» 100 Must Eat Foods Yellow Jeep Blonde: What do you do AFTER the kids grow up? I COOK!

While it is true that I own over a hundred cookbooks, my food freakishness doesn’t stop there. No. I have an obsession with food blogs. I look for recipes. I look for food related items. I look for food gadgets. I look for information about food in general. You know. . . the latest and greatest news about food. I think I may see a 12 Step Program in my future if I can’t get this under control.

In the meantime, those of you that stumble here thinking that I’m going to be talking about fun Jeep trips to the beach or muddin’ trips or rock climbing adventures, sorry about that. Here at Yellow Jeep Blonde, it’s mostly about FOOD, with some humor thrown in for good measure here and there, and boring stories about my children and holidays and pretty much anything else that trips my trigger.

Lately, I’ve been wanting to talk to you guys and get your take on food, ie. the sort of foods that YOU like to eat, the sort of recipes you’d like to see, that sort of thing. But other than straight-up begging for comments (which I’m not above doing, by the way), I wasn’t certain how to go about it. . . . until I found this at Slashfood which lead me to Omnivore’s Hundred, a list of 100 “must-try” foods written by a British food blogger. I found both lists very interesting and I thought it would be a great way for you let me know what YOU think about food. What you like and don’t like.

On the British list, I have to be honest. . . there was a lot on there that I’d never even heard of. It could be that I just don’t know the name but maybe know the dish. Not really sure on that one. I could have looked them up on Wikipedia, but there were too many to fool with.
On the American list, it was geared more toward specific regional specialties, so if you haven’t traveled much, then you’d be out of luck. The first list is the British Top 100 and I’ve bolded the foods that I’VE eaten and crossed out ones that I’d never even remotely try. Then I did the same thing with the American Top 100. You can participate in one or both or none. Leave a comment here and let me know what you think.

Here’s what I want you to do for Omnivore’s Hundred:

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.
4) Optional extra: Post a comment here at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results.

The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. 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 peas
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
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 three-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

I didn’t fair too well with the British list, did I?

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Here’s what I want you to do for Slashfood’s Top 100:

Slashfood’s 100 must-eat American foods

1. New York pizza
2. Hoppin’ John
3. New Mexico green chile
4. Homemade buttermilk biscuits
5. Tasso
6. Whole Maine lobster
7. Calabash-style shrimp and hushpuppies
8. Kansas City barbecue ribs
9. Hot glazed Krispy Kreme
10. San Diego fish tacos
11. Cheese curds
12. Key lime pie
13. Philly cheese steak
14. Memphis pork barbecue sandwich
15. Lowcountry boil
16. Huckleberry pie
17. New England clam chowder
18. Boiled peanuts
19. Buffalo burger
20. Eggs Benedict
21. Pastrami on rye
22. Corned beef and cabbage
23. Pancakes with maple syrup
24. Everything bagel with cream cheese and tomato
25. Thin Mints (preferably frozen)
26. Frito pie
27. Potato knish with mustard
28. Silver Queen corn on the cob
29. Soft pretzel from a street cart
30. Fresh-picked blueberries
31. Sourwood honey
32. State fair funnel cake
33. Chesapeake crab cakes
34. Candied yams
35. Oyster dressing
36. Snow cone or snowball
37. Wild Alaskan salmon
38. Sautéed morels
39. Persimmon pudding
40. General Tso’s Chicken
41. Frozen custard
42. Italian sausage with peppers and onions on a hoagie bun
43. Chili dog
44. Buffalo wings with blue cheese
45. Spam musubi
46. Saltwater taffy
47. Fluffernutter sandwich on Wonder Bread
48. Black and white cookie
49. Frybread
50. BLT with thick-cut applewood bacon
51. Baked beans
52. Pumpkin pie
53. Collards with vinegar and Tabasco
54. Tex-Mex fajitas with skirt steak and sautéed peppers
55. Fried green tomatoes
56. Succotash
57. Shrimp and grits
58. Hot water cornbread
59. Barbecue chicken pizza with red onions
60. Chicken fried steak
61. Carnitas burrito
62. Apple butter
63. ~~Geoduck~~
64. Soft-serve ice cream cone dipped in chocolate shell (especially Dairy Queen)
65. Pecan pie
66. Catfish supper at a church or fire station
67. Oysters Rockefeller
68. Homemade cranberry sauce
69. Pimiento cheese
70. MoonPie washed down with R.C. Cola
71. Pickled watermelon rind
72. Cracker Jacks at the ball game
73. Smithfield ham
74. Meatloaf and mashed potato blue plate special at diner
75. Chicken and waffles
76. Po’Boy
77. Green bean casserole with French’s fried onions
78. Stuffed sopaipillas
79. Turducken
80. Shad roe on toast
81. Sweet potato casserole with or without marshmallows
82. Cioppino
83. New York cheesecake
84. Pan-fried river trout
85. Jambalaya
86. North Carolina pig pickin’
87. California rolls
88. Burgoo
89. Penuche fudge
90. Fried peanut butter and banana sandwich (the Elvis)
91. Scrapple or livermush
92. Elk medallions in red wine reduction
93. Muscadine grapes
94. Cheeseburger at backyard barbecue
95. Open-face turkey sandwich
96. Chicago deep dish pizza
97. Cobb salad
98. Peach pie a la mode
99. Macaroni and cheese with Tillamook sharp cheddar
100. ~~Root beer float~~

Wow! I did much better with the American list. (Go figure. Me – American. Duh!)

I’ll try just about anything once. When I lived in Japan, I tried stuff where I never even knew what it was (no English translation available). Some of it was good. Some tasted like rubber. But I tried it. HOWEVER, there were a few things on these lists that I would never eat. First, I don’t like Root Beer, so the root beer float is out. That was on both lists. Second, on the British list, I had to nix Curried Goat (I’m not a fan of curry), the Whole Insects (thanks, but no thanks), and Roadkill (dispite what people think of us Southerners/Rednecks, I do NOT eat roadkill – just settin’ the record straight). Lastly, have you SEEN a geoduck? It looks too much like a giant penis for me to get past the visual. See!

Now go forth and copy and paste. Let me know if you post it cuz I’d love to see your results. Just trying to get to know my readers better. Disregard the penis looking clams. Sorry – just trying to help educate.