The Vaguetarian Two Hundred
Posted on September 6, 2008 - Filed Under Meme
I’ve been tagged by Jen at Embracing the Chaos to do the Omnivore’s 100 Food List Meme. I’ve also been seeing the Vegan 100 Food List Meme going around, most recently on VeggieGirl’s blog. So I did the most sensible thing and I stole it from her so I could do both! I can do this because I’m a certifiable Vaguetarian. 
I hope your wrists are ready to roll that mouse down. Some of the entries are the same between lists. But that’s not my fault - I didn’t make the lists. I had to look up some of these because I didn’t know what they were! As for tagging on this one, since I’ve seen it around so much and been late in doing it myself, I can’t think who else hasn’t done it. But if you haven’t done it and would like to or if you’ve done one and not the other, then maybe you would like to do a little switcheroo or do both! I’d love to read what you come up with.
The instructions are pretty much the same for both lists:
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.
Now, without further ado, here’s my completed Omnivore’s 100 Food List.
1. Venison - I did not like it at all
2. Nettle tea - I’ve had nettles in my tea blends but not just plain Nettle tea.
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht - I’ve had the tomato based one, not the beet one
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho - Phee, Phi, Pho, Phum, I smell… okay, just kidding - I never had it.
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 - not my favorite flavor though
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras - I’m just not into organ meats, sorry
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 - no but I’ve had similar stuff without anchovies in it - yummy
31. Wasabi peas - love these guys. Yum.
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl - But not together. I’m not a big fan of clam chowder though I love corn chowder. And the bread boules I can live without too. One little piece of bread is better than a whole bowl made of it.
33. Salted lassi - I only drink yogurt in smoothies.
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O - why when there are such fun things as jello shots?
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal - Not a big curry fan
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu - no pufferfish for me. I don’t want to risk it. 
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 - I’d try this
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine - I want to try it since my Canadian friends make it sound so good.
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads - again, no organ meats, thank you
63. Kaolin - I go out of my way to not eat rocks and clay but if it is a mineral already in some other food then I’ll probably eat it.
64. Currywurst - never tried this spicy sausage but I’d be willing to give it a taste.
65. Durian - considering the expense and the fact that it is not local AND that it smells, I don’t think I want to try it because what if I end up LIKING it? I’m better off without it.
66. Frogs’ legs - I’m sure it tastes like chicken but I’ve no desire to try it. I’ll just have chicken.
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini - I’ve tried caviar and can live fine without it. I don’t think blini necessarily goes with it either even though lots of places serve them together.
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost - I don’t eat cheese I can’t pronounce and brown is not a good color for cheese.
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail - Yup - chewy just like you’d expect.
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky - I haven’t had the asian kind but other countries make a very similar wafer coated with chocolate that I have had. It’s good.
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant. - What do I care what a tire rates a restaurant?
85. Kobe beef - So named because probably only Kobe Bryant can afford it.
86. Hare - Nor tortoise, neither
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 - I’ve had bagels but without the salmon - I’ve had the smoked salmon other ways and liked it though
97. Lobster Thermidor - no. I’m not even a big lobster fan but I would never eat it this way. We New Englanders like our lobstah steamed and dipped in buttah - no fancy crap to cover up the flavah.
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake
And here is my completed Vegan’s 100 Food List
1. Natto
2. Green Smoothie
4. Haggis - I don’t want this whether it’s vegan or not. Thank you very much.
5. Mangosteen
6. Creme brulee
7. Fondue
8. Marmite/Vegemite
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Nachos
12. Authentic soba noodles
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Taco from a street cart - I’ve never even seen a street cart selling tacos but it sure wouldn’t entice me
16. Boba Tea - This is also called bubble tea and I really do want to try it as soon as I can find some!
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Gyoza - but to me they will forever be known as dumplings or potstickers for that is how they were introduced to me many years ago when I first started eating them.
20. Vanilla ice cream - I’ve had non vegan ice cream and rice cream which was really good.
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Ceviche - This is a seafood dish so I’m not sure why it’s on this list either.
