This is why we are not foodies – 100 things to eat before you die

Recently the Houston Press published a list of 100 foods that ‘Foodies’ should try before they die, after a different list was doing the rounds on Facebook. Some of the things in both lists are truly wonderful food, but some are really only there to be as outrageous as possible. I’m all for being adventurous and trying new and unusual food, but there are things in this world that apart from the bragging rights for trying something like Hakarl, it would never be something you would want again and again, which is my definition of a food that should be in a top 100 list of foods to try before you die. A better way to think about this sort of list, is what 100 foods would you try if you only had 100 days left to live. I think the lists would be very different.

How many foods from these lists have you tried, and do you have your own list of 100 foods or drinks that you want to try before you die?

 

Facebook – 100 things to eat before you die

  1. Abalone
  2. Absinthe flavouring
  3. Alligator
  4. Baba ghanoush
  5. Bagel and lox
  6. Baklava
  7. Barbecue ribs
  8. Bellini flavouring
  9. Bird’s nest soup
  10. Biscuits and gravy
  11. Black pudding
  12. Black truffle
  13. Borscht
  14. Calamari
  15. Carp
  16. Caviar
  17. Cheese fondue
  18. Chicken and waffles
  19. Chicken tikka masala
  20. Chilli relleno
  21. Chitlins
  22. Churros
  23. Clam chowder
  24. Cognac
  25. Crabcake
  26. Crickets
  27. Currywurst
  28. Dandelion wine
  29. Dulce de leche
  30. Durian
  31. Eel
  32. Eggs Benedict
  33. Fish tacos
  34. Foie gras
  35. Fresh spring rolls
  36. Fried catfish
  37. Fried green tomatoes
  38. Fried plaintain
  39. Frito pie
  40. Frog’s legs
  41. Fugu
  42. Funnel cake
  43. Gazpacho soup
  44. Goat
  45. Goat’s milk
  46. Goulash
  47. Gumbo
  48. Haggis
  49. Head cheese
  50. Heirloom tomatoes
  51. Honeycomb
  52. Hostess fruit pie
  53. Huevos rancheros
  54. Jerk chicken
  55. Kangaroo
  56. Key lime pie
  57. Kobe beef
  58. Lassi
  59. Lobster
  60. Mimosa
  61. Moon Pie
  62. Morel mushrooms
  63. Nettle tea
  64. Octopus
  65. Oxtail soup
  66. Paella
  67. Paneer cheese
  68. Pastrami on rye
  69. Pavlova
  70. Phaal
  71. Philly cheesesteak
  72. Pho
  73. Pineapple and cottage cheese
  74. Pistachio ice cream
  75. Po’ boy
  76. Pocky
  77. Polenta
  78. Prickly pear
  79. Rabbit stew
  80. Raw oysters
  81. Root beer float
  82. S’mores
  83. Sauerkraut
  84. Sea urchin
  85. Shark
  86. Snails
  87. Snake
  88. Soft shell crab
  89. Som tam
  90. Spaetzle
  91. Spam
  92. Squirrel
  93. Steak tartare
  94. Sweet potato fries
  95. Sweetbreads
  96. Tom yum soup
  97. Umeboshi
  98. Venison
  99. Wasabi peas
  100. Courgette flowers

Houston Press – Foodie’s List of 100 Things to Eat Before You Die

  1. Python
  2. Avocado smoothie
  3. Doro wat
  4. Bean pie
  5. Foul
  6. Bone marrow
  7. Fufu
  8. Amaebi nigirizushi
  9. Squash blossoms
  10. Durian
  11. Stinky tofu
  12. Boudin noir
  13. Bath chaps
  14. Pig ears
  15. Duck tongues
  16. Venison tai chanh
  17. Pickle-flavored sno-ball
  18. Balut
  19. Fish head curry
  20. Jackfruit
  21. Congee
  22. Uni
  23. Menudo
  24. Barbacoa
  25. Squirrel
  26. Nutria
  27. Chicharrones
  28. Oysters on the half shell
  29. Boiled crawfish
  30. Chicken hearts
  31. Lengua
  32. Mollejas
  33. Kangaroo
  34. Sea anemone
  35. Huitlacoche
  36. Escargot
  37. Beef tendon
  38. Beef hearts (anticuchos)
  39. Calf’s liver
  40. Veal
  41. Foie gras
  42. Suckling pig
  43. Tocilog
  44. Dinuguan
  45. Kare-kare
  46. Latkes
  47. Borscht
  48. Lutefisk
  49. Hakerl
  50. Geoduck
  51. Sannakji
  52. Corn tea
  53. Pulque
  54. Yerba mate
  55. Morcilla
  56. Biltong
  57. Oxtails and gravy
  58. Scrapple
  59. Rocky Mountain oysters
  60. Spam
  61. Sesos and scrambled eggs
  62. Haggis
  63. Cuttlefish
  64. Poke
  65. Ceviche
  66. Surströmming
  67. Takoyaki
  68. Turducken
  69. Chicken feet
  70. Whole-fried turkey
  71. Fried frog legs
  72. Fried green tomatoes
  73. Grits
  74. Natto
  75. Marmite
  76. Fiddlehead ferns
  77. Ramps
  78. Campari
  79. Kvass
  80. Retsina
  81. Iguana
  82. Halo-halo
  83. Bubble tea
  84. Tiết canh
  85. Scorpion
  86. Witchety grub
  87. Grasshoppers
  88. Pot brownies
  89. Bird’s nest soup
  90. Kopi luwak
  91. Meat sundae
  92. Pizza cone
  93. Chicken-fried bacon
  94. Fried butter
  95. Garbage plate
  96. Kobe beef
  97. Beluga caviar
  98. Château Pétrus
  99. Black truffles
  100. Kale
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    2 comments

    1. 78 from the Facebook list and 33 from the Houston Press list. However there are only 6 from each list that I would consider on a list of 100 of my must have foods.

    2. 73 from the Facebook List and 44 from Houston Press List.

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