A British foodie recently came up with 100 things every Omnivore should eat before dying. What to try is so subjective, but the list is a fun start. I’ve crossed out what I’ve eaten and left blank the one’s I’ve yet to try. I can tell you I’m no rushing out for roadkill anytime soon.
Many of the foods are available locally without much looking. Others are more of a challenge (like Black Pudding, which I actually had at Oliveto). What would be on your 100?
1. Venison2. Nettle tea3. Huevos rancheros4. Steak tartare5. Crocodile (I’ll fudge and say Alligator counts.)6. Black pudding7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht10. Baba ghanoush11. Calamari12. Pho13. PB&J sandwich14. Aloo gobi15. Hot dog from a street cart16. Epoisses17. Black truffle18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes19. 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 pepper27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu47. Chicken tikka masalar
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pea52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong80. Bellini.
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant85. Kobe beef
86. Hare87. Goulashs
88. Flower
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate91. Spam Only if it’s fried!92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake
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