Very Good Taste has compiled a list of
100 foods that every omnivore should try just once. While veggies are more my style these days, I have had exposure to many an exotic food due to my father's unusual gastronomic creations.
Here's the deal:
I have tasted items in
bold.
I won't try items that I've
crossed out.
Behold, dear readers, Sioux's foray into the wild world of eating with:
The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred1.
VenisonYes. I ate bambi. Yes. I still cry about it sometimes.
2. Nettle tea
3.
Huevos rancheros4.
Steak tartare5.
CrocodileIf you want each bite of your meal to take between 6 and 8 minutes to chew, I recommend Crocodile.
6.
Black pudding My family calls this dish blueclub, and from what I understand it is basically a giant cow scab.
7.
Cheese fondue8.
Carp9.
Borscht10.
Baba ghanoush11.
Calamari12.
Pho13.
PB&J sandwich14. Aloo gobi
15.
Hot dog from a street cart16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18.
Fruit wine made from something other than grapes Word to the wise: Don't try homemade plum wine.
19. Steamed pork buns
20.
Pistachio ice cream21.
Heirloom tomatoes22.
Fresh wild berries23. Foie gras
24.
Rice and beans25.
Brawn, or head cheese26.
Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper This one was obviously a mistake.
27.
Dulce de leche28.
Oysters29.
Baklava30. Bagna cauda
31.
Wasabi peas32.
Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl33. Salted lassi
34.
Sauerkraut35.
Root beer float36.
Cognac with a fat
cigar I've had cognac and I've smoked cigars, but never AT THE SAME TIME. I think that would be a class overload in my system. I'd probably shit diamonds.
37. Clotted cream tea
38.
Vodka jelly/Jell-O39.
Gumbo40. Oxtail
41.
Curried goat I remember goat being surprisingly delicious back in my meat eating days.
42.
Whole insects43. Phaal
44.
Goat’s milk45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
HOW I WISH! I suppose a girl can dream...
46. Fugu
47.
Chicken tikka masala48.
Eel My Dad had a weird foods birthday party and someone gave him an eel in a bag. It smelled like rotten potatoes and tasted worse when he got around to actually cooking it. Let me tell you, some novelty foods should be left as NOVELTIES!
49.
Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut50. Sea urchin
51.
Prickly pear52. Umeboshi
53.
Abalone54. Paneer
55.
McDonald’s Big Mac Meal56.
Spaetzle57.
Dirty gin martini58.
Beer above 8% ABV59. Poutine
60.
Carob chips61.
S’mores62.
Sweetbreads63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66.
Frogs’ legs67.
Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cakeI must say that Very Good Taste does not distinguish between the subtleties of fried dough very well. A beignet is a much different creature than a churro! A funnel cake should comprise its own category!
68. Haggis
69.
Fried plantain70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71.
Gazpacho72.
Caviar and blini73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75.
Roadkill I suppose one should never say never, but sweet Haysoos, if I ever eat Roadkill someone should write a book about my life's hardships and then turn it into a major motion picture staring Thora Birch. I didn't just date myself through the Thora Birch reference, did I?
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78.
Snail79.
Lapsang souchong This smokey, bold tea is especially good during cold winters. I tend to like my foods savory rather than sweet, and this tea really encapsulates that aspect of taste.
80.
Bellini OHMYGOD CAN I HAVE ONE NOW!??!
81. Tom yum
82.
Eggs Benedict83.
Pocky I love watching the geeks at
That's Entertainment much on Pocky while playing Dungeons and Dragons when I pick up my Buffy comics.
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87.
Goulash88.
Flowers89.
Horse90. Criollo chocolate
91.
Spam Don't judge.
Spam-o-rama's fucking cool.
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94.
Catfish95.
Mole poblano96.
Bagel and lox97. Lobster Thermidor
98.
Polenta99.
Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee100.
Snake Sometimes the Alamo Drafthouse pairs weird documentaries with weird food. More often than not, the weird documentaries are about food, and my entire family attended the screening of some Rattlesnake capturing documentary and ate chicken-fried Rattlesnake and drank plenty of Lonestars (well, I was probably 17, so my siblings handed them to me discretely, though I'm sure my rapid chugging of them was pretty conspicuous to my parents).
