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I found this on Veronica’s lovely foodie blog (I'm looking forward to meeting you tomorrow, Veronica).
It’s quite popular on the foodie blogs so here’s a go. There are some very ordinary things here and some rather odd and probably dangerous ones too – I never considered myself an adventurous eater and I really think a poisonous fish is a step (chew?) too far, but I’ve tried more than I would have thought. It’s actually given me some ideas to have a go at some other things too. I have to confess that I had to look a few things up on google!
Here’s how it works:
1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
4) Optional extra: Post a comment at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results.
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare (admittedly I opted for the partly cooked version and it was only a taste of someone else's!)
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho (Vietnamese beef soup – I love Vietnamese food but haven’t ever tried this one)
13. PB&J sandwich -(Peanut butter, yes; jam/jelly, yes, but together??? perleeese!)
14. Aloo gobi (Indian potato curry)
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses (many an odd cheese but not this one - yet)
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes (Home made elderberry )
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes (At least I think I've just grown some!!)
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans25. Brawn, or head cheese (bleugh!)
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper (I’m not that stupid)
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters (lightly grilled with garlic and shallot butter - yum)
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda (Should do, it sounds lovely)
31. Wasabi peas (We’ve made wasabi chicken but never tried peas)
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl (Clam Chowder but not the sourdough bowl)
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36.
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O (I really must try it though!)
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 (Please note I did not buy said bottle)46. Fugu (can’t understand why you would want to)
47. Chicken tikka masala48. Eel (too much like snakes for my liking!)
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut (yuk)50. Sea Urchin (no way!)
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi53. Abalone
54. Paneer (Indian cheese)
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal (how embarrassing to admit)
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini (sounds quite disgusting, gimme a g&t any day)
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine (Also sounds quite disgusting)
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores (??)
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette (accidentally on French OU summer school in
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill (poor deer)
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie (half a point methinks as
78. Snail (I was persuaded to try one by a friend, shared half a one with someone else, we both agreed that they are quite revolting – Jon quite likes them though)
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky (I hadn’t even heard of it until now)
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant (Oh, in my dreams!)
85.
86. Hare (Nooooo! We have them in the field here, rarely but they are so lovely)
87. Goulash
88. Flowers89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate (At least I think so)
91. Spam (Lord, school dinner spam fritters!)
92. Soft shell crab (much to my surprise I really liked it - probably because it was served up at a wonderful restaurant in
93. Rose harissa (Yes to harissa, we use it all the time, but not with rose petals)
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox - not together though
97. Lobster Thermidor (Lobster yes but Thermidor-ed nope)
98. Polenta (Didn't like it much - must try a different recipe)
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee100. Snake
Well, that’s just 67 out of 100. With 9 I wouldn’t consider, that leaves me plenty to seek out and try. I really look forward to number 84.
Note to self – find rich man to take me out to dinner!
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