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ventaJotted at odd moments over the course of the weekend, here are my responses to the 100 foods sheep - bold text for those I've sampled.
1. Venison.
Yes. I don't like it much, I find the gamey flavour a bit too strong.
2. Nettle tea.
I don't think so. If I have, it was unmemorable.
3. Huevos rancheros.
I'm not even sure I know what this is. Is it the thing that the Giraffe restaurant I cycle past every advertises as the "Breakfast of Kings"? If so, it sounds great.
4. Steak tartare
Ooh, yes. I love rare steak and, it turns out, raw steak. Steak tartare, complete with raw egg yolk, is great.
5. Crocodile
No, but can I have a half mark for alligator? In fact, can I have three-quarters, because I managed to order alligator (in New Orleans) without making any kind of timing-based joke.
6. Black pudding
Er, yes. Of course. I think of black pudding as such a normal thing that I wouldn't even put it on a list. It's good fried with breakfast, it's good raw as a bar snack, it's good added to hotpots... bring it on.
7. Cheese fondue
Yup. First time I ate it, I'd cooked it (for Frances and![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
condign, if I remember correctly) to a colleague's father's Swiss recipe. Turns out having a burner to put the finished fondue on is really useful. I think we pretty much had to carve the last parts.
8. Carp
I don't think so. Not even sure if I knew carp was edible.
9. Borscht
I'm going to say yes. Frances made me lovely beetroot soup a few weeks ago. I'm not totally sure it was technically borscht, but I think it was close enough.
10. Baba ghanoush
Lovely. Unless you buy it in jars from the supermarket, in which case *blech*. Must learn how to make it.
11. Calamari
Again, variable. Good calamari is fab. Bad is rubbery and foul.
12. Pho
Technically, yes. I ate it in a cheap noodle bar near Ealing Broadway station. Pretty good, but from other reports I infer it can be a whole lot better. Recommendations for good pho in West (or Central) London cheerfully accepted.
13. PB&J sandwich
Good grief, no. I hate peanut butter. I can't possibly write PB, because to me that stands for the Polar Bear from Tolkien's Father Christmas Letters. I like peanuts, and I continually convince myself that surely I must like peanut butter. It remains vile on every trying.
14. Aloo gobi
Brief pause while I look up what it is... yes.
15. Hot dog from a street cart
Yep. Invariably disappointing.
16. Epoisses
Nope. In fact, I only know what it is becausevalkyriekaren had helpfully described it in her answers.
17. Black truffle
No, sadly.
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
Of course. I often find the commercial ones far too sweet, though. The Black Beer and Raisin wine that Frances buys is disturbingly nice.
19. Steamed pork buns
Mmm, pork buns. I recommend the Phoenix Palace, near Baker Street.
20. Pistachio ice cream
Yes. I don't really get it. I don't dislike it, I just don't get it.
21. Heirloom tomatoes
What now? Tomatoes left to me by grandparents? Oh, you mean heritage tomatoes. Very probably, since I've eaten various people's homegrown ones. Not completely sure, though.
22. Fresh wild berries
Staple of growing up, when my parents ran an allotment. I hardly ever buy raspberries, because I think of raspberries as something you have to have at every meal to get through the glut, not something you pay exorbitant prices for.
23. Foie gras
No. I'm torn between curiosity, and thinking that despite being carniverous, I've got ethics and it's beyond them.
24. Rice and beans
I don't think so. I've certainly eaten both rice and beans, but not the specific dish.
25. Brawn, or head cheese
No. Would eat it if offered, haven't been offered.
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
And wasn't that a bloody stupid thing to do.
27. Dulce de leche
Not sure. Possibly, but not in a way that stands out.
28. Oysters
In a variety of ways. Raw (whoever said it was like licking phlegm off a tortoise? That), baked with different toppings. In a steak and oyster pie, which is probably my preference. Despite a fairly thorough love of seafood (and raw seafood), I just can't get excited about oysters.
