The omnivore meme, via oursin

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panjianlien's addition: italics for things I have cooked/prepared and/or eaten in my home kitchen



1. Venison
2. Nettle tea Only nice if you make it yourself, fresh, from young nettles.
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding I think so, anyway. I've certainly eaten Blut- and Grutzwurst, which are nearly the same thing, but German
7. Cheese fondue I prefer raclette, though (which I have cooked myself)
8. Carp I wouldn't say this is a never again, but I don't like it - muddy and bony. Very few freshwater fish are worth eating, in my view...
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari I'd say never again, but I'm informed that it is actually possible to prepare it so that it's not like eating rubber....
12. Pho No, but it sounds delicious (makes note to find Vietnamese restaurant)
13. PB&J sandwich I loathe peanut butter, and I don't think jam would help... waste of jam, really.
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart. Probably.
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes. My great uncle used to make raspberry and elderberry wine, until the time one batch exploded, and my great aunt banned it...
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes I am not entirely sure what this means. From an old breed? Probably.
22. Fresh wild berries Of course: how else would you get bramble jelly? (Also, wild strawberries are better than the farmed kind)
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese The smell and texture don't fill me with confidence, and since I discovered that the Americans call it head cheese, the thought makes me feel ill.
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava Food of the gods, in small doses...
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi Though I would always take sweet, given the choice.
34. Sauerkraut I quite fancy trying to make this myself (I mean, from scratch, not just opening a tin, which I have done), but any recipe which involves burying things at the bottom of the garden may be too much faff.
35. Root beer float I grew out of the phase where combining ice cream and fizzy drinks was a good idea at about the same time I stopped thinking that there was any excuse for Irn Bru other than sentiment (oh dear, Irn Bru floats...)
36. Cognac with a fat cigar I think that's a sinful wast of a decent drink, although I'd rather have whisky anyway.
37. Clotted cream tea Though as a Scot, I feel that scones with butter are actually better (and don't leave me feeling queasy)
38. Vodka jelly No thank you; even on Raisin Weekend, there are more interesting ways to get drunk.
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects Unless I was starving and there was really nothing else....
43. Phaal: Probably not; I prefer my curry to taste of something other than heat...
44. Goat’s milk: Only if no alternative short of rudeness. Goat's cheese can be lovely, though.
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more That isn't that difficult, if you have a decent bar handy (it's generally no more expensive than drinking cocktails, and I happen to like it more) The most expensive whisky I have tried was the 1979 Port Ellen, and yes, it was worth it.
46. Fugu I am a coward.
47. Chicken tikka masala Is there anyone under eighty in Britain who hasn't?
48. Eel Best smoked.
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin in sushi
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal I think so. Not getting struck, but it's another under the 'only if no forseeable alternative more than an hour away' heading
56. Spaetzle Made from scratch, using a Spätsle board. Very good, whether as a side dish or in the form of Käsespätzle or Linsen, Spätzle und Saitenwürstle (sausages); I've also cooked the latter, which I gather makes me almost civillised, by Swabian standards...
57. Dirty gin martini Though I'm not really a cocktail person, except for the odd G & T.
58. Beer above 8% ABV. Ditto cider.
59. Poutine. No thanks. Chips 'n' cheese used to be popular at school dinners, but it made me feel ill even then...
60. Carob chips Although come to think of it, I think it was grated.
61. S’mores Hm... rather have dampers, though.
62. Sweetbreads Though I suppose I might be persuaded to reconsider; I always considered tripe beyond the pale (it certainly is with milk), but I recently saw it done in a sourish brown gravy, and it looked almost edible.
63. Kaolin I must be missing something, because I cannot imagine why eating a major component of china is a good idea. Or is it like Prussian Blue, which I believe you should eat if you've been exposed to radioactivity?
64. Currywurst My current secret Hideous Vice. Golly, I'll miss them when I go back to the UK!
65. Durian: Some websites describe it as smelling of socks, others of Camembert. It's amazing how much more appetizing the latter sounds, even though they both mean more or less the samething!
66. Frogs’ legs I like frogs, and I suspect the texture would be unpleasant...
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis. Mmm, haggis. I don't want to talk about the time I exploded one, though.
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho Yum.
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe: Assuming that's like the Czech stuff, with wormwood; bit like cough syrup gone wrong, which was a great disappointment.
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill: I'll stick that under the 'only if desperate' category, though I suppose it depends what it was and how badly it was squashed. It would be quite tempting to take home venison or boar, though probably not advisable for hygiene reasons (and I'm pretty sure it's illegal round here)
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie: Well, I would if someone served me it, but otherwise... nah.
78. Snail I notice that I have strong texture, rather than taste issues...
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky I think so - that's the chocolate covered stick biscuits known as 'Mikado' in Europe, I believe. Not bad, but I'd rather have a chocolate digestive or a choco Leibniz
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare: I've had rabbit, and liked it, but I think my conscience would stop me eating hare. It's on the Red List, after all.
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse I've had salami which I'm pretty sure contained horse.
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam; Issues with cheap meat; issues with digesting very fatty food.
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano Though I'm not sure how authentic it was....
96. Bagel and lox Unless there's something particular about that sort of salmon which escapes me; I've had it with Gravadlax and with plain smoked.
97. Lobster Thermidor Though I must confess that I'm not keen on lobster.
98. Polenta Also, a friend of mine makes a lovely cake with the stuff.
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake: Why not? I assume that it 'tastes like chicken'....