September 14, 2008

MY HUNDREDTH

Hehe, I realised it was my hundredth post after I decided to do this activity. And now I see how perfectly fitting it is!
I sometimes read blogs about food (because I looove food) and while reading one of these I found the following, 100-themed activity:

*ahem* 
THE OMNIVORE'S HUNDRED

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 http://www.verygoodtaste.co.uk/ (or here) linking to your results.

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 results add up to 45/100 which ain't so bad considering how arbitrary and varied the options are. I'm not going to "tag" anyone in this because a) wouldn't know who to tag and b) do it if you like. It's actually kind of fun, especially when you have to look up some of those foods and start making little mental notes of what to try.

Don't ask why I've eaten a whole insect. It involves quite a bit of immaturity, an out of control game of truth-or-dare, and a little bit of emotional scarring.

2 comments:

Stefanie said...

I've seen this before and think it's fabulous. But I need them to make a "Vegetarian's Hundred"!

Marina said...

ha, they should. You could always substitute a few of the items....and veggies might have more options (in a backward-sounding way)
sub Steak tartare for.....tofu tartare?