Saturday, August 23, 2008

My Omnivore's 100 Food

I found this meme list from ZenKimchi's blog. Interesting. Though some food items on the list are generally not food per se (road kill) or something I would want to try out and some I don't even know what the heck it is. Well, lemme see, you'll find all the stuff that I tried with *** markings on it.

The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros *** I actually made it.
4. Steak tartare *** I love this.
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue ***
8. Carp *** called "besugo" in Tagalog
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari ***
12. Pho ***
13. PB&J sandwich ***
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart *** the best is Sabrett's
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes *** Peach wine actually
19. Steamed pork buns *** called siopao in Tagalog or Bao in Chinese
20. Pistachio ice cream *** one of the few ice cream I actually eat
21. Heirloom tomatoes *** yep
22. Fresh wild berries *** oh yeah
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans ***Popeyes
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche ***
28. Oysters *** pickled, raw or steamed or even wrapped in bacon
29. Baklava ***
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas ***
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl ***
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float ***
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo *** I made this!
40. Oxtail *** in Kare Kare (or Filipino peanut stew) it is wonderful!
41. Curried goat ***
42. Whole insects *** crispy fried is the way to go
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk *** my mom made me drink this when I was little
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel *** oh yeah
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut *** oh double yeah!
50. Sea urchin *** they're best fresh from the sea
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi ***
53. Abalone ***
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal *** got food poisoned by this and nearly lost Billy in my womb
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV ***
59. Poutine ***
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores ***but not at a campfire
62. Sweetbreads ***
63. Kaolin (in Kaopectate)
64. Currywurst ***
65. Durian *** my favorite fruit of all
66. Frogs’ legs *** my mom wade me eat this when I was little!
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake *** oh yeah
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain *** great with Arroz ala Cubana
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette *** yup
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini (not together)
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail *** in coconut milk, yeah baby!
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky (same as Bbebbero in Korea and Japan) ***
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare ***
87. Goulash ***
88. Flowers ***
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam *** with a side order of garlic fried rice
92. Soft shell crab ***
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish *** with turmeric and coconut milk
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox ***
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta ***
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake *** ate this in China when I was pregnant with Billy, and boy was it good!

I got 52 out of 100

Friday, August 22, 2008

Too Many Pictures....

Too little time.

I have tons of pictures and stories from my travels in Manila, around Korea and now in Seoul - where Billy and I met fascinating creatures in the Insect & Reptile Exhibit.



I promise to post them pics and stories soon.

I will possess your heart...

My sister turned me on to this song. It's by a strange band named "Death Cab for Cutie".



It's creepy, weird, scary, beautiful sad song about unrequited love. A perfect song for stalkers and their ilk. I like it.

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