The Omnivore’s Hundred

Monday, August 18th, 2008

Filed Under Random Musings 

I found this very interesting little activity going on around the blogosphere and wanted to play along too. This was originated by Andrew of the Very Good Taste blog.

In Andrew’s on words

“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.”

If you want to play along, here are the rules.

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 at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results.

The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile (hope alligator counts)
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 (I’ve had cognac of course, but I’d never have a cigar!)
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects (I don’t know, I might if I am really drunk and the insects are deep fried.)
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
61. S’mores
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  (hmmm, I think the meat might be really tough)
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
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
100. Snake

63 out of 100, I’ve got miles to go! Thanks Andrew for the list, I had fun doing this!

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Comments

8 Responses to “The Omnivore’s Hundred”

  1. sra says:
    August 19, 2008 at 7:25 am

    Sig, the linked items in the list - what do they represent?

    Interesting list, but don’t seem to see civet coffee and (well, the delicatest way of putting it) gonads there :oops:

    LOL - gonads… :D yeah, nice catch… and Civet coffee had to be there too.. :). But did you see Salted lassi and goat curry in the list? One person’s exotic is another person’s staple I guess :)

    And the links don’t represent anything, just more info for those items if anyone is curious.. I didn’t know what some of those were!

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  2. richa says:
    August 19, 2008 at 8:33 am

    oh yes! got to see a lot of fried insects sold on the streets of Beijing :razz:

    Yeah, insects on a stick looked pretty good… Noone offered me one when I was there though :)

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  3. musical says:
    August 19, 2008 at 12:10 pm

    If you think you got miles to go, i haven’t even begun :-D Oh wait, i am not an omnivore :-D

    Sra never fails to crack us up :-D

    LOL… you’ve really got miles to go Musy…… And yeah, sra never fails to entertain us :)

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  4. Cham says:
    August 20, 2008 at 10:45 pm

    Pretty interesting Sig. Well , only 3 out of 100 u consider not eating, u re pretty bold Girl :(Yes): ! About insect, u ven’t tasted snail (i consider as insect)… If u get a chance taste it…Usually flavored with herb butter and baked..It is heaven :razz:
    About horse, heard it is yummy too :drool:

    :) Yes, I’ve had snails, it is actually a separate item in the list #78 … and Snail is not an insect girl, it is exotic… :) And horse meat is yummy, huh? hmmmmm…. I’ll have to try it then :D

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  5. Srivalli says:
    August 21, 2008 at 6:15 am

    oh gawd..what a list!..couldn’t understand major part of them… :grin: but you are a wise girl to know your choices… :razz:

    Thanks for the support and the contribution Sig, really appreciate!

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  6. rajitha says:
    August 21, 2008 at 1:11 pm

    hi sigma :nerd:

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  7. Swati Jain:Sugarcraft India says:
    August 22, 2008 at 1:12 pm

    Hi Sig,

    Thats quite a list to choose from.. Really must have been fun…

    Reply
  8. nags says:
    August 24, 2008 at 7:14 am

    hmm.. blegh.. argh.. err.. yumm

    :D :D

    Reply

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