These are random musings of my life journey, the people, animals, places, and events which have woven, and continue to weave, a tapestry that is me. We all know there is no real destination, only the ongoing experiences which blend together, creating the trail. Each step gives a glimpse of what is to come, without allowing me to see the end result. It is exciting. I have a home base that is mine, that gives me a place to rest. This is it. This is where my heart is, no matter where I journey...................

Sunday, September 28, 2008

What Have YOU Been Eating????

I don’t remember where I picked this up. I was blog-surfing a couple weeks ago and ran across it somewhere. It sounded interesting, so I copied and saved it till now. It is a list of foods from all over the world, some well known, others of more obscure origin. You’re welcome to do what I did, steal the list and see about your eating habits.

You Are What You Eat?


1. Venison -- Yes
2. Nettle tea -- No
3. Huevos rancheros -- Yes
4. Steak tartare -- No
5. Crocodile -- No
6. Black pudding -- No
7. Cheese fondue -- Yes
8. Carp -- No
9. Borscht -- No
10. Baba ghanoush -- No
11. Calamari -- Yes
12. Pho -- Yes
13. PB&J sandwich -- Yes
14. Aloo gobi -- No
15. Hot dog from a street cart -- Yes
16. Epoisses -- Yes
17. Black truffle -- No
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes -- Yes
19. Steamed pork buns -- No
20. Pistachio ice cream -- Yes
21. Heirloom tomatoes -- Yes
22. Fresh wild berries -- Yes
23. Foie gras -- Yes
24. Rice and beans -- Yes
25. Brawn, or head cheese -- Yes
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper -- No! Are you Nutz!?!
27. Dulce de leche -- Yes
28. Oysters -- Yes
29. Baklava -- Yes
30. Bagna cauda -- No
31. Wasabi peas -- Yes
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl -- Yes
33. Salted lassi -- No
34. Sauerkraut -- Yes
35. Root beer float -- Yes
36. Cognac with a fat cigar -- No
37. Clotted cream tea -- No
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O -- Yes
39. Gumbo -- Yes
40. Oxtail -- No??? But I vaguely remember soup with oxtail in it? Not sure.
41. Curried goat -- No
42. Whole insects -- Yes
43. Phaal -- No
44. Goat’s milk -- Yes
45. Malt whiskey from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more -- No, I don’t do whiskey
46. Fugu -- No
47. Chicken tikka masala -- I think so
48. Eel -- Yes
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut -- Yes
50. Sea urchin -- No
51. Prickly pear -- Yes
52. Umeboshi -- No
53. Abalone -- Yes
54. Paneer -- No
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal -- Yes
56. Spaetzle -- yes
57. Dirty gin martini -- No
58. Beer above 8% ABV -- Yes
59. Poutine -- No
60. Carob chips -- Yes
61. S'mores -- Yes
62. Sweetbreads -- No!! Eeuuu, no!
63. Kaolin -- Probably! LOL! We all have at one time or another!!
64. Currywurst -- No
65. Durian -- No
66. Frogs’ legs -- Yes
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake -- Yes
68. Haggis -- No
69. Fried plantain -- Yes
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette -- Yes
71. Gazpacho -- Yes
72. Caviar and blini -- Yes
73. Louche absinthe -- No
74. Gjietost, or brunos -- No
75. Roadkill -- No
76. Baijiu -- No
77. Hostess Fruit Pie -- Yes
78. Snail -- Yes
79. Lapsang souchong -- No
80. Bellini -- Yes
81. Tom yum -- Yes
82. Eggs Benedict -- Yes
83. Pocky -- No
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant -- No
85. Kobe beef -- Yes
86. Hare - I raised rabbits, and our family caught wild hare--for food.
87. Goulash -- Yes
88. Flowers -- Yes
89. Horse -- No
90. Criollo chocolate -- Yes
91. Spam -- Yes
92. Soft shell crab -- Yes
93. Rose harissa -- Yes
94. Catfish -- Yes
95. Mole poblano -- Yes
96. Bagel and lox -- No
97. Lobster Thermidor -- Yes
98. Polenta -- Yes
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee -- Yes
100. Snake -- Yes

There aren’t too many foods I won’t try. And I was surprised at how many on this list I actually have eaten. A number of them I had to look up, and I was again surprised that some of them, although I didn’t remember the name or heard it called something else, I’d tried in the past.

5 comments:

  1. AS a Frog i protest the frog legs. Us frogs need them as there are not enough wheelchairs out there for us.LOL

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  2. Some of that stuff I've never even heard of! lol

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  3. Redfrog, frogs ain't got no rights. Go back to your lily pad and hush! ;D

    Jen, me, too! When I googled the ones I didn't know, I learned that I HAD consumed some of them!! Scary!! LOL!

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  4. I'm such a retard I probably haven't even HEART of 1/4 of those things! Not very adventurous in my culinary adventures!

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  5. Patti, well, you know me! I'm always up for an adventure .... including driving to SC to meet you!! Makes life more fun!

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If you have something to say about it, just stick out your thumb, and I'll slow down so you can hop aboard! But hang on, 'cause I'm movin' on down the road!!! No time to waste!!!