Via Andrew Wheeler and another Andrew Wheeler I came across this meme about interesting foods that you have eaten. The rules of the meme are: bold those you have tried, strikethrough those you wouldn’t eat on a bet. Links are provided for the more obscure items. I’ve added some commentary. The list is long so I’ve put it behind a fold.

1. Venison (Game is generally much less fatty than farmed meat)
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile (Tastes like chicken)
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue (Last week at Worldcon)
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari (Saving the world from tentacled monsters from beyond the stars)
12. Pho
13. Peanut Butter & Jelly sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16.Epoisses (Sounds interesting – I’m fond of unpasteurized cheeses)
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 (Red beans and rice is one of Kevin’s favorite meals, but this is a Brazilian dish that’s not quite the same thing)
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper (Yum!)
27. Dulce de leche (But I’m very fond of the ice cream with that flavor)
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas (Yum again!)
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi (But mango is better)
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float (I’m not too fond of root beer, but I have eaten dozens of cola floats)
36. Cognac with a fat cigar (Well, not together)
37. Clotted cream tea (Britain’s best local food)
38. Vodka jelly
39. Gumbo (And I made it myself)
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat (One of the Nepalese restaurants in Madison)
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal (But it is silly – too spicy to taste)
44. Goat’s milk (Will goat cheese do?)
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more (But not on my own budget)
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala (Hasn’t everyone eaten this?)
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear (That’s Nopales here in California)
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone (Japanese clients paying)
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal (Sometimes it is the only food-approximation available)
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine (But perhaps in Montreal)
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 (Must try funnel cake)
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini (Don’t like caviar – too salty)
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie (But I’ve had Mr. Kipling’s which is the UK equivalent, I suspect)
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum (The only food I’ve been unable to eat because of the heat)
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef (At a restaurant in Chicago – Thanks Gary!)
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish (Another of Kevin’s favorites)
95. Mole poblano (Chili and chocolate – what’s not to like?)
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

Hmm, more than half. Not bad. Anyone do better?