[Sca-cooks] The Omnivore's Hundred

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

On Sep 7, 2008, at 10:51 AM, Kingstaste wrote:

> bold those you have tried, strikethrough those you
> wouldn't eat on a bet.
> 2a) Italicize any item you'll never eat again.
> 2b) Asterisk any items you'd be interested in trying but have not yet.
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>  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
> 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
> 27. Dulce de leche
> 28. Oysters
> 29. Baklava (Both Greek and Persian)
> 30. Bagna cauda
> 31. Wasabi peas
> 32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl (not in a sourdough bowl, why  
> would anyone do that?)
> 33. Salted lassi
> 34. Sauerkraut
> 35. Root beer float
> 36. Cognac with a fat cigar
> 37. Clotted cream tea
> 38. Vodka jelly
> 39. Gumbo
> 40. Oxtail
> 41. Curried goat
> 42. Whole insects (* mild but not compelling interest)
> 43. Phaal (but I'd stake my local Bangladeshi place's vindaloo  
> against it for heat)
> 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 (Christianna, where's the wheat in this? It's cheese.)
> 55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal (I'm so ahsamed!)
>
> 56. Spaetzle
> 57. Dirty gin martini
> 58. Beer above 8% ABV
> 59. Poutine
> 60. Carob chips
> 61. S’mores
> 62. Sweetbreads
> 63. Kaolin  (does kaopectate count?)
> 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 (depends on lots of variables, but unlikely)
> 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
> 94. Catfish
> 95. Mole poblano
> 96. Bagel and lox
> 97. Lobster Thermidor
> 98. Polenta
> 99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
> 100. Snake
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> Plus 1: a balut  Try it IF YOU DARE! (in practice nothing to write  
> home about, but conceptually gross)

Adamantius



"Most men worry about their own bellies, and other people's souls,  
when we all ought to worry about our own souls, and other people's  
bellies."
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