The VGT's Omnivore's Hundred

I saw this on another blog and stolt it--here's how it works:



1) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
2) Cross out or red any items that you would never consider eating.
3) Optional extras: 2 stars for your favorites!



The VGT's Omnivore's Hundred

1. Venison* (I’m from the Midwest so I’ve had this every which way and it’s very good)
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* (probably more often than I should)
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* (about the only thing on this list that I didn’t like)
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche*
28. Oysters**(my dad and I used to have oyster eating contests)
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas*
32. Clam Chowder in Soudough Bowl*
33. Salted lassi (Tried sweet, but never salted)
34. Sauerkraut**(everyone knows this, but I won a sauerkraut eating contest in high school)
35. Root beer float*
36. Cognac with a fat cigar (I can’t say that I’ve had the two together, but I’ve definitely had them both).
37. Clotted Cream Tea (is this clotted cream? had that, but never in tea)
38. Vodka Jelly/Jell-O*
39. Gumbo*
40. Oxtail*
41. Curried goat (I love goat meat, but have never had it curried)
42. Whole Insects
43. Phaal*
44. Goat’s milk* (I even milked the old gal)
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth $120 or more*
46. Fugu (maybe on our trip to Japan next month?)
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
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs*
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake (whohoo, Ozark Empire Fair!)
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings or andouillette
71. Gazpacho*
72. Caviar and blini**
73. Absinthe*
74. Gjetost or brunost**
75. Roadkill*(I’m sure there has been a squirrel one my plate somewhere along the line)
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie*
78. Snail**
79. Lapsang Souchong
80. Bellini*
81. Tom Yum
82. Eggs Benedict**
83. Pocky*
84. 3 Michelin Star Tasting Menu (someday, French Laundry, someday)
85. Kobe beef*
86. Hare *
87. Goulash**(Mimi makes a mean one)
88. Flowers*
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab*
93. Rose harissa (I love harissa, but don’t believe I’ve had a rose variety)
94. Catfish*
95. Mole poblano*
96. Bagel and lox**(one of the greatest reasons for living in nyc)
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta*
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee*
100. Snake (although I would try absolutely anything, if this were in its original form, I would pass (out))