Oh. Hi.

[melo_annechen]

Yeah, I've not been here... see, I have this job, and it thoroughly gets in the way of my computer time, and the even if it pays better than the one that lets me get involved in explosions and such, and I do want to keep the virtual houses so I have to let peoples swear at me without response, so then I come home and try to connect with family before diving into the grid, and well, the spice must be appeased (not that that is EVER a chore, but scheduling is an issue, sometimes) and OOH LOOK A MEME!

So because selensue and sff_corgi have been at this one, I am going to try it, and alter it slightly.

The Omnivore's Hundred is a list of foods the gastronomic Andrew Wheeler thinks everyone should try at least once in their lives.

The rules of the meme:
1) bold those you have tried,
2) strikethrough those you wouldn't eat on a bet.
3) Italicize any item you'll never eat again.
4) Asterisk any items you'd be interested in trying but have not yet.

and my addition, 5) Comment in brackets for the ones you have made for more than four people.

1. Venison [First Tavern Brawl with a feast, about 80 people, I think?]
2. Nettle tea*
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare*
5. Crocodile* (wrong side of the ocean - Alligator is good with mole sauce, who knew?)
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp* (if only for the scientific value - and trying to see if the cedar plank tastes better)
9. Borscht*
10. Baba ghanoush [made this once with my brother-in-law the hyper-mega-foodie for Yule]
11. Calamari (The squid, not the Ambassador!)
12. Pho* (had to look it up, but it seems all right)
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo wgobi* (Bzuh? okay maybe once.)
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses* ( a cheese, why do I get the feeling it may come under the Geneva convention chemical weapons list?)
17. Black truffle*
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes (musahaha - made it but did not share... except the cranberry sparkling melomel...)
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes (these were the only unadulterated tomatoes I could stand.)
22. Fresh wild berries (the blackberries on the hill at the Iroquois, and you had to get there before they sprayed.)
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans [Traveller's Fare at more than one event.]
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper (Just a bit of advice? Do not chase it with beer. Trust me.)
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava [I made choclava for 10 once... only the recipie said it served 30....]
30. Bagna cauda* (Had to look this one up, too - yes, please!)
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl (the Beer-Cheese soup was better.)
33. Salted lassi (I looked it up... nnnnnnnnot really sure yet)
34. Sauerkraut (Homemade is better than canned, but I don't like it enough to make it myself.)
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar (not at the same time, though)
37. Clotted cream tea * (Yes, Please!)
38. Vodka jelly
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects*
43. Phaal* (once, maybe... alcohol might need to be involved beforehand.)
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 * Hee. Cheap bento.
53. Abalone*
54. Paneer*
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal (If there isn't anything else, I suppose.)
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV (Made it once, as part of a committee, and it was still drinkable!)
59. Poutine * (Okay, once - but then we have fried green tomatoes!)
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores [And keeping 10 pounds of chocolate bars from melting AND safe from a Cub Scout pack until campfire? No easy task]
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst (You had to go ruin it with ketchup, didn't you?)
65. Durian (If the local public transportation system bans them... this is another one I may be forever too sober to try)
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros*, elephant ears or funnel cake (yes, they are all different!)
68. Haggis* (A proper one, not the one for the tourists)(Unless this is in the same range as mountain oysters.)
69. Fried plantain*
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini*
73. Louche absinthe** (Caledon has made me Curious.)
74. Gjetost, or brunost*
75. Roadkill (and not just the Yellow Peril Stew, either - the deer came out of nowhere.)
76. Baijiu* (dude, Chinese moonshine?)
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail (Agreed, garlic butter deserves a better fate than erasers)
79. Lapsang souchong (Now when I say "Earl Grey", you say "Yes Please!")
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum* (Hot'n'sour? Okay, I'll try it.)
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky (and do you have any IDEA how hard it was to develop a Pocky habit in the '80's in NASCAR country?)
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant*
85. Kobe beef*
86. Hare*
87. Goulash*
88. Flowers (Candied Violets, nice, but hard to come by these days)
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate*
91. Spam (Don't you lot start up again!) (Not really searching out Spam sushi, though)
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa*
94. Catfish (tried it once, was told it was GOOD catfish, was not impressed.
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox (In a NYC deli yet, and it was okay, but too spendy here.)
97. Lobster Thermidor*
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee (Prefer Costa Rican Peaberry, meself)
100. Snake

Comments

[jeffreycwells.livejournal.com]

Good to see you around. Keep in touch! *hug*

[ocean-state.livejournal.com]

Oh good lord. These 100 things-type memes always make me look like Joe Sixpack -- the literary ones and the gastronomique one. Despite what I think have been a decent number of edible adventures, I score pretty poorly.

I like fried plantains, though. That's a recent addition to my list of foods that I enjoy. Mmmm, starchy. :)