Tuesday, January 3, 2012

100 Foods to Eat Before You Die

How many of these have you eaten? Results say most people will have eaten fewer than 20 of these.

             1. Abalone     
             2. Absinthe    
             3. Alligator    
             4. Baba Ghanoush     
             5. Bagel and Lox  - Do I get 1/2 a point for this? I have eaten bagels. Don't care for lox    
             6. Baklava   - yup   
             7. Barbecue Ribs - yup       
             8. Bellini        
             9. Bird's Nest Soup   
             10. Biscuits and Gravy - yup       
             11. Black Pudding    
             12. Black Truffle       
             13. Borscht    - Borscht or beet soup. I've had the Polish version called barscht. Tomato, Tomahto
             14. Calamari  - yup
             15. Carp        
             16. Caviar      
             17. Cheese Fondue   
             18. Chicken and Waffles      not together
             19. Chicken Tikka Masala     
             20. Chile Relleno      
             21. Chitlins    um, no
             22. Churros   
             23. Clam Chowder    - yup, and I hope they mean New England clam chowder
             24. Cognac   - yup  
             25. Crab Cakes   - yup        
             26. Crickets   - my nose is turned up.
             27. Currywurst          
             28. Dandelion Wine  
             29. Dulce De Leche  
             30. Durian     
             31. Eel        - even though this was one of the traditional fishes for Christmas Eve, no way!    
             32. Eggs Benedict     - fancy name for eggs and cheese on an English muffin. Does McD's count?
             33. Fish Tacos           
             34. Foie Gras 
             35. Fresh Spring Rolls           
             36. Fried Catfish       
             37. Fried Green Tomatoes    - yup
             38. Fried Plantain      
             39. Frito Pie  
             40. Frogs’ Legs    - These were to be served for dinner on the first night of our honeymoon cruise. I had been seasick when we left port and didn't want to chance it. Too bad for me, I lost  a point.     
             41. Fugu        
             42. Funnel Cake  - yup       
             43. Gazpacho
             44. Goat        
             45. Goat’s Milk         
             46. Goulash   yup
             47. Gumbo    
             48. Haggis   - No way   
             49. Head Cheese       - ick
             50. Heirloom Tomatoes  - I suppose this does not mean tomatoes that have been sitting in the fridge for a few weeks?        
             51. Honeycomb         
             52. Hostess Fruit Pie - apple, cherry, blueberry, you betcha
             53. Huevos Rancheros          
             54. Jerk Chicken       
             55. Kangaroo
             56. Key Lime Pie    - yup   
             57. Kobe Beef           
             58. Lassi        
             59. Lobster   - yup  
             60. Mimosa   - yup
             61. MoonPie  - yup
             62. Morel Mushrooms           
             63. Nettle Tea           
             64. Octopus  - turning green  
             65. Oxtail Soup         
             66. Paella       
             67. Paneer     
             68. Pastrami on Rye  - with yellow mustard
             69. Pavlova   - no but I have the recipe
             70. Phaal       
             71. Philly Cheese Steak    - yup     
             72. Pho          
             73. Pineapple and Cottage Cheese   - yup
             74. Pistachio Ice Cream        - a favorite
             75. Po’ Boy   - if they mean a sub, yes, if they specifically mean a New Orleans sub, no.
             76. Pocky      - yup
             77. Polenta    
             78. Prickly Pear         
             79. Rabbit Stew        
             80. Raw Oysters       
             81. Root Beer Float - yup  
             82. S’mores   - yup
             83. Sauerkraut           
             84. Sea Urchin          
             85. Shark    - yup    
             86. Snail        
             87. Snake      
             88. Soft Shell Crab   
             89. Som Tam 
             90. Spaetzle   - yup
             91. Spam    - I'd rather die    
             92. Squirrel    
             93. Steak Tartare       
             94. Sweet Potato Fries    - yup       
             95. Sweetbreads    - See Spam     
             96. Tom Yum
             97. Umeboshi
             98. Venison  - Yup  
             99. Wasabi Peas        
             100. Zucchini Flowers   

I scored a 28. What's your score?

4 comments:

  1. This is how many we've had, not how many we would have again, right? I've had 24 of them I think. Some of them I've never heard of.

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  2. Yay! I got 36, I feel I have acomplished something in my life now! It didn't say that I had to have enjoyed eating them though :)

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  3. Wow, for somebody who was a really picky eater growing up, I actually score a 68! I owe it all to Husband! LOL Really interesting post, CJ!

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