Now, for the meats. And other stuff.
There are things on this list that I actually will never eat - out of principle or simple lifelong dislike. Those are crossed out. Things I've had are bolded. Others, commented upon heavily.
1. Venison - if deer jerky counts, then yes
2. Nettle tea - Probably. But I can’t say for sure
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile – at the Friendship, Indiana National Muzzle Loader’s Society Conference and “Shoot”
6. Black pudding – On a client trip, during a proper English breakfast in the countryside
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht (I just don’t do beets.)
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho – we tried our hand at making this last night. It was awesome, and really easy. Highly recommended.
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi – not a fan of cauliflower.
15. Hot dog from a street cart – NYC, Muncie IN, Athens GA, Cincinnati
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle – shaved thin in some truly wonderful macaroni & cheese. Very tasty.
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes – my family will make wine out of anything. Dandelions, pineapple, black cherries, mango…you name it.
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries – My parents’ backyard is full of blackberries and raspberries. Yuumm.
23. Foie gras - Just doesn’t seem necessary to me.
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn or head cheese – My predominant heritage: German. So, yeah.
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper (I have a low tolerance for things that taste like nothing but pain)
27. Dulce de leche – This I could go for right now.
28. Oysters – fried, grilled, raw, steamed, you name it. We grilled some last weekend, actually.
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas – One of my favorite snack foods.
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi - no. mango lassi, yes.
34. Sauerkraut - Again. Highly German over here.
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar – The cigar I’ve done. The cognac, no.
37. Clotted Cream Tea - boy do I love clotted cream though..have to try this
38. Vodka Jelly/Jell-O – made for a very interesting Halloween a few years back
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail – I see this at the farmer’s market all the time. It’s a stew-meat, right?
41. Curried goat – Blake’s favorite thing to get off the DeKalb International Market’s hot bar.
42. Whole insects – I am from Cincinnati, land of the 17-year cicada plague. People eat them. I tried one too. I've also eaten cricket and tequila worms (if those count)
43. Phaal
44. Goat's milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth $120 or more - maybe $80…
46. Fugu - No reason to eat something that could so readily kill you.
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel – in soup and in sushi. Not really a fan.
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut - Come on. I live in Atlanta.
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini – lots of olives, lots of brine. Also fond of the vodka variety.
58. Beer above 8% ABV – I’m partnered with a Belgium-loving beer snob. I don’t like the taste of many of them, but I’ve tried quite a few.
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips - Oh my. My mom made us swear off chocolate for a short time. Man. The late 70’s.
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin - something classified as a symptom of an eating disorder does not qualify as a “must taste” food. Sorry.
64. Currywurst – But if I ever go to Berlin, definitely.
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake - all of them, baby!
68. Haggis – I’ve eaten the intestine of a number of animals, but no sheep’s stomach yet.
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini – caviar yes. Blini, no.
73. Louche absinthe - I’ve had absinthe home-brewed, smuggled from Spain wrapped in dirty laundry, and dripped, old-school from a decanter in a 200-year old New Orleans bar. This one should count for 3 others.
74. Gjetost or brunost
75. Roadkill - I’m trying to imagine the situation in which this would be a good idea…
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie - for some reason, you can’t buy them in Georgia. It’s a shame.
78. Snail - One commenter on another site guessed snails taste like garlicky tires. They do.
79. Lapsang Souchong
80. Bellini - These are one of the tastiest things on this list.
81. Tom Yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky - I’ve been in Pocky’s presence, but have not partaken
84. 3 Michelin Star Tasting Menu - I’m a cheapskate. Maybe some day.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers – dandelion, orchid, and various others in salads
89. Horse - I just don’t see any point in this.
90. Criollo chocolate – I’ve had some bad-ass chocolate. Not sure I haven’t had this kind.
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
Anyway, I know this list is just someone’s opinion (and I think leans heavily toward the dare-y and pretentious, to be honest), so I’d like to add a few:
- Skyline Chili – Found in Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Dayton, and in your local Kroger if you live in the South. I’m partial to the five-way with lots of hot sauce, and a little sour cream on top.
- Goetta – Smashed up pork parts and pine nuts, fried up crisp. Ow...arteries...
- U.S. Government Cheese – Seriously. It has a flavor all its own. And, according to Wikipedia, it "slices and melts well." I do remember that...and the giant, orange blocks it used to come in.
- Doubles – Trinidadian sandwich pocket. Probably some of the best street food I’ve ever had.
- Liquorice Allsorts – Black jellybean licorice sucks. This is complex, earthy, chocolatey, not saccharine.
- Palmer Cream Pie - this one’s so particular, I can’t find a recipe online. I know it’s a cream pie with a slight amaretto flavor, a gram crackery crust and shaved chocolate and nutmeg on top. And that my great-grandmother Bergman made it the best.
- A “Fussy Bitch” - Diet Coke and Vanilla Stoli (or, alternately, a "Whiskerino/Cincinnati Bulldog" - A White Russian with a splash of Pepsi)
- Stollen – Christmas cake!
- Bagel from a real NYC deli
- Homemade Pork Rinds
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