Mark's Journal - The Omnivore's Hundred

02:43 pm October 3rd, 2008




			Mark's Journal - The Omnivore's Hundred

mhaithaca


	The Omnivore's Hundred
	I've seen lots of you do this, but eatingithaca finally got me to. If you want to play along, copy and paste the list, bold what you've eaten, italicize what you'd like to try, and strike through what you'd never consider eating. (There's not much I wouldn't try.) 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 41. Curried goat 42. Whole insects 43. Phaal 44. Goat’s milk 45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £/$120 or more 46. Fugu 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 59. Poutine 60. Carob chips 61. S’mores 62. Sweetbreads 63. Kaolin 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 76. Baijiu 77. Hostess Fruit Pie 78. Snail 79. Lapsang souchong 80. Bellini 81. Tom yum 82. Eggs Benedict 83. Pocky 84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant. 85. Kobe beef 86. Hare 87. Goulash 88. Flowers 89. Horse 90. Criollo chocolate 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

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	From: pickled_cotton	Date: October 3rd, 2008 07:50 pm (UTC)		(Link)

In a long story, evidenced by the fact that I don't associate with an ex-boyfriend anymore, I ate venison AS roadkill. Not that I knew this, it shouldn't go without saying, until AFTERWARDS.

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	From: tess_azure	Date: October 3rd, 2008 08:28 pm (UTC)		(Link)

That must be one heck of a story!!!

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	From: pickled_cotton	Date: October 3rd, 2008 08:28 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Let me sum it up...

ICK!

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	From: tess_azure	Date: October 3rd, 2008 10:23 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Ha ha I bet!!! :-)

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	From: zercool	Date: October 4th, 2008 01:31 am (UTC)		(Link)

I have no inherent objection to removing the best pieces from a freshly-struck deer. Some of the best venison I've ever had came from a deer hit one morning; a friend and I took the backstraps out and grilled them for dinner that night. Delicious.

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	From: pickled_cotton	Date: October 4th, 2008 01:33 am (UTC)		(Link)

My objection was moreso that he fed me roadkill without mentioning it WAS roadkill.

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	From: mhaithaca	Date: October 4th, 2008 02:18 am (UTC)		(Link)

My friend Janis is mostly vegetarian, but actually has no problem eating meat from an animal that was killed accidentally. Deer are hit by cars all the time, and it would be a shame for those animals to go to waste if the carcass is usable!

When I was in a friend's car and he hit a deer that had already been hit, I called the state police to report it since the deer was right on the side of the road and seemed to be still alive. Jon was curious why the police dispatcher asked if we wanted the animal. I explained it was because in New York, they apparently have to offer it to you if you hit it... and if you don't want it, they can have it. Venison is valuable! :-)

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	From: yinshu	Date: October 3rd, 2008 08:43 pm (UTC)		(Link)

I hate to tell you this, but I think you made a mistake-- you definitely want to try gjetost.
you wannnnnnnnt to tryyyyy eeeiiitt!!! @_@ *makes swirly hypno-eyes at you*
(especially with crisp apple slices.... om nom nom nom!)

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	From: mhaithaca	Date: October 4th, 2008 02:35 am (UTC)		(Link)

Oh, the not-italicized things aren't ones I wouldn't like to try, they're just not things I have an urgent need to. :-) So where should I find some gjetost to try?

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	From: yinshu	Date: October 4th, 2008 09:58 pm (UTC)		(Link)

heh, I actually found it at Wegmans a couple of times. It comes in a little red square european-looking package.

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