29. Baklava
Mmmm, sticky.
30. Bagna cauda
No, never even heard of it. Naturally, I now want to try it.
31. Wasabi peas
Surprisingly nice, given that I don't like wasabi or peas much.
32. Clam chowder
Yes. When in Baltimore. More or less until it came out of my ears.
33. Salted lassi
I'm realiably informed (bymotodraconis) it's great in hot countries. In dank England, it's grim.
34. Sauerkraut
Pickly goodness.
35. Root beer float
Eww, no thanks. Root beer tastes like Germolene. Fact.
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
Nope. Me and spirits don't really get along. Me and smoking don't know if we get along, but we have absolutely no inclination to find out.
37. Clotted cream tea
Bring it on. Part II of a series of experiments on "how to use up Christmas leftover thick cream with champagne" last night involved scones and strawberry jam. Bloody good.
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O shot
I'd rather just have the jelly, to be honest.
39. Gumbo
A massive vat of it, made bysecondhand_rick and me. That was quite a good night.
40. Oxtail
Certainly in soup format. It's, er, ok. Not something I'd actively seek out.
41. Curried goat
Lots of places on the Cowley Rd in Oxford sell curry goat, but I don't remember having eaten it.
42. Whole insects
I think that's pretty much on the list of things you'd eat if the alternative was starvation, but probably not otherwise.
43. Phaal
Nah, I'm a bit of a wuss about curry.
44. Goat's milk
One of my many fake grandparents kept goats. The thing about goat's milk is... well... it tastes of goat.
45. Single malt whisky
Many. They're all vile. Tell people you don't like whisky and they immediately press their finest malts upon you. It'd be a great ruse, but actually I really can't stand the stuff.
46. Fugu
No, but I'd like to.
47. Chicken tikka masala
Er... duh? This really is an American list, isn't it :)
48. Eel
Small pieces, in sushi. Can't really say I know what it tastes like.
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
I worked somewhere for a while where it was practically a job requirement. KK doughnuts are nice enough, but I feel I'm missing something.
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
All those things are "no, but I'd like to". I'm rather surprised I've never eaten umeboshi. Maybe I should pick some up from our local Japanese grocers and try out some of Bento Lady's recipes.
54. Paneer
Yup. Not enough. I should remember to order it more often.
55. McDonald's Big Mac Meal
Yes. Usually under duress or due to lack of alternatives. Won't be doing it again if I can help it.
56. Spaetzle
No, but I think I have some in the cupboard waiting to be experimented with :)
57. Dirty gin martini
Only ever had the clean kind.
58. Beer above 8% ABV
When in the UK, beer over 5% is way too strong. When in Belgium, Westmalle Tripel at 9.5%? Hell yeah. I don't understand this either.
59. Poutine
Sounds good, though :)
60. Carob chips
Euch. Horrid. Just about tolerable if in something and barely noticeable. I remember being bought a carob bar when about 8, and being told it was "like chocolate". It was not.
61. S'mores
Famously, no.
62. Sweetbreads
I don't think so. I've barely ever seen them available.
63. Kaolin
Sadly. Principle ingredient in Kaolin & Morphine (which certainly didn't contain morphine). The sort of stomach medicine which makes you think that, gosh, well, maybe this stomach problem isn't so bad after all, in fact, I feel fine, don't need any medicine at all, thanks...
64. Currywurst
Sounds good...
65. Durian
No, but I did once have a durian boiled sweet. It was foul.
66. Frogs' legs
I'd try them, but the idea doesn't fill me with enthusiasm.
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
Well, that's a mixed grab-bag of cake. I've eaten beignet (including some whisked back from New Orleans for me byonebyone and reheated as soon as he got back from the airport), and churros. I'm not sure what the other two are.
68. Haggis
I expected it to be horrid. It wasn't.
69. Fried plantain
Though only a little bit, stolen from Claudia's plate. I think I like it. I should try it again.
