1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you've eaten.
3) Italicize any items that you would never consider eating.
64/100 My Omnivore's Hundred:
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea - from stinging nettle plant - used for medicinal purposes
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding - this ain't no Jell-o pudding cup, kids.
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht - Russian cabbage soup
10. Baba ghanoush - eggplant dip usually served w/ pita or over rice
11. Calamari - squidilly squid
12. Pho - a Vietnamese rice-noodle dish
13. PB&J sandwich (although I don't really care for it)
14. Aloo gobi - a dry Indian curry w/ potatoes and cauliflower
15. Hot dog from a street cart (but sadly not in NY)
16. Epoisses - pungent French unpasteurized cheese
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 - duck liver pate
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn or head cheese (would have to get hammered with Tony Bourdain)
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche - tasty Mexican milk-based syrup/candy... kind of like caramel but so much better.
28. Oysters ( = love)
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda - A hot Italian (sausage...hehehe) dip of olive oil, garlic, anchovies and butter - served like fondue.
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl (in New England, no less)
33. Salted lassi - A popular and traditional North Indian drink originating from the Punjab region. It is made by blending yogurt with water, salt, pepper, ice and spices until frothy. 34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float (I hate root beer)
36. Cognac with a fat cigar (have had separately)
37. Clotted Cream Tea (sounds dangerous...)
38. Vodka Jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal (super f-ing hot curry w/ Indian chili peppers - must go there and try)
44. Goat's milk (I've had cheese & yogurt...not milk)
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth $120 or more (sigh)
46. Fugu (pufferfish - if you eat the wrong part it's paralysis-inducing / deadly)
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi - Japanese pickled plums
53. Abalone - medium to large sea snails
54. Paneer - The most common Persian and South Asian cheese. It is unaged, acid-set, non-melting farmer cheese made by curdling heated milk with lemon juice or other food acid.
55. McDonald's Big Mac Meal (Nevaaaaar!!!!!)
56. Spaetzle - German dumpling - kind of like gnocchi
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine - French fries topped with cheese curds, covered with brown gravy (I smell Canadian...) 60. Carob chips
61. S'mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin - a specially formulated spray applied to fruits, vegetables and other vegetation to repel or deter insect damage. A traditional use is to soothe an upset stomach similar to the way parrots (and later, humans) originally used it. Until the early 1990s it was the active substance of anti-diarrhea medicine Kaopectate. (I guess we've all accidentally had this?) 64. Currywurst - hot German sausage seasoned w/ curry and sometimes ketchup
65. Durian - a Southeast Asian fruit known for its horrendous smell - it's banned in major cities and even Andrew Zimmer won't touch that shit. Supposedly it tastes awesome though. If I could half-italicize this I would.
66. Frogs' legs (one of my favorite foods as a kid)
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis - A Scottish dish, usually involving sheep's heart, liver and lungs, minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices and salt, mixed with stock and boiled in the animal's stomach (or bladder!!!) for three hours.
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings or andouillette - fancy way of saying pig intestines (chitlins, y'all)
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost or brunost - Norwegian whey cheese
75. Roadkill - although I have had squirrel that my uncle shot...tastes (seriously) like chicken.
76. Baijiu - Chinese hard liquor
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang Souchong - Chinese smoked black tea
80. Bellini
81. Tom Yum - Thai hot & sour soup - tastyyyyy
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. 3 Michelin Star Tasting Menu (I didn't marry no doctor)
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa - Rose petals are one of over forty spices added to give this paste its unique aroma and complex, yet unmistakably spicy, taste. Harissa was originally a staple of Tunisian cooking but is used throughout North Africa as a seasoning or condiment. It has a hot kick to it but the rose petals in the sauce provide a unique balance to the chilli heat. 94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake
Currently
listening
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Radical Connector
By
Mouse on Mars
Release date: 2004-08-24
This summer I have discovered my inner itamae. I have also discovered that if you want optimal friend support/enthusiasm for your new hobby, make sure it involves something tasty and delicious. Maybe next summer I'll take up brewing things...
