I believe I've previously mentioned my penchant for trying new things. Especially when it comes to food. If I see something on a menu that I've never tasted before, my first instinct is always to order it.
So I enjoyed filling out the Omnivore's 100. I'm 80% of the way there! Though I think I'll save #75 for last.
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 (my mom made it; I think I should get extra points for that)
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 (I've had cognac and I've tried a cigar, though not both at once. Still I'm counting it)
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 (Many, many items made from goat's milk, but never the actual milk)
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more (Let's just assume if it's alcoholic, I've had it)
46. Fugu (though only dried, and therefore not dangerous)
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 (whoops, scratch what I said about alcohol next to #45)
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
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
just who is kt, anyway?
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Omnivore's 100
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Hey KT
You've never had borscht? mmm...it is what changed your mind about beets. And Poutine is just fries w/ gravy and cheese curd. Good stuff. So canadian.
actually, i already love *love* beets, so i hope it doesn't change my mind about them. ;)
i have nothing against borscht or canada. just haven't had the chance to try either of those dishes yet. if you know of a good spot for borscht in sf, let me know!
I can't believe I've had absinthe and you haven't! It's not that great. But the color is pretty.
No Borscht!? How can that be?
Well, there's some yummy borscht at Veselka, in east village (near all the Japanese goodness). Also I always ordered it with the Spaghetti Bolognese at the 24-hour Hong Kong cafe in ol Silicon Valley. I'm guessing Veselka's is more authentic.
And I nearly ordered poutine in Canada and now regret having not tried it. Next time I see it I'm gettin' it!
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