what i've eaten...

Here’s what I want you to do:

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. (or in my case, put them in italics, since i don't know how to cross out)

The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:

1. Venison- jerky. yum
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros- on a regular basis
4. Steak tartare- i wish on a regular basis
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding- i might have had this, but if i did it was probably a very small taste
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp- aside from the fact that i eat very little fish, carp seems very dirty to me...
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari- strangely, if done right, one of my favorite foods
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- i miss summer
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras- lightly seared, it reminds me of wonderful bacon pudding
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper- at the botanical gardens pepper fest... stupid me
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters- once i get over the mental block
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl- i think i even liked it at some point
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar- separate, but not together. is that the point?
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects- nothing grub like, but i could handle crispy i think. crispy and spicy.
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk- does the cheese form count?
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel- carp and eel, both seem dirty
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi- seems like a salty seed.
53. Abalone- like sea urchin i think my no is mostly mental, too slimy. and endangered.
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine- how have i not had this? canada here i come
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads- maybe in a pate. but whole? i don't know
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst- sausage with curry sause, how have i not had this either!
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs- i'm sure they are tasty but way to identifiable. cannot really get a steak out of them...
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis- but only if i were in scotland. ok, drunk in scotland.
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette- uh, no!
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill- fresh, of course.
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail- way too snaily tasting.
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini- yumm. such a wonderful afternoon sitting on the street in vancouver drinking these
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef- please
86. Hare
87. Goulash- it seems weird that i haven't eaten this, so maybe i have
88. Flowers
89. Horse- it is weird that i have this crossed off but love me some cow. how's that for culture
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam- i'm a tad embarrassed to admit it, but i like the stuff.
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa- is the rose a brand? harissa yes, rose harissa i am not so sure
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor- maybe. the lobster thing isn't real appealing to me
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake- weird how crocodile is ok but i don't think i could eat snake