Thursday, September 18, 2008

Omnivore’s Hundred

I’m late to get around to this; the Omnivore’s Hundred has been making its way around blog world and I have been meaning to see to it myself. Time is always getting away from me. The hundred-item list is featured here and it looks like I still have a bit of a way to go, how about you?

Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.

1. Bold all the items you’ve eaten.

2. Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.

3. Optional extra: Post a comment at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk and/or feedingmaybelle.blogspot.com, linking to your results.

The 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

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 – Any thoughts on where I could try this? Soon?

31. Wasabi peas- Wasabi peanuts are better, in my opinion.

32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl

33. Salted lassi

34. Sauerkraut

35. Root beer float

36. Cognac with a fat cigar- Cognac, yes; fat cigar, yes...together, soon!

37. Clotted cream tea

38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O

39. Gumbo

40. Oxtail

41. Curried goat

42. Whole insects – Not in a really big hurry on this one…

43. Phaal

44. Goat’s milk

45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more- Not a big fan of whisky, so I wont be springing for this one, but I’ll take a sip if I’m not buying.

46. Fugu

47. Chicken tikka masala

48. Eel

49. Krispy Kreme original doughnut – YUCK! What a waste of sugar!

50. Sea urchin

51. Prickly pear

52. Umeboshi

53. Abalone

54. Paneer

55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal

56. Spaetzle- Soon I hope!

57. Dirty gin martini

58. Beer above 8% ABV

59. Poutine

60. Carob chips

61. S’mores

62. Sweetbreads – always wanted to, when the opportunity presents itself I will

63. Kaolin

64. Currywurst

65. Durian- When I see one I will!

66. Frogs’ legs

67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake- How about all of the above?

68. Haggis

69. Fried plantain

70. Chitterlings, or andouillette

71. Gazpacho

72. Caviar and blini

73. Louche absinthe- YUCK!

74. Gjetost, or brunost . .. looking for it now…

75. Roadkill. . .how embarrassing!

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…when we win the lottery

85. Kobe beef

86. Hare

87. Goulash

88. Flowers

89. Horse- I'd have to be excessively, extremely starving.

90. Criollo chocolate – if Amazon gets them in stock I can check this one off.

91. Spam – mmmm!

92. Soft shell crab

93. Rose harissa

94. Catfish

95. Mole poblano- Mole chicken yes; mole poblano, no

96. Bagel and lox

97. Lobster Thermidor- asap

98. Polenta

99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee

100. Snake- I didnt grow up in Bandera, TX for nothing!

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