The Omnivore's 100
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81/100 My Omnivore’s Hundred:
1. Venison [Idaho's finest shot by my best friend's step-Dad]
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros [Mexico City, my mom's favorit]
4. Steak tartare [Larkcreek]
5. Crocodile [Oz, tasted like chicken]
6. Black pudding [Portugal, my Dad's favorite]
7. Cheese fondue [England, Emma White's Birthday 1990]
8. Carp
9. Borscht [Not a fan]
10. Baba ghanoush [My mom makes it]
11. Calamari [hmm can't remember my first time, favorite place is Keelong Nite Market]
12. Pho [Saigon Bistro Concord, with the meat on the side- otherwise it cooks too fast and gets tough]
13. PB&J sandwich [yuck]
14. Aloo gobi [yum]
15. Hot dog from a street cart [Manhattan, New York- would not try again due to allergies]
16. Epoisses [supplied by Kate and Scott our Foodie friends]
17. Black truffle [must be more than just scraps- I want a meal!]
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns [My cousin Eric once ate 11 in one sitting- the family legend circulating currently has him at 20+]
20. Pistachio ice cream [Devon House Ice cream is ready nuh still]
21. Heirloom tomatoes [I went to UC Santa Cruz]
22. Fresh wild berries [my favorite are olalaberries]
23. Foie gras [yumm]
24. Rice and beans [Jamaica of course]
25. Brawn or head cheese [Vietnamese bahn mi]
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper [Spicy, hot, hot, HOT!]
27. Dulce de leche [Mexico]
28. Oysters [Hog Island & Marshall's Store]
29. Baklava [Nancy's mom made the best]
30. Bagna cauda [Don Canestro's New Year's Eve family tradition]
31. Wasabi peas [transcendental]
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl [San Francisco]
33. Salted lassi [our Hindi next door neighbors in JA]
34. Sauerkraut [urk]
35. Root beer float [I normally like anything with ice cream, but root beer just tastes like toothpaste]
36. Cognac with a fat cigar [Smoking is bad for your health]
37. Clotted Cream Tea [My grandma's high tea in Nottingham England]
38. Vodka Jelly/Jell-O [I don't remember]
39. Gumbo [New Orleans of course]
40. Oxtail [Kingston Jamaica]
41. Curried goat [and manish water, Kingston Jamaica]
42. Whole insects [mealworm chocolate cake is the closest I got, I couldn't do the ant pizza]
43. Phaal [Call me a wimp]
44. Goat's milk [Scrummy in cheese & yogurt, but urgh in milk & ice cream]
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth $120 or more [Highland Park Yes!]
46. Fugu [Had the chance in Taiwan but couldn't do it- conditions were just too dodgy]
47. Chicken tikka masala [England]
48. Eel [San Francisco]
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut [Donuts on Friday @ JGI]
50. Sea urchin [Tsukiji Tokyo Fish Market, Japan]
51. Prickly pear [Baja California Sur, Mexcio]
52. Umeboshi [Tokyo, Japan]
53. Abalone [Sea Ranch, California]
54. Paneer [not a huge fan]
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal [like crack as a child, now....]
56. Spaetzle [Hamburg, Germany]
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine [Whistler, Vancouver]
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores [Girl Scout Camp, Oakland Hills]
62. Sweetbreads [When did I not eat them?]
63. Kaolin [Bangkok, Thailand; Thank Goodness for industrial strength OTC Thai medication]
64. Currywurst [dunno what this is?]
65. Durian [A fruit so pungent they evacuated the building for fear of gas leaks in the lab]
66. Frogs’ legs [Chiang Mai, Thailand- crispy fried with basil leaves, garlic and hot peppers]
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake [Cafe du Monde, New Orleans; Churros Manola, Costa Rica; Orange County State Fair, California]
68. Haggis [Edinburgh, Scotland]
69. Fried plantain [Kingston, Jamaica]
70. Chitterlings or andouillette [Kaoshung, Taiwan]
71. Gazpacho [home made]
72. Caviar and blini [Moscow, USSR yeah back in the day]
73. Louche absinthe [Does Hangar One experimental batch count?]
74. Gjetost or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu [Keelung, Taiwan]
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail [Keelung Nite Market]
79. Lapsang Souchong [Muzha, Taiwan]
80. Bellini
81. Tom Yum [Bangkok, Thailand]
82. Eggs Benedict [Walnut Street Cafe, Santa Cruz]
83. Pocky [Ranch 99, El Cerrito]
84. 3 Michelin Star Tasting Menu
85. Kobe beef [wowowowowow, Kyoto kaiseki]
86. Hare [MUST try this]
87. Goulash [does mom's count?]
88. Flowers [too many times to count]
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam [food of Olympic champions, small developing islands & good for natural disasters/emergencies]
92. Soft shell crab [It's like crack I tell you]
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish [Mississippi]
95. Mole poblano [Mexico City]
96. Bagel and lox [Manhattan, New York]
97. Lobster Thermidor [Ocho Rios, Jamaica]
98. Polenta [A non-event]
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee [by the gallon]
100. Snake