Okay, it's a meme. But it's about food!!!
The Omnivore's Hundred is a list of foods the gastronomic Andrew
Wheeler thinks everyone should try at least once in their lives.
The rules of the meme:
* Bold those you have tried.
* Underline those you wouldn't eat on a bet.
* Italicize any item you'll never eat again.
* Asterisk any items you'd be interested in trying but have not yet.
1.
Venison (not a big meat eater. this'll be a theme)2. Nettle tea*
3.
Huevos rancheros
4.
Steak tartare 5.
Crocodile (and it was pretty good)
6.
Black pudding7.
Cheese fondue 8. Carp* (I'm honestly not sure if I've had this or not)
9.
Borscht10.
Baba ghanoush (mmmm!)
11.
Calamari 12.
Pho 13. PB&J sandwich (not really in italics... can't figure out what the problem is here)14.
Aloo gobi (love it!)
15.
Hot dog from a street cart (not interested in hot dogs at all- even the veggie kind)
16. Epoisses* (I've yet to meet a cheese I really hated)
17.
Black truffle18.
Fruit wine made from something other than grapes 19.
Steamed pork buns20.
Pistachio ice cream (frequently!)
21.
Heirloom tomatoes 22.
Fresh wild berries (and made my own jam from them)
23.
Foie gras 24.
Rice and beans 25.
Brawn, or head cheese (this kind of grosses me out)
26.
Raw Scotch Bonnett pepper (not on your life!)
27.
Dulce de leche (mmmm...!)
28.
Oysters (oh god yes!)
29.
Baklava30. Bagna cauda* (no, but it sounds
good)
31.
Wasabi peas (doesn't do much for me)
32.
Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl (ummm- yeah? it's my birthright.)
33.
Salted lassi* (always get the mango kind... I'll have to try this next time we go out for Indian)
34.
Sauerkraut (ew.)
35.
Root beer float 36. Cognac with a fat cigar (do you have to join the mob for this?)
37.
Clotted cream tea38.
Vodka jelly/Jell-O (of course- I went to college!)
39.
Gumbo 40.
Oxtail 41.
Curried goat (chewy.)
42. Whole insects* (probably better if dipped in chocolate)
43.
Phaal (too hot for me!)
44. Goat’s milk* (cheese, yes. milk, no.)
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more* (but I don't think I'd like it)
46. Fugu* (I'm not sure. on the one hand, I fear death. on the other, I do like seafood...)
47.
Chicken tikka masala48.
Eel (and converted others!)
49.
Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut (hawt!)
50.
Sea urchin (love this!)
51. Prickly pear* (only in drinks and jelly)
52. Umeboshi*
53. Abalone* (I've had conch. does that count?)
54.
Paneer55.
McDonald’s Big Mac Meal (in my younger years...)
56.
Spaetzle (drools)
57.
Dirty gin martini* (oddly enough, no.)
58.
Beer above 8% ABV (meh.)
59.
Poutine (national dish of Canada)
60.
Carob chips (yeah, but I'd rather chocolate.)
61.
S’mores 62.
Sweetbreads (better than I'd imagined but I don't know if I'd order it alone)
63. Kaolin (what is this? clay???)
64.
Currywurst (no. just no.)
65.
Durian (nasty.)
66. Frogs’ legs*
67.
Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake (yes, yes, yes & yes)
68.
Haggis 69.
Fried plantain (this reminds me of that time in Andy's mom's kitchen...)
70.
Chitterlings, or andouillette 71.
Gazpacho 72.
Caviar and blini* (no. how did I miss this one???)
73. Louche
absinthe* (don't know what the louche part is)
74. Gjetost, or brunost* (not yet. I wonder if they'll have this in Lithuania?)
75.
Roadkill (maybe if I saw it die.)
76. Baijiu*
77.
Hostess Fruit Pie (and now I'll be perfectly preserved when I die)
78.
Snail (so, so, so garlicy good!)
79.
Lapsang souchong (ah, Browse and Beans)
80.
Bellini81.
Tom yum (eh. maybe at the wrong place?)
82.
Eggs Benedict (but eggs florentine yes, please!)
83.
Pocky 84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.* (SO cannot afford this!)
85.
Kobe beef86.
Hare* (I'd try it.)
87.
Goulash* (I've had many things called goulash. but I don't know if I've eaten goulash itself.)
88.
Flowers (didn't do much for me.)
89.
Horse 90. Criollo chocolate* (don't know what this is, but it says chocolate!)
91.
Spam92.
Soft shell crab 93. Rose harissa (I'd try
it)
94.
Catfish 95.
Mole poblano 96.
Bagel and lox 97. Lobster Thermidor* (good lobster doesn't need all that fuss.)
98.
Polenta (that's depression food!!!)
99.
Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
(eh. whatever.)
100. Snake*
56 out of 100. I've got some eating to do- that's not even a passing score! (except in Canada. no, really.)