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The Omnivore's 100 - from Peachey
Tuesday, Oct 7, 2008 11:58PM / Standard Entry / Members only
15 commentsPeachey passed along this "meme" which originated at this website:
[url]http://www.verygoodtaste.co.uk/uncategorised/the-omnivores-hundred/[/url]
I guess it's just an exercise to see if you've expanded your horizons in enjoying new tastes. It's definitely a Western-oriented list, but given that cultural bias, it's still fun.
Here are my answers. If I haven't tried it, no formatting change to the characters. If I've tried it, it's Bolded. My comments are bracketed. If I would refuse to even try it, it's struck through.
So let's see my "score". I've tried around 50 out of 100. I've had true clam chowder in Maine and Maryland, so I think that the sourdough bowl is a stupid gimmick. And smoking a cigar has nothing to do with drinking cognac -- that's not consumption. And I'd refuse....none but one out of 100. The poisonous pufferfish can't be worth the risk of having a chef who's not on his game that day. Having said that I think if I'd be hungry or desperate enough, I'd eat anything that wouldn't eat me first.
Here's my list. I listed a clean cut and paste version afterwards since I added a lot of comments in mine.
If you do your own list in your own blog, just post a notification at Peachey's blog....here's the link to her blog:
[url]http://www.alivenotdead.com/peachey/The+Omnivore-s+Hundred-profile-326119.html[/url]
The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred - FLAGDAY's LIST
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding [blood, ooo, yummy]
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho [Vietnamese beef and noodle soup, looks delicious]
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi [Indian potato and cauliflower dish with ...curry...sounds great]
15. Hot dog from a street cart [much against my better judgment]
16. Epoisses [stinky French cheese - served with red wine, ok I’d try it]
17. Black truffle [sorry but I still think, what’s the big deal?]
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns [Nooooo, I haven’t! You must think I’m such a heathen now! I just haven’t had one yet. Must work on that one.]
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese [not even cheese but meat in aspic, and if you can call brains, tongue, etc. meat, then you’ll like it - I don’t like to eat brains, now more than ever]
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper [maybe, because my nephew grows all kinds but I don’t like to eat peppers that make my nose run and eyes water - my son likes them firey. I think it’s a guy thing]
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas [it really reminds me of like horseradish, but now that it’s called wasabi it’s sexy]
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl (but not in a sourdough bowl)
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar (but not with a cigar of any kind...cognac tastes smoky enough for me)
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo (I hate the ones thickened with Okra, yuk, I hate okra, but I’d try a different kind).
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat at a Jamaican restaurant - it was delicious but bony
42. Whole insects – yeah, I’d try it, and we may all be reduced to eating bugs real soon
43. Phaal [sounds like too hot of a curry to me]
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more The only one is Johnny Walker Blue - it wasn’t worth it
46.
Fugu[POISONOUS if not prepared properly, Japanese pufferfish. FuYu]47. Chicken tikka masala [I’ve had Chicken Tikka but never had the masala - it sounds delicious]
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut [only from a box, not from a KK store....it HAS to be better fresh]
50. Sea urchin - [didn’t even know there was anything edible on them - they look so formidable]
51. Prickly pear [nope! Not yet!]
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone [yeah, I think this is protected endangered, at least some of them]
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal [I liked my fast food at one time but I never was a fan of the Big Mac - the lettuce was always soggy]
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini [not dirty]
58. Beer above 8% ABV [this is just a guess on my part, but I MUST have....]
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips [yuk]
61. S’mores [only as an adult, maybe that’s why I thought ewwww]
62. Sweetbreads [can’t fool me with that name...it doesn’t thrill me but I’d try it]
63. Kaolin [dirt huh? I guess if I had a mineral deficiency]
64. Currywurst [I love sausage and I love curries so sure, if I could find it]
65. Durian [this sounds like a challenging fruit...you have to get past the smell first – sounds unappetizing, smell is usually what sucks me in, not repels me]
66. Frogs’ legs [we boiled them till they were like rubber mallets - they tasted like a rubber chicken]
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake LOVE THIS STUFF - it’s a real treat
68. Haggis [when in Scotland...]
69. Fried plantain [very starchy]
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette [I’d hesitate to eat this - intestines are like the sewer pipes of the body...this might actually be crossed off upon reflection]
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini [what’s all the fuss? Just because it’s rare or expensive doesn’t make it good, for real]
73. Louche absinthe [I’d try it but I don’t like anise - licorice tasting]
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill [If I was hungry enough....]
76. Baijiu [rice wine...shame on me for not trying it...how’s this different from sake?]
77. Hostess Fruit Pie [No, around here it was the Tastycake fruit pie, delicious cherry ones]
78. Snail [aka Escargot – good that it was disguised by tons of garlic and herbs - not a nice texture]
79. Lapsang souchong [mmmm, this sounds delicious, a smoky tea!]
80. Bellini [I had something similar in Italy but it was bottled, not fresh peach puree]
81. Tom yum [hmmm, maybe but then I might have avoided it because of the coconut milk...coconut is the one thing I avoid at all costs]
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef [I’d like to try it, once, if I can get a second mortgage on my house]
86. Hare [I’ve had rabbit but not, officially, a hare. I know I’ve run over them with the lawn tractor. Sorry, next time I’ll be sure to fry it up.]
87. Goulash [Hungarian Goulash, very tasty]
88. Flowers
89. Horse [not to my knowledge....]
90. Criollo chocolate [I’m not a chocolate connoisseur but I’m not against it either!]
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa [no, but it sounds like it’d really add zing to a recipe]
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor [way too rich]
98. Polenta [this is the most memorable food from my childhood, the way my Italian grandmother used to make this to be accompanied by a chicken stew with a few tomatoes and all the fresh mushrooms we picked in the woods – the aroma was heavenly. It’s easy to make. Throw in a bunch of grated parmesan cheese if it’s not exciting enough for you, and add enough salt - the leftover polenta is also great fried with eggs in the morning.
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee [I TOTALLY overdosed on this on a vacation to Jamaica, so much so that I couldn’t, for the next few years, drink caffeine without having scary heart palpations — that’s some good shit]
100. Snake [maybe if Eve had eaten the snake instead of the apple we wouldn’t be in such a mess today]
Here's the Cut and Paste Version along with the rules:
The VGT 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
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
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
47. Chicken tikka masala
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
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
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
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
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
The rules:1) Copy this list into your blog, including these instructions.
(that would be Peachey's blog - url above)
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out or underline any items that you would never consider eating.
4) Post a comment here notifying us of your posting of this meme at your profile.
Thanks for helping me waste a couple of hours of my time Peachey! Crap, now I'm both hungry AND behind schedule.
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