With a score of 85/100 my conclusion is that I've eaten broadly and often well. Travel, a desire to explore various ethnic cuisines, and family heritage have definitely pushed the boundaries on what I have consumed. I realize I've been too timid about just "going for it," as was the case with insects (grasshopper in Japan). It's just a question of pushing the edge, whether it's a new flavor of ice cream (pistachio) or a super-hot Indian curry (phaal).
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85/100 My Omnivore’s Hundred:
1. Venison [both cooked and raw]
2. Nettle tea [hmm, need to check this out]
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile [it may have been alligator]
6. Black pudding [one of those things I keep trying thinking I'll like it THIS time]
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 [but I prefer Papaya King]
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream [I have no idea why not. Next time I'm at Ricks . . . .]
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn or head cheese [not a favorite but I've eaten it. You cannot come from Polish or German ancestry and not have tasted head cheese.]
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters [My favorite food!]
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl [definitely clam chowder and I'm pretty sure in a sourdough bowl]
33. Salted lassi [no but I want to!]
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar [in NYC with great colleagues]
37. Clotted Cream Tea
38. Vodka Jelly/Jell-O [I have no idea why this is on the list nor why I have tried it but I'm not feeling regrets, either]
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat [I'm pretty sure I've eaten curried goat. I have also done roasted goat at home and the whole family ate it!]
42. Whole insects [Had a chance in Japan and decided not to. Shame on me.]
43. Phaal [The hottest Indian curry? Can't say that I have but I'd like to try]
44. Goat's milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth $120 or more
46. Fugu [See #46. Had a chance in Japan and didn't. Shame on me. It's the whole miserable death scenario that put me off.]
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin [One of my favorites]
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi [I love these. So deliciously salty and sour.]
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. MacDonald's Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine [Need to spend more time in Canada.]
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. kaolin [Not knowingly unless it was the base for a medicine I took]
64. Currywurst [I guess the German heritage thing that afforded me head cheese and sauerkraut missed this one]
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 [thanks to Swedish friends]
75. Roadkill [I grew up in the rural Midwest. Dad would often bring home various things to share that the guys at work shared with him. Accordingly, I believe I have eaten both racoon and squirrel that met their ends roadside. Both, by the way, were in some sort of barbeque sauce.]
76. Baijiu [If I had it on a trip to Beijing, I don't remember it.]
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang Souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom Yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. 3 Michelin Star Tasting Menu [This is on the list. Definitely on the list.]
85. Kobe beef [Raw and cooked]
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse [Cooked (somewhat sweet) and raw (in Japan, called sakura nikku (cherry meat)]
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa [Regular harissa yes. Rose no. Where do I find this stuff?]
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake [Same time as the alligator/crocodile and also accompanied by Rocky Mountain Oysters. Not a stellar food evening.]
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