Eating Anything
I just read this blog post over at a friend's (online) place. This was too good to pass up. I'll eat just about anything; in fact, I've pretty much yet to draw the line. I have a theoretical line - it just hasn't come up. That would be Hong-uh Hwe, which is a Korean dish of raw, rotten skate fish. Anything which produces a smell that makes me feel like vomiting is probably not going down my throat. So I am pretty sure I'd have to say no when presented with that. And possibly soylent green, though that doesn't sound quite as bad. But who knows, a few drinks can change anything.
But on to the list of wierd food and drink. Since I've consumed most of them, I'll note only the ones I have not in bold.
- Venison I mean, seriously? I have about 10 pounds in my freezer right now.
- Nettle tea Honestly, I am not sure about this one, but I've been to england 3 times so I'm guessing I've had it. However, since I have no idea I'll count it as a no.
- Huevos rancheros Once a year at the Blue Bird Cafe, New Orleans...
- Steak tartare Ummm... as often as possible...
- Crocodile Does gator count? Again, happy times in New orleans. Nothin' like a nice alligator pie...
- Black pudding
- Cheese fondue
- Carp
- Borscht
- Baba ghanoush
- Calamari
Oh come on now you guys... you're not even trying any more!! - Pho Yawn...
- PB&J sandwich
- Aloo gobi This one, also have to go with No, although I've had so much Indian food in my life I would imagine I've eaten it before.
- Hot dog from a street cart
- Epoisses I think I ate some last night at Commonwealth
- Black truffle
- Fruit wine made from something other than grapes Elderberry wine... mmmm...
- Steamed pork buns Now I'm just getting hungry. Does Mark's Duck House have dim sum on Fridays?
- Pistachio ice cream
- Heirloom tomatoes I have one on my desk actually!!
- Fresh wild berries Awww come on. I'm from Maine. Didn't y'all read Blueberries For Sal...
- Foie gras Ohhh, baby...
- Rice and beans I think New Orleans is responsible for at least 20% of this list.
- Brawn, or head cheese This one was an accident. But I ate it, it wasn't good.
- Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper You KNOW I've been down this road... and back from hell on the flip side...
- Dulce de leche
- Oysters
- Baklava
- Bagna cauda What the deuce is this? Gotta say no.
- Wasabi peas
- Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
- Salted lassi
- Sauerkraut
- Root beer float
- Cognac with a fat cigar Y'know I'm not much of a cigar smoker OR cognac drinker but this has definitely come up.
- Clotted cream tea
- Vodka jelly/Jell-O
- Gumbo
- Oxtail Negril makes a mean one.
- Curried goat Negril, again...
- Whole insects Honestly, I am ashamed but I don't think I've ever eaten a whole bug. Unless you count lobsters. But it's almost cicada season so I plan to correct this
- Phaal Okay, that's it. I'm cooking indian tonight.
- Goat’s milk
- Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more Okay... this seems wrong. I've personally consumed at least a dozen bottles of Pappy Van Winkle's at $95 a bottle. But I think that's the most expensive brown liquor I've had.
- Fugu Do I LOOK like I wanna die?
- Chicken tikka masala
- Eel
- Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
- Sea urchin Yes, I ate it, but it sucks.
- Prickly pear
- Umeboshi Apparently we are in the weird japanese snack section. I've eaten all this crap.
- Abalone
- Paneer
- McDonald’s Big Mac Meal Oh come on. I'll probably have one for lunch.
- Spaetzle
- Dirty gin martini I prefer mine clean, but gin is so much more earthy than vodka.
- Beer above 8% ABV Do you even know my name?
- Poutine Thank you, Whistler!! My new favorite late night snack. Now if only it were actually available anywhere in DC...
- Carob chips suck ass.
- S’mores
- Sweetbreads
- Kaolin I have no idea what this is. Google says it's a rock of some kind. Err... whatever.
- Currywurst I don't honestly think I've ever had this before, but it sounds damn good!
- Durian Wow. Three misses in a row.. I need to make a shopping list.
- Frogs’ legs
- Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
- Haggis Thank you Edinboro.
