Monday, August 25, 2008

The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred

Here we go...
(courtesy of Very Good Taste)

The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:

1. Venison - Yum! Had some in Chez Patrick on Sun Street not very long ago.
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue - Every time we go skiing (tried it at home - took about a week to clean the pan)
8. Carp - don't think I could do a fresh water fish
9. Borscht - can't do beetroots, an I know it's Russian but the sound of the word always makes me think of the Swedish Chef from the Muppets.
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari - hard to find good stuff unkes nestled apoon a greek island I think
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses - Mmmmmmmm
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns - Bring on the clouds I say
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes - E's mum's count I'm sure - Tuscan-sun warmed
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper - much as I love chillies, no
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters - bad I know, but I can't do the texture
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi - uck
34. Sauerkraut - prefer kimchi
35. Root beer float - uck again
36. Cognac with a fat cigar - rude not to?
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 - the cheese tastes furry enough for me
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 - had a similar Chinese thing
53. Abalone - you can't move for these things here, but no
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini - rather a twist though
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blinis
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu - on a train from Lhasa to Beijing
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong - tastes like a sort of horse lineament
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three star restaurant - I will
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam - school dinners anyone?
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake - the season is about to start..

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