This is an interesting food meme. Origins? here.
Things I’ve Eaten are in BOLD
Things I will NEVER EAT are Crossed out
For your information, the ones with weird names, I put Google Links to Wikipedia, Websites or Image Searches
100 ADVENTUROUS ITEMS TO TRY AS A FOODIE
1. Venison
11. Calamari
12. Pho (Vietnamese Noodles. V. tasty)
13. PB&J sandwich (PB&J = Peanut Butter and Jam)
14. Aloo gobi (Dry Indian curry)
15. Hot dog from a street cart (Time and a place for everything)
16. Epoisses (Type of Cheese from Bourgogne)
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes (When I drank…)
19. Steamed pork buns (Don’t like them. Too sweet to be meat.)
20. Pistachio ice cream (I am in LOVE with Mario Gelati’s version)
21. Heirloom tomatoes (Yummy.)
22. Fresh wild berries (Raspberries)
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese (And I like it!)
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper (HELL TO THE NAW. Those things will burn my mouth off!)
27. Dulce de Leche (Thickened, Condensed milk. Has a very interesting aftertaste)
28. Oysters (DEEE-LISH!)
29. Baklava (Found it too sweet and sticky)
30. Bagna cauda (Like an Italian fondue)
31. Wasabi peas (I hate wasabi but I tried them anyway)
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi (Salted Milk)
34. Sauerkraut (Love it piled high on my street cart hot dog)
35. Root beer float (Once, as a child.)
36. Cognac with a fat cigar (This is when I did drink.)
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail Stew (Yummy…)
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects (Maybe if I was in Thailand or Indonesia and they were heavily spiced)
43. Phaal (Super hot Indian curry dish)
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more (Don’t drink.)
46. Fugu puffer fish (Highly deadly if you eat the wrong part. The good parts, numb your tongue)
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel (Japanese barbecued eel is my favourite. Mmmmm)
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut (Ate 12, fresh out of the box in NYC in my younger, more energetic days)
50. Sea urchin (Odd flavour. Soft and mushy.)
51. Prickly pear (Like from the Jungle Book)
52. Umeboshi (Japanese plum with an odd flavour)
54. Paneer (Type of South Asian Cheese)
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal (Once for a contest. Never again.)
56. Spaetzle (Type of egg noodle)
57. Dirty gin martini (Don’t drink.)
58. Beer above 8% ABV (Don’t drink.)
59. Poutine (Fries with melted cheese, gravy and spices all over it)
60. Carob chips (Carob = a.k.a. Fake Chocolate)
61. S’mores (Marshmallows with Chocolate in between some biscuits on the fire)
62. Sweetbreads (Thymus gland of lamb, beef or pork, supposedly if cooked right, tastes like a Chicken McNugget)
63. Kaolin (No idea what the hell this is)
64. Currywurst (I hate very hot foods. 🙂 Hot pork sausage with curry spices)
65. Durian (I hate Durian. But I ate it. And I like it artificially done in an ice cream)
66. Frogs’ legs
68. Haggis (Scottish concoction of heart, liver, lungs of a sheep with oatmeal, onions and spices cooked in a sheep’s stomach)
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette (Pig intestines)
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini (Am interested in trying!)
73. Louche absinthe (Anise-flavoured alcoholic drink. I don’t drink)
74. Gjetost, or brunost (Norwegian whey cheese)
75. Roadkill (Do I look like a redneck to youse?)
76. Baijiu (Chinese distilled alcohol usually made from rice. Don’t drink.)
77. Hostess Fruit Pie (Hostess is the brand. It’s a type of junk food which I didn’t know. No thanks!)
78. Snail a.k.a. Escargot (Yummy with garlic)
79. Lapsang souchong (Type of Black Tea)
80. Bellini (Italian Cocktail.. Don’t drink.)
81. Tom yum goong (Delicious Thai soup)
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky (I’ve tried them all. Literally.)
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant. (A dream!!!)
85. Kobe beef (Would also like to try this..)
86. Hare
87. Goulash (Spicy Hungarian dish, like a stew. Hate spicy :))
88. Flowers (Roses dipped in chocolate.)
89. Horse (I just can’t. I know they do in Europe, but I just can’t)
90. Criollo chocolate (Brand of chocolate)
91. Spam (fake mix of leftover meats. Very salty. Not proud of this one.)
92. Soft shell crab (This in a sushi is yummy too)
93. Rose harissa (Type of unique spice mix)
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano (Type of sauce with dried chili peppers and spices. Spicy = Not my style)
96. Bagel and lox (Am dying to try this one day.)
97. Lobster Thermidor (Ditto)
98. Polenta (Boiled cornmeal dish)
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee (I don’t drink coffee. Period.)
