100 Foods To Eat Before You Die

 My blog is based on this blog and what I saw on facebook too -- Credit where credit is due:

The Daily Dish: 100 Foods To Eat Before You Die: Happy New Year! For the first post of 2012 I thought I would share this food list challenge  (I found via facebook) of the 100 foods to eat ...

 My thoughts --

This was very fun to see and take my own personal challenge. I believe I'm at 70 items on the list and not in old age yet. More time. But a couple of the items I probably will never try. Durian I think is that fruit that smells like something rotting - probably I'm not going to feel compelled to try.

Often I'm the taster and my husband is the eat the full plate of something exotic, so that has given me more tastes than maybe I would have had.

I find that I am sorely lacking in the exotic Asian food department and I do like Indian and Asian foods, so I'm not sure how that happened.

Honestly, I'm not sure how some of these things made it on the list. Some I've had and I still don't know why they're on the list. (Frito pie?) I've crossed off everything I've eaten. But a fun diversion when I should be going to bed!

1. Abalone

2. Absinthe

3. Alligator 

4. Baba Ghanoush

5. Bagel & Lox

6. Baklava

7. BBQ Ribs

8. Bellini

9. Birds Nest Soup (maybe at a Dim Sum party once?)

10. Biscuits & Gravy

11. Black Pudding

12. Black Truffle

13. Borscht

14. Calamari

15. Carp (In Missouri, this is what you throw back when your fishing.)

16. Caviar

17. Cheese Fondue

18. Chicken & Waffles

19. Chicken Tikka Masala

20. Chile Relleno

21. Chitlins

22. Churros (Spain)

23. Clam Chowder 

24. Cognac

25. Crab Cakes

26. Crickets

27. Currywurst

28. Dandelion Wine

29. Dulce De Leche (Spain)

30. Durian

31. Eel

32. Eggs Benedict

33. Fish Tacos

34. Foie Gras

35. Fresh Spring Rolls (from a Philipina friend)

36. Fried Catfish (caught ourselves)

37. Fried Green Tomatoes 

38. Fried Plantain

39. Frito Pie

40. Frogs' Legs

41. Fugu

42. Funnel Cake

43. Gazpacho (Believe it or not, I have not)

44. Goat

45. Goat's Milk (I've had cheese. Does that count?)

46. Goulash

47. Gumbo

48. Haggis (In Scotland even!)

49. Head Cheese

50. Heirloom Tomatoes

51. Honeycomb

52. Hostess Fruit Pie 

53. Huevos Rancheros

54. Jerk Chicken

55. Kangaroo

56. Key Lime Pie (homemade by my Dad)

57. Kobe Beef

58. Lassi (homemade by a South American friend)

59. Lobster (on the beach)

60. Mimosa 

61. Moon Pie

62. Morel Mushrooms (picked ourselves)

63. Nettle Tea

64. Octopus (Spain)

65. Oxtail Soup (Spain)

66. Paella (Spain)

67. Paneer

68. Pastrami on Rye

69. Pavlova

70. Phaal

71. Philly Cheese Steak

72. Pho

73. Pineapple & Cottage Cheese(not together)

74. Pistachio Ice Cream

75. Po' Boy

76. Pocky (I've eaten a French version)

77. Polenta (had it out and made it too)

78. Prickly Pear

79. Rabbit Stew (rabbit in several forms)

80. Raw Oysters

81. Root Beer Float

82. S'mores

83. Sauerkraut

84. Sea Urchin

85. Shark

86. Snail

87. Snake

88. Soft Shell Crab

89. Som Tam

90. Spaetzle 

91. Spam

92. Squirrel

93. Steak Tartare (tasted the husband's)

94. Sweet Potato Fries

95. Sweetbreads

96. Tom Yum

97. Umeboshi

98. Venison

99. Wasabi Peas

100. Zucchini Flowers