- Fried plantain
- Chitterlings, or andouillette
- Gazpacho
- Caviar and blini
- Louche absinthe
- Gjetost, or brunost Norwegian brown cheese? Sounds very South Park. I'll give it a shot.
- Roadkill I hate myself for never having eaten roadkill, but I cannot tell a lie. I'm going deer bowling in Rock Creek Park tonight to rectify this.
- Baijiu A liquor I've never drunk, in fact never even heard of?? Fie!!
- Hostess Fruit Pie
- Snail
- Lapsang souchong
- Bellini
- Tom yum
- Eggs Benedict
- Pocky More weird japanese junk. I haven't had this before. Haven't eaten chicken chips either, I'm okay with it.
- Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant. The closest I've come is Morimoto in Philly. Which was damn good but I don't think Michelin gives respect to Philadelphia.
- Kobe beef
- Hare
- Goulash In Budapest, no less!
- Flowers Dandelions count?
- Horse Mmmmmm....
- Criollo chocolate
- Spam
- Soft shell crab
- Rose harissa
- Catfish
- Mole poblano
- Bagel and lox
- Lobster Thermidor
- Polenta
- Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
- Snake
The Score: 86/100. I've okay with that, but I can certainly fill some of those holes easily enough. At the same time, this list, while interesting, is lacking a bit in international flair. I mean, come on, I've eaten giraffe! I should get extra credit for that. And damn tasty it was...
So who's up for some soylent green tonight...
6 comments:
Mmm soylent green... drool
Why would you eat giraffe? And what's the best cut?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31JNEVHZxO8
I freaked out when I read this as a list of exotic or weird foods, since it has basic staples (beans and rice), things just about everyone in the US has eaten (Big Mac Meal), and lots of things that are in no way weird even if they're not everyday things in US culture. Chicken Tikka Masala, for example, is a very accessible dish and a good introduction to Indian food, even for the totally non-adventurous. It's even the most popular restaurant dish in the UK (not that the English ought to be consulted on culinary matters of any kind, of course).
I followed the links back to the original page, and this is a list of things any good omnivore should have eaten at some point, and intentionally includes some basic things along with some exotic stuff and some things that, while not uncommon, are kinda weird if you think about them.
Trivia: I have eaten a Big Mac Meal, but the last time I ate McDonald's food was in February of 2002. Even then, I sought other options, but it was Carnaval, so most normal businesses were closed. My choices were McDonald's or not eating. I was hungry and wouldn't have any other chance to eat for hours, but it still took me a while to decide. That's a big change from my grad school days, when I would swing by the McD's drive-thru every Tuesday on my way home from the gym (really!) to take advantage of the "two for Tuesday" promotion that got me two Big Macs for $2.
Item #20 is pistachio ice cream. I had a lot of trouble developing a good recipe for pistachio ice cream. My ice cream is as all-natural as I can make it, so the common solution of tossing in some pistachio flavor powder was unacceptable. The recipes for pistachio ice cream that I found in books and on the internet were all for pistachio frozen custard. I only made the mistake of making that once. That was the closest any of my ice creams ever got to inedible. In retrospect, I probably should have just thrown it out. I did manage to eat it all, but I didn't enjoy it, and what's the point of eating ice cream if you're not really enjoying it? After that, my attempts resulted either in ice cream with good texture but almost no pistachio flavor or in ice cream that had pistachio flavor but with a texture that made the eating experience less-than-pleasant. It was only on the fifth or sixth try (including the frozen custard fiasco) that I finally got it right. No other flavor ever took me more than two tries, and no other first try was less than good, even if it wasn't exactly what I wanted.
I think the real question is, why wouldn't one eat a giraffe? No idea what the best cut is. I should have asked where my steak came from. I'm guessing neck. It was delicious, though, like beef but with a richer flavor though not gamey.
This was in a restauarant that specialized in exotic game. It's all farm raised.
Kaolin is a clay that is used a lot in skincare products. Even given all the exotic things you have eaten, I still can't imagine why anyone would eat kaolin clay, unless they are detoxing...
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