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
I don't think so.
71. Gazpacho
It's tasty, but I'm with Arnold Rimmer on this one. Soup should be hot.
72. Caviar and blini
I like caviar, but really not enough to pay so much for it.
73. Louche absinthe
I really don't get on with spirits.
74. Gjetost, or brunost
It's like cognitive dissonance on a plate. Hey, cheese! Which tastes of caramel. And cheese! No, wait, caramel... I'm not sure I like it. But it was strangely compelling.
75. Roadkill
The opportunity has never arisen.
76. Baijiu
The who what now?
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
Again, a what? Oh, it's a brand. Probably not.
78. Snail
Again, I'd try it but the idea doesn't really appeal.
79. Lapsang souchong
Yeuch. Nastiest tea ever.
80. Bellini
Too sweet for me, usually.
81. Tom yum
Yum yum.
82. Eggs Benedict
Breakfast food of the gods.
83. Pocky
Can take it or leave it.
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant
Er... er? No. Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons only has two stars, apparently.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
No, but would like to.
87. Goulash
I've certainly eaten things called goulash. Whether a Hungarian would have recognised them is a different matter.
88. Flowers
Surely? I can't think of any specific examples, though.
89. Horse
Nope. The idea doesn't affront me. I eat cows, why not eat horse?
90. Criollo
There seem to be lots of foodstuffs of this name. Not sure I've had any of them.
91. Spam
Not for a long time. Because it's not very nice. Not even in spam fritters.
92. Soft shell crab
Years ago, someone brough a bag of candied soft shell crabs back to the office we worked in. The one I had was probably the single most disgusting thing I have ever eaten.
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
Not yet, for all of the above...
96. Bagel and lox
Ikea's cafe counts, right?
97. Lobster Thermidor
I don't recommend it. Why take something like lobster, with a delicate flavour, and drown it in cheese and mustard sauce?
98. Polenta
Yes. It does't taste of much.
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee
Only in the sense that Tia Maria is made from the beans.
100. Snake
Not yet.
1. Venison.
Yes. I don't like it much, I find the gamey flavour a bit too strong.
2. Nettle tea.
I don't think so. If I have, it was unmemorable.
3. Huevos rancheros.
I'm not even sure I know what this is. Is it the thing that the Giraffe restaurant I cycle past every advertises as the "Breakfast of Kings"? If so, it sounds great.
4. Steak tartare
Ooh, yes. I love rare steak and, it turns out, raw steak. Steak tartare, complete with raw egg yolk, is great.
5. Crocodile
No, but can I have a half mark for alligator? In fact, can I have three-quarters, because I managed to order alligator (in New Orleans) without making any kind of timing-based joke.
6. Black pudding
Er, yes. Of course. I think of black pudding as such a normal thing that I wouldn't even put it on a list. It's good fried with breakfast, it's good raw as a bar snack, it's good added to hotpots... bring it on.
7. Cheese fondue
Yup. First time I ate it, I'd cooked it (for Frances and
condign, if I remember correctly) to a colleague's father's Swiss recipe. Turns out having a burner to put the finished fondue on is really useful. I think we pretty much had to carve the last parts. 8. Carp
I don't think so. Not even sure if I knew carp was edible.
9. Borscht
I'm going to say yes. Frances made me lovely beetroot soup a few weeks ago. I'm not totally sure it was technically borscht, but I think it was close enough.
10. Baba ghanoush
Lovely. Unless you buy it in jars from the supermarket, in which case *blech*. Must learn how to make it.
11. Calamari
Again, variable. Good calamari is fab. Bad is rubbery and foul.
12. Pho
Technically, yes. I ate it in a cheap noodle bar near Ealing Broadway station. Pretty good, but from other reports I infer it can be a whole lot better. Recommendations for good pho in West (or Central) London cheerfully accepted.
