100 Foods You Should Eat Before You Die, The Omnivore Project, How Are You Doing?

[Jingthing]

Well this is just for fun, I reckon. The idea is pretty clear. There is this list of foods you are "supposed" to eat before you die. I've included the base list to copy and paste, and the list showing my progress. I was a little conservative in my claims, there are a few cases where I might have tried the food but not certain so didn't claim those.

http://www.omnivore100project.com/what-is-the-omnivores-100/

The base list. If you want to play, copy and paste the base list and make your claims by formatting the ones you've tried with something different and/or adding an indicator as I did. I just used Y for YES.

BTW, overall I think this is a pretty good list but obviously it's culturally biased towards westerners. Also there are some of things I've never heard of. I like the idea of learning about interesting new foods I've never tried or even heard of.

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

30. Bagna cauda

31. Wasabi peas

32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl

33. Salted lassi

34. Sauerkraut

35. Root beer float

36. Cognac with a fat cigar

37. Clotted cream tea

38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O

39. Gumbo

40. Oxtail

41. Curried goat

42. Whole insects

43. Phaal

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

55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal

56. Spaetzle

57. Dirty gin martini

58. Beer above 8% ABV

59. Poutine

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

98. Polenta

99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee

100. Snake

My list:

1. Venison Y

2. Nettle tea

3. Huevos rancheros Y

4. Steak tartare

5. Crocodile

6. Black pudding

7. Cheese fondue Y

8. Carp

9. Borscht Y

10. Baba ghanoush Y

11. Calamari Y

12. Pho Y

13. PB&J sandwich Y

14. Aloo gobi Y

15. Hot dog from a street cart Y

16. Epoisses

17. Black truffle

18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes Y

19. Steamed pork buns Y

20. Pistachio ice cream Y

21. Heirloom tomatoes Y

22. Fresh wild berries Y

23. Foie gras Y

24. Rice and beans Y

25. Brawn, or head cheese

26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper

27. Dulce de leche Y

28. Oysters Y

29. Baklava Y

30. Bagna cauda

31. Wasabi peas

32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl Y

33. Salted lassi Y

34. Sauerkraut Y

35. Root beer float Y

36. Cognac with a fat cigar

37. Clotted cream tea

38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O

39. Gumbo Y

40. Oxtail Y

41. Curried goat Y

42. Whole insects

43. Phaal

44. Goat’s milk

45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more

46. Fugu

47. Chicken tikka masala Y

48. Eel Y

49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut Y

50. Sea urchin Y

51. Prickly pear Y

52. Umeboshi

53. Abalone Y

54. Paneer Y

55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal Y

56. Spaetzle Y

57. Dirty gin martini

58. Beer above 8% ABV

59. Poutine

60. Carob chips Y

61. S’mores Y

62. Sweetbreads

63. Kaolin

64. Currywurst

65. Durian Y

66. Frogs’ legs Y

67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake Y

68. Haggis

69. Fried plantain Y

70. Chitterlings, or andouillette Y

71. Gazpacho Y

72. Caviar and blini Y

73. Louche absinthe

74. Gjetost, or brunost

75. Roadkill

76. Baijiu

77. Hostess Fruit Pie Y

78. Snail

79. Lapsang souchong

80. Bellini

81. Tom yum Y

82. Eggs Benedict Y

83. Pocky

84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant. Y

85. Kobe beef

86. Hare

87. Goulash Y

88. Flowers Y

89. Horse

90. Criollo chocolate

91. Spam Y

92. Soft shell crab Y

93. Rose harissa

94. Catfish Y

95. Mole poblano Y

96. Bagel and lox Y

97. Lobster Thermidor

98. Polenta Y

99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee

100. Snake

Edited March 1, 2013 by Jingthing

[endure]

I'm very fond of steamy buns myself.

[endure]

Where's the dog and rat curries on that list? Surely some mistake?

[Jingthing]

I'm a little embarrassed about some of those I couldn't tick. For example, steak tartare. I'm paranoid about raw beef. Also sweetbreads. I know they must taste great but the idea grosses me out. Clearly many more have tried horse without knowing it.

Edited March 1, 2013 by Jingthing

[endure]

Clearly many more have tried horse without knowing it.

