Comments on: The Omnivore’s Hundred

By: LabRat

LabRat — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:42:48 +0000

D4- I don’t think it has to be an ox, I think the naming convention just stems from regions (Ireland and New England) where cows were kept more for dairy and farm musclepower than ranched for beef. Therefore, a cow tail eaten was most likely to be from the family ox after it “retired”>

By: vinnie

vinnie — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:19:56 +0000

Anything not on my list is because I have never heard of it or never had the opportunity.
BTW more Americans have eaten horse than know they did. Think about it. Beef is a buzz word for restaurants. 100% ground beef probably is, but what animal is “steak” from? Sirloin? Had an uncle who used to ship thousands of horses every year(low end dealer, and hauler not rancher).

By: daddyquatro

daddyquatro — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:11:46 +0000

1. Venison 2. Nettle tea (huh?) 3. Huevos rancheros 4. Steak tartare 5. Crocodile (same comment appiles) 6. Black pudding 7. Cheese fondue 8. Carp 9. Borscht 10. Baba ghanoush 11. Calamari 12. Pho 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 (I think so but I'm missing a few brain cells since) 19. Steamed pork buns (I'm guessing this has nothing to do with bread.) 20. Pistachio ice cream 21. Heirloom tomatoes 22. Fresh wild berries 23. Foie gras 24. Rice and beans Hello? Texas 25. Brawn, or head cheese (Used to be my dad's favorite lunch meat.) 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 - (I frakkin' hate sourdough) 33. Salted lassi 34. Sauerkraut 35. Root beer float 36. Cognac with a fat cigar 37. Clotted cream tea 38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O 39. Gumbo 40. Oxtail - (Does it have to be an Ox? I've had beef tail.) 41. Curried goat 42. Whole insects (Not on purpose) 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 58. Beer above 8% ABV 59. Poutine 60. Carob chips (YUCK, by the way) Anything Carob = yuck 61. S’mores 62. Sweetbreads - Braaaaiiiinnns 63. Kaolin 64. Currywurst 65. Durian 66. Frogs’ legs 67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake Never had a Beignet 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 (Does rabbit count? since the UK has both, I’ll assume not) - Same question 87. Goulash 88. Flowers 89. Horse 90. Criollo chocolate 91. Spam 92. Soft shell crab 93. Rose harissa 94. Catfish 95. Mole poblano (How is this different that regular Mole?) 96. Bagel and lox (I never loxed) 97. Lobster Thermidor 98. Polenta 99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee 100. Snake

By: Regolith

Regolith — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:44:36 +0000

My father smokes like a chimney pipe, and I never really liked being around it when I was a kid, so I don’t smoke. And he smokes the pure tobacco cigarettes.

I have to admit, (some) cigar smoke does smell pretty good; however I have enough bad habits without adding to them.

By: LabRat

LabRat — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:15:58 +0000

Regolith- I don’t smoke either, at least I don’t smoke cigarettes. Cigars are a sensual pleasure without the addiction.

By: William the Coroner

William the Coroner — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:26:57 +0000

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
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
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
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
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips (YUCK, by the way)
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake (All of the above, actually)
68. Haggis (Not nearly as bad as you’d think.)
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 (The frog-talkers are really onto something here- they’re like mussels, only much better)
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
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor (Not a nice thing to do to a lobster)
98. Polenta (If you’ve had grits, you’ve had this- I’ve had it under both names.)
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

By: Regolith

Regolith — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:13:59 +0000

20. Pistachio ice cream
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
75. Roadkill
and “from a street cart”

Should have been struck out. I think I used the wrong code….

By: Regolith

Regolith — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:10:02 +0000

Methinks your comment section is about to get long…

Anyway, here’s my list:

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile (I’ve not eaten crocodile- just alligator- but as the list is British I think it counts anyway. I’ve eaten crocodilian.)
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich (Americans: don’t laugh! As I found from a British friend, this is a pretty American standard.)
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes (had some homemade Hungarian fruit wine a friend brought back; didn’t taste that great, but was pretty potent).
19. Steamed pork buns (Man, I wish I could get these around here.)
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
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar (don’t smoke, don’t plan on starting)
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
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 (when I was a kid, my parents had one growing in the yard, and we occasionally harvested fruit from it).
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
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 (bolding on the assumption that rabbit counts).
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor (Not a nice thing to do to a lobster)
98. Polenta (If you’ve had grits, you’ve had this- I’ve had it under both names.)
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

I’ll try most things at least once, so long as I can be sure they won’t harm my health. That being said, there are a lot of things I’d like to try but haven’t had the opportunity to (snake, horse, etc).