13. PB&J sandwich
Good grief, no. I hate peanut butter. I can't possibly write PB, because to me that stands for the Polar Bear from Tolkien's Father Christmas Letters. I like peanuts, and I continually convince myself that surely I must like peanut butter. It remains vile on every trying.
14. Aloo gobi
Brief pause while I look up what it is... yes.
15. Hot dog from a street cart
Yep. Invariably disappointing.
16. Epoisses
Nope. In fact, I only know what it is because
valkyriekaren had helpfully described it in her answers.17. Black truffle
No, sadly.
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
Of course. I often find the commercial ones far too sweet, though. The Black Beer and Raisin wine that Frances buys is disturbingly nice.
19. Steamed pork buns
Mmm, pork buns. I recommend the Phoenix Palace, near Baker Street.
20. Pistachio ice cream
Yes. I don't really get it. I don't dislike it, I just don't get it.
21. Heirloom tomatoes
What now? Tomatoes left to me by grandparents? Oh, you mean heritage tomatoes. Very probably, since I've eaten various people's homegrown ones. Not completely sure, though.
22. Fresh wild berries
Staple of growing up, when my parents ran an allotment. I hardly ever buy raspberries, because I think of raspberries as something you have to have at every meal to get through the glut, not something you pay exorbitant prices for.
23. Foie gras
No. I'm torn between curiosity, and thinking that despite being carniverous, I've got ethics and it's beyond them.
24. Rice and beans
I don't think so. I've certainly eaten both rice and beans, but not the specific dish.
25. Brawn, or head cheese
No. Would eat it if offered, haven't been offered.
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
And wasn't that a bloody stupid thing to do.
27. Dulce de leche
Not sure. Possibly, but not in a way that stands out.
28. Oysters
In a variety of ways. Raw (whoever said it was like licking phlegm off a tortoise? That), baked with different toppings. In a steak and oyster pie, which is probably my preference. Despite a fairly thorough love of seafood (and raw seafood), I just can't get excited about oysters.
29. Baklava
Mmmm, sticky.
30. Bagna cauda
No, never even heard of it. Naturally, I now want to try it.
31. Wasabi peas
Surprisingly nice, given that I don't like wasabi or peas much.
32. Clam chowder
Yes. When in Baltimore. More or less until it came out of my ears.
33. Salted lassi
I'm realiably informed (by
motodraconis) it's great in hot countries. In dank England, it's grim.34. Sauerkraut
Pickly goodness.
35. Root beer float
Eww, no thanks. Root beer tastes like Germolene. Fact.
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
Nope. Me and spirits don't really get along. Me and smoking don't know if we get along, but we have absolutely no inclination to find out.
37. Clotted cream tea
Bring it on. Part II of a series of experiments on "how to use up Christmas leftover thick cream with champagne" last night involved scones and strawberry jam. Bloody good.
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O shot
I'd rather just have the jelly, to be honest.
39. Gumbo
A massive vat of it, made by
secondhand_rick and me. That was quite a good night.40. Oxtail
Certainly in soup format. It's, er, ok. Not something I'd actively seek out.
41. Curried goat
Lots of places on the Cowley Rd in Oxford sell curry goat, but I don't remember having eaten it.
42. Whole insects
I think that's pretty much on the list of things you'd eat if the alternative was starvation, but probably not otherwise.
43. Phaal
Nah, I'm a bit of a wuss about curry.
44. Goat's milk
One of my many fake grandparents kept goats. The thing about goat's milk is... well... it tastes of goat.
45. Single malt whisky
Many. They're all vile. Tell people you don't like whisky and they immediately press their finest malts upon you. It'd be a great ruse, but actually I really can't stand the stuff.
46. Fugu
No, but I'd like to.
47. Chicken tikka masala
Er... duh? This really is an American list, isn't it :)
48. Eel
Small pieces, in sushi. Can't really say I know what it tastes like.
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
I worked somewhere for a while where it was practically a job requirement. KK doughnuts are nice enough, but I feel I'm missing something.
