The Omnivore's 100 Foods to (cook and) eat: old meme
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding: Vague memories of trying this once, and not thinking I needed to do it again.
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: hard to get in the US: neither liked nor disliked, but I don't know the quality of what I had.
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes I have them in my garden now
22. Fresh wild berries Around here we can get wild blackberries.
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper I have them in my garden now
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda "?" Fairly sure I've had this
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 Cognac is ok, but I dislike cigars.
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal "?" Possibly I've had this-- seems to be an extra hot variation of curry, and I can't have the hottest kinds
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more I don't like the flavor, so this would be wasted on me.
46. Fugu Doesn't seem worth it
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi "?" Had to look the name up, but I've had these a lot
53. Abalone
54. Paneer I've cooked with paneer. I haven't made it myself.
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal Sometimes you need fast calories and lots of them, and if this is the fast food joint open...
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini Not a flavor I like
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin "?" I'd heard of "clay eating" but hadn't heard this as the name. I've had medicines with this.
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 "?" I think I've had this
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu "?" Possibly I've had this
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. Once, in California
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse Not planning to go out of my way to have this, and not seeing a need to try.
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano I love a good mole-- haven't made it from scratch, though
96. Bagel and lox Buying the bagel and lox, not making the bagel and lox. I have made bagels.
97. Lobster Thermidor Although I wouldn't go out of my way for this- lobster doesn't do much for me
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake
Quick stats:
I've had 94 items, most of which I've had multiple times, and about 30% of which I cook myself.
6 things I haven't had, including 3 things I'm not likely to have
6 things I had to look up, of which I've had 4.
hmmm. time to go shopping.