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[etumukutenyak]

I haven't done one in a long time, and this one's more interesting than most.


1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile (in my case, alligator)
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 (pate, yes.)
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 (never heard of this one)
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl (not in a sourdough bowl)
33. Salted lassi (only the mango lassi)
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar (no smoking, sorry)
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal (haven't a clue)
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu (no, thanks.)
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 (the smell would drive me mad.)
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 (rabbit, yes)
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

Comments

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

1. Venison

I finally had this a few years ago. Oddly, in spite of being in Georgia, it was from New Zealand.

2. Nettle tea
Nope.
3. Huevos rancheros
Yes.
4. Steak tartare
Yes.
5. Crocodile (in my case, alligator)
Nope.

6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
Nope.
11. Calamari
12. Pho
Yes.
13. PB&J sandwich
Yes.
14. Aloo gobi
Yes.
15. Hot dog from a street cart
Yes.
16. Epoisses
Nope.
17. Black truffle
I wish.
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
Yes. I'd like to try dandelion wine.
19. Steamed pork buns
Yes.
20. Pistachio ice cream
Yes.
21. Heirloom tomatoes
Yes.
22. Fresh wild berries

As a boy, we'd go blackberrying on Wimbledon Common. This week, as a matter of fact I had fresh wild berries.
23. Foie gras (pate, yes.)
Biensur.

24. Rice and beans

But mus'.

25. Brawn, or head cheese

Yes.

26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper

Yu mussi mad. My first wife bit into one once by mistake.

27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda (never heard of this one)

Nor I.

31. Wasabi peas
Yes.
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl (not in a sourdough bowl)

Not in a sourdough bowl.
33. Salted lassi (only the mango lassi)

Me too.

34. Sauerkraut

Hate the stuff.

35. Root beer float

Yes.
36. Cognac with a fat cigar (no smoking, sorry)

I don't smoke any more. But, yes, I've had cognac with a fat cigar.

37. Clotted cream tea

No.
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
Yes.

40. Oxtail
Yes. With, ahem, deleterious effects the last two times.

41. Curried goat

See my response to #24.

42. Whole insects
Nope.

43. Phaal (haven't a clue)

Nor do I.

44. Goat’s milk

Milked the damn' goat.

45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more

Don't I wish.

46. Fugu (no, thanks.)

I'd like to try it.

47. Chicken tikka masala
Not yet.

48. Eel
I'd like to try it.

49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
Nope.
51. Prickly pear
Nope.
52. Umeboshi

What's that?

53. Abalone
Nope.

54. Paneer
Yes.

55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
Yes.

56. Spaetzle
Yes.

57. Dirty gin martini

Yes.

58. Beer above 8% ABV

Yes.
59. Poutine

Je ne suis pas Serge.
60. Carob chips
No.
61. S’mores
Yes.
62. Sweetbreads
Yes.
63. Kaolin

In the form of Kaopectate.

64. Currywurst
Yes.

65. Durian (the smell would drive me mad.)
No. But I have had jackfruit.

66. Frogs’ legs
No.

67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
Yes.

68. Haggis
No.

69. Fried plantain
Yes.

70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
Yes.

71. Gazpacho
Yes.

72. Caviar and blini

Not the blini. But I have had sevruga caviar.
73. Louche absinthe

Pas encore.
74. Gjetost, or brunost

Nope.
75. Roadkill

Nope.

76. Baijiu

What's that?
77. Hostess Fruit Pie

Yup.

78. Snail

Yup.
79. Lapsang souchong
Yup.

80. Bellini
Nope.

81. Tom yum
Nope.

82. Eggs Benedict

Yup.
83. Pocky
Nope.

84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
Nope.
85. Kobe beef
Dunno.
86. Hare (rabbit, yes)

Yes.

87. Goulash
Yes.

88. Flowers
No.
89. Horse
No.
90. Criollo chocolate
No.
91. Spam
Yes.
92. Soft shell crab
Yes.
93. Rose harissa
No.
94. Catfish
Yes.
95. Mole poblano
No.
96. Bagel and lox
Yes.
97. Lobster Thermidor
No.
98. Polenta
Si.
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
Yes.
100. Snake
No.

[etumukutenyak.livejournal.com]

52. Umeboshi

What's that?

If I recall correctly, that's a Japanese form of plums -- possibly preserved plums (like pickled plums).

