Have you ever eaten....

I saw this food meme over at Pseudotherapy and thought it would a be a good one to do since it's Ramadan and people are discovering their obsessions with all things edible.

First the rules:

• Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
• Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
• Strike through any items that you would never consider eating.
• Italicize anything you’ve never heard of.
• Optional extra: Post a comment at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results.


I decided not to strike through anything. As soon as I say I will never eat something I will get it put in front of me for sure!

Here goes:

1. Venison - see Roadkill below (#75)
   
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros - Miami
   
4. Steak tartare - ewe.. you could get parasites from eating raw meat.
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue - this was actually fun (and I was about eight years old)
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush - they serve this at Libyan weddings sometimes. I could live without it.
11. Calamari - in my book this is just squid with a fancy name - fish bait..yuck
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich - I have eaten a zillion in my lifetime and hope to eat a zillion more
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart - my dad bought me one in Chicago when I was a kid
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle - I've had Libyan truffles... they aren't the same
    
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream - yes but not my favourite. I'm waiting for the day Libya finally gets Ben & Jerry's New York Super Fudge Chunk
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries - yummmmmmy
23. Foie gras - puke, puke, barf!
24. Rice and beans - sigh... yes
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche - in Miami
28. Oysters
29. Baklava - definitely - I even know how to make it from scratch
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl - I like sourdough.. I can make it.. I don't like clam chowder
    
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut - mmmm.. with sausages. Haven't eaten this in years and years..
35. Root beer float - I wish there was root beer in Libya... I make do with Pepsi
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O - not with the vodka
39. Gumbo - not something I get too excited about
40. Oxtail - this was hubby's idea, not mine
    
41. Curried goat - goats have an odor about them that I'm not particularly fond of
42. Whole insects - not intentionally
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk - cheese yes... milk no
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala - Yes! I like this. I like it a lot!
48. Eel - Hubby brought some home.. I asked him to never do it again
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut - yes. Libya has donuts now! They're not bad but still not like 'home'
50. Sea urchin - I've stepped on one of those suckers once with my bare foot and suffered for weeks
51. Prickly pear - every year when they are in season in Libya
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer - I like paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle - I've made this a few times
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV - I'm not sure about this, it was a loooong time ago. I drink the non-alcoholic variety now
    
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips - yes but chocolate is so much better
61. S’mores - come on.. I was a brownie and a girl scout in my day
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin - Kaopectate.
64. Currywurst
65. Durian - YES! I wish they had fresh durian here. I saw it in a can once but it isn't the same.
    
66. Frogs’ legs - my mother likes these... ewe gross
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake - they call them sfinge in Libya
68. Haggis - ewe.. almost like Libyan osban.. uuuugghh
69. Fried plantain - yummy
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette - coloured folks in America buy these by the bucket.. oh sorry I meant African Americans.. yuck.. they're pig's intestines
    
71. Gazpacho - soup..
72. Caviar and blini - blini yes... caviar no.. fish eggs yuck
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill - my uncle's neighbour was a highway patrolman. Roadkill was one of the job's perks. Not bad either! (venison)
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie - ahhh... reminds me of my childhood
78. Snail. Sauteed in garlic butter
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
    
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict - yes.. I'm really not a big fan of eggs
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash - I like goulash
88. Flowers - rose petals, squash blossoms, nasturtiums, rose hips, dandelions, clover, cauliflower, broccoli …
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam - I've consumed a can or two in my life. Mom was really into canned food when I was growing up
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa - just the Libyan/Tunisian kind of harissa
    
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox - bagels yes... I can even make them myself... lox..no.. ewe
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta - ho hum
    
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee - very nice
100. Snake - only had sea snake.. ewe

Bon appetit!