Omnivore Offerings

One of the food blogs that I read had a list of The Omnivore's Hundred, so I thought that I would share it here, too. I tend to try a variety of foods, yet there are some with which I can barely eat at the same table. But apparently, if you're a truly good omnivore, you will have tried it all. The original blogger is from the UK, where I don't think they have the greatest food anyway, but it seems that he's tried lots of different stuff.

Vegetarians, just turn away now. Meat and potatoes types, good luck! Feel free to share your own results here or on your blog.

Items that I've tried are in BOLD. Items that I really enjoy have ***, and items that I will be staying away from, probably forever, are marked in italics.

The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
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
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 with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
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
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
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin (can't figure out what this is, except for clay, or an ingredient in Kaopectate)
64. Currywurst
65. Durian (really want to, though, aside from its powerful odor)
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake***
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain***
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette (I've had this Filipino style)
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
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
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox***
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

Yes, I had to look up a lot of those on Wikipedia or Google.

My score: 47