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The Omnivore’s Hundred

This is a fun little thingy I got from Very Good Taste. You should try it out! Are you an adventurous eater?

“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 recognize 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 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
6. Black pudding (I’d try to stomach a bite, but I don’t know that I could do it…)
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 (Hey, I spent a lot of time in Chicago as a kid…)
16. Epoisses (I don’t care if it is made with cow’s milk. Rolling this cheese around in my mouth makes me feel like God himself is dancing on my tongue.)
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 (You eat a lot of things in culinary school that you never thought you would…)
24. Rice and beans (Hello, I live in Texas!)
25. Brawn, or head cheese (Eww! No, thanks…)
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper (Oh, the burning!)
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 (Haven’t tried that exact combo, but next time I’m cast in a Scorsese film, I’ll definitely give it a whirl.)
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O (Anyone ever enrolled in University can bold this one…)
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects (Just so you know, Chocolate-Covered Ants taste like Nestle’s Crunch)
43. Phaal (I could totally eat a whole bowl!)
44. Goat’s milk (Only almost everyday…)
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more (We finally gave the rest of that bottle to someone who actually likes whisky.)
46. Fugu (I kind of enjoy living.)
47. Chicken tikka masala (One of our all-time favs)
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone (I hear it’s delicious…)
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal (We all do things we later regret, right?)
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads (Again, I blame culinary school…)
63. Kaolin (No, but I have ingested Bentonite and that’s a type of clay, too.)
64. Currywurst (I’ll try a bite just about anything once.)
65. Durian (Frozen durian makes a delicious ice cream.)
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis (Not a big fan of eating innards…)
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette (See No. 68)
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe (One of Luke and my first dates was at an Absinthe and Gypsy-themed Party. That was a fun night…)
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill (Unless we are talking Armageddon, it’s not going in my mouth.)
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 (This is what I want for my birthday, please.)
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate (I’ve eaten some pretty amazing chocolates, but I don’t know if they were Criollo or not. Either way, YES, I will eat it!)
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox (What good Jewish girl hasn’t?)
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

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