The omnivore's 100: a foodie list

Tue, Dec 02 2008 at 11:00 AM

In a previous post, I wrote about the Vegetarian 100 - a list that shows up on many foodie blogs with 100 foods that all vegetarians should try. It’s a great list, and you don’t have to be a vegetarian to get inspiration from it.

Today, I’m tackling the Omnivore’s 100, a list created by Andrew Wheeler over at Very Good Taste. I’ve bolded the items on the list that I’ve tried, and sadly, my score is 33%. That’s worse than my Vegetarian 100 score of 37%, and I’m not a vegetarian.

To improve my score, I’m going to give #47 - chicken tikka masala – a try in the next week or so and report back to you on it. I don’t ever plan on having a perfect score on this particular list. I think my foodie life can go on just fine without ever trying roadkill (#75) or whole insects (#42). But, if you’ve ever tried either of these, um, delicacies, please tell us about it in the comments.

How do you score on the Omnivore’s 100?

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 Gabi

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 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 $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

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Comments: 3

Guest Dec 03 2008 at 3:15 PM

You gotta try fried plaintain, Robin. Just make sure it's fried, not raw. And you've never had pistachio ice cream? Weird. I haven't either, but I'm picky and don't like pistachios.

And are they implying that beignets, churros, elephant ears and funnel cakes are interchangable? Because they most certainly are not. No one who's had a genuine New Orleans beignet could compare it to a state fair funnel cake. Different beast entirely.

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Robin Shreeves Dec 03 2008 at 7:08 PM

You're absolutely right - beignets and funnel cakes are different, but I love them both. I've had beignets from Cafe Du Monde in N.O. and funnel cake from the NJ boardwalk - the best place to get both. And while both are quite a treat, they certainly are different. If you're going to lump them all together, then you should add Italian zeppolis which are fried dough treats with powdered sugar, too, but they are they're own yummy treat. Pistachio ice cream doesn't excite me, but I'd give it a try.