–Bold those you have tried.
–Strike through those you wouldn’t eat on a bet.
–Italicize any item you’ll never eat again.
–*Asterisk any items you’d be interested in trying but have not yet.
–!!!! anything you eat regularly (more than once a month-ish).
?Questionisk any items you’ve never heard of (there will be a lot of these!)
1. Venison
2. *Nettle tea
3. Huevos Rancheros!! Though we grew up calling them Dad’s eggs. (really? That’s what I make, too!)
4. Steak Tartar (I might eat this on a bet, but Tartar sound like what the dentist scrapes off my teeth)
5. Crocodile (I think I tried this at the Taste of Chicago once, but it was a long time ago)
Black pudding ** (I don’t know what this is, but if Mikey won’t eat it…)
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp - Too many bones, but I’ve seen the water that thing swims in around here.. eeeww…
9. Borscht ?*
10. Baba ghanouj ? recipe
11. Calamari— yummy
12. Pho ?
13. PB&J sandwich !!
14. Aloo gobi ? recipe (isn’t gobi a poisonous fish?)
15. *Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses ? .
17. Black truffle ?
18. Fruit wine made with something other than grapes
19. *Steamed pork buns?— Guess I need more explanation
20. Pistachio ice cream -
21. Heirloom tomatoes !! Summer in the south north, need I say more 
22. Fresh wild berries - Ditto
23. Foie gras—- Sorry, goose liver doesn’t do it for me.
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet Dad is a big fan of HOT, I am not a fan of dead taste buds (ditto sister)
27. Dulce de leche**
28. Oysters– no thank you though. But I’d eat them for a bet. I love money.
29. Baklava– yummy. I work with many ethnic Dr’s. This is the best when “authentic”
30. Bagna cauda???
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi ? recipe I didn’t look at the recipe, but isn’t an Irish girl a “lassi”?
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float— yummy
36. Cognac with a fat cigar – I like money but not that much.
37. Clotted cream tea ? I think I know that that is, but no thanks. Maybe for money.
38. Vodka jelly* I’d try it.
39. Gumbo
40. *Oxtail
41. *Curried goat
42. Whole insects Yuck.
43. Phaal ?
44. Goat’s milk**
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more**
46. Fugu ? No thanks
47. *Chicken tikka masala recipe
48. Eel — no thanks, unless you are paying me a lot.
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut - I wish it was more than once a month (ditto)
50. Sea urchin — again, not unless you have the $$
51. *Prickly pear— depends on where the prickles are.
52. Umeboshi ? recipe- kinda
53. Abalone— $$$
54. Paneer??
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal - I do live in the USA 
(me too, but I hate big mac. Gimme a whopper any day.
56. Spaetzle* -
57. Dirty gin martini – Why would you drink that? Was there crud on the glass?
58. Beer above 8 ABV
59. Poutine? a recipe - I might have to read the recipe first
60. Carob chips - sounds like a bug though.
61. S’mores -
62. Sweetbreads*
63. Kaolin I like money but I’m not that poor
64. Currywurst ? recipe
65. Durian ? explanation duran duran? Isn’t that a band?
66. Frogs Legs - I might try them again if they are made better… and not leftovers.
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake - darn near monthly in the summer
68. Haggis?
69. Fried plantain - Dh’s stepmom is from Puerto Rico and makes this
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette?
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini?- Never tried it, and don’t plan to…. maybe for a bet though.
73. Louche absinthe?
74. Gjetost, or brunost ? recipe second recipe
75. Roadkill76. Baijiu ? explanation
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail Sorry not enough need for this
79. Lapsang souchong??
80. Bellini ? recipe (is this the same Blini as #72?)
81. Tom yum ? recipe
82. Eggs Benedict had it on my honeymoon. It was Yummy!
83. Pocky ?
84. *Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. *Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers -The auntie strikes again, but very good (ditto)
89. Horse* Sorry, but I feel they are livestock
90. *Criollo chocolate - its chocolate right? link
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab?? So what is a soft shell crab? All the one’s I know were hard.
93. Rose harissa ? link
94. Catfish - Supermercado makes this really well.
95. Mole poblano - cavet empor (spell?) the mexicans at work say mole is “hot”. I know Poblanos aren’t that spicey, though.
96. Bagel and lox?
97. *Lobster Thermidor — I prefer crab, but I’d give it a try.
98. Polenta
99. *Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake
BTW, don’t put (meme) into the title of your post, I’ve already rec’d 2 spam comments from this posting.
The strikeouts kept disappearing as I went through the post.
Black pudding is another name for blood pudding.
10. an eggplant dip
30. fried dish with onions, potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes, and Indian seasonings. sounds good
33. an Indian drink made with yogurt, milk, and spices comes in sweet or salty
37. clotted cream is like really thick cream, slightly cooked but not spoiled
43. phaal is the hottest Indian curry there is. I think this is what Dad called Pakistani potatoes when I was a kid. So hot he had to cut the spices in half and it still made those scotch bonnet peppers seem cold.
46. that is that poisonous Japanese fish dish
52. a kind of preserved plum
54. think Indian homemade cottage cheese
59. french fries with cheese & brown gravy
60. vegetatarian version of chocolate - only for those despirate for chocolate tho.
64. sausage or brautwurst cooked in a tomato sauce with seasoning among them curry
65. a really really, really stinky fruit that is supposed to taste great. can depend on the variety as some are better than others - like tomatoes can be
68. an oatmeal/sausage cured/stored in a sheep stomache.traditional dish so…
74. first is a goat cheese, second is similiar but really more of a caramel - yummy sounding (as you say)
76. an Asian liquior
79. fancy tea leaf
80. nope! it’s alcoholic
81. Asian shrimp dish
83. very thin cookie sticks dipped in chocolate
90. supposed to be the best chocolate. Imported disease nearly wiped out the plants so it is rare - some say extinct - we are eating the second rate stuff - like the bananas, what we eat was considered inedible until disease went through. The bananas we eat are not the same as the pioneers ate and neither is the chocolate. Makes me wonder what the recipes would taste like with the actual product in it.
93. from wikipedia: is a North African hot red sauce or paste made from chili peppers (often smoked or dried) and garlic, often with coriander and caraway or cumin and served with olive oil. It may also contain tomatoes. the rose kind has..?..petals in it. You know the answer. : )
fwiw - steak tartar is the only food that makes me think some limited radiation of foods to kill bacteria .
DADS HERE!!! gotta go.
August 24, 2008 @ 11:53 am