Here’s what I want you to do:
1) Copy this list into the blog, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:
1. Venison...from VT, so yeah
2. Nettle tea...good for allergies
3. Huevos rancheros...just made some last week for an impromptu brunch party, actually
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile (I think I've only had alligator)
6. Black pudding...sounds grody, but maybe good
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp...not sure
9. Borscht...make it all winter long
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart...far too many
16. Epoisses...what?
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream...know what I really loved as a kid? Pistachio pudding from a box. A color not found in nature.
21. Heirloom tomatoes...we're in that wonderful season right now
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras...expected to love it, but sooo rich
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper...dunno, maybe
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar...i hate cigars
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O...why don't they just say jello shots?
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...like an empty beer can at low tide
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine...really want to, though. We should organize a weekend to Montreal!
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores...lovely
62. Sweetbreads...Pete ordered these at a restaurant a few months ago and apparently didn't know what they were. What? He was grossed out so I got to eat the leftovers for lunch the next day.
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...one of my uncles once hit a deer w/ his truck and we totoally ate it
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
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
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa...not sure
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake...don't think I've had it
End Days
12 years ago
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The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:
1. Venison...never, even though my family is full of NRA poster children. Go figure.
2. Nettle tea...huh?
3. Huevos rancheros...a local bruncherie makes them best
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...dirty water dogs are a delicacy, I'll have you know!
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns...my favorite thing to do while waiting for the Chinatown bus
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
23. Foie gras...I get a craving for it once a year or so
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut...any hot dog that's grilled requires sauerkraut and ketchup. Ew all you want, people.
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O...why don't they just say jello shots?
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...they make me think of Penn Station
50. Sea urchin...weirdest texture. Ever.
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine...Haven't had it either, but I'm into the trip to Montreal! Girls weekend, perhaps?
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores...does a bear shit in the woods?
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake...I think someone said they should be their own food group, once. I agree.
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain...I miss Brooklyn
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini...I love Mike's French dissertation advisor
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie...has anyone met my fiance?
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict...our local taproom makes a version with local-made kielbasa instead of ham and adds carmelized onions...it's like heaven
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef...only in a burger, but it's goood
86. Hare
87. Goulash...another local place that's run by a dude whose eastern european mom makes this dish from scratch. So yummy.
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...Dear Bagel Hole, please move to Philly. Thanks. Love, Laura
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake
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