I think I'll call you appetite

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:59:27 GMT

As with my previous meme post, a little something something for the benefit of my friend jbacardi...

Andrew Wheeler posted this challenge on the Very Good Taste blog. Here are the rules:

1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
4) Optional extra: Post a comment at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results.

For the most part, where something is neither bold nor crossed out, you may assume I'm eager to try the food item in question at least once, whenever the opportunity presents itself. I've also added a few notes. Wheeler's original post includes links to descriptions of some of the more obscure items.

The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:

01. Venison
02. Nettle tea (I'd try it but wouldn't expect to care for it)
03. Huevos rancheros
04. Steak tartare
05. Crocodile
06. Black pudding
07. Cheese fondue
08. Carp
09. 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 (I've had other hot peppers raw, but not this one)
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi (I've only had sweet lassi)
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. ~~Cognac with a fat cigar~~
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka Jell-O (Doesn't entice me, but I'd try it once)
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk (I'm not sure, I may have had this)
45. ~~Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more~~
46. ~~Fugu~~ (From everything I've read, it's overrated.)
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi (I keep seeing these but never get around to trying them)
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine (I've certainly had things like it, but not the "real thing")
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
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~~
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 (I've always been curious)
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

If anyone picks up on this, let me know in a comment!

Resolved

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:20:30 GMT

In 2008, rab62 resolves to...

Spend less time on futurama.
Become a better xtc.
Get back in contact with some old comics.
Go to the venture brothers every month.
Cut down on my breathing.
Ask my boss for a jbacardi.