Would you eat it? Have you eaten it?

*Stolen from Shelby (who crossed off way to many things!)

Here’s a chance for a little interactivity for all the bloggers out there. Below is a list of 100 things that I think every good omnivore should have tried at least once in their life. The list includes fine food, strange food, everyday food and even some pretty bad food – but a good omnivore should really try it all. Don’t worry if you haven’t, mind you; neither have I, though I’ll be sure to work on it. Don’t worry if you don’t recognize everything in the hundred, either; Wikipedia has the answers.

Here’s what I want you to do:

1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten. (You can add an * for your favorites.)
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating (or underline, if crossing out isn’t an option).
4) Optional extra: Post a comment here at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results.

The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea - I didn’t know you could make tea with Nettles.  I’m just used to getting stung by them!
3. Huevos rancheros - does the Bob Evan’s Border Scramble count?
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue*
8. Carp (who eats carp?  They are so bony!)
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari*
12. Pho (bleh!)
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Époisses de Bourgogne
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 (Mango Lassi) - Bhang Lassi looks interesting!
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar*
37. Clotted cream tea – sounds delicious!
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 This appears to be dirt.
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs – Really does taste like chicken
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
75. Roadkill This doesn’t seem healthy
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 - I’m counting wild rabbit
87. Goulash
88. Flowers – Honeysuckle*
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish – Bullhead*
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox* – only fresh lox, those store bought spreads are gross
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

Well, I only crossed out three, and two of them aren’t actually food.  I would love to try a raw scotch bonnet pepper, but I don’t want my tongue literally burned and I don’t want to even think about the pain that would induce later on.  If it came down to it, I could work my way up to a Scotch Bonnet, but the best I can do now is Habenero.

The rest of it I’d definitely try.  I might not like it, but I’d try it.

*EDIT – 6/18/2009:  I’ve eaten a few more things on the list!