{"id":396,"date":"2008-08-24T12:57:03","date_gmt":"2008-08-24T11:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/west-penwith.org.uk\/blog\/?p=396"},"modified":"2014-04-11T18:29:08","modified_gmt":"2014-04-11T17:29:08","slug":"omnivores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/west-penwith.org.uk\/blog\/archives\/396","title":{"rendered":"Omnivores"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am not big on memes but this one struck a chord. I will need to look a few of these up as they may be different names than we would use.<\/p>\n

The Food tasting meme<\/h4>\n
    \n
  1. Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.<\/li>\n
  2. Bold<\/b> all the items you’ve eaten.<\/li>\n
  3. Cross out<\/s> any items that you would never consider eating (or eating again)<\/li>\n
  4. Optional extra: Post a comment http:\/\/www.verygoodtaste.co.uk<\/a> linking to your results.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    To make the filling out of this form and generating the HTML for it a bit easier, [info]<\/a>reddywhp<\/b><\/a><\/span> has played around with some PHP. Go to http:\/\/reddywhip.org\/lj\/foods\/<\/a> and fill it out there. After filling it out, you will be given the code to copy and paste into your blog.<\/p>\n

    Livejournal users, remember to use your LJ-Cuts!<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Venison<\/b><\/li>\n
    2. Nettle tea<\/li>\n
    3. Huevos rancheros<\/a><\/li>\n
    4. Steak tartare<\/a><\/b> (accidentally not knowing what it was; it was good though)<\/li>\n
    5. Crocodile<\/s><\/li>\n
    6. Black pudding<\/b> (regularly)<\/li>\n
    7. Cheese fondue<\/b> (in the mid ’70s when it was fashionable)<\/li>\n
    8. Carp<\/b><\/li>\n
    9. Borscht<\/a><\/b> (in a great restaurant called the “Borscht and Tears” in Knightsbridge in the early ’70s before we were married)<\/li>\n
    10. Baba ghanoush<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n
    11. Calamari<\/a><\/b> (often)<\/li>\n
    12. Phở<\/a><\/li>\n
    13. Peanut Butter & Jelly sandwich<\/a><\/li>\n
    14. Aloo gobi<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n
    15. Hot dog from a street cart<\/b><\/li>\n
    16. Epoisses<\/a><\/li>\n
    17. Black truffle<\/b><\/li>\n
    18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes<\/b><\/li>\n
    19. Steamed pork buns (Dim Sum)<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n
    20. Pistachio ice cream<\/b><\/li>\n
    21. Heirloom tomatoes<\/a><\/li>\n
    22. Fresh wild berries<\/b> (straight off the bush)<\/li>\n
    23. Foie gras<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n
    24. Rice and beans<\/a><\/li>\n
    25. Brawn, or head cheese<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n
    26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper<\/b><\/s> (Wow!)<\/li>\n
    27. Dulce de leche<\/a><\/li>\n
    28. Oysters<\/b> (good in Steak and Oyster pie but not raw)<\/li>\n
    29. Baklava<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n
    30. Bagna cauda<\/a><\/li>\n
    31. Wasabi peas<\/a><\/li>\n
    32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl<\/li>\n
    33. Salted lassi<\/a><\/b> (once in a genuine curry house in Luton)<\/li>\n
    34. Sauerkraut<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n
    35. Root beer float<\/li>\n
    36. Cognac with a fat cigar<\/s><\/li>\n
    37. Clotted cream tea<\/a><\/b> (in Cornwall of course)<\/li>\n
    38. Vodka jelly<\/li>\n
    39. Gumbo<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n
    40. Oxtail<\/b> (shame it is hard to come by now)<\/li>\n
    41. Curried goat<\/li>\n
    42. Whole insects<\/s><\/li>\n
    43. Phaal<\/a><\/s><\/li>\n
    44. Goat’s milk<\/li>\n
    45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth $120 or more<\/s><\/li>\n
    46. Fugu<\/a><\/li>\n
    47. Chicken tikka masala<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n
    48. Eel<\/b> (and Elvers)<\/li>\n
    49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut<\/b><\/li>\n
    50. Sea urchin<\/li>\n
    51. Prickly pear<\/a><\/li>\n
    52. Umeboshi<\/a><\/li>\n
    53. Abalone<\/a><\/li>\n
    54. Paneer<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n
    55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal<\/b><\/li>\n
    56. Spaetzle<\/a><\/b> (in Austria)<\/li>\n
    57. Dirty gin martini<\/a><\/li>\n
    58. Beer above 8% ABV<\/b> (Belgium of course)<\/li>\n
    59. Poutine<\/a><\/li>\n
    60. Carob chips<\/a><\/li>\n
    61. S’mores<\/a><\/li>\n
    62. Sweetbreads<\/a><\/li>\n
    63. Kaolin<\/a><\/b> (a bit of a cheat this one; Kaolin and Morphine is\/was a popular remedy for an upset stomach)<\/li>\n
    64. Currywurst<\/a><\/li>\n
    65. Durian<\/a><\/li>\n
    66. Frog’s Legs<\/b> (it recently came as part of a set menu in France)<\/li>\n
    67. Beignets<\/a>, churros<\/a>, elephant ears<\/a> or funnel cake<\/a><\/li>\n
    68. Haggis<\/a><\/b> (Och aye)<\/li>\n
    69. Fried plantain<\/a><\/b> (I can’t remember how we discovered them but they are a favourite now)<\/li>\n
    70. Chitterlings or andouillette<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n
    71. Gazpacho<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n
    72. Caviar and blini<\/a><\/b><\/s><\/li>\n
    73. Louche absinthe<\/a><\/li>\n
    74. Gjetost or brunost<\/a><\/li>\n
    75. Roadkill<\/s><\/li>\n
    76. Baijiu<\/a><\/li>\n
    77. Hostess Fruit Pie<\/b> (this seems to be similar to the Lyon’s fruit pies that you could\/can get in the UK with a sweet and sugar dusted pastry. If so, I love them)<\/li>\n
    78. Snail<\/b> (you taste nothing but the garlic)<\/li>\n
    79. Lapsang souchong<\/a><\/b><\/s><\/li>\n
    80. Bellini<\/a><\/li>\n
    81. Tom yum<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n
    82. Eggs Benedict<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n
    83. Pocky<\/a><\/li>\n
    84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant<\/li>\n
    85. Kobe beef<\/a><\/li>\n
    86. Hare<\/b> (jugged<\/a> by my grandmother; watch out for the lead shot)<\/li>\n
    87. Goulash<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n
    88. Flowers<\/a><\/b> (mostly used as garnish)<\/li>\n
    89. Horse<\/b><\/li>\n
    90. Criollo chocolate<\/li>\n
    91. Spam<\/b><\/s><\/li>\n
    92. Soft shell crab<\/a><\/li>\n
    93. Rose harissa<\/a><\/li>\n
    94. Catfish (sold under various names so I may have had it)<\/li>\n
    95. Mole poblano<\/a><\/li>\n
    96. Bagel and lox<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n
    97. Lobster Thermidor<\/a><\/li>\n
    98. Polenta<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n
    99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee<\/a><\/li>\n
    100. Snake<\/s><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      I am not big on memes but this one struck a chord. I will need to look a few of these up as they may be different names than we would use. The Food tasting meme Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions. Bold all the items you’ve eaten. Cross out […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":239,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-misc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/west-penwith.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/west-penwith.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/west-penwith.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/west-penwith.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/239"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/west-penwith.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=396"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/west-penwith.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1771,"href":"https:\/\/west-penwith.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/396\/revisions\/1771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/west-penwith.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/west-penwith.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/west-penwith.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}