So not much cooking tonight with questionable power and a tropical storm slowly dragging itself across us, but so far we still have electricity and internet. So Christey and I figured we’d do a fun meme (by way of Jenn, The Leftover Queen) and answer the question of:
100 things every omnivore should eat at least once

Here’s what to do:
1) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
2) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.

The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:

Peter’s List:
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile (I figure alligator counts)
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp (first fish I ever caught, at 5 years old)
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
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 (looked it up — sounds goood!)
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam Chowder in Soudough Bowl (Manhattan. Not a fan of New England)
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac
37. Clotted Cream Tea
38. Vodka Jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects. (I assume this is on purpose. Depends on the insect. Is a single ant an insect?)
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth $120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear (in a jelly)
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal (Sadly, kinda often)
56. Spaetzle (I’ve been meaning to make this, so this won’t be for long)
57. Dirty gin martini (By accident, after asking for a very dry vodka martini.)
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips (I had a stint as a vegetarian)
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads (I’ve been looking for a place to have ‘em as an appetizer)
63. kaolin (is this really clay? I can’t see a huge use for it if so, but I might be convinced otherwise)
64. Currywurst
65. Durian (I found a local supply for it, look for a post soon)
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis (sure, why not)
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe (pastis a lot. Until recently the absinthe thing was a problem in The States)
74. Gjetost or brunost
75. Roadkill (depends. I’ve known people who hit a deer with their car and then dressed it)
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie (my favorite dessert in the High School cafeteria)
78. Snail
79. Lapsang Souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom Yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. 3 Michelin Star Tasting Menu
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse (I wouldn’t go out of my way, but if I were somewhere where it was already there…I’d try it. Shoot me now.)
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 (Good Lord, this is just as good as they say, and I’m not a big coffee guy).
100. Snake (My local supermarket sold it often several years ago, but I was much less adventurous then)

Christey’s List (There are some things here that I don’t even know what they are so, yeah.)

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile (like Jenn, does Alligator count?)
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
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 Soudough Bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar (but i like the smell of cigars, that count?)
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
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth $120 or more
46. Fugu
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 (but will never have again)
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
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. 3 Michelin Star Tasting Menu
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