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alandaviddoane, and a la ADD, I'm designating items that I have no idea what they are (and am too lazy to look up) with a ***. I won't strike through those items; if I knew what they were I might actually like them! It might help if I tell you that I absolutely cannot stand tomatoes, or salad dressing- mayonnaise, ranch, Italian, you name it. I tend to eat a salad raw dog or not at all.The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:
1. Venison (My uncle was an avid deer hunter before he was laid low by a stroke several years ago)
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush***
12. Pho (I know this is Thai or something, and although I've had several opportunities, I've never eaten Thai. I'm told it's good.)
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*** (I understand steamed, and I understand pork- I even understand buns. But all three together? Huh?)
20. Pistachio ice cream
22. Fresh wild berries
24. Rice and beans
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
29. Baklava***
30. Bagna cauda***
31. Wasabi peas (and these are different from plain old peas how exactly?)
33. Salted lassi***
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar (love to, but I have only drank cognac once and there were no cigars available)
37. Clotted cream tea*** (generally, unless you're talking blood, "clotted" is not good)
38. Vodka jelly (I know vodka, heaven knows, and I know jelly, but this sounds nasty. And made-up.)
39. Gumbo
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal***
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more (yes, please)
46. Fugu*** (HEY, fugu too!)
47. Chicken tikka masala***
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut (unlike 99.9% of the rest of Earth's population, I like these sugar-glazed calorie bombs at room temperature rather than warmed up. Warmed, they're just slimy and nasty.)
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi***
53. Abalone*** (I know Abalone the town)
54. Paneer***
56. Spaetzle***
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine***
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
63. Kaolin***
64. Currywurst***
65. Durian***
66. Frogs’ legs (I've had my chances, and have probably eaten worse, but so far, no)
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
69. Fried plantain***
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette***
71. Gazpacho***
72. Caviar and blini (I might try this, if it's ever offered)
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost***
76. Baijiu***
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
79. Lapsang souchong***
80. Bellini***
81. Tom yum***
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky (All the cool kids seem to love it, but I so far retain my pocky cherry)
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant. (yeah, sure, OK)
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare*** (...Krishna? Rama? Vishnu? OH! Rabbit!)
87. Goulash
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam (who hasn't?)
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
2008-08-14 12:09 am (UTC)
Steamed pork buns. Slightly longwinded recipe. Contains rising time, requires an afternoon, and will mess the shit out of at least one third of your kitchen.
I make these by the barrelful and freeze them and just steam however many I want in my rice cooker. They are godlike with a little cider vinegar-soy sauce-chili mix.
2008-08-14 12:22 am (UTC)
2008-08-14 02:10 am (UTC)
6. Mmmm, more black pudding for me!
10. Baba ghanoush is mashed eggplant and spices mixed with olive oil or tahini (sesame seed paste) most often eaten with pita bread.
46. Oh, come on, you know fugu! There was a whole Simpsons episode about it!
59. I could tell you what poutine is, but you wouldn't believe me that there's actually a name for it.
96. Come to New York and I am hooking you up.
2008-08-14 02:17 am (UTC)
Baba Ganoush doesn't sound that great.
No, I don't know fugu! Guess I missed that episode.
I think I'll have to look up poutine, though...
I've had bagels, goodness knows, but I have never eaten lox. If I ever get back up to NYC, I'll take you up on that!
2008-08-14 02:50 am (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Fish,_
That episode. Don't tell me you missed that.
2008-08-14 02:55 am (UTC)
2008-08-14 04:08 pm (UTC)
Black truffles are an expensive type of mushroom. The one they used specially trained pigs to find.
Steamed pork buns are pork bao, a Chinese treat. Super awesome tasting.
Baklava is a middle eastern dessert, made of flaky pastry, crushed pistachios, and enough honey to kill a diabetic on sight.
Lassi is an Indian drink made with yogurt. Never heard of salted lassi (although mango lassi is delicious).
Clotted cream is just a thick, spreadable cream.
Chicken tikka masala is a type of curry. Probably the most common along with vindaloo.
Umeboshi is Japanese pickled plums. They're really salty, and small (like pea-sized). Usually used as a garnish, or one on top of a bowl of rice for a traditional Japanese breakfast.
Abalone is a shellfish. You didn't know this? It's where pearls come from.
Paneer is an Indian cheese.
Spaetzle is a kind of noodle in the form of small lumps (rather than long strands).
Poutine is a Canadian specialty: french fries topped with gravy and cottage cheese. An arteriosclerotic delight!
Durian is a tropical fruit. It smells terrible (seriously, it makes people gag and airlines won't let you take it onboard), but it very tasty.
Plantains are closely related to bananas. Less sweet though.
Chitterlings are bits of pig intestine. Also called "chitlins".
Gazpacho is a classic cold soup.
Baijiu is Chinese hooch.
Lapsang souchong is a type of (real) tea, with a smoky flavor. Pretty easy to get at any decent cafe, usually.
Pocky is the most overrated candy in the world. Except for maybe black licorice ropes. They're okay, but doofy obsessive anime fans who think that everything that comes out of Japan is 100 times better than anything else ever praise it to high heaven.
Tom yum is a Thai hot and sour soup. Kaffir lime leaves are a major seasoning ingredient.
Mole is a savory Mexican sauce (say it "moh-lay") made with unsweetened chocolate, usually some nuts (recipes vary widely), and a zillion different spices. Usually chicken is stewed in it. It's delicious.
Polenta is just cornmeal mush, sometimes with small chunks of meat mixed in, formed into squares and pan-fried.
2008-08-15 12:40 am (UTC)
Some of these, like Baklava, I've actually heard of and was reminded after reading the description.
I've certainly heard of Chitlins, but I had forgotten the hoity-toity "Chitterlings" name.
I was totally unaware that "Abalone" was a shellfish. I've led a sheltered life.
2008-08-14 08:00 pm (UTC)
2008-08-15 12:41 am (UTC)