Monday, September 22, 2008

Looks like its Absinthe, Currywurst and Carp for Dinner Tonight

From the 100 Things You Should Eat Before You Die list that is circulating around the food blogosphere...  

81/100 ain't bad.  But I've really got to fix the tasting at a three-Michelin-star and I don't think Horse will ever be on my 'Had' list

1. Venison - Yes

2. Nettle tea - Yes  

 3. Huevos rancheros - Yes

 4. Steak tartare - Yes

 5. Crocodile - Yes

 6. Black pudding - Yes

 7. Cheese fondue - Yes

 8. Carp

 9. Borscht - Yes

 10. Baba ghanoush - Yes

 11. Calamari - Yes

 12. Pho - Yes

 13. PB&J sandwich - Yes

 14. Aloo gobi

 15. Hot dog from a street cart - Yes

 16. Epoisses- Yes

 17. Black truffle - Yes

 18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes - Yes

 19. Steamed pork buns - Yes

 20. Pistachio ice cream - Yes

 21. Heirloom tomatoes - Yes

 22. Fresh wild berries - Yes

 23. Foie gras - Yes

 24. Rice and beans - Yes

 25. Brawn, or head cheese - Yes

 26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper - Yes

 27. Dulce de leche

 28. Oysters - Yes

 29. Baklava - Yes

 30. Bagna cauda

 31. Wasabi peas - Yes

 32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl - Yes

 33. Salted lassi

 34. Sauerkraut - Yes

 35. Root beer float - Yes

 36. Cognac with a fat cigar - Yes

 37. Clotted cream tea - Yes

 38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O - Yes

 39. Gumbo - Yes

 40. Oxtail - Yes

 41. Curried goat - Yes

 42. Whole insects - Yes

 43. Phaal - Yes

 44. Goat's milk - Yes

 45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/€80/$120 or more - Yes

 46. Fugu

 47. Chicken tikka masala - Yes

 48. Eel - Yes

 49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut - Yes

 50. Sea urchin - Yes

 51. Prickly pear - Yes

 52. Umeboshi - Yes

 53. Abalone - Yes

 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 - Yes

 60. Carob chips - Yes

 61. S'mores - Yes

 62. Sweetbreads - Yes

 63. Kaolin

 64. Currywurst

 65. Durian

 66. Frogs' legs - Yes

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

 68. Haggis

 69. Fried plantain - Yes

 70. Chitterlings, or andouillette - Yes

 71. Gazpacho- Yes

 72. Caviar and blini- Yes

 73. Louche absinthe

 74. Gjetost, or brunost

 75. Roadkill

 76. Baijiu

 77. Hostess Fruit Pie- Yes

 78. Snail- Yes

 79. Lapsang souchong

 80. Bellini- Yes

 81. Tom yum

 82. Eggs Benedict- Yes

 83. Pocky

 84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant

 85. Kobe beef- Yes

 86. Hare- Yes

 87. Goulash- Yes

 88. Flowers- Yes

 89. Horse

 90. Criollo chocolate- Yes

 91. Spam- Yes

 92. Soft shell crab- Yes

 93. Rose harissa - Yes

 94. Catfish- Yes

 95. Mole poblano- Yes

 96. Bagel and lox- Yes

 97. Lobster Thermidor- Yes

 98. Polenta- Yes

 99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee- Yes

 100. Snake- Yes 

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