Saw this over at Faith’s blog and it’s my kind of meme!!! She got it from
Andrew, who created this list of 100 things that I think every good omnivore should have tried at least once in their life. He says:

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.
4) Optional extra: Post a comment here linking to your results.

1. Venison: Didn’t care for it
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros: Yum!!!
4. Steak tartare: eh…
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding: What can I say, I love strong tasting things!
7. Cheese fondue: The best I ever had was in Paris…
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari: I want to stop eating it, cause I think anything that can change colors is too precious to eat…but it’s so damn good!
12. Pho: Love it!
13. PB&J sandwich: On sourdough with Teddy brand PB & strawberry jam, please!
14. Aloo gobi: Yummy Indian curry!
15. Hot dog from a street cart: NYC baby!
16. Epoisses: I just tried this cheese recently and OMG! It is soooo good!
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes: Does Boone’s Farm Apple Wine count? LOL!
19. Steamed pork buns: Delicious porky goodness!
20. Pistachio ice cream: Not a fan…
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries: Raspberries are my fav
23. Foie gras: God, yes, more please! With honey & some bleu cheese preferably!
24. Rice and beans: I’ve been on a rice & beans kick lately…black beans, brown rice, a bit of salsa, a bit of cheese…YUM!
25. Brawn, or head cheese: Unfortunately, yes. Never again!
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper: Too frickin’ hot for me! I suspect this was in a spicy Haitian coleslaw-type dish called piklise that BURNED oh so bad!
27. Dulce de leche: Yummy goodness!
28. Oysters: I only like them raw.
29. Baklava: Mmmm, honey!
30. Bagna cauda: This I have never tried and after googling it, want to SO bad!!!
31. Wasabi peas: Nice & spicy with an ice cold beer.
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl: Yes!
33. Salted lassi: Nope, only the sweet kind.
34. Sauerkraut: I don’t like the way it smells as it’s cooking, but I love the taste.
35. Root beer float: Strangely enough, no. I do love me some root beer tho, just don’t mix it with ice cream!
36. Cognac with a fat cigar: No way, no how.
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo: I make a damn good gumbo for a northern girl!
40. Oxtail: LOVE oxtails!
41. Curried goat: I worked with a Jamaican dude at Hanscom and he always used to make this…
42. Whole insects: Yes…a chocolate covered cricket. It was…chocolately…
43. Phaal: Probably too spicy for me but I’d give it a try!
44. Goat’s milk: As a cheese, yes.
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more: Pass.
46. Fugu: Fun times, fun times when you live in Japan. Your Japanese friends love to see what they can get you to eat.
47. Chicken tikka masala: Yum!
48. Eel: I’ve tried it, don’t care for it.
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut: *groan* The first time I tried one I swear I [edited for content]. Strangely enough, I don’t care for them anymore.
50. Sea urchin: Yuck. The second most disgusting thing I ever tried.
51. Prickly pear: Didn’t much care for this…
52. Umeboshi: LOVE this! Pickled plums…oh, to die for! I tried a batch in Japan that someone’s obachan (grandmother) made…it was over 50 years old!
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle: Had a mother who grew up in Lancaster, PA, so yup!
57. Dirty gin martini: Surprisingly good…didn’t think I liked gin…
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine: “French fries topped with fresh cheese curds, covered with brown gravy and sometimes additional ingredients“…um…I might try it, but…I’m not a fan of gravy!
60. Carob chips: Not bad!
61. S’mores: De rigueur camping food!
62. Sweetbreads: Blech, yes.
63. Kaolin: Isn’t that clay? I haven’t eaten dirt or clay knowingly…
64. Currywurst: Not that I can remember…but damn it sounds good (hot pork sausage cut into slices and seasoned with curry sauce (ketchup or tomato paste blended with curry) and generous amounts of curry powder)
65. Durian: No, not yet. I WANT to…but oh, that smell!
66. Frogs’ legs: It DOES taste like chicken!
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake: My fondest dream (ok, maybe not THE fondest, but still) is to eat beignets in New Orleans!
68. Haggis: LOVE haggis! Had it in Scotland with neeps & tatties
69. Fried plantain: YUM! I had a Haitian friend who would make this, along with griots and the aforementioned piklise, man oh man!
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette: Chitlins…the FIRST grosses thing I ever put in my mouth. NO amount of hot sauce can cover up that nasty taste!!!
71. Gazpacho: Nice on a hot summer’s day.
72. Caviar and blini: Mmmm, yes.
73. Louche absinthe: Yes, oh yes, please, more!!!
74. Gjetost, or brunost: Nope, but it sounds intriguing!
75. Roadkill: Um…no and no and hell no!
76. Baijiu: No, but I’ve had soju and it’s very similar
77. Hostess Fruit Pie: Used to love the Cherry ones, but they don’t taste the same anymore
78. Snail: LOVE snails!
79. Lapsang souchong: Smoky tea, I adore you!
80. Bellini: I’m not a huge fan of champagne, tho.
81. Tom yum: Nope, but sounds good!
82. Eggs Benedict: Mmmm…yes!
83. Pocky: LOL yes, many times.
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant: I might not have done lots of things I wanted to in life, but damn it, this is one thing I HAVE done! And it was amazing
85. Kobe beef: To die for.
86. Hare: Didn’t care for it.
87. Goulash: YUM!
88. Flowers: Yup.
89. Horse: Unfortunately, I think so, when I lived in Japan, before I realized what it was
90. Criollo chocolate: After googling this, yes, in Richart Chocolates (all Richart gourmet chocolates are made from Criollo cocoa)
91. Spam: Spam, spam, spam, spam, oh, how I love you Spam!
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa: Sounds intriguing, but not yet!
94. Catfish: Wouldn’t try it again, tho! Too fishy for me.
95. Mole poblano: Yum! And no, it’s not made from moles
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee: My brother’s favorite coffee…but it’s lost on me, I can’t tell the difference lol
100. Snake: I might have at one time in the far distant past…but I’m not sure so …

18 out of 100…not bad!