100. Snake (NO FRICKING WAY. I am deathly afraid of snakes. I hate how they slither)
TOTAL COUNT
50 Things I Have Already Eaten (And either hate or love)
19 Things I Won’t Eat (Spicy, Alcoholic, “Disgusting”, Scared, Deadly)
31 Things I Wouldn’t mind Trying or would LOVE to try (This is now on my TO EAT list now)
I read this really creepy story that freaked the hell out of me on maxie’s blog “I hate so much”. Original Link here
Original Source from Maxie
And now that you’re sufficiently grossed out, hungry and/or freaked out I leave you with that tidbit!
Just a girl trying to find a balance between being a Shopaholic and a Saver.
I cleared $60,000 in 18 months earning $65,000 gross/year.
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Interesting post. 🙂
I’ve eaten… (Keep in mind I’m from Italy.)
1. Venison3. Huevos rancheros4. Steak tartare (one of my fave foods)7. Cheese fondue (typical of the mountain region called Val d’Aosta)8. Carp
11. Calamari
17. Black truffle (not crazy about it)
20. PistaCChio ice cream (one of my fave)
22. Fresh wild berries (Raspberries)
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
27. Dulce de Leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava 30. Bagna cauda
34. Sauerkraut
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel (It’s a specialty in Comacchio, IT)
52. Umeboshi 55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle (yeah, the make it in South Tyrol, the German-speaking Italian region)71. Gazpacho79. Lapsang souchong 88. Flowers (I’ve eaten rose jelly and a rose cake, and the pansy version too, yum)
89. Horse (yes!)98. Polenta (In the North of iTaly it’s quite common. Nice)And we have frogs and escargots too, but I refuse to try them…
Eeek! Sorry about the weird formatting.
Yay, a food post!
Hmmmm… I have tried a few of those.
I don't eat seafood, but I did try fried gator tail. I don't know how it compares to crocodile, but it wasn't my thing — too much like fish for my taste.
I have tried cheddar cheese flavored meal worms that I got at a local museum store (Sara Goldstein and Gala Darling can vouch for me on that). They were alright. Not much flavor, sort of like Rice Krispies.
I've also tried a lot of local weeds that should be on that list, lol. In Florida we have a weed that makes tubers that are like crosnes (they're related even). Plus I had some horsemint tea last night.
Love fruit wines, spicy things, baklava, wild berries, heirloom tomatoes, pistachio ice cream, sauerkraut, s'mores, root beer floats, jello shots, gumbo, krispy kremes, big macs, carob chips (yuuuuummmmmm), funnel cakes, plaintains, gazpacho, baba ghanoush, polenta, flowers of various types, prickly pear (picked wild), rice and beans, PB&J, fondue, and probably a few more things on the list that I can't remember eating.
Tried goat milk cheese. Not my thing. Same with spam. Did try lobster and crab despite not liking seafood; still not my thing. Hot dogs are alright, but I'm not the biggest fan.
I generally avoid eating parts other than muscle. However, pork cracklings (aka rinds) are an exception. Had some earlier and they are a rare treat.
Had lamb, veal, a few types of birdies. I've also had deer, though not roadkill that I know of. However, when my husband rolled our car avoiding one of those pesky bambis the cop that found him told him he should have hit the thing since here the law says that you get to keep what you hit regardless of the hunting season or other regulations. Yep, that's the sort of place where I live. Anyhow, deer is rather dry for my taste.
Fabulous post. I like how your links to wikipedia or google image search. Why didn’t I think of that? 😉
wow what a great find! i want to try everything on this list!
Sticking up for black pudding here! It’s actually really tasty, great with haggis, sausage, bacon and potato bread as part of a Full Breakfast. Don’t knock it till you try it.
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I so love the snakes bit. Made my day!!! (Does this make me sick and twisted? Oh, well… my morbid sense of humour is endearing! I hope.)
Lox is so good but do it right and get some in Montreal on a Montreal-style bagel… yummy!!!
ewww lots of gross stuff on there. pretty cool meme though!
thanks for the link 🙂 that snake story is SO freaky.
What about some Spotted Dick? I love going in to Meijers cause they have stuff that you never thought in your life…and this is in the International aisle. It is an English pudding. Since you are being all adventurous!! Have fun! Oh the Hostess Fruit Pies in Apple are good…and I hate fruit pies in general.
Oh, that snake story has got me seriously creeped out!
Good call on the black pudding. Chad says he has tried it & it just tastes like burned blood. *shudder*
I don't know which is creepier: blood pudding or boas eating me while I sleep.
no way! this is an awesome list find!
i’m tried a could more things than you have. i pretty much will try anything once.
Oh I am so doing this on my blog. I wish there weren’t so much seafood/fish on it though! I don’t eat any of that 🙁
Good post!
Hi fabulously broke-I felt sick and laughed at the same time about this snake story-ewwww, it doesn’t bear thinking about, surely the girl must have totally freaked on hearing that from the vets-I think I would have fainted on the spot-haha!! BTW, black pudding is quite common here-hubby has cooked it as part of an english fried breakfast, bacon, fried eggs, sausages, beans, tomatoes, mushrooms and black pudding-when its fried, its quite delicious!