This food meme has been making its rounds, and although I've got a couple of posts percolating right now I thought I'd throw this out for public consumption (Yeah it was intended). I picked it up from Prairie Ice, but there are others who did it, such as Patrick over at the Hawkowl's Nest. I'm not tagging anyone but if you're interested just paste this list of foods into a post, BOLD the one's you've tried and strike out the one's you wouldn't think of trying.
I've added some comments in parentheses after the dish.
- Venison (several forms actually, White-tail deer, Mule deer, Elk, Moose, Caribou, and those spotted ones whose name escapes me right now – and no I don't mean fawns)
- Nettle tea (I've drank all manner of teas, including this one, supposedly good for your joints)
- Huevos rancheros (I like mine with Chorizo)
- Steak tartar
- Crocodile (Technically it was alligator, and I found it tasted vaguely chemically)
- Black pudding (Blutwurst, essentially the same stuff I believe)
- Cheese fondue
- Carp (Didn't really care for it, I prefer Maria for my junk fish eating)
- Borscht (my mom makes the best borscht)
- Baba ghanoush (I make the best Baba ghanoush)
- Calamari (and pulpo. Tip: marinate the calamari in buttermilk)
- Pho
- PB&J sandwich (Oh come on, hasn't everyone?)
- Aloo gobi (I think I even posted on it, well actually on Soohki Gobi).
- Hot dog from a street cart
- Epoisses (not from lack of desire)
- Black truffle
- Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
- Steamed pork buns (Mmmmm)
- Pistachio ice cream
- Heirloom tomatoes
- Fresh wild berries
- Foie gras (yes, but that is before I knew how it was made)
- Rice and beans (different variants, including Louisiana red beans and rice and Cuban Moros y cristianos)
- Brawn -(sadly).
- Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper (ow, ow, ow – not recommended)
- Dulce de leche (well, the similar Manjar)
- Oysters (raw with lemon, and breaded and deep fried in Kennebunkport)
- Baklava
- Bagna cauda (sadly no)
- Wasabi peas (I have a bunch in my cupboard right now – my wonderful family keeps mailing them to me, and they are my favourite snack. I've also got a great story about wasabi peas and my dad and a minivan)
- Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl (I've had clam chowder and sourdough, just not together)
- Salted lassi (Sigh I miss the Taj Mahal in Saskatoon)
- Sauerkraut (The best sauerkraut in the world. Sadly my neighbour Mrs Doering passed away this past year. Heaven does smell like sauerkraut)
- Root beer float
- Cognac with a fat cigar (Why would you ruin the bouquet of Cognac with a cigar?)
- Clotted cream tea (at High Tea of course)
- Vodka jelly/Jell-O
- Gumbo
- Oxtail
- Curried goat (love goat)
- Whole insects (beetle grubs, lemon ants (intentially) and lots of black flies and mosquitos (unintentially)
- Phaal (Yes, but I prefer a Vindaloo)
- Goat's milk
- Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
- Fugu (no but I wouldn't discount it from a reputable sushi place)
- Chicken tikka masala
- Eel (unagi)
- Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
- Sea urchin (about my least favourite form of sushi, ever)
- Prickly pear
- Umeboshi
- Abalone
- Paneer
- McDonald's Big Mac Meal (sadly a long time ago while under the thrall of their advertising)
- Spaetzle
- Dirty gin martini
- Beer above 8% (several in my younger days, anyone remember when Old Stock was 11%)
- Poutine
- Carob chips (have some in my cupboard, although I haven't baked with carob for awhile)
- S'mores
- Sweetbreads (rolling around on the plate)
- Kaolin (huh?)
- Currywurst (Sounds delish)
- Durian (not yet)
- Frogs' legs
- Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
- Haggis
- Fried plantain
- Chitterlings or andouillette
- Gazpacho (I sent it back, it was cold)
- Caviar and blini (mmm fish eggs and buckwheat)
- Louche absinthe
- Gjetost or brunost
- Roadkill (deer and bison, there was a lot of bison roadkill in Fort Providence, I even fed some to my parents)
- Baijiu
- Hostess Fruit Pie
- Snail (Waiter, there are snails on my girlfriend's escargot)
- Lapsang souchong (had some the last time I was at High Tea, April 2007)
- Bellini
- Tom yum
- Eggs Benedict (Actually what I served the clients for breakfast this morning)
- Pocky (no but the bullies called me that at school – wait, that was Porky)
- Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant
- Kobe beef (love some, beautifully marbled)
- Hare
- Goulash
- Flowers (nasturiums, caraganas, purple saxifrage and mountain sorrel)
- Horse (Chevral anyone? Hey they call pig pork.)
- Criollo chocolate (Don't think so, but if you get the chance try the gelatinous pulp that surrounds raw cocoa beans)
- Spam
- Soft shell crab (soft shell crab rolls in Kauai. Good thing I discovered them late in the trip)
- Rose harissa (regular harissa yes, rose harissa no)
- Catfish
- Mole poblano
- Bagel and lox
- Lobster Thermidor
- Polenta
- Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
- Snake
Hmm. I'm hungry, and it would seem that I am a somewhat adventurous eater, either that or a glutton.
Comments
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You have to tell the wasabi pea story!
Well, my dad isn’t the most adventurous man in the family (ask my brother about when he (dad) went down the water slide) nor is he a fan of spicy food. We were south for a visit and I had picked up a big bag of wasabi peas at a grocery store in Saskatoon. Dad met us there and was driving on the Yellowhead to Roblin while I shoveled Wasabi peas into my maw.
Dad looked over and asked “Are those hot?” so I said yes, and asked if he wanted some. He shocked me by saying yes so I passed him one which he popped in his mouth. The next thing I know he’s got his head between his legs trying to spit out every last atom of wasabi, while driving the minivan at a 100/k without looking.
It was perhaps not the best time to experiment with wasabi.
Very cute!
Yeah it was. Dad didn’t thinks so though. I still can’t get over the fact that he tried it, knowing that it was hot.