Practically the whole of the United Kingdom by the looks of it

[MiG16]

Ok, I'll bite....at first glance was surprised I've tried quite a number in the list. So here goes

1. Crocodile

2. Black pudding

3.. Cheese fondue

4. Baba ghanoush

5. Calamari

6. Pho

7. PB&J sandwich

8. Aloo gobi

9. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes

10. Steamed pork buns

11. Pistachio ice cream

12. Fresh wild berries

13. Foie gras

14. Rice and beans (not sure if this is a specific dish, or just any kind of rice with any kind of beans?)

15. Dulce de leche

16. Oysters

17. Baklava

18. Wasabi peas

Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl (not in sourdough bowl though, so not counting this one )

19. Salted lassi

20. Sauerkraut

21. Root beer float

22. Cognac with a fat cigar (ok I'm cheating, it was a thin cigar)

23. Clotted cream tea

24. Gumbo (a very recent taste)

25. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more

26. Chicken tikka masala

27. Eel

28. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut

29. Abalone

30.Paneer

31. Spaetzle

Carob chips (not chips, but the liquid form of it. Claimed to be a chocolate substitute. Doesn't work for me

Durian - trying to forget I tried the preserved version, so not counting this either

32. Frogs’ legs

33. Haggis

34. Gazpacho

35. Snail

36. Bellini

37. Tom yum

38. Eggs Benedict

39. Pocky

40. Goulash

41. Flowers

Horse (not sure )

42. Soft shell crab

43. Catfish

44. Lobster Thermidor

45. Polenta

Getting to the end of the list, have to say while I've tried the above, can't claim to have enjoyed all of them

[Jingthing]

BTW, here is the Chinese food specific version of a 100 foods must try list:

http://appetiteforchina.com/100-chinese-foods-to-try-before-you-die/

[smokie36]

How come Poutain made the list and Arbroath Smokie misses out?

Anyway I have tried both.

JT....get some spicy black pudding....your life will not be complete until you taste this.

[Sigurris]

81 tried. not bad. But there was stuff I don't know on the list so i don't know if I have tried it.

[steve down under]

Number 99 on the list Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee I found some in the Central Market in Adelaide selling for something like AU$ 200 a kilo and they will apparently do you a freshly ground single shot espresso for something like AU$ 20 a cup neddless to say I passed or was that passed out ?

[N47HAN]

Well most of europe can tick horse now

[poanoi]

Somehow you managed to leave out Bearnaise sauce with a steak, and Cloudberries,

also forgotten is rhubarb pie with custard

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubus_chamaemorus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9arnaise_sauce

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhubarb

Edited March 16, 2013 by poanoi

[Payboy]

No Somtum?

[Hedghog]

Add these.

BBQ rat,Thailand.Turtle soup,Caribbean.Kangaroo steak,Oz.Fish and chips,scotch eggs,pickled eggs,deep fried Mars bar,apple pie with fresh clotted cream,bubble and squeak ,Uk.Caviar,Russia.

[smokie36]

You should keep a low profile on this thread my prickly friend!

[Swiss1960]

You missed too many things, Jinthing, you have a way to go…

Horse is a perfect meet... Kobe beef is very special and you can get it in Pattaya (at Bruno’s)... Crocodile and snake just are perfectly tasty and soft when cooked well by Chinese, I enjoyed it while in SF... steak tartare is great when spicy with some cognac but requires perfect filet mignon to make... truffle (black and white) give the pasta just the perfect finish... single malts are my favourites and yes, I do have some pretty expensive bottles, the most expensive is my birthday bottle (1960 Strathisla Speyside at around 400 GB£)

[Hedghog]

You should keep a low profile on this thread my prickly friend!

Why is that then Smoke.

Isn't my choice of cuisine high brow enough.

[Hedghog]

In the Chinese list.

Shark fin soup was missing,also monkey brains.both Chinese delicacies.

[ThaidDown]

Surprised that I had eaten most on the original list. Was surprised that 'Pocky' was included, had to press the link in case it was some exotic food that I was unaware of, but no it was standard 'Pocky'. Yes have eaten it.

Glad 'Monkey Brains' not included in Chinese list, have been offered it a few times in HKG but always declined. I do eat animal meat but that is going too far. (imho)

[Payboy]

Deserves a mention here. Bit of dirt never hurt anybody and always good to build immunity.

[Chicog]

Surprised that I had eaten most on the original list. Was surprised that 'Pocky' was included, had to press the link in case it was some exotic food that I was unaware of, but no it was standard 'Pocky'. Yes have eaten it.

Glad 'Monkey Brains' not included in Chinese list, have been offered it a few times in HKG but always declined. I do eat animal meat but that is going too far. (imho)

Lightly sauteed lambs brains are a bit of an Arab delicacy, too.

They probably think it makes them more cleverer, like.