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
All those things are "no, but I'd like to". I'm rather surprised I've never eaten umeboshi. Maybe I should pick some up from our local Japanese grocers and try out some of Bento Lady's recipes.
54. Paneer
Yup. Not enough. I should remember to order it more often.
55. McDonald's Big Mac Meal
Yes. Usually under duress or due to lack of alternatives. Won't be doing it again if I can help it.
56. Spaetzle
No, but I think I have some in the cupboard waiting to be experimented with :)
57. Dirty gin martini
Only ever had the clean kind.
58. Beer above 8% ABV
When in the UK, beer over 5% is way too strong. When in Belgium, Westmalle Tripel at 9.5%? Hell yeah. I don't understand this either.
59. Poutine
Sounds good, though :)
60. Carob chips
Euch. Horrid. Just about tolerable if in something and barely noticeable. I remember being bought a carob bar when about 8, and being told it was "like chocolate". It was not.
61. S'mores
Famously, no.
62. Sweetbreads
I don't think so. I've barely ever seen them available.
63. Kaolin
Sadly. Principle ingredient in Kaolin & Morphine (which certainly didn't contain morphine). The sort of stomach medicine which makes you think that, gosh, well, maybe this stomach problem isn't so bad after all, in fact, I feel fine, don't need any medicine at all, thanks...
64. Currywurst
Sounds good...
65. Durian
No, but I did once have a durian boiled sweet. It was foul.
66. Frogs' legs
I'd try them, but the idea doesn't fill me with enthusiasm.
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
Well, that's a mixed grab-bag of cake. I've eaten beignet (including some whisked back from New Orleans for me by
onebyone and reheated as soon as he got back from the airport), and churros. I'm not sure what the other two are.68. Haggis
I expected it to be horrid. It wasn't.
69. Fried plantain
Though only a little bit, stolen from Claudia's plate. I think I like it. I should try it again.
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
I don't think so.
71. Gazpacho
It's tasty, but I'm with Arnold Rimmer on this one. Soup should be hot.
72. Caviar and blini
I like caviar, but really not enough to pay so much for it.
73. Louche absinthe
I really don't get on with spirits.
74. Gjetost, or brunost
It's like cognitive dissonance on a plate. Hey, cheese! Which tastes of caramel. And cheese! No, wait, caramel... I'm not sure I like it. But it was strangely compelling.
75. Roadkill
The opportunity has never arisen.
76. Baijiu
The who what now?
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
Again, a what? Oh, it's a brand. Probably not.
78. Snail
Again, I'd try it but the idea doesn't really appeal.
79. Lapsang souchong
Yeuch. Nastiest tea ever.
80. Bellini
Too sweet for me, usually.
81. Tom yum
Yum yum.
82. Eggs Benedict
Breakfast food of the gods.
83. Pocky
Can take it or leave it.
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant
Er... er? No. Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons only has two stars, apparently.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
No, but would like to.
87. Goulash
I've certainly eaten things called goulash. Whether a Hungarian would have recognised them is a different matter.
88. Flowers
Surely? I can't think of any specific examples, though.
89. Horse
Nope. The idea doesn't affront me. I eat cows, why not eat horse?
90. Criollo
There seem to be lots of foodstuffs of this name. Not sure I've had any of them.
91. Spam
Not for a long time. Because it's not very nice. Not even in spam fritters.
92. Soft shell crab
Years ago, someone brough a bag of candied soft shell crabs back to the office we worked in. The one I had was probably the single most disgusting thing I have ever eaten.
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
Not yet, for all of the above...
96. Bagel and lox
Ikea's cafe counts, right?
97. Lobster Thermidor
I don't recommend it. Why take something like lobster, with a delicate flavour, and drown it in cheese and mustard sauce?
98. Polenta
Yes. It does't taste of much.
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee
Only in the sense that Tia Maria is made from the beans.
100. Snake
Not yet.
