Food!

[missroserose]

8/23/08: Tried pistachio ice cream for the first time today. It's pretty good! Reminds me of those Maple Nut Goodies you can buy in the bagged candy section. Also it tastes nothing like real pistachios, which is a plus in my book

Since it's almost lunchtime, I figure now's a good time to make a revelation:

I have participated in a meme.

No wait! Come back! It is a fun meme! (Or at least a delicious one.)

As the instructions would have it, this list consists of 100 foods that Andrew Wheeler, whom Google tells me is the co-author of the British food blog Very Good Taste, thinks every person should try at least once. The rules for the meme:

Bold those foods that you've tried.
Strike those that you'd never consider eating.

I've seen folks adding asterisks to foods that they'd like to try, but I'm one of those people who would be interested in trying almost any dish once - it's pretty hard to actually make me go "blech, I wouldn't eat that". Interestingly, the only dishes in this list that actually gave me such a response were Poutine (I can see how it could be comfort food, but the thought of all that fat makes my stomach hurt), and Krispy Kreme doughnuts (same deal). So we can assume that anything not struck-through is something I'd be interested in trying at least once.

So without further ado, I present:

The Omnivore's Hundred

Italics are my own comments.

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 Two words: Do. Want.
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 Do habaneros count? I've eaten one of those.
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 Well, I'd love to try a good cognac...
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail A Japanese restaurant in Barrow (of all places) used to have the best oxtail soup. And sushi. I miss them.
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 I love fish, so this would be awesome to try. Plus I get to go up a level...or DIE!
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut Ewwww.
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal Yes, I indulge occasionally...sigh.
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin Supposedly medicinal, but I'm not really into eating rocks.
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain Best part of Thai restaurants.
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill I think a lot would depend on the circumstances...
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 I may have to make a special trip for this someday.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash Well, a very Americanized version.
88. Flowers My mother used to float pansies and nasturtiums in punch. Very pretty.
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

Comments

[sigma7.livejournal.com]

I found myself slightly disappointed by my performance in the OmniV100, but still not sure I should resolve to do much better. I don't envision myself ever willingly eating horse or foie gras, but it still opened my eyes to the things some people will happily stuff down their gullet.

And you can also find the erudite and insightful Mr. Wheeler at anw. He's one of those types who, even if you don't necessarily fall into an overlapping Venn diagram of interests, is still entertaining and intellectually provocative.

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

Hm, thanks for the tip. I may have to have a look.

I wouldn't call myself a foodie per se - I'm not a huge food enthusiast. But I do like trying new things (in all parts of life, including food). Although right now I'm a bit busy/broke to really pursue food as a hobby, I think I might like to do so in a decade or two when I have more time/money - and am a little less worried about my figure. :D

[sigma7.livejournal.com]

Heh. Most of the diversity of my food list was borne of lack of funds. I can't imagine anyone willingly eating spam. I'm just glad we have a Panda Express on campus now....

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

Well, hey. Far be it from me to criticize. I just can't stand them myself, is all.

Now, give me a fresh-made glazed old-fashioned any day...mmmm.

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

Hee. Yeah, I don't know why, but ever since I was about 10 I've never been a big fan of the puffy greasy sorts. Love cake doughnuts and doughnut holes, though. There's a place here in town that does cherry and apple cinnamon flavored doughnut holes. Yum.

[joyfulleigh.livejournal.com]

I've eaten lots of stuff that you haven't.

But you've eaten stuff that I can't even identify. What the heck is gjetost??

And you're brave about the fugu. I'd have to strike that.

L.

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

Gjetost is a kind of Norwegian cheese made from goat's milk (I think). It's brown in color and has a caramel-y, nutty, almost sweet flavour. My boss loves it with apples, and a friend of ours invited us over for dinner where we had roast lamb with a gjetost-based sauce. Very rich, but it tasted absolutely divine.

As for fugu, I'd make certain it came from a reputable restaurant, of course. And I'm a big fan of sushi and fish in general, so I think it would be neat to try.

[my-aerie.livejournal.com]

I've eaten a lot of that stuff, and I imagine I've probably eaten more than I realize I have, simply cuz I don't know what they are. :P (...what, I do eat foods sometimes without having a clue what they are...)