Very Good Taste's Ominvore's Hundred

Andrew at Very Good Taste came up with this play along blog game, "VGT Omnivore's Hundred".  You copy this whole thing including his instructions onto your blog and then link back in his comment section. This is fun--give it a whirl. 

How many of these things have YOU eaten?  Tell me in my comment section.

(Because a lot of the less familiar entries have been highlighted and underlined as they were linked to explanations--just click to get more info--I'll bold in black the foods I HAVE eaten, leaving the underlining denoting links,  and cross off the foods I wouldn't eat.)

   

Here’s what I want you to do:

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 here at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results.

The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:

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 (Deer that's been accidentally run over)
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

Drumroll please, my total is 65 things on the list I have eaten and only two I'd absolutely refuse.

Comments

[Rachel]

I don't even know what half that stuff is!

If you've never eaten Pho(and of course if you would like to) that Vietnamese restaurant-Bamboo next to Akins has really great beef pho.

What would you refuse?

[Kalyn]

I am impressed. I'm sure I haven't eaten nearly 65 of those things.

[Auntie M]

As expected, our list is uncannily alike. And your two refusals - snake and Scotch Bonnets or snake and Black Pudding - is that BLOOD Pudding? I might have eaten some of those other things I didn't have even a clue what they were - at least by their real name. But I can't believe you've never had oxtail soup. I'll see if I can remedy that!

[Auntie M]

Sorry, now I see you have insects marked off. I'm with you - don't do bugs or slugs. Just a personal perference. And I really think I'd have to be under the influence of something to try snake. It would have to look very un-snake-like.

[Glenna]

Rachel--Hey, there were some things I didn't know either and had to look up so don't feel bad! LOL!

I saw that restaurant just the other day! Thanks for the recommendation. That would give me something to order while I look at the rest of the menu.

My two refusals have cross marks through them: insects and ????, I thought I marked another one but I can't find it now.

Kalyn--You know, some of those are only because I'm from the south and grew up with farmers in the family, like "chittlin's" and head cheese. Only because my uncle raised hogs and my mom dressed out everything when she'd buy one from him.

Aunti Miranda--Love it about the oxtail soup. Feed me! LOL! Nope, seriously, never had it that I know of.

Yeah, even though I only marked off insects, there are some that I wouldn't necessarily gulp down great quantities although I would take a bite just to say I did.

[Deborah Dowd]

I could only find one thing you wouldn't eat! I posted about the Omnivore's Hundred as well,but I still have a lot more eating to do.

[Dana]

I have only tried 48, and a lot of them I wouldn't again. My hubby is quite adventurous and talked me into trying about 10 more of my 48 and would like me to try another 20, lol we're married now so I don't need to impress him that way anymore. There are about 12+ I would never eat. Thanks for the idea of the post too. It looks like your friend was surprised how many comments he got back...

[Glenna]

Deborah--I'd try everything, then, but the insects but I can't guarantee I'd like it. :-) Like, sure, I've had escargot but I wouldn't go out of my way to have it again. Can't wait to see your post!

Dana--Hey, half is still good. I know people who haven't eaten a fourth of what's on that list! And my husband is sort of the same in that there are many things on that list that he would just say "WHY would you eat that?" LOL!

[Dianne]

I only had about 32 things. Maybe I'm slow food wise! ;)

[Glenna]

Dianne, Just cautious!