Anywho, peep my latest platter of noms:
If any of you would like to try your hand at becoming either 1) a deep-sea fisherperson or 2) a sneaky fish monger at Wholefoods, please let me know.
Currently
listening
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Visiter
By
The Dodos
Release date: 2008-03-18
This weekend was absolutely wonderful. We watched the most epic opening ceremonies of all time. We fed penguins. We ate schnitzel. We bought a big red chair. We brunched at Jean Farris. We took the long way home. We lost each other in Liquor Barn. We heard the most fabulous rendition of "God Bless America" to ever grace Applebees Park, and by that I mean that for a good 4 minutes I thought we were in a David Guest movie. I will upload pictures soon, but for now I will leave you with a tidbit of awesomeness:
Currently
listening
:
Passover
By
The Black Angels
Release date: 2006-04-11
I posted some pictures from our Michigan trip today. I still have an entire disposable camera full of bitching zoo pictures, but I'm having a hard time finding a place to develop real film. The photo guy at Meijer looked at me like I was a crazy person, which I am, but that's not the issue here.
the icing on the stress cake
Current mood: exhausted
There’s no adequate way for me to accurately describe the feeling of working 12+ hour days for an entire week and then waking up from a deep and much needed slumber at 1:00 in the morning to the sensation of a soggy head.
Never thought I’d say this, but...
Current mood: busy
I'm really glad I'm being monitored now.
For you see...
Our office building finally installed security cameras in the parking garage. I always thought that they were tucked away somewhere and no one would admit it, but today we got a mass e-mail saying that they would be installing them over the weekend. This makes me incredibly happy, especially with the advent of tax season.
And I just used the word "advent" in an informal blog. Someone please put me out of my nerd misery.
But in all seriousness, in how many CSI episodes (even of the shitty NY variety), horror flicks, and other random TV shows/movies (including a certain glorious film involving one Keyser Soze) have you seen some scary ass shit go down in a scene like this:
Now, will I still feel the need to carry my pepper spray with the safety off, make a fist with various keys spiked between my fingers, and check around my car for white vans with no windows and underneath it for stealthy creatures with Achilles-tendon-slicing knives every time I leave the building after hours? Well yes, I probably will. And I will definitely still experience that brief moment of terror at the thought that the locksmith of a serial killer in my back seat will slowly appear in my rear view mirror as I make my circles towards the exit gate.
But at least there will be someone on the other end with a donut who will get a good fucking laugh out of my paranoia.
Currently
listening
:
Inches
By
Les Savy Fav
Release date: 20 April, 2004
When I was sick as a little kid, I remember getting so incredibly excited when it was time to take my temperature. And to all you creepy pervs out there, we used the under-the-tongue method, thankyouverymuch. It's sad that I even need to make that disclaimer.
But anyway, my temperature was the ultimate gauge of just how many more days I could sleep on the couch, be cuddled and consoled by my mom, drink yummy juice from a twisty straw, live entirely off of chocolate pudding, and watch Back to the Future III, Sneakers, Sarah Plain and Tall as interpreted by the Hallmark channel, or any other movies my parents ripped from TV.
Taking my temperature as an adult is not fun in any way - especially when it creeps past 103. I have no one to pamper me, because John is sick too. We're out of juice. Pudding contains gelatenous animal products which creep me out. We do have just about every movie one could want, but my ass/back gets so sore from the couch that I keep having to get up and walk around. And then I get very dizzy and have to return to the uncomfortable couch.
Oh yeah, and I'm missing work. I HATE missing work.
I really hope this goes away before John's family comes on Saturday. There are treats to be baked and presents to be delivered.
Currently
listening
:
Five Star Motel
By
Andy Stochansky
Release date: 20 August, 2002
hungry
amused
accomplished
pensive
anxious
exhausted
busy
sick
