The Omnivore’s Hundred and its Vegetarian Cousin

Just like any self-respecting pinoy operating on Filipino Time, I’m late to the party as usual. The Omnivore’s Hundred has been making its way around the blogs and has even spawned a vegetarian version. Both hundred-item lists are featured here and it looks like I still have a long way to go. In the spirit of open-mindedness, I’m willing to try anything at least once, with a few reasonable exceptions, of course.

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. Optional extra: Post a comment at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk and/or feedingmaybelle.blogspot.com, linking to your results.

Statistics:

• The Omnivore’s Hundred: 90%
• The Vegetarian’s Hundred: 81%

The Omnivore’s Hundred:

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
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
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
    
    Coda alla Vaccinara – Braised Oxtail Butcher Style
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
    I was biking in a forest preserve, sucking wind, and had to breathe through my wide-open mouth. The mosquito was crisp and creamy, with hints of iron and pine.
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu
    “Death by ugly fish” is the last thing I want on my obituary.
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
    
    Does craving 18% ABV beers make me an alcoholic?
    
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
    Eat Dirt. If your first reaction happens to be “No,” we’re on the same wavelength.
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
    What the hell?
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
    Periwinkles sound so much more appetizing.
    
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant
    Maybe when I’ve paid off things such as college loans and credit card debt.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
    See item number 75
    
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
    Every Filipino loves Spam. No Exceptions.
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
     Snake sausage anyone?

The Vegetarian’s Hundred:

1. Edamame (?)
2. Cha Soba (?)
3. Arame (?)
4. Earth Balance Buttercream
5. “Homemade” sprouts
   
6. Green Bamboo Rice (?)
7. Absinthe
8. Eat at a raw restaurant
   I’m afraid to go to raw restaurants. I have “grilled meat-eater” written all over me.
9. Fresh (real) wasabi
10. Deep fried pickle
11. Fiddleheads (?)
12. Garlic stuffed olives
13. Smen (?)
    Hopefully not a typo.
14. Goji Berries (?)
15. Shiso or Perilla (?)
16. Amaranth (?)
17. Pomegranate molasses (?)
18. Water convulvulus (Water Spinach) (?)
19. Pea eggplant, Thai eggplant, green eggplant, Japanese eggplant, Indian eggplant, Sicilian eggplant…
20. A Zen Buddhist Vegan Meal (?)
21. Kohya Dofu (?)
22. Wild Asparagus (?)
23. Elderberry (?)
24. Candlenuts (kemiri) (?)
25. Salsify (?)
26. Nutritional Yeast (?)
27. Pandan (?)
28. Roman cauliflower (?)
29. Anything with acorn flour (?)
30. Poi (?)
31. Chaya (tree spinach) (?)
32. Pitahaya (dragon fruit) (?)
33. Asafoetida (?)
    
    Holy crap this thing is pungent.
34. Fried plantains
35. Basil seeds (?)
36. Cardoon (?)
37. Durian (?)
38. Ground Cherry or cape gooseberry (?)
39. Fresh waterchestnut (?)
40. Cashewnut cheese
41. Nettles (?)
42. Fake duck from a can, tofurky, or any prepared vegetarian product to resemble meat
43. Kimchi (?)
44. Masala Dosa (?)
45. Lotus Seed (?)
46. Matcha (?)
47. Loubie Bzeit (?)
48. Quince (?)
49. Blue Potatoes (?)
50. Injera (?)
51. Nasturtium (?)
52. Turkish Delight or Lokum (?)
53. Spruce tips (?)
54. Breadfruit (?)
55. Mangosteen (?)
    
56. Swede or Rutabaga (?)
57. Garlic Scapes (?)
    
58. Lavash (?)
59. Candied Angelica (?)
60. Rambutan (?)
61. Sambal (?)
62. Bhutanese Red Rice (?)
    
    Does it have to be Bhutanese?
63. Candy-cane or Chioggia beets (?)
64. Mango
    
65. Ras el Hanout (?)
66. Vegan marshmallow (?)
67. Umeboshi (?)
68. Red Currants (?)
69. Puy or French lentils (?)
70. Millet (?)
71. Fresh Bamboo shoot (?)
72. Jerusalem artichoke (?)
73. Wild strawberry (?)
74. Jambool (?)
75. Po cha or Yak butter Tea (?)
76. Adzuki beans (?)
77. Shirataki (?)
78. Manioc, yuca, cassava (?)
79. Quinoa (?)
80. Ramps (?)
81. Chufa (?)
82. Purslane (?)
83. Curry Leaves (Kadipatta) (?)
84. Sorrel (?)
85. Sumac (?)
86. Vegan cupcake
87. Montreal bagel (?)
88. Peri-peri (?)
89. Syllabub (?)
90. Chartreus (?)
91. Kamut berries (?)
92. Kalamansi Lime (?)
    The citrus fruit of choice for Filipinos.
93. Aloe (?)
94. Morels (?)
95. Raw “bread”
    What’s wrong with “baked” bread?
96. Dandelion wine
97. Rosti (?)
98. Loomi (?)
99. Stinky tofu (?)
    If even Andrew Zimmern can’t handle it…
100. Something grown by you
     

     
     Say hello to Herb. He made good roast chicken before neglect and laziness got the best of him.

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