Below is a list of 100 things that the "Very Good Taste" people 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. If you don’t recognize everything in the hundred, Wikipedia has the answers.
Here’s what 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 here at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results.
The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea - (I've either not had this or I'm just an American who doesn't know what it is because I'm not a Brit, like the VGT people.)
3. Huevos rancheros *drool*
4. Steak tartare - I've had carpaccio, but not tartare.
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht - I want to!
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho - Not yet. :(
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses - (say who?!)
17. Black truffle - I WISH!!!
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns (Yes! Just Sunday in Chinatown, San Francisco!)
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras - I'd like to...
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26.
27. Dulce de leche - Does Haagen Daaz ice cream count? Probably not...
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda (Say what- aaaahhhwwwwww. Mmmmmmmmm. I wish.)
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 - Nope. :(
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail - Dude. WANT.
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects - Once my 9th grade Spanish teacher tricked us into eating chocolate caramel grasshoppers! They were actually delicious.
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 - WHERE?! ;)
58. Beer above 8% ABV - Dog Fish Head
59. Poutine (What is this supposed to b- cheese curds? You had me at hello.)
60. Carob chips - Of course, I'm from Boulder.
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads - WANT! NOW!
63.
64. Currywurst
65. Durian - No, but this is like the most intriguing of all foods.
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis - Well, this certainly doesn't sound good but I've eaten stomach before.
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette (This is just chitlins, right? I'd eat those.)
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75.
76. Baijiu - Oh THIS sounds disgusting. I have a hangover just thinking about it.
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum - Mmmmmmmm.
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky - Hmm, I've had biscuit sticks covered in chocolate but they weren't called Pocky so...
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant. DING DING DING DING DING. WE HAVE A WINNER.
85. Kobe beef - Unfortunately no.
86. Hare
87. Goulash - Does the cafeteria in K-3rd grade count?
88. Flowers
89.
90. Criollo chocolate - Uhhh, I don't think so.
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
1 comment:
I saw this on a friend's Blog, and she'd got quite a few bolded, but not as many as you - I thought you'd have a lot!
Nettle tea is made from nettle leaves, they're a weed I suppose, bit like dandelions and thistles. But even dandelions get used - to make dandelion and burdock drink (usually a fizzy pop drink).
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