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By Remi | Oct 22, 2008 | 2 ResponsesThe Omnivore Hundred was (from what I understand) a list published a few months back by Andrew Wheeler, a British food author and blogger. The contents of the list are basically hundred things Mr. Wheeler thinks any good omnivore should have tasted at least one time in their life.
Well, fair enough, I like a good challenge, and therefore I’m going for it. Whenever I attempt some of the stranger things on the list, I will write about it here. For now, the 58 items I have tried are bolded in the list below the cut, with the occasional comment…
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
De Leon, bitches.
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Bread pudding
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
I’m a huge fan of Movenpick’s 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
Read my brilliant post on cognac.
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly
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
I’m not a big whisky drinker… Ryan, I expect you to get a bottle of this and give me a sip.
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
Yeah. No. I think I prefer a Quarter Pounder thank you.
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
The only way to live!
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
Sadly never tasted this in Scotland.
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
A Norwegian classic.
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
Never been above a one-star.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
Not a fan.
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
De Leon, bitches.
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake
Ryan Comment 1 of 2
Oct 22 2008 10:24 amI count 60. We need to work on this list. This is important.
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
De Leon, bitches.
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Bread pudding
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
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
Have had non-curried goat. Do not like goat.
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
Once you are up to 99 items crossed off this list, I will give you a sip.
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
I love me some gravy. Just need to get back up to Vancouver.
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
I think these are on the menu somewhere downtown, right?
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
I don’t seem to be in the mood for Thai very often, but I like this at Thai Bamboo.
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
Oh, now THIS sounds like fun.
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
De Leon, bitches.
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake
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Betty Comment 2 of 2
Oct 22 2008 11:33 amI make great vegan cookies with carob chips. We had them for Thanksgiving last year. I will make you some.
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