Stealing Meme's from Canada Again....

A Foodie Meme

Feel free to join in the fun.
1)Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you have eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea - I suspect someone has snuck this into me at least once
3. Huevos rancheros -
4. Steak tartare -Oh yeah.
5. Crocodile.
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue -
8. Carp - Not Sure if I have eatern carp
9. Borscht - Oh yeah.
10. Baba ghanoush - Oh yeah!!
11. Calamari - Bring it on - except not the sucker pads. I don't like sucker pads at all.
12. Pho -
13. PB&J sandwich -
14. Aloo Gobi- .
15. Hot dog from a street cart-.
16. Epoisses
17. Black Truffle- don't think I have but sure would try it..
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes .
19. Steamed Pork Buns
20. Pistachio ice cream -
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries - mmm blueberries and strawberries and....
23. Foie gras - yummy but definitely guilt inducing as Canada says.
24. Rice and beans - .
25. Souse and Brawn or Head Cheese My mum used to make this for her dad - who when he heard her describe how she made it never touched it again (first you brush the teeth and then you singe off all the hair on the head.....) I think, shudder, I have eaten this.
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet Pepper- .
27. Dulce de leche - oh yeah!!
28. Oysters - love them but not supposed to eat them raw
29. Baklava - Will someone be my baklava slave???
30. Bagna cauda - Never had it - but always willing to try
31. Wasabi peas - Oh yeaj
32. Clam chowder I make a wicked clam chowder.
33. Salted lassi - I prefer the mango lassi.
34. Sauerkraut - Not so fond of it.
35. Root beer float - I th ink so
36. Cognac with a fat cigar -Not necessarily at the same time.
37. Clotted cream tea - for all my english heritage and birth certificate I have never had clotted cream tea. I think I need to remedy this somehow.
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O - nope. sounds good though
39. Gumbo -no and unlike Canada I don't think it's the only way to eat Okra.
40. Oxtail - Can't say that I have
41. Curried goat- gotta love the whole roti thing.
42. Whole insects - too crunchy!
43. Phaal - I think I've had it.
44. Goat’s Milk- I'll try it.
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more - Not £60 plus but close.
46. Fugu - I am totally not supposed to eat raw fish - and somehow the "bravado" of this dish just doesn't appeal to me.
47. Chicken Tiki Masala- Yummy.
48. Eel - love smoked eel.
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut - Just the boston creme one
50. Sea urchin - Not a chance
51. Prickly Pear -Not sure.
52. Umeboshi- but I'd probably try 'em.53. Abalone -Delicate and delicious. Best ever when I was in San Francisco.
54. Paneer -I have had both sweet and savoury dishes made with paneer, but never on its own.
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal - Yes. I don't like Big Macs. (and really, I don't frequent McDonalds)
56. Spaetzle - I've never made it but man, it is so good when you have German friends!!
57. Dirty gin martini - Olives are one of my favourite foods, and so is alcohol!
58. Beer above 8% ABV - Maudite, a Quebec beer. Sold in quart bottles. So good.
59. Poutine -I'm Canadian. I live on the border of Quebec and Ontario. Of course. (and yes, it is delicious but man, I am getting too old to eat this - it's a once a year treat)
60. Carob chips - Fake, waxy, chocolate imposter!!!!!!!
61. S’mores - Camp food!!!!! Not the same without a bonfire but you can fake it in the microwave if desperate!62. Sweetbreads - Just can't go there.
63. Kaolin - This has to be a spelling error, as the Google page talks about Chinese clay. But it is used as a food additive so . . . maybe?
64. Currywurst - Ummm . . . no.
65. Durian - nope.
66. Frogs’ legs - I don't think so. I know I have been at a table where they have been served, but I don't think I could get past the look of them, and the memory of all the little frogs I caught to observe when I was little
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake (and in Canada - Beavertails) - Yummmmmy!
68. Haggis - Even as a 9 year old, I knew it wasn't "oatmeal sausage". Liars!!!!
69. Fried plantain - Damn, I miss Miami for the maduros!!!!!
70. Chitterlings or Andouillette - nope. And probably not.
71. Gazpacho -Delicious summer food!!! I have made several variations, including a white gazpacho with cucumbers
72. Caviar and blini - Tasty. I love caviar(beluga and osstra, not sevruga - yes, I've tried them all - that Russian restaurant again)
73. Louche absinthe - No but oh my God, do I ever want to!!
74. Gjetost, or brunost- "Cheese, cheese, marvelous cheese."
75. Roadkill - Je ne suis pas un "redneck"
76. Baijiu - No, but it's alcohol. ANd I've had sake so . . . I'd probably try it.
77. Hostess Fruit Pie - Not in years. My mom never bought them, so it was surely at a friend's house, or a lunch trade.
78. Snail (let's go with Escargot) - Totally awesome if done right.
79. Lapsang souchong - Tea. Yep.
80. Bellini - Yes. Frequently.
81. Tom Yum- A staple of my Thai ordering. With the coconut milk and galangal root, please.
82. Eggs Benedict - As long at the poached eggs are not slimy, this is lovely.
83. Pocky - Not the official brand, but I'm sure I've had similar chocolate-covered biscuit sticks.
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant - Umm . . . at a couple. Gotta love my parents and being an only child!! (even one with wine pairings)
85. Kobe beef - I don't think so.
86. Hare- Nope.
87. Goulash - Mmmm, winter comfort food
88. Flowers - I love throwing flowers into salads, decorating cakes with sugared violets, and have had stuffed squash blossoms a few times..
89. Horse - All I can picture are the horses I rode and loved (Acorn!! Athena!!!)
90. Criollo chocolate - I don't think so. But I have consumed a lot of chocolate . . .
91. Spam - Sliced thin and fried crispy on a hot plate in undergrad - I think that was the last time.
92. Soft shell crab - Yes. Especially in spider rolls (also why my damn sushi bill is always very high!)
93. Rose harissa - I think I may have had this at a restaurant, but I'm not sure
94. Catfish - Fried. In the south. Meh.
95. Mole Poblano- I love mole anything!!!
96. Bagel and lox - with cream cheese. And capers.
97. Lobster Thermidor - Lobter done any way is fine by me!
98. Polenta - Mine has never turned out as well as my Italian friends'. So I just enjoy it there.
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee - Yes. It was coffee.
100. Snake - No. But I've heard it tastes like chicken. So . . . I'll stick with chicken