The Omnivore's Hundred is a list of foods the gastronome Andrew Wheeler thinks everyone should try at least once in their lives.
The rules of the meme: bold those you have tried, strike through those you wouldn't eat on a bet.
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2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
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5.
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7. Cheese fondue
8. Bread pudding
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11.
12.
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.
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23.
24. Rice and beans
25.
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28.
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda (I'd try it, but without the anchovies.)
31. Wasabi peas
32.
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float (I would love one right now, in fact.)
36. Cognac
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly
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40.
41.
42.
43.
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
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47.
48.
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50.
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53.
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.
63. Kaolin (as in kaolin CLAY?? I guess I'd eat it... in very small doses.)
64.
65. Durian
66.
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68.
69. Fried plantain (yum... tajadas)
70.
71. Gazpacho
72.
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75.
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78.
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81.
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant
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86.
87.
88. Flowers
89.
90. Criollo chocolate
91.
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94.
95. Mole poblano
96.
97.
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee (I'm all about the Honduran coffee, but would try.)
100.
1 comment:
What is wrong with this list? How can it be complete without sashimi? And you really should try venison. We miss you!
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