Schrodinger's Kittie

I saw this over on Chocolate and Zuchinni’s blog and I decided to give it a go.

The Omnivore’s Hundred is an eclectic and entirely subjective list of 100 items that Andrew Wheeler, co-author of the British food blog Very Good Taste, thinks every omnivore should try at least once in his life.

He offered this list as the starting point for a game, along the following rules:
1. Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2. Bold all the items you’ve eaten (I’ve used icons instead – borrowing liberally from C&Z)
3. Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
4. Optional extra: post a comment on Very Good Taste, linking to your results.

My list follows. I am “missing” 23 items. Not bad.

And of course, if you don’t have a blog, you can still play along, with a good old pencil and some paper.

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros (Please, I live in Austin)
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari (mmmmm calamari)
12. Phở (The Triumph Café here in Austin is my favorite place for 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 love plum wines and have had gooseberry wine as well)
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream (I heart pistachio gelato <– I have to agree with C&Z on this)
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries (blackberries, gooseberries…I made myself so sick on them one year at my grandparents’ it was horrible – but I still love, love, love them)
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans (though I’m more used to hearing it called “beans and rice”, and prefer “red beans and rice”- semantics)
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava (oh gawd, stop – I’m starting to get hungry)
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi (am not big on salt at all, so tend to avoid dishes that are heavy in salt)
34. Sauerkraut (and good Lord willing, I’ll never have to eat it again)
35. Root beer float (I haven’t had one of these in years)
36. Cognac with a fat cigar (I love the cognac; but, puffing on a cigar has never appealed…did try it a time or two – but, no thanks)
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo (oh yeah – definitely and often)
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat (can’t say I’m in a rush to have it again)
42. Whole insects (Hey, I ride a motorcycle – nowhere did they ask if it was a voluntary)
43. Phaal (I’d try a forkful, but wouldn’t order it for myself)
44. Goat’s milk (I’m not a fan of milk in general, but when I lived in England it was goat’s milk they delivered to us. I use it in recipes, yogurt, and over my cereal – but, you’d be hard pressed to make me drink it straight)
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/€80/$120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel (sushi!!)
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut (yes, but I honestly can’t see the appeal)
50. Sea urchin (again, chiefly in sushi)
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal (we all have done things we regret in the past – let it go)
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini (not something I’ll try again)
58. Beer above 8% ABV (can’t stand beer)
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips (had a roommate once who was allergic to caffeine – learned all sorts of new things living with her)
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads (can’t say I’m horribly keen on the idea of ever trying it)
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs (C&Z has a great recipe here)
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake (Again, I live in the south – mmmmm Beignets)
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette (ok, you know that south thing? Yeah, it only goes so far *shudders* no thanks on the chittlins)
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 (my landlords in Avellino made the best – mmm – man, I miss that place sometimes)
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict (don’t particularly care for this dish)
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant*
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers (edible flowers make a lovely decoration and quite a few have a nice, sour bite to them that compliments sweet pastries nicely)
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam (when I was growing up, we used to cook this on the camp fires when we went camping)
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 (love the stuff)
100. Snake (it’s actually pretty good – especially blackened)

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