Monday, October 6, 2008

The Omnivore's Hundred

This is taken from The Grumpy Goat, who took it from someone who took it from someone else:

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) Add comments to taste
5) Optional extra: Post a comment at Very Good Taste

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea No but I have eaten nettles as a dare, its wasn't good.
3. Huevos rancheros - What the??
4. Steak tartare Only if it came well done
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding Straight from the fridge, or fried, and even à la thermidor.
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush-?????
11. Calamari
12. Pho - ?????
13. PB&J (peanut butter & jelly) sandwich Yes, and i will NEVER EVER do it again.  Peanut butter is satan's own seeman!!
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart and paid 7 quid for the pleasure outside the globe in London
16. Epoisses ??????.
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes My dad made many a wine from things other than grape - not all were a success
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries Yep, and as a kid even peed on them to make sure they didn't have any dog wee on them.  The logic worked when I was seven
23. Foie gras In Mezzaneen at the Habtour grand - over priced duck paste butties if you ask me
24. Rice and beans Staple diet of students - with baked beans that is.
25. Brawn Tried it; hated it - agree with Goat on this one
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper - is this some kind of Dandruff from north of the border?
27. Dulce de leche - Thought this was an Italian opera singer
28. Oysters
29. Baklava - Why would I eat a winter hat
30. Bagna càuda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl No way, it has Clam's in it
33. Salted lassi I prefer it sweet.
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea It was ok bit over rated in my book - I prefer jam and butter
38. Vodka jelly - It was messy
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail (Soup).
41. Curried goat A speciality of Ravies in Dubai.....not good
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal

44. Goat’s milk Not that great
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth costing £60/$120 or more Yep, and loved it......but then I had just skinny dipped in Loch Ness on my birthday in April......Bbbbrrrrrr
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut YUMMY!!!
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi - Bless you
53. Abalone
54. Paneer.
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal Bes hang over cure known to man
56. Spaetzle - No idea what it is, but anything that sounds like splitting has to be good
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV Possibly......the memory is a bit vague
59. Poutine No idea, thought he was the Russian leader
60. Carob chips ???
61. S’mores - Is this the name for seconds, "There's S'more if you want it"?
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin - As goat says, only mixed with Morphin - Which according to my grandad was the cure for anything.
64. Currywurst
65. Durian ?????
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets ????
68. Haggis And neeps and tatties too. Washed down with whisky.
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini In Tehran at a new year celebration - Didn't appreciate its cost and spooned it on a cream cracker nice and thick and then threw it away as it tasted vile - Oh well
73. Louche absinthe Is this the drink?  If so see 58 - probably
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu - ????
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong yeah but found it a bit dry until you put the water on it.
80. Bellini - ?????
81. Tom yum Is that a tasty fairy tale midget?
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky - Yellow fighting Hamster?
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant If you are paying
85. Kobe beef and it was GOOOOOOOOOOD
86. Hare There was once one in my soup, so they gave me a free replacement
87. Goulash
88. Flowers Dandilions, daffodills and roses - all dares
89. Horse Yep, and it was crap (like most french food)
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam Straight from the tin, or fried, or deep fried in batter ex chip-shop Oh yes!!
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 - Does it taste that much different to Nestecafe?
100. Snake but was offered it in Hong Kong last week at a street stall - wierd

Additional from Keefie:
101. Deep-fried Mars Bar Oh yeah, scolding hot if eaten too fresh

Additional from the Goat:
102. Kangaroo yeah, sort of tough beef - over rated


Additional from YBOD
103.  Pepperoni, Bannana and Pineapple Pizza - yes, all together - its the only pizza worth eating!!

48 out of 103 - Clearly I am not nearly Goatboys culinary equal!!

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