Baijiu (76) sounds Chinese, but I don't remember that one. As for poutine, I ordered it for our meal last March, and could only watch my family eat it as I'm allergic to potatoes. I did enjoy the cheese curds with gravy, though.


I just looked up baijiu, and I have had it -- it's Chinese moonshine, and I have had a shot of moutai (those crazy Canadians had a jug of moutai from their last visit to China). Look here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baijiu)

While I'm looking around, I might as well look up umeboshi too, and I see that I am almost correct: it's a pickled fruit like a plum but more reminiscent of apricots, according to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umeboshi)

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

I haven't had any of those. I stay away from moonshine out of fear of blindness and death.

[etumukutenyak.livejournal.com]

Yes, there's that about moonshine, but if made by someone with half a brain and a decent still, then you avoid those methanols and such that cause blindness or death. It's pretty potent alcohol, I'll admit. I've tried it twice just to see what all the excitement is about (West Virginia moonshine and Moutai). I think I'd rather have a nice red wine. ;-)

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

I've drunk near absolute alcohol made at a proper distillery (it had not yet seen the government inspector), but that doesn't count as moonshine.

[etumukutenyak.livejournal.com]

Sure it does! West Virginia markets an official moonshine, and moutai is distilled officially by Chinese companies, so there you go.

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

Really? I'd always thought of moonshine as the stuff you didn't want to get caught making.

[etumukutenyak.livejournal.com]

Moonshine is one form of alcohol for consumption, but whenever you make unregulated and untaxed alcohol, the gummint has problems. It can be beer, wine, or white lightning; if you don't pay the taxman, he's going to chase you down. This led to the development of NASCAR, as the moonshiners tried to outrun the taxmen.

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

Indeed.

I understand that the Turks take the civilised view that beer is not, by law, an alcoholic beverage.

[etumukutenyak.livejournal.com]

Beer has been around for so long, and is healthy enough to be considered a food group of its own. ;-) On St. Kitts the beer was safer to drink than the tap water (being collected in open aqueducts into which monkeys could excrete, as it were, left the water teeming with Giardia amongst other things), so I drank Carib and when we had enough bottles, my classmate made his own. That were strong beer, you bet.

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

I'd expect so. Carib is decent enough stuff.

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

On something completely unrelated: http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/15/cult.leader.release/index.html

[etumukutenyak.livejournal.com]

Yikes. Not only does he look dangerous, he's from the area around where my partner's family lives.

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

Good grief.

[etumukutenyak.livejournal.com]

Let's hope his existence comes to a satisfactory resolution. In whichever manner legally possible. He doesn't sound sane or even reformed.

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

Not in the least.

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

You know they're making whiskey at George Washington's still? You can buy it at Mt. Vernon.

[etumukutenyak.livejournal.com]

Yup, sure do. One of these days we'll run over there and get some. Just for the historic value and all.

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

I've had all of those except the ones with alcohol. I don't like the taste of alcohol and can't have it now, because of the meds.

[etumukutenyak.livejournal.com]

I have to be careful with alcohol myself, as it can precipitate a migraine, and I get enough of those without triggering them on purpose. However, reasonable amounts of red wines have been shown to be heart- and brain-protective, so there's good things in there. Plus, some of them are tasty. ;-)

Whisky and moonshine are more of an acquired taste, rather like spicy hot food. A little goes a long way.

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

Since I don't like the taste of alcohol, I'm pleased all the doctors say better to not have red wine. I'd do it if they say, after all, I drink the rehydration fluid, but I'm just as happy not to.

[etumukutenyak.livejournal.com]

I understand that grape juice has the same good ingredients as wines, so I include that in my diet, along with fresh grapes. Alcohol is just a vehicle for extracting and concentrating those compounds. ;-)

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

Apparently cranberry juice does, too, and since I'm required to have that, I'm probably covered.

[etumukutenyak.livejournal.com]

Yum! Cranberry juice is great. And if you like it, you might consider acai juice, or pomegranate juice -- they're also sweet/tart fruits.

I absolutely love cran-blueberry, but that is a rare combination and I haven't seen it since I left Louisiana.

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

Yes, but do acai or pomegranate juice help prevent UTIs? It's the nephrologist who requires cranberry juice, and I buy the kind that's mostly tart -- no sugar or sugar substitutes. I like it, I can just suck a glass down, and it's expensive, so I limit myself to two glasses a day.

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

I'm one of those people who can eat lemons.