Irresistible meme: The Omnivore’s Hundred

This is only tangentially related to Korea (in that some of the foods on the list I’ve probably only tried because we are living here) but I had to post it. Most readers can probably tell I love food. And I couldn’t resist tallying my score on Very Good Taste’s Omnivore’s Hundred. (My count is 56, in case you’re wondering.)

To participate, you just need to copy the list to your blog, highlight the foods on it that you’ve tried, strike those that you wouldn’t even consider, and then, if you want, post a link back at the original post.

I’m semi-borrowing the practice of adding notes about the ones I’ve tried from Barbara at Tigers and Strawberries (where I found the list in the first place.) And, unlike the more adventurous eaters out there, I have included some strikes for those dishes I’d only consider eating if starvation were the other alternative.

My list is after the jump.

Tags: culture, food

The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:

1. Venison
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
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes - plum wine here in Korea. Very tasty.
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 - Why??
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas - pretty popular here
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut - Does kimchi count? It should. Oh well, I’ve tried the original version, too, anyway.
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar - loved the cognac, hated the cigar. Blech…
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
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 - Many, many times.
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips - Cannot think why this would be on the list. The ones I had were really unremarkable.
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, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky - But I had the Korean version, Pepero
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
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
100. Snake