. Chazuke
34. Chicken Hearts
35. Full Asado
    
36. Cod Tongues
37. Boerewors
38. Hominy/Posole/Samp
39. Real Maple Syrup
40. Pickled Tomatoes
41. Tamales
42. Jeppson’s Malört
43. Underberg
44. Duck Tongues
45. Cheese Souffle
46. Chicharrones
47. Razor Clams
48. Yerba Mate
49. Moussaka
50. Halva
51. Boiled Peanuts
52. Nopales
53. Tripe
    
54. Quail (served at our wedding)
55. Casu Marzu
56. Pheasant
57. Clambake on the Beach
58. Poi
59. Dark 'n' Stormy
60. Cincinatti Chili
61. Corned Beef & Cabbage
62. Irish Stew
63. Biltong
64. Duck Fat Potatoes
65. Biltong
66. éclade de Moules
67. Dolmas
68. Olive Ascolane
69. Mozzarella in Carrozza
70. Fried Cheese
71. Grandma Pie
72. Meatball Burrito
73. Meatball Parm Sub with Broccoli Rabe
74. Tsukune (Giant Chicken Meatball)
75. Yakitori
76. Caprese Salad
77. Limoncello
78. Milk-boiled Veal
79. Buta no Kakuni
80. Hakata-style Ramen
81. Tokyo Shoyu Ramen
82. California-Style Burrito
83. Enchiladas Suizas
84. Fiori di Zucca
85. Spaghetti alla Chitarra
86. Gnocchi of Spinach & Ricotta
87. Carciofi alla giudia
88. Puttanesca
89. Panforte
90. Risi e Bisi
91. Paella Valenciana
92. Paella Basque
93. Vitello Tonnato
94. Brandade
95. Oeufs Mollets
96. Fegato alla Veneziana
97. Bresaola, Rucola, Parmigiano, Limone
98. Pasta alla Quattro Formaggi
99. Cassata Siciliana
100. Creme Brulee
101. Croque-em-Bouche
102. Natto
103. Balut
104. Hundred Year Eggs
105. Yuba
106. Surimi
107. Caesar Salad
108. Bloody Mary
109. Bloody Caesar
110. Lasagne? In Brodo? alla Bolognese?
111. Spaghetti alla Bolognese
112. Tiramisu
113. Cassoulet
114. Cioppino
115. Bouillabaisse
116. Quiche Lorraine
117. Raclette
118. Hummus
119. Aceto Balsamico (with strawberries, melon, prosciutto)
120. Pesto Genovese
121. Porchetta
122. Saltimbocca
123. Spaghetti Alla Carbonara
124. Roast Leg of Lamb with Mint Sauce
125. Bubble & Squeak
126. Cornish Pasties
127. Toro Sashimi
128. Ama Ebi
129. Cuban Sandwich

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