{"id":1135,"date":"2008-11-02T07:48:21","date_gmt":"2008-11-02T11:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/?p=1135"},"modified":"2008-10-24T15:04:17","modified_gmt":"2008-10-24T19:04:17","slug":"edible-complex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/?p=1135","title":{"rendered":"Edible Complex"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don’t generally do memes, but this one speaks to the foodie in me. It’s popped up on several blogs, but it’s originally from Very Good Taste<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here’s what to do:<\/p>\n

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  1. Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.<\/li>\n
  2. Bold all the items you\u2019ve eaten.<\/li>\n
  3. Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.<\/li>\n
  4. Optional extra: Post a comment here or at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk<\/a> linking to your results.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Shadow Manor’s Omnivore\u2019s Hundred:<\/b><\/p>\n

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    1. Venison<\/b> (I love venison. It’s particularly amusing to serve it at Christmas.)<\/li>\n
    2. Nettle tea<\/b> (I grow a lot of herbs for both culinary and medicinal purposes.)<\/li>\n
    3. Huevos rancheros<\/b><\/li>\n
    4. Steak tartare<\/b><\/li>\n
    5. Crocodile<\/li>\n
    6. Black pudding<\/b> (I love this. I’ve even made my own. It’s…messy.)<\/li>\n
    7. Cheese fondue<\/b><\/li>\n
    8. Carp<\/b><\/li>\n
    9. Borscht<\/b><\/li>\n
    10. Baba ghanoush<\/b><\/li>\n
    11. Calamari<\/b><\/li>\n
    12. Pho<\/b><\/li>\n
    13. PB&J sandwich<\/b><\/li>\n
    14. Aloo gobi<\/b><\/li>\n
    15. Hot dog from a street cart<\/b><\/li>\n
    16. Epoisses<\/li>\n
    17. Black truffle<\/li>\n
    18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes<\/b> (I’ve made my own apricot wine)<\/li>\n
    19. Steamed pork buns<\/b><\/li>\n
    20. Pistachio ice cream<\/b><\/li>\n
    21. Heirloom tomatoes<\/b> (I grow my own. I’m very big into saving heirloom varieties of plants)<\/li>\n
    22. Fresh wild berries<\/b><\/li>\n
    23. Foie gras<\/b> (Someday Shadow Jack will relent and let me raise poultry.)<\/li>\n
    24. Rice and beans<\/b><\/li>\n
    25. Brawn, or head cheese<\/b> (Meh. Too much aspic for my taste.)<\/li>\n
    26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper<\/b> (Not a whole one. I’m not that<\/EM> stupid.)<\/li>\n
    27. Dulce de leche<\/b><\/li>\n
    28. Oysters<\/b><\/li>\n
    29. Baklava<\/b><\/li>\n
    30. Bagna cauda<\/b><\/li>\n
    31. Wasabi peas<\/b><\/li>\n
    32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl<\/b><\/li>\n
    33. Salted lassi<\/li>\n
    34. Sauerkraut<\/b><\/li>\n
    35. Root beer float<\/b><\/li>\n
    36. Cognac with a fat cigar<\/li>\n
    37. Clotted cream tea<\/b><\/li>\n
    38. Vodka jelly\/Jell-O<\/b><\/li>\n
    39. Gumbo<\/b><\/li>\n
    40. Oxtail<\/b><\/li>\n
    41. Curried goat<\/b><\/li>\n
    42. Whole insects<\/b> (I did a speech in college on insects in human nutrition, complete with visual aids. Dry-roasted mealworms taste uncannily like Doritos. If that doesn’t worry you, it should.)<\/li>\n
    43. Phaal<\/b><\/li>\n
    44. Goat\u2019s milk<\/b><\/li>\n
    45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth \u00a360\/$120 or more<\/li>\n
    46. Fugu<\/li>\n
    47. Chicken tikka masala<\/b><\/li>\n
    48. Eel<\/b><\/li>\n
    49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut<\/b><\/li>\n
    50. Sea urchin<\/b><\/li>\n
    51. Prickly pear<\/b><\/li>\n
    52. Umeboshi<\/b><\/li>\n
    53. Abalone<\/b><\/li>\n
    54. Paneer<\/b><\/li>\n
    55. McDonald\u2019s Big Mac Meal<\/b><\/li>\n
    56. Spaetzle<\/b><\/li>\n
    57. Dirty gin martini<\/li>\n
    58. Beer above 8% ABV<\/b><\/li>\n
    59. Poutine<\/li>\n
    60. Carob chips<\/b><\/li>\n
    61. S\u2019mores<\/b><\/li>\n
    62. Sweetbreads<\/li>\n
    63. Kaolin<\/b><\/li>\n
    64. Currywurst<\/li>\n
    65. Durian<\/li>\n
    66. Frogs\u2019 legs<\/b><\/li>\n
    67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake<\/b><\/li>\n
    68. Haggis<\/b><\/li>\n
    69. Fried plantain<\/b><\/li>\n
    70. Chitterlings, or andouillette<\/b><\/li>\n
    71. Gazpacho<\/b><\/li>\n
    72. Caviar and blini<\/b><\/li>\n
    73. Louche absinthe<\/li>\n
    74. Gjetost, or brunost<\/li>\n
    75. Roadkill<\/li>\n
    76. Baijiu<\/li>\n
    77. Hostess Fruit Pie<\/b><\/li>\n
    78. Snail<\/b><\/li>\n
    79. Lapsang souchong<\/b><\/li>\n
    80. Bellini<\/b><\/li>\n
    81. Tom yum<\/b><\/li>\n
    82. Eggs Benedict<\/b><\/li>\n
    83. Pocky<\/b><\/li>\n
    84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant<\/li>\n
    85. Kobe beef<\/li>\n
    86. Hare<\/b><\/li>\n
    87. Goulash<\/b><\/li>\n
    88. Flowers<\/b><\/li>\n
    89. Horse<\/li>\n
    90. Criollo chocolate<\/li>\n
    91. Spam<\/b><\/li>\n
    92. Soft shell crab<\/b><\/li>\n
    93. Rose harissa<\/li>\n
    94. Catfish<\/b><\/li>\n
    95. Mole poblano<\/b><\/li>\n
    96. Bagel and lox<\/b><\/li>\n
    97. Lobster Thermidor<\/b><\/li>\n
    98. Polenta<\/b><\/li>\n
    99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee<\/b><\/li>\n
    100. Snake<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      As you can see, there’s virtually nothing on the list that I wouldn’t be willing to try–the only thing I’d be even vaguely reluctant about would be fugu; I’d want some guarantees that I wasn’t about to go meet that Big Maitre’d in the Sky–but I’d try it if it were offered. I think 80 items out of 100 is a fairly decent percentage.<\/p>\n

      How about you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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