Food Meme

Via 10K Monkies, here's a fun food meme. It's a good way to put off that French Revolution paper a little bit longer...

1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you've eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating (again?).
4) Optional extra: Post a comment at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results.

Venison -- I've had a lot of venison thanks to a roommate whose father has a hunting cabin, and I love its similarity to beef with that added gamey dimension to the flavor. Nothing quite beats venison spaghetti!
Nettle tea
Huevos rancheros -- awesome. Covers up the egg flavor I'm not too fond of.
Steak tartare -- so sweet and tender! Lovely!
Crocodile
Black pudding -- so good, even if it makes me think of little kids who eat their own scabs
Cheese fondue -- genuine fondue in Switzerland is the best! What isn't better dipped in cheese?
Carp
Borscht
Baba ghanoush -- one of my favorite dishes of all time
Calamari -- soooo tasty
Pho
PB&J sandwich -- perfect with blackberry jam and smooth peanut butter
Aloo gobi
Hot dog from a street cart the best, and most dangerous, sort
Époisses
Black truffle
Fruit wine made from something other than grapes -- good, but strong enough to knock seventeen-year-old Spike on her ass.
Steamed pork buns-- WTF?
Pistachio ice cream -- good, and the green color is fun.
Heirloom tomatoes -- I love the bluish purple ones
Fresh wild berries -- off the bush!
Foie gras
Rice and beans -- a staple, but always makes me think of Showgirls because of that scene about eating only brown rice and vegitables
Brawn, or head cheese-- I remember reading about this in the Little House books by Laura Ingles Wilder...but I can't really get enthused about eating it, honestly.
Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
Dulce de leche-- a staple of the highschool Spanish classroom party
Oysters --I enjoy them, but Dear Boyfriend thinks they are like swallowing a loogie
Baklava -- Had it in Greece, Turkey, and Mediterranean restaurants here at home. Good but not a favorite.
Bagna càuda
Wasabi peas-- Great snack, ate these a lot in high school
Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl -- a gazillion different varieties of clam chowder, but never in a bread bowl.
Salted lassi
Sauerkraut -- of course, I have a roomie of German descent and a friend obsessed with the German diet of sausage, kraut, and beer.
Root beer float -- I had one for the first time the other day and loved it, despite the fact I despise root beer on its own.
Cognac with a fat cigar -- no, thanks
Clotted cream tea-- best way to do tea! The clotted cream is SOOO good.
Vodka jelly/Jell-O -- no, I hate Jell-O
Gumbo -- when my dad is the king of Gumbo? You bet!
Oxtail
Curried goat surely I've had this before...I eat Indian a lot
Whole insects -- I'm not that culturally adventurous
Phaal
Goat's milk-- I've had both really good and really terrible goat's milk
Malt whisky from a bottle worth $60/$120 or more-- I doubt it
Fugu -- I would love to try this one day
Chicken tikka masala Once again, I eat Indian a lot
Eel --wonderful in sushi
Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut -- a staple of office parties and hanging out with my grandfather-- but I'm not so fond of glazed doughnuts. I prefer powdered sugar, or unglazed chocolate
Sea urchin -- Willing to try
Prickly pear
Umeboshi
Abalone-- I love the abalone sauce at PF Changs
Paneer-- Once again, I loves the Indian food
McDonald's Big Mac Meal -- it was an act of road trip desperation
Späetzle --
Dirty gin martini --makes me think of Christian Agulera somehow
Beer above 8% ABV -- I think that's what got me drunk at noon in Oxford that one day...
Poutine
Carob chips -- got into it while living with vegans
S'mores -- of course! And who can beat the ode to the s'more in The Sandlot movie?
Sweetbreads
Kaolin
Currywurst-- picked one up in Munich and enjoyed it greatly
Durian
Frogs' legs -- my mom is a bad woman who tricked me into eating them. Halfway through I asked why my chicken fingers had black stripes, and she told me I was eating frog. My bitterness lingers to this day.
Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake -- classic fair fare and awesome
Haggis -- surprisingly delicious
Fried plantain -- I was suspicious, but now I've converted
Chitterlings, or andouillette -- call me a bad Southern girl, but no
Gazpacho -- I prefer hot soup
Caviar and blini -- salty!
Louche absinthe-- I've had absinthe, but never properly louche
Gjetost, or brunost
Roadkill -- while living with freegans I enjoyed road killed beaver, and a soup made from an unfortunate chipmunk and some slow moving venison
Baijiun
Hostess Fruit Pie
Snail -- I'm mad I never got to try this in France
Lapsang souchong --
Bellini
Tom yum
Eggs Benedict
Pocky -- popular in high school when I was an anime nut
Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant
Kobe beef -- no, but I really want to try it
Hare -- had it prepared some wonderful way in a foreign land. Venice perhaps?
Goulash -- had proper goulash in Slovenia, it was tasty
Flowers Like geraniums -- flowers in salads are good, but Dear Boyfriend had a bad experience with edible day lilies stuffed with cream cheese
Horse -- I'd feel bad
Criollo chocolate
Spam-- despite the Monty Python connection, no thanks
Soft shell crab -- yum!
Rose harissa
Catfish -- but farm fed only, please
Mole poblano -- a big favorite
Bagel and lox -- a great breakfast treat
Lobster Thermidor -- lobsters gross me out as a concept
Polenta -- a big favorite in our household
Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
Snake -- I don't know, I'm on the fence on this one