{"id":1414,"date":"2008-09-02T01:40:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-01T15:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yewenyi.net\/wpblog\/?p=1414"},"modified":"2008-09-02T01:40:00","modified_gmt":"2008-09-01T15:40:00","slug":"the-vgt-omnivores-hundred","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yewenyi.net\/wp\/old\/?p=1414","title":{"rendered":"The VGT Omnivore\u2019s Hundred"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I saw this on <a href=\"http:\/\/atablefortwo.shisso.org\/?p=383\">Billy&#8217;s blog<\/a>, who saw it on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leftoverqueen.com\/2008\/08\/19\/the-vgt-omnivores-hundred\/\">LeftOverQueen<\/a>\u2019s blog, and she saw it on <a href=\"http:\/\/ellysaysopa.vox.com\/library\/post\/the-vgt-omnivores-hundred.html\">Elly\u2019s Blog<\/a>, and Elly saw it on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.verygoodtaste.co.uk\/uncategorised\/the-omnivores-hundred\/\">Andrew\u2019s VGT blog<\/a>, and we all think that as a foodie who loves food, we all should try everything at least once. Andrew made up a list of 100 things, some common, some exotic, some I need to look it up on Wikipedia. I added rule 5.<\/p>\n<p>From the 100 things, here\u2019s what you have to do:<\/p>\n<p>1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.<br \/>2) Bold all the items you\u2019ve eaten.<br \/>3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.<br \/>4) Optional extra: Post a comment here at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results.<br \/>5) Add ten things you have eaten.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s my VGT Omnivore\u2019s Hundred:<\/p>\n<p>1. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Venison<\/span><br \/>2. Nettle tea<br \/>3. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Huevos rancheros<\/span><br \/>4. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Steak tartare<\/span><br \/>5. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Crocodile<\/span><br \/>6. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Black pudding<\/span><br \/>7. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Cheese fondue<\/span><br \/>8. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Carp<\/span><br \/>9. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Borscht<\/span><br \/>10. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Baba ghanoush<\/span><br \/>11. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Calamari<\/span><br \/>12. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Ph\u1edf<\/span><br \/>13. PB&amp;J sandwich (peanut, butter and jelly)<br \/>14. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Aloo gobi<\/span><br \/>15. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Hot dog from a street cart<\/span><br \/>16. Epoisses<br \/>17. Black truffle<br \/>18. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Fruit wine made from something other than grapes<\/span><br \/>19. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Steamed pork buns<\/span><br \/>20. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Pistachio ice cream<\/span><br \/>21. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Heirloom tomatoes<\/span><br \/>22. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Fresh wild berries<\/span><br \/>23. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Foie gras<\/span><br \/>24. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Rice and beans<\/span><br \/>25. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Brawn, or head cheese<\/span><br \/>26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper<br \/>27. Dulce de leche<br \/>28. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Oysters<\/span><br \/>29. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Baklava<\/span><br \/>30. Bagna cauda<br \/>31. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Wasabi peas<\/span><br \/>32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl<br \/>33. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Salted lassi<\/span><br \/>34. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Sauerkraut<\/span><br \/>35. Root beer float<br \/>36. Cognac with a fat cigar<br \/>37. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Clotted cream tea<\/span><br \/>38. Vodka jelly\/Jell-O<br \/>39. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Gumbo<\/span><br \/>40. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Oxtail<\/span><br \/>41. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Curried goat<\/span><br \/>42. Whole insects<br \/>43. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Phaal<\/span><br \/>44. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Goat\u2019s milk<\/span><br \/>45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth \u00a360\/$120 or more<br \/>46. Fugu<br \/>47. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Chicken tikka masala<\/span><br \/>48. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Eel<\/span><br \/>49. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut<\/span><br \/>50. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Sea urchin<\/span><br \/>51. Prickly pear<br \/>52. Umeboshi<br \/>53. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Abalone<\/span><br \/>54. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Paneer<\/span><br \/>55. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">McDonald\u2019s Big Mac Meal<\/span><br \/>56. Spaetzle<br \/>57. Dirty gin martini<br \/>58. Beer above 8% ABV<br \/>59. Poutine<br \/>60. Carob chips<br \/>61. S\u2019mores<br \/>62. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Sweetbreads<\/span><br \/>63. Kaolin<br \/>64. Currywurst<br \/>65. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Durian<\/span><br \/>66. Frogs\u2019 legs<br \/>67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake<br \/>68. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Haggis<\/span><br \/>69. Fried plantain<br \/>70. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Chitterlings, or andouillette<\/span><br \/>71. Gazpacho<br \/>72. Caviar and blini<br \/>73. Louche absinthe<br \/>74. Gjetost, or brunost<br \/>75. Roadkill<br \/>76. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Baijiu<\/span><br \/>77. Hostess Fruit Pie<br \/>78. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Snail<\/span><br \/>79. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Lapsang souchong<\/span><br \/>80. Bellini<br \/>81. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Tom yum<\/span><br \/>82. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Eggs Benedic<\/span>t<br \/>83. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Pocky<\/span><br \/>84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.<br \/>85. Kobe beef<br \/>86. Hare<br \/>87. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Goulash<\/span><br \/>88. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Flowers<\/span><br \/>89. Horse<br \/>90. Criollo chocolate<br \/>91. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Spam<\/span><br \/>92. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Soft shell crab<\/span><br \/>93. Rose harissa<br \/>94. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Catfish<\/span><br \/>95. Mole poblano<br \/>96. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Bagel and lox<\/span><br \/>97. Lobster Thermidor<br \/>98. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Polenta<\/span><br \/>99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee<br \/>100. Snake<br \/>101. <i><b>Hoe (Korean)<\/b><\/i><br \/>102. <a style=\"font-weight: bold\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ggakdugi\" title=\"Ggakdugi\">Ggakdugi<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">, radish kimchi<\/span><br \/>103. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Makgeolli<\/span><br \/>104. <a style=\"font-weight: bold\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jiaozi\" title=\"Jiaozi\">Jiaozi<\/a><br \/>105. <i><b>Shaobing<\/b><\/i><br \/>106. <b>Hot and sour soup<\/b><br \/>107. <a style=\"font-weight: bold\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chai_tow_kway\" title=\"Chai tow kway\">Chai tow kway<\/a><br \/>108. <a style=\"font-weight: bold\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nasi_goreng\" title=\"Nasi goreng\">Nasi goreng<\/a><br \/>109. <a style=\"font-weight: bold\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sambal\" title=\"Sambal\">Sambal<\/a><br \/>110. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">duck tongue<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I saw this on Billy&#8217;s blog, who saw it on LeftOverQueen\u2019s blog, and she saw it on Elly\u2019s Blog, and[&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food-diary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yewenyi.net\/wp\/old\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1414"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yewenyi.net\/wp\/old\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yewenyi.net\/wp\/old\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yewenyi.net\/wp\/old\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yewenyi.net\/wp\/old\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1414"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yewenyi.net\/wp\/old\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1414\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yewenyi.net\/wp\/old\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yewenyi.net\/wp\/old\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yewenyi.net\/wp\/old\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}