Diverse palate? 2009

My results on the Omnivore's Hundred. Bold means I've had it.

1. Venison [yum]
2. Nettle tea [at least I'm pretty sure I've had this]
3. Huevos rancheros [yum]
4. Steak tartare [yum]
5. Crocodile [eh. Didn't wow me.]
6. Black pudding [Bleh; wouldn't want it again]
7. Cheese fondue [yum]
8. Carp [eh.]
9. Borscht [nice from time to time]
10. Baba ghanoush [ha! Just had some for lunch]
11. Calamari [yum]
12. Pho [I'm pho neutral]
13. PB&J sandwich [yum]
14. Aloo gobi [yum]
15. Hot dog from a street cart [when it's what I want - rarely, but it occurs - there's nothing better]
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle [we have some black truffle salt in the house even]
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes [blackberry, rhubarb, apple, come to mind immediately]
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes [oh hell yes, yum!]
22. Fresh wild berries [picked yourself for extra yum]
23. Foie gras [delicious!]
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese [yes, but wouldn't want it ever again; like eating a gardening glove plus cognitive repugnance]
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche [not my favorite dessert but not bad]
28. Oysters [one every now and then is plenty for me]
29. Baklava [good, from time to time]
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas [frequently]
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl [a rare but tasty treat]
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut [tasty!]
35. Root beer float [of course! I grew up in A&W country]
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea [in Cornwall no less!]
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O [yes, even cocktail geeks have had this]
39. Gumbo [in New Orleans even]
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects [I am trying to remember what I had that met this requirement. Some kind of candied thing in my anthropology major undergrad days, I think. Grasshopper? I'm sure I've done something in this area, maybe more than once.]
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel [unagi maki for lunch frequently]
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin [still not fond of it, but trying to broaden my palate here]
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi [yum]
53. Abalone
54. Paneer [yum]
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal [I feel like I MUST have had this at some point, but the number of times is exceedingly small and it's been decades]
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV [don't like beer, so I'm guessing probably not here]
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips [yeah, but why?]
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads [ugh]
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs [don't remember the context, but I know I've tasted frog, perhaps on the same occasion as crocodile]
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake [yum]
68. Haggis [pretty sure about this one, but possibly too young to appreciate it, if appreciate it I can]
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho [delicious]
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe [strong but pleasing quirky flavor]
74. Gjetost, or brunost [ditto]
75. Roadkill [changed after my mother reminded me that my first taste of venison was probably an accident victim]
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail [I'll just eat my garlic butter straight, thanks]
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini [never a huge champagne fan]
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse [don't think I have anyhow]
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

So, what have I got left? Incredibly stinky cheese (16), incredibly hot peppers (26), a tasty Italian dipping sauce (30), smoking (36), incredibly hot curry (43), goat's milk (44, which I'm surprised not to have had but don't recall), poisonous fish (46), high-alcohol content beer (58), Canadian comfort food (59), some sort of chalk dust (63), German street food (64), incredibly stinky fruit (65), pig guts (70), little crepes with fish eggs on 'em (72), roadkill (75), Chinese white spirits (76), a mind-blowing restaurant experience (84), something a little more wild than rabbit (86), hi ho Silver (89), incredibly rare & expensive chocolate (90), flowery chili paste (93), a lobster-based heart attack on a plate (97), and rare & expensive coffee.

I'm thinking I'd be happy about having 10 of these and then not feeling any pressure to be a completist.

Comments

Diverse palate?

My results on the Omnivore's Hundred. Bold means I've had it.

1. Venison [yum]
2. Nettle tea [at least I'm pretty sure I've had this]
3. Huevos rancheros [yum]
4. Steak tartare [yum]
5. Crocodile [eh. Didn't wow me.]
6. Black pudding [Bleh; wouldn't want it again]
7. Cheese fondue [yum]
8. Carp [eh.]
9. Borscht [nice from time to time]
10. Baba ghanoush [ha! Just had some for lunch]
11. Calamari [yum]
12. Pho [I'm pho neutral]
13. PB&J sandwich [yum]
14. Aloo gobi [yum]
15. Hot dog from a street cart [when it's what I want - rarely, but it occurs - there's nothing better]
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle [we have some black truffle salt in the house even]
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes [blackberry, rhubarb, apple, come to mind immediately]
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes [oh hell yes, yum!]
22. Fresh wild berries [picked yourself for extra yum]
23. Foie gras [delicious!]
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese [yes, but wouldn't want it ever again; like eating a gardening glove plus cognitive repugnance]
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche [not my favorite dessert but not bad]
28. Oysters [one every now and then is plenty for me]
29. Baklava [good, from time to time]
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas [frequently]
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl [a rare but tasty treat]
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut [tasty!]
35. Root beer float [of course! I grew up in A&W country]
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea [in Cornwall no less!]
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O [yes, even cocktail geeks have had this]
39. Gumbo [in New Orleans even]
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects [I am trying to remember what I had that met this requirement. Some kind of candied thing in my anthropology major undergrad days, I think. Grasshopper? I'm sure I've done something in this area, maybe more than once.]
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel [unagi maki for lunch frequently]
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin [still not fond of it, but trying to broaden my palate here]
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi [yum]
53. Abalone
54. Paneer [yum]
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal [I feel like I MUST have had this at some point, but the number of times is exceedingly small and it's been decades]
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV [don't like beer, so I'm guessing probably not here]
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips [yeah, but why?]
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads [ugh]
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs [don't remember the context, but I know I've tasted frog, perhaps on the same occasion as crocodile]
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake [yum]
68. Haggis [pretty sure about this one, but possibly too young to appreciate it, if appreciate it I can]
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho [delicious]
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe [strong but pleasing quirky flavor]
74. Gjetost, or brunost [ditto]
75. Roadkill [changed after my mother reminded me that my first taste of venison was probably an accident victim]
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail [I'll just eat my garlic butter straight, thanks]
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini [never a huge champagne fan]
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse [don't think I have anyhow]
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

So, what have I got left? Incredibly stinky cheese (16), incredibly hot peppers (26), a tasty Italian dipping sauce (30), smoking (36), incredibly hot curry (43), goat's milk (44, which I'm surprised not to have had but don't recall), poisonous fish (46), high-alcohol content beer (58), Canadian comfort food (59), some sort of chalk dust (63), German street food (64), incredibly stinky fruit (65), pig guts (70), little crepes with fish eggs on 'em (72), roadkill (75), Chinese white spirits (76), a mind-blowing restaurant experience (84), something a little more wild than rabbit (86), hi ho Silver (89), incredibly rare & expensive chocolate (90), flowery chili paste (93), a lobster-based heart attack on a plate (97), and rare & expensive coffee.

I'm thinking I'd be happy about having 10 of these and then not feeling any pressure to be a completist.

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