The Omnivore’s Hundred

I got this off a friend's blog and was eating lunch, so figured it was a good time to go through this...

The Omnivore’s Hundred

Here’s a chance for a little interactivity for all the bloggers out there. Below is a list of 100 things that I 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. Don’t worry if you haven’t, mind you; neither have I, though I’ll be sure to work on it. Don’t worry if you don’t recognise everything in the hundred, either; Wikipedia has the answers.

Here’s what I want you 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.

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile (when in New Orleans...)
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho (making it is even better)
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 (has to be New England...)
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut (tried it, man its nasty)
35. Root beer float (always a treat)
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo (again, when in New Orleans...)
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects (gotta love Mexico!!!)
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala (favorite Indian dish)
48. Eel (UNAGI!!!)
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear (also known as "tuna" in Mexico. Don't ask for tuna and expect to get fish down there...)
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini (by mistake b/c the bartender didn't know the difference between gin and vodka)
58. Beer above 8% ABV (mmmmmmmm...beer.......)
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores (girl scout and camping necessity)
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 (real mole poblano just rocks!!!)
96. Bagel and lox (what about the cream cheese?!)
97. Lobster Thermidor (sniff...this was my mom's FAVORITE dish...)
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee (brother brought it home for me)
100. Snake

I counted 49...not too bad seeing that I wasn't an adventurous eater until 6 years ago...