Yes, that’s right, I’m going to the meme well again. This time for Andrew Wheeler’s Omnivore’s Hundred (which I’ve seen a lot of places, but first saw at the other Andrew Wheeler’s blog.). I think the “expected” result, in so far as there is one, is that people would find there are lots and lots things that they haven’t tried, but would try. This doesn’t seem to be the case for me–the “tried it” entries dominate, and “will not try it” and the very few “would try it” items are roughly equal in size. I wonder if I should just make an effort to cross off the rest of those…
Here’s the meme:
- Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
- Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
- Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
- Optional extra: Post a comment here at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results.
I’ve added some italicized comments where they amused me.
The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:
- Venison
- Nettle tea (In Europe, as a hangover remedy.)
- Huevos rancheros
- Steak tartare
- Crocodile
- Black pudding (Irish grandparents who lived on a farm.)
- Cheese fondue (Dude, I lived in Switzerland for a while.)
Carp(I don’t eat fish.)- Borscht
- Baba ghanoush (All the time–it seems to come along with hummus and tzatziki, both things I love.)
- Calamari (By accident. I was drinking, but not enough to explain this.)
- Pho
- PB&J sandwich
- Aloo gobi
- Hot dog from a street cart (I’ve even done this in Manhattan. For the record, the NYC street dog doesn’t stand up to the Dawgfather.)
- Epoisses (If there was more cheese on this list, I would kick ass.)
- Black truffle (Hell, my daughter could cross this one off.)
- Fruit wine made from something other than grapes (I probably have a dozen such bottles in the house right now. It was mostly a phase.)
- Steamed pork buns (I’m assuming this is Cha siu baau and not some weird Philly thing.)
- Pistachio ice cream
- Heirloom tomatoes
- Fresh wild berries
- Foie gras (I didn’t care for it.)
- Rice and beans
- Brawn, or head cheese (Irish grandparents who lived on a farm–and if I had been a little older I would have said no for sure.)
Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper(Does use as an ingredient count? Or do I have to just eat one? ‘cuz I’m not doing that.)- Dulce de leche
Oysters(No fish, no bugs, no rocks.)- Baklava
- Bagna cauda (Stinking Rose, baby.)
- Wasabi peas
- Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl (Yeah, I violated the “no rocks” rule for this. Once.)
- Salted lassi (I’ve had mango, but I’ve never even heard of “salted”.)
- Sauerkraut (Blech.)
- Root beer float
- Cognac with a fat cigar (I’ve only done this once, but it was a Cohiba Espléndido with a grand champagne cognac from Gaston de Casteljac)
- Clotted cream tea
- Vodka jelly/Jell-O
- Gumbo (Chicken and smoked pork, but not any fishy stuff.)
- Oxtail
- Curried goat
Whole insects- Phaal (I routinely order the hottest dishes when I go to an Indian place.)
- Goat’s milk
- Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more (Lots of times. Lots.)
Fugu(No fish. Especially raw. Extra-especially poison.)- Chicken tikka masala
Eel(I’m counting this as a fish.)- Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut (Too greasy. Blech.)
Sea urchin(I’m counting this as a fish.)- Prickly pear (I am curious here.)
- Umeboshi (And also here.)
Abalone(No rocks from the sea.)- Paneer
- McDonald’s Big Mac Meal (Once. About 25 years ago. Even when I ate there, I was more about the Quarter Pounder–that special sauce is even more gross than McMeat.)
- Spaetzle
- Dirty gin martini
- Beer above 8% ABV (Most weeks, at least one at poker.)
- Poutine (Also, the extra-deadly version made with shredded mozzarella and St. Hubert‘s liquid MSG barbecue sauce.)
- Carob chips
- S’mores
Sweetbreads(Gaaah!)Kaolin(No rocks. No clay.)- Currywurst (Maybe if I still had occasional nights on the beer–seems like something you’d get from a street vendor during the Homing Pigeon Stumble.)
- Durian (I am curious about the smell–I’ve read about this a lot, but never experienced it.)
Frogs’ legs- Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake (If that were four different questions, I could say yes to each one.)
- Haggis
- Fried plantain
Chitterlings, or andouillette- Gazpacho
Caviarand blini- Louche absinthe
- Gjetost, or brunost
Roadkill- Baijiu
- Hostess Fruit Pie
- Snail (Enough garlic and I’ll try anything once.)
- Lapsang souchong
- Bellini
- Tom yum
- Eggs Benedict
- Pocky
- Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant. (I wish.)
- Kobe beef
- Hare
- Goulash (In Budapest, no less.)
- Flowers
- Horse
- Criollo chocolate
- Spam
Soft shell crab(No bugs.)- Rose harissa
Catfish- Mole poblano (I’ve even made this.)
- Bagel and
lox(No fishy stuff–especially not this.) Lobster Thermidor(No bugs.)- Polenta
- Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
- Snake
So, I think that’s 70 “tried it”, 17 “will not try it”, and 13 “would try it” items (some I’m very interested in, and some I can conceive of trying, but I’m not rushing out to find).
That seventy seems strong until you realize that I was crushed by a fictional character. Hell, even McElhatton snuck ahead of me–albeit by just one item. It’s almost enough to make me go try to find a prickly pear or something.
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