
Andrew, an English food writer who co-authors a blog called Very Good Taste, creates a little list. The list is, in his words, things "every good omnivore should have tried at least once in their life." He calls it the Omnivore's Hundred and suggests readers cut and paste it to their own blogs.
Two weeks later the list has exploded into a major internet meme. Andrew has more than 500 comments on the post and the Omnivore's Hundred has 170,000 Google results to its name. Something about the idea of being able to quantify your eating experiences seems to really resonate with foodies. The list is completely subjective (I'm sure mine would have been quite different - I can't imagine not including New York pizza, tacos al pastor or key lime pie), but quite interesting nonetheless. I've tasted 73 of the 100 items. Some of the ones I haven't tried include nettle tea, fugu and currywurst (picture above).
Check out the list, after the jump, and tell me what you would include on your own Omnivore's Hundred.1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
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
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald's Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S'mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs' legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
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
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










Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
8-28-2008 @ 10:56AM
Julie said...
Great list I have probably eaten about 90 percent of what is on there more than once, I look forward to the other 10 percent.
http://www.noshtalgia.blogspot.com/
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8-28-2008 @ 1:06PM
Shep H said...
I'm at slightly over 50%. Oddly enough, #75 was taken care of several years ago, but #84 is still on my to-do list.
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8-28-2008 @ 2:37PM
Molly said...
Just over 70%. A few I would add: coconut milk, fresh pineapple (I mean really fresh, where it is grown), Belgian chocolate, Belgian beer, Unicum, grappa, and pizza in Naples
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8-28-2008 @ 5:18PM
John said...
I did pretty well...
http://bushleague.tv/2008/08/28/got-it-got-it-need-it-got-it/
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8-28-2008 @ 5:51PM
A said...
I'm at 55%.
We are having the chef make Currywurst at our wedding! Strangely enough, we went to a tasting today. He did a much more upscale, American version, but it was still great!
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8-28-2008 @ 7:46PM
Jose Alvarez said...
I got 54/100, need to try stranger foods!
http://speakingjose.wordpress.com/2008/08/18/cool-a-food-meme-the-omnivores-100/
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8-29-2008 @ 12:37AM
Bernie B said...
Decent list though I'd protest Fois Gras. It may be super tasty, but it's a sick trick IMHO.
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8-29-2008 @ 3:53AM
LiquidShaDow said...
Here's mine. 62/100
http://smallpotatoesmakethesteaklookbigger.blogspot.com/2008/08/omnivores-hundred.html
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8-29-2008 @ 5:46PM
Lora said...
Mine would have included menudo and pan-fried rainbow trout just out of the lake.
http://boise-arts.blogspot.com/2008/08/omnivores-100.html
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8-31-2008 @ 12:07PM
Gobo said...
I've probably tried 85%-90% of these; still need to try things like Bagna Cauda, Phall, Currywurst, Baiju, and, uh, roadkill (?)...
Sadly, I haven't had a tasting menu at a three-star restaurant, either.
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9-01-2008 @ 12:46AM
Sarah said...
Mine's here: http://yummysmells.blogspot.com/2008/08/general-rules-for-all-lists-bold-have.html
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