Back…

 …with a fun little food blog meme.

 Although I haven’t posted in a few months, I’ve kept up with my favorite blogs through Google Reader.  There’s a fun little meme going around food blogs for the past couple of days that I thought would be fun to post.

The Omnivore’s Hundred is one food blogger’s very subjective list of foods that all food-lovers should try in their lifetime.  Andrew Wheeler co-authors the British food blog Very Good Taste, and he says “Don’t worry if you don’t recognise everything in the hundred, either; Wikipedia has the answers.”

He instructs participants to bold items you’ve tried, and lineout items you would never try.  Instead I’ll just add a yes or a no after each item.  I couldn’t resist adding some commentary as well.   So here’s mine, what are yours?
1. Venison – yes (Venison summer sausage was one of my Grandma’s favorites.)
2. Nettle tea - yes 
3. Huevos rancheros – yes
4. Steak tartare – no (but I would love to try it.)
5. Crocodile – no
6. Black pudding – yes (sorry, but ick.)
7. Cheese fondue – yes
8. Carp – yes
9. Borscht – no
10. Baba ghanoush – yes
11. Calamari – yes 
12. Pho – yes
13. PB&J sandwich – yes (I hear this isn’t so common in Europe.)
14. Aloo gobi – yes
15. Hot dog from a street cart – yes
16. Epoisses – no (not many cheeses I haven’t tried, but here’s one.)
17. Black truffle – yes
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes – yes
19. Steamed pork buns – yes
20. Pistachio ice cream – yes (one of my favorite foods!)
21. Heirloom tomatoes – yes
22. Fresh wild berries – yes
23. Foie gras – yes
24. Rice and beans – yes (who hasn’t had rice & beans?)
25. Brawn, or head cheese – no (not sure I want to, but I would if someone served it to me)
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper – no (ummm, why?)
27. Dulce de leche – yes
28. Oysters – yes (one of the few foods I just don’t care for.)
29. Baklava – yes
30. Bagna cauda – no (never heard of this until this list, but sounds lovely.)
31. Wasabi peas – yes
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl – yes (we are just 45 minutes from San Francisco.)
33. Salted lassi – no
34. Sauerkraut – yes (I even posted a recipe for making it at home.)
35. Root beer float – yes
36. Cognac with a fat cigar – no
37. Clotted cream tea – yes
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O – yes
39. Gumbo – yes
40. Oxtail – yes
41. Curried goat – no
42. Whole insects – no (unless you count eating bugs while running or riding my bike)
43. Phaal – no (kind of like the scotch bonnets, not really interested.)
44. Goat’s milk – yes
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more – no (but I’d love to sometime!)
46. Fugu – no (not sure it’s worth the risk)
47. Chicken tikka masala – yes
48. Eel – yes
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut – yes
50. Sea urchin – yes
51. Prickly pear – yes
52. Umeboshi – yes
53. Abalone – no
54. Paneer – yes
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal – yes
56. Spaetzle – no (there are a few of these that I’d think I’d have tried at some point in my life, but can’t quite remember.)
57. Dirty gin martini – no (dirty vodka martini, yes.)
58. Beer above 8% ABV – yes
59. Poutine -no (French fries with fresh cheese curds and gravy… where can I find this delicious concoction!)
60. Carob chips – yes (but why would this be on the list?  carob is one of the most uninteresting foods)
61. S’mores – yes
62. Sweetbreads – no (I’d definitely try it, but I can’t say thymus gland sounds very appetizing)
63. Kaolin – no (umm, maybe it was in my toothpast and I ingested some?)
64. Currywurst – no
65. Durian – no (and I haven’t heard anything convincing me I should try it.)
66. Frogs’ legs – no
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake – yes  (that’s quite a few items in that category!)
68. Haggis – no
69. Fried plantain – yes
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette – no
71. Gazpacho – yes
72. Caviar and blini – no
73. Louche absinthe – yes
74. Gjetost, or brunost – yes (delicious)
75. Roadkill – no (suppose I try a clean, well-cooked piece of roadkill on principle.)
76. Baijiu – no
77. Hostess Fruit Pie – yes
78. Snail – yes
79. Lapsang souchong – yes
80. Bellini – yes (love champagne cocktails!)
81. Tom yum – yes (love it!)
82. Eggs Benedict – yes
83. Pocky – yes
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant – no (the French Laundry is on my life list)
85. Kobe beef – no (I don’t think so anyways)
86. Hare – yes
87. Goulash – no (technically, I don’t think I’ve had this, although I’ve made many dishes at home that I’ve given that name)
88. Flowers – yes
89. Horse – no (why is that so unnappealing?)
90. Criollo chocolate – no
91. Spam – yes (Spam musubi anyone?)
92. Soft shell crab – yes
93. Rose harissa - no
94. Catfish – yes
95. Mole poblano – yes
96. Bagel and lox - yes
97. Lobster Thermidor – no (mmm, sounds lovely)
98. Polenta – yes (there are some items in this list that seem very ordinary to me)
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee – no
100. Snake – no (strangely, snake meat sounds much more appealing than horse meat)

I’m surprised that I’ve only tried 63 of these items, but a person has to have something to live for right?  That’s 37 unusual and questionably delicious food items for me still to try.  :)