The Omnivore's Hundred
Updates:
33. Salted lassi - August 19, 2008 - Like drinking salted cream
43. Phaal - August 29, 2008 - The spiciness hits your tongue right away and then it becomes tingly and then vinegary and then goes away. It’s hot, but not my kind of hot.
79. Lapsang souchong - September 2008 - Good tea
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I’ve crossed out the ones I’ve tried. There are 25 I haven’t, but I can’t see why the teas, cheeses, Indian food and chocolate can’t be done before the end of August 2008.
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea - I’ve added to my Next list; it can’t be too hard, right?
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue - I’m not a big fan of fondue though
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 - I just had my recent one yesterday!
16. Epoisses - Next on the Next list now
17. Black truffle - Does a sprinkling count?
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream - Really? This made the list?
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans - Who made this list!?
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper - Only pickled
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda - I don’t even enjoy fondue, but I’ll try it when I make it to Italy
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi - Third on my Next list now!
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar - Cognac, yes; with a cigar, no
37. Clotted cream tea - I can’t recall if I had it while in Ireland during the many tea times
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O - Easily done, no? I’ve made my own sake gelee, though
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects - Beetles from the Philippines and chapulines from Oaxaca
43. Phaal - Wikipedia says I can order it from Brick Lane Curry House in New York City, so I shall
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu - I would love to!
47. Chicken tikka masala - Seriously? This is also on the list?
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi - I’m pretty sure I’ve had these plums before
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini - Always
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips - I’m gonna have to ask the African store down my street
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin - Where I can find clay?
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis - I can’t wait to try this
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette - Does Filipino style count?
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini - I never had them together
73. Louche absinthe - I’m trying to recall if I tried absinthe in Amsterdam
74. Gjetost, or brunost - That’s two cheeses on the list
75. Roadkill - Seriously?
76. Baijiu - Hello, I date a Korean
77. Hostess Fruit Pie - Fine; I’ll buy one tomorrow
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong - It sounds familiar, but that makes two teas on the list
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse - I wished I bought the horse meat while I was in Iceland
90. Criollo chocolate - I’m sure I can eat this with the cheeses and teas the next few weeks
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa - I ate a lot of harissa in Tunisia, but I doubt the rose variety
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor - Seems like a waste of lobster
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake
List from Very Good Taste
