The Omnivore’s Hundred
Irradiated by LabRat
Via Querencia (which has a number of interesting links today), the Omnivore’s Hundred, a charmingly inclusive list of items on the “life list” for the open-minded eater- and meme. The rules are to bold all items on the list you’ve eaten, and cross out any you would never consider eating.
So it won’t knock everything off the front page, my version behind the cut.
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
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
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 (I’ll have to look up Marko’s post on this again…)
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 (Does rabbit count? since the UK has both, I’ll assume not)
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 (I was not impressed at the time, want to try it again)
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
September 4th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
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</s? (don’t like Pistachios).
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).
September 4th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
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….
September 4th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
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
September 4th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
Regolith- I don’t smoke either, at least I don’t smoke cigarettes. Cigars are a sensual pleasure without the addiction.
September 4th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
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.
September 4th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
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.
Roadkill76. 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
September 4th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
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).
September 4th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
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”>