A Gourmet's Meme

Thu., August 14, 02:26 PM

It has not been one of my better days, starting with a nosebleed last night that reopened about four times. (Not much sleep.) The eighty-year-old toddler is cranky. I do have to go out, because I have to return my books to the bookmobile, but I am tired. (I only rode two miles or so today.) So just for something silly, I am really glad to see this meme. I’m sure I’ve done this before, but my buddy Dichroic just posted it, and I thought I’d try again.

Here’s the dance:

  1. Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
  2. Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
  3. Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
  4. Make recommendations of specific places/products when possible.
There are — Good Lord! — about a hundred here. But it may be easy coding. And the fun of coding is one of the main reasons I do these.

  1. Venison
  2. Nettle tea
  3. Huevos rancheros
  4. Steak tartare. I considered striking it out, but I might try it under the right circumstances.
  5. Crocodile No reptiles, please.
  6. Black pudding Considering my other experiences with blood, I don’t consider it food!
  7. Cheese fondue
  8. Carp
  9. Borscht. With sour cream it even looks pretty.
  10. Baba ghanoush. Eggplant.
  11. Calamari. It looks like rubber bands.
  12. Pho. It sounds good; I just never heard of it before. (Nothing you ever learn is wasted.)
  13. PB&J sandwich. But I prefer it without standard jelly.
  14. Aloo gobi I think so. I do eat Indian food, which usually has several varieties of aloo.
  15. Hot dog from a street cart. I am fussy about my hot dogs.
  16. Epoisses. FYI, a kind of cheese that does not appeal to me.
  17. Black truffle. I don’t remember ever eating an actual piece of truffle, but I do think I’ve had the oil flavoring.
  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. You can’t convince me that forced feeding is not cruel.
  24. Rice and beans
  25. Brawn, or head cheese
  26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper. I don’t readily inflict pain upon myself.
  27. Dulce de leche. I am not allowed alcohol or sugar, and I don’t like milk.
  28. Oysters. Just once, I think.
  29. Baklava
  30. Bagna cauda. I think I would like it, though.
  31. Wasabi peas.
  32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl. Not this particular combination. I do like clam chowder, but I would rather dip the bread…
  33. Salted lassi. Lassi is a yogurt drink, from the Punjab region.
  34. Sauerkraut
  35. Root beer float
  36. Cognac with a fat cigar. Neither.
  37. Clotted cream tea.
  38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O. No alcohol.
  39. Gumbo
  40. Oxtail
  41. Curried goat
  42. Whole insects.
  43. Phaal. Not this kind of curry.
  44. Goat's milk
  45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
  46. Fugu.I’m not a risk taker.
  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. McDonalds Big Mac Meal.
  56. Spaetzle
  57. Dirty gin martini.Just give me the olives.
  58. Beer above 8% ABV
  59. Poutine
  60. Carob chips
  61. S'mores
  62. Sweetbreads
  63. Kaolin. I don’t consider that food.
  64. Currywurst
  65. Durian. It was explained by Anthony Bourdain on “A Cook’s Tour.” Not my idea of fun.
  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. Alcohol.
  77. Hostess Fruit Pie
  78. Snail
  79. Lapsang souchong. Tea.
  80. Bellini. Alcohol.
  81. Tom yum. Sounds good.
  82. Eggs Benedict
  83. Pocky
  84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
  85. Kobe beef
  86. Hare. Thumper?
  87. Goulash.
  88. Flowers. Not ornamental ones, anyhow. There are certain foods that, technically, are flowers. Capers? Artichoke?
  89. Horse. The black Stallion? Black Beauty? Seabiscuit? C’mon!
  90. Criollo chocolate
  91. Spam
  92. Soft shell crab
  93. Rose harissa
  94. Catfish
  95. Mole poblano
  96. Bagel and lox. With cream cheese, tomato, and sliced onion.
  97. Lobster Thermidor. Or was that Newburg?
  98. Polenta
  99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
  100. Snake. (See crocodile.)

    Well, that turned out to be interesting. I always considered myself an adventurous eater, but I haven’t even started. I looked up most of the ones I didn’t recognize; there were a lot of those.

    Thanks for the diversion.



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