The VGT Omnivore's Hundred

5:34 P.M.

Late Saturday afternoon and I'm relaxing on the couch while breaking in my 4 inch heels. Why? I'm not really sure, but me and Vanessa have taken to walking around the apartment in heels. Perfect time to do a survey!

1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating. (I can't figure out how to cross out...so they're in italics)

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos ranchero
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borsch
t10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet Pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O (Jello shots!)
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a 3-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

Speaking of food, tonight I am hosting a soirée raclette at my apartment. In case you're wondering, it looks something like this:



You're supposed to put the cheese in the dishes and melt them under the mini stove. Then you pour the cheese on potatos and eat it with meat - yum! Today I went to the store to buy all the fixings and I stood looking at all the meats for at least 10 minutes. I couldn't figure out which meats were raclette-ish aside from salami, so I asked a random guy standing next to me, who proved to be unhelpful. He just shrugged and said "You can use whatever you want" before quickly walking away. Thanks for the advice (and for making me feel like a creeper)!

Last night I went to the French couple's house to watch the handball semi-finals (France vs. Denmark, France won) and eat dinner. It was my first time watching handball, which is pretty much basketball, soccer, and football mixed into one sport. Guys run around dribbling a ball and try to toss it into a soccer goal sized net, while tackling each other. After dinner, I was served Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee (#99 on the list), which is supposedly the best coffee in the world and is quite expensive. I thought it was very tasty, quite mild, and just knowing I was drinking Blue Mountain coffee made me feel pretty special :) but on the other hand, other than the reputation, I can't see what all the fuss is about. I would be just as happy drinking a cup of San Marco (my fave. coffee brand here, 4 Euros for 250g).

Yesterday in class, we learned the verb "to love" for Valentine's Day. I asked the kids to tell me what they love and, of course, a little boy raised his hand and said, "I love big lolos." Lolos is French for boobs. This kid is freaking 10 years old! So I thought I must have misunderstood him and said, "You love what?" He repeated himself, this time using gestures. Excellent.