The Omnivore’s Hundred
August 19, 2008 – 7:58 amHere’s a fun list from Very Good Taste. This is a list of the hundred foods that Andrew, the author, thinks that every good omnivore ought to try at least once. I’ve tried quite a few, and the only ones I’m not willing to touch generally involve organ meat. I’ve put in italics things that are on my list to try. Things in regular text I’d try given the opportunity, but I’m not particularly likely to seek them out. This list seems a bit slanted towards Indian cuisine, but that’s quite alright 😉 I’ve added my own commentary as well to some entries. If you’d like the un-commented list for your blog, please copy it directly from Very Good Taste.
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2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
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The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:
1. Venison Mostly in things like spaghetti sauce, but also on its own.
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros. Can’t grow up in Colorado without trying these at least once.
5. Crocodile. Alligator, actually, but I figure that’s close enough.
6. Black pudding Boiled blood. Yum.
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush. I’m mildly allergic to eggplant, I think, but I’d still give this a little taste given the chance.
11. Calamari. Breaded and fried, grilled, in stir fries… I’ve had squid many ways 🙂
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich. Countless times, though I often prefer almond butter, or Nutella 😀
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes. Rhubarb wine. Blackberry wine.
19. Steamed pork buns. Char siu bao are good, but my homemade hom bao are even better.
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes. I could just about live off these in the summer.
22. Fresh wild berries See pictures of blackberry bramble a few posts down 🙂
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters. My dad got me hooked on raw oysters when I was a little girl. I first tried them solely to gross out my cousins, but kept eating them because they were so good. I certainly wouldn’t say no to roasted or grilled oysters or a good oyster stew either.
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. I have no problems whatsoever with cognac, but I do not smoke and never will. My lung capacity is tiny enough as it is 😛
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
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. Though it’s probably been a good 20 years since I’ve had one.
56. Spaetzle
57.Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60.Carob chips. Yeah, but why? I’ll take a good chocolate any day. Maybe I’d feel better about carob if people didn’t try to market it as a chocolate substitute.
61.S’mores. Mmmm, now I need to buy some marshmallows.
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin (if you count Kaopectate)
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake. Yup to all of the above.
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail I’ve had escargot several times.
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky. Yay Pocky! The kiwi gummies that are often nearby on the shelf are wonderful too.
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate. I’ve not tried this specific type of bean, but I have had some awesome Theo Chocolate.
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake
