Monday, October 20, 2008

Avoiding sleep...

I have been rearranging the house, cleaning, and working all week, so no sewing, baking, or cooking lately. I did make a new craft table quick like, so I'll post pictures of that later. But while winding down I did this survey. Sadly, it was a lot of fun.



Instructions
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.

1. Venison- Quite a bit actually. I grew up slightly country and I wasn't afraid to try everything.
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros- I actually prefer mine divorced...
4. Steak tartare- Never again though.
5. Crocodile- Again, slightly country
6. Black pudding- ha ha I'm assuming not the D&D monster...
7. Cheese fondue - ooooooh yes.
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush- I'm not a fan of eggplant
11. Calamari - Yummy
12. Pho- Mmmm rare beef soup
13. PB&J sandwich - Well of course.
14. Aloo gobi - I am lead to believe I'm allergic to curry
15. Hot dog from a street cart - The best kind
16. Epoisses- I would love to, but it's a smelly cheese I can't afford.
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes- Honey Mead included? Either way, yes.
19. Steamed pork buns- Nooo.
20. Pistachio ice cream - Not my favorite, but it doesn't suck
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries - Yes! My friend Kevin's parents made an awesome birthday breakfast for me including black berries!
23. Foie gras- Mmmm so barbaric but so tasty.
24. Rice and beans - On maaannnyy ocassions
25. Brawn, or head cheese - With german family close, yes, and blech
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper- Oh good god no.
27. Dulce de leche - Good with fried bread pudding
28. Oysters - Oh, how I love you.
29. Baklava - I've tried it time and time again, and never really liked it, it's a shame, I love honey!
30. Bagna cauda- No, but I would love to try it
31. Wasabi peas - My mother loves them. I do not.
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl- I don't care what I'm eating it out of, yes.
33. Salted Lassi- No part of that sounds good to me...
34. Sauerkraut - Yes! Always. Yes.
35. Root beer float - Great in cupcake form as well!
36. Cognac with a fat cigar- I don't smoke
37. Clotted cream tea - And in England, on the Parliment Porch
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O - Properly made? No. But definately my fair share.
39. Gumbo- Several times
40. Oxtail- In a soup, it was disgusting
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects- Worms, ants, and grasshoppers.
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk - Many times
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more- The pricest that has touched my lips was Glen Ord...12 year? I'm not sure.
46. Fugu - I'd joke about killing for sushi, I however, would never die for it.
47. Chicken tikka masala - I'm just not huge fan of indian food
48. Eel - Mmmmmmm
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut - Yes. But never had the honor of eating one fresh
50. Sea urchin- In soup form.
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer- Kind of scary cheese...
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal - I even worked at Mc Donlads and I havent ever had a Big Mac.
56. Spaetzle- Mmm with beans and bratwurst.
57. Dirty gin martini- I'm not a huge fan of gin.
58. Beer above 8% ABV- The majority that I drink...
59. Poutine- Ha ha ha, in Sarnia.
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores - Who doesn't love burning marshmallows?
62. Sweetbreads- Once, and it was baaad, but I would gladly try it again.
63. Kaolin.....I googled this, it's clay. I've eaten playdoh....
64. Currywurst
65. Durian- I would love to give it a whirl
66. Frog legs- Yeah and they don't taste like chicken.
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake - Yes, oh very yes, yes, and yes.
68. Haggis- I would try it.
69. Fried plantain- I loooove fried plantains.
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini- Not my thing
73. Louche absinthe- I'm not sure that's what it's called.
74. Gjetost, or brunost- Not yet, but woo goat cheese!
75. Roadkill - Never that I was aware of.
76. Baijiu- I havent, but Anthony Bourdain seems to be a fan
77. Hostess Fruit Pie - Unfortunately
78. Snail- Chewy.
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict- Only if it's homemade, the idea of hollandaise sitting in a bowl for hours at a restaurant gives me the willies.
83. Pocky - Not my first choice, but some days at Dragon Con, that's your only glimpse of food.
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef - Heaven in my mouth. There is this restaurant that serves barely seared Kobe.
86. Hare
87. Goulash - Of course, poor man's dish
88. Flowers - My grandma used to make rose petal ice cream
89. Horse- Even I draw the line somewhere
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam - I would like this to be banned to Hawaii. And never allowed to return.
92. Soft shell crab- So yummy.
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish - With lemon and hot sauce
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox - Makes for a happy tummy
97. Lobster Thermidor- If I could ever afford it, I would be all over that.
98. Polenta- Not bad, but why do ritzy restaurants pick up peasant food and say "hey, I can make this pretentious somehow can't i?"
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake- As both jerky and fired.

And on that note, goodnight.....ya'll. hee.

2 comments:

Studio 14eleven
said...

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boulangertatoue said...

ha ha i dont know how to add the follower gadget...