"Here’s a chance for a little interactivity for all the bloggers out there. Below is a list of 100 things that I think every good omnivore should have tried at least once in their life. The list includes fine food, strange food, everyday food and even some pretty bad food - but a good omnivore should really try it all. Don’t worry if you haven’t, mind you; neither have I, though I’ll be sure to work on it. Don’t worry if you don’t recognise everything in the hundred, either; Wikipedia has the answers.
Here’s what I want you 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.
4) Optional extra: Post a comment here at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results."
The Shuriken and Chevre Results:
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros (a Fox staple)
4. Steak tartare (haven't gotten around to trying Bistro Maison's yet, but I will)
5. Crocodile (alligator count?)
6.
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi (I think? At Swaggat?)
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses (the king of cheeses?! Where do I get me some of that?)
17. Black truffle (in oil form only)
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes (grow 'em myself)
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras (some day, when I'm rich)
24. Rice and beans
25.
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper (I prefer it in salsa form though)
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters (most recently: bar-be-qued)
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda (I never have, but that is something I will soon remedy)
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut (every chance I get)
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar (I've had the cigar...)
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O (like my Vodka sans the gelatin)
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail (makes a lovely, silky soup)
41. Curried goat (Chris keeps saying goat is excellent)
42.
43.
44. Goat’s milk (fresh goat's milk is a revelation)
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46.
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel (sushi)
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear (I always want to buy it at the market, but I don't know what I would do with it)
52. Umeboshi (sorta. I had a dried version once. Once.)
53. Abalone (it's illegal)
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine (may have to make the trip to Canada)
60. Carob chips (blech. Unfortunately)
61. S’mores (last week, for lunch)
62. Sweetbreads (thymus gland anyone?)
63.
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake (I've had 'em all! Who doesn't enjoy deep fried bread rolled in sugar?)
68. Haggis (make my own every Burns Day)
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette (menudo count?)
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini (yes, but not together)
73. Louche absinthe (I'd be hesitant to drink something called wormwood)
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75.
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong (like drinking a campfire)
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant (again, when I'm rich)
85. Kobe beef (I'm working on Wagu)
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers (lavender is delicious)
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 (it's only a matter of time)
100.
1 comment:
Thanks to Beth's sharp eye at the "H-Mart" (Asian food market), many of us can now add Pocky to the list of things we've tried. They're basically little bread sticks (or something similar to shortbread or biscotti) dipped in chocolate. Bread: good. Chocolate: good. What's not to like? :o)
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