Food meme from orv

[richardf8]

From this article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/tv_and_radio/50eats_index.shtml
The BBC asked people to vote for the top 50 things everyone should try a bite of in their lifetime.
Bold the ones you've eaten. (even a bite counts)

The Top 50 Foods to Try

1. Fresh fish
2. Lobster
3. Steak
4. Thai food (I find that the coconut base gives it a cloying undertone I don't like.)
5. Chinese food
6. Ice cream
7. Pizza
8. Crab (Allergic to Shellfish)
9. Curry
10. Prawns
11. Moreton Bay Bugs
12. Clam chowder (Alas, can't have it anymore because what allergies couldn't stop, religion has)
13. Barbecues
14. Pancakes (morgan1's sourdough ones rock, especially with cream cheese and lingonberries)
15. Pasta
16. Mussels
17. Cheesecake
18. Lamb (I make lamb loin chops for passover.)
19. Cream tea
20. Alligator
21. Oysters
22. Kangaroo
23. Chocolate
24. Sandwiches (Anything can be improved by slapping it between two pieces of bread)
25. Greek food
26. Burgers
27. Mexican food
28. Squid This was one of the easier things to give up when I adopted my personal form of Kashrut
29. American diner breakfast These seem to be rapidly becoming an endangered species.
30. Salmon (Grilled, Raw, Lox, Mousse, Great-Lakes-Smoked)
31. Venison
32. Guinea pig (This is a pet, not a meal)
33. Shark
34. Sushi
35. Paella
36. Barramundi (Gesundheit!)
37. Reindeer
38. Kebab
39. Scallops (Halibut cheeks make a nice kosher substitute for these)
40. Australian meat pie
41. Mango
42. Durian fruit
43. Octopus (This is HOW I discovered my seafood allergy.)
44. Ribs (I don't really like fussing with bones; these days I make pulled beef sandwiches.)
45. Roast beef (I never got the attraction of "Prime Rib" though)
46. Tapas
47. Jerk chicken/pork
48. Haggis
49. Caviar
50. Cornish Pasty

Comments

[level-head.livejournal.com]

I'm off for Haggis, Mashed Neeps, and Tatties in just a few minutes.

I see Vegemite is not on your list. ];-)

And you haven't lived until you've smelled the aroma of Durian fruit. Or a town-sized open sewer; it's about the same.

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[richardf8]

Well, Vegemite is apparently not one of the "top 50 things everyone should try a bite of in their lifetime."

I have actually tried, and liked, vegemite. It makes a nice condiment on a sliced egg sandwich.

[level-head.livejournal.com]

The experiment was ... not exactly a success. A post is up. (http://level-head.livejournal.com/235247.html)

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[deckardcanine.livejournal.com]

Moreton Bay bugs is #11?? I never even heard of them.

They must have asked a very wide-ranging group. Still, I think some items are on here for the same reason that Ishtar would be on a list of movies to see sometime. Durians, for example. They have the reputation for being a disaster at Anthrocon.