The Omnivore's Hundred is a list of foods the gastronomic Andrew Wheeler thinks everyone should try at least once in their
lives.
Bold those you have tried.
Strike-through those you wouldn't eat on a bet.
Italicize any item
you'll never eat again.
Asterisk any items you'd be interested in trying but have not yet.
Underline anything
you eat regularly (more than once a month-ish). Optional extra: Post a comment here at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to
your results.
1.
Venison (around and a few months after hunting season)
2.
Nettle tea3.
Huevos rancheros4.
Steak tartare5. Crocodile *
6.
Black
pudding
*
7.
Cheese fondue 8. Carp*
9.
Borscht10.
Baba ghanoush11.
Calamari12.
Pho13.
PB&J sandwich14.
Aloo gobi15.
Hot dog from a street cart16. Epoisses*
17. Black truffle*
18.
Fruit wine made from something other than grapes19.
Steamed pork buns20.
Pistachio ice cream 21.
Heirloom tomatoes22.
Fresh wild berries23.
Foie gras24.
Rice and beans25. Brawn, or head cheese*
26. Raw Scotch
Bonnet pepper*
27.
Dulce de leche28.
Oysters29.
Baklava30. Bagna cauda*
31.
Wasabi peas32.
Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl33.
Salted lassi <--- Salted Yogurt? I guess? *
34.
Sauerkraut35.
Root beer float36.
Cognac with a fat cigar 37. Clotted cream tea*
38.
Vodka jelly/Jell-O39.
Gumbo40. Oxtail*
41.
Curried goat42.
Whole insects
(Ok, so the occasional ant may count only on technicality)
43. Phaal*
44. Goat’s milk*
45. Malt whisky
from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more* (ask the Royal Mile Pub about it's tasters?)
46. Fugu*
47. Chicken
tikka masala*
48.
Eel49.
Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut50.
Sea
urchin51. Prickly pear*
52.
Umeboshi53.
Abalone54.
Paneer55.
McDonald’s Big Mac Meal56. Spaetzle*
57.
Dirty gin martini58.
Beer above 8% ABV59. Poutine* (I mean, I've had cheese fries, just not fancy Quebecois cheese fries)
<-- 2nd'ed
60.
Carob chips61.
S’mores62. Sweetbreads*
63.
Kaolin (Kaolin is a clay and a medicine, not a food. Kao-pectate, anybody?) <--- Will it make me shit bricks?
64.
Currywurst*
65. Durian*
66.
Frogs’ legs67.
Beignets, churros, elephant ears
or funnel cake68. Haggis*
69.
Fried plantain70.
Chitterlings,
or andouillette
71.
Gazpacho72.
Caviar and
blini (I have never
before heard of this as a specific combination) <--- 2nd'ed
73. Louche
absinthe (What's "louche"
about it?)
74. Gjetost, or brunost*
75. Roadkill*
76. Baijiu* (i'll try it but unimpressed with the wiki
description)
77.
Hostess Fruit Pie78.
Snail79. Lapsang souchong*
80.
Bellini*
81.
Tom yum (as-described)
82.
Eggs Benedict83.
Pocky84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant*
85.
Kobe beef86.
Hare87. Goulash*
88.
Flowers89. Horse*
90. Criollo chocolate* (it's chocolate - can't
be bad, right?)
91.
Spam92.
Soft shell crab93. Rose harissa*
94.
Catfish95.
Mole poblano96.
Bagel and lox97. Lobster Thermidor*
98.
Polenta99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee*
100. Snake* (don't think i actually
have had this)
