Palate Check

From Jenny who got it from Shan and so on and so on...

"Here’s a chance for a little interactivity for all the bloggers out there. Below is a list of 100 things that I think every good omnivore should have tried at least once in their life. The list includes fine food, strange food, everyday food and even some pretty bad food - but a good omnivore should really try it all. Don’t worry if you haven’t, mind you; neither have I, though I’ll be sure to work on it. Don’t worry if you don’t recognise everything the hundred, either; Wikipedia has the answers.

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.
4) Optional extra: Post a comment here at http://www.verygoodtaste.co.uk/ linking to your results."

Venison
Nettle tea
Huevos rancheros
Steak tartare
Crocodile
Black pudding
Cheese fondue
Carp
Borscht
Baba ghanoush
Calamari
Pho
PB&J sandwich
Aloo gobi
Hot dog from a street cart
Epoisses
Black truffle
Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
Steamed pork buns
Pistachio ice cream
Heirloom tomatoes
Fresh wild berries
Foie gras
Rice and beans
Brawn, or head cheese
Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper (I'd prefer not to burn off my taste buds.)
Dulce de leche
Oysters
Baklava
Bagna cauda (This sounds awesome.)
Wasabi peas
Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
Salted lassi (This doesn't sound bad either.)
Sauerkraut
Root beer float
Cognac with a fat cigar
Clotted cream tea
Vodka jelly/Jell-O
Gumbo
Oxtail (though Hubby John swears it's great)
Curried goat
Whole insects (Oh my lord, no.)
Phaal (see Scotch Bonnet pepper remark)
Goat's milk
Malt whiskey from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
Fugu (depends on who's doing the cookin')
Chicken tikka masala
Eel
Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
Sea urchin
Prickly pear
Umeboshi
Abalone
Paneer
McDonald's Big Mac Meal
Spaetzle
Dirty gin martini
Beer above 8% ABV
Poutine (Throw a little duck confit in there too and you've got a real taste sensation!)
Carob chips
S'mores
Sweetbreads
Kaolin
Currywurst
Durian (sounds like it stinks)
Frogs' legs
Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
Haggis
Fried plantain
Chitterlings or andouillete (could violate my strict "no rectum" policy)
Gazpacho
Caviar and blini
Louche absinthe
Gjetost, or brunost
Roadkill
Baijiu
Hostess Fruit Pie (make mine cherry! )
Snail
Lapsang souchong
Bellini
Tom yum
Eggs Benedict
Pocky (gotta get to the Asian grocery!)
Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant
Kobe beef
Hare
Goulash
Flowers
Horse (I always wanted a horse -- for riding, not for eating.)
Criollo chocolate
Spam
Soft shell crab
Rose harissa
Catfish
Mole poblano
Bagel and lox
Lobster Thermidor
Polenta
Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
Snake