The Food Tasting Meme
Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions. Bold all the items you've eaten. Cross out any items that you would never consider eating (or eating again). (For this blog entry, I've created an educational link on all the foods I had to learn more about)
Venison
Huevos rancheros
Crocodile
Cheese fondue
Carp
Borscht
Baba ghanoush (the only way I've managed to enjoy eggplant so far)
Aloo gobi (I like Indian food as a general rule)
Hot dog from a street cart
Epoisses
Black truffle
Pistachio ice cream
Heirloom tomatoes
Fresh wild berries
Foie gras
Rice and beans (Hey! Great idea for dinner tonight!)
Dulce de leche
Baklava
Bagna cauda
Wasabi peas
Salted lassi
Sauerkraut
Root beer float
Clotted cream tea
Oxtail
Curried goat
Phaal
Goat's milk (does it count in cheese?)
Chicken tikka masala (I hear Dr. J's recipe is awesome)
Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut (the blueberry cake doughnut is better, though)
Prickly pear (fresh and ripe, YUM! Catalina Island, 1997)
Umeboshi
Paneer (looks yummy!)
Spaetzle
Poutine
Carob chips
S'mores
Kaolin (this is a rock...why would I eat it?)
Currywurst
Durian
Frog's Legs
Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
Fried plantain
Gazpacho
Gjetost or brunost
Hostess Fruit Pie
Snail (yup, I've eaten snails. Garlic, butter, a little chew and DONE!)
Tom yum (the version I had was made with chicken, not seafood)
Eggs Benedict (I CRAVE this food sometimes)
Pocky
Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant (an undergraduate research grant provided a generous per diem on one of my little undergrad conference trips and we went all out on the last night)
Hare
Goulash
Flowers (daylilies, marigolds, nasturtium, rose hips, honeysuckle, and of course broccoli)
Horse (yes, I would be willing to try some horse)
Criollo chocolate
Rose harissa
Catfish
Mole poblano
Polenta
Snake
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Wait...you never ate Spam? Growing up in our house? How'd you escape that? :)
ReplyDeleteYou've never had goulash either? I thought that was an American staple.
ReplyDeleteUh, our family used to eat SPAM? Whoa. I remember seeing commercials about it and hearing my friends talk about it and I was so JEALOUS. I thought we couldn't afford it :)
ReplyDeleteJulia, I've eaten PLENTY of random and assorted soups, many of them unnamed conglomerations of all things on-hand at the time, but none of them officially dubbed "goulash" like the traditional Hungarian soup of beef, onions, peppers, veggies, and paprika. The heavy emphasis on paprika is the part I haven't officially experienced.
Oh--and I was always jealous of those who got to eat spam too. :)
ReplyDeleteInteresting to see your list!
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised to see pho crossed off. It's basically an aromatic noodle soup with veggies and meat and for some Americans, quite the comfort food (I can take it or leave it myself).
I agree with you on pretty much everything else though. :D Given how much you like trying your own things, you might try making paneer. It's simple and fun. One of the easiest cheeses you can make.
Dad loves Spam. Especially fried. But it's not like we ate it a TON, it's just that I remember a few times when we had it. It is so incredibly salty, worse than regular ham, and I was always thirsty after eating it. That's all I really remember about it.
ReplyDeleteDon't try it.