24. Rice and beans
25. Knish
26. Raw scotch bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche - again with the animal products on a vegan list.
28. Caviar - I’m not sure why this is on a Vegan’s List as it is an animal product
29. Baklava
30. pate - I’ve had nonvegan pate - didn’t like it.
31. Wasabi peas - love these guys. Yum.
32. Chowder in a sourdough bowl - I’ve had Chowder and bread boules but not sure if it was a sourdough boule
33. Mango lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Mulled cider
37. Scones with buttery spread and jam
38. Vodka jelly - doesn’t sound like something I even want to try
39. Gumbo
40. Fast food french fries
41. Raw Brownies
42. Fresh Garbanzo Beans
43. Dahl
44. Homemade Soymilk
45. Wine from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Stroopwafle
47. Samosas
48. Vegetable Sushi
49. Glazed doughnut
50. Seaweed
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Tofurkey
54. Sheese - I’ve had faux cheeses and made my own but not sure if I’ve had this brand 55. Cotton candy
56. Gnocchi
57. Piña colada
58. Birch beer
59. Scrapple
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Soy curls
63. Chickpea cutlets
64. Curry
65. Durian
66. Homemade Sausages
67. Churros, elephant ears, or funnel cake
68. Smoked tofu
69. Fried plantain
70. Mochi
71. Gazpacho
72. Warm chocolate chip cookies
73. Absinthe - I can’t remember if I’ve tried this or not (hic)
74. Corn on the cob
75. Whipped cream, straight from the can -
76. Pomegranate
77. Fauxstess Cupcake
78. Mashed potatoes with gravy
79. Jerky
80. Croissants
81. French onion soup
82. Savory crepes
83. Tings
84. A meal at Candle 79
85. Moussaka - this one I’d like to try.
86. Sprouted grains or seeds
87. Macaroni and “cheese” -I’ve tried the vegan kind and will probably never have that again. Can’t do it. Sorry.
88. Flowers
89. Matzoh ball soup
90. White chocolate
91. Seitan
92. Kimchi
93. Butterscotch chips
94. Yellow watermelon
95. Chili with chocolate
96. Bagel and Tofutti
97. Potato milk
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Raw cookie dough - I’ve not had the vegan raw cookie dough, only the non-vegan.
So if this hasn’t made you run off and get a bowl of some kind of goodie to munch on then go ahead and do one or both of these lists yourself! It’s fun and if you look up the foods you don’t know, you may find something you want to try!
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What a list, Teeni. I don’t even know what half of the stuff up there is!
Poutine…oh my, I miss that. So yummy!
Is haggis vegan?
Oh, BD, I think there is a vegan version of haggis but honestly, I don’t think I care to try either one. I don’t judge anyone if they like it, but it just doesn’t sound appealing to me no matter which way it is made. And well, fortunately there’s plenty of other stuff to eat so… LOL.
I only got as far as #3 and I felt compelled to respond.
Huevos Rancheros are the food from the Gods!!!
My favorite food ever. Now back to your post.
LOL. I admit that I like eggs almost any style!
I am happy to hear their is a vegan list! I saw the other one going around and felt a bit left out. Ha ha.
LOL. Feel free to steal a list or two and go to town with it, kilax! It’s fun!
Wow Teeni, you have a seriously adventurous palate. Now I need to Google about 75 things…hmmm
LOL - Don’t feel bad, Hay - I had to google a lot of them myself. The scary thing is I googled some and then realized I had actually had them before. LOL.
Mmmm…the vegan list looks yummy! I definitely need to do some serious cooking today
LOL. The only problem with doing these lists is that they can seriously make you hungry staring at those food names for so long.
Haha, I LOVE how you combined both lists, Teeni!! So fun!!
Thanks, VeggieGirl - it was fun to do them both.
LOL, I have so many comments to make I might as well just do the 2 lists. Sounds like a fun thing to do this afternoon while I’m doing laundry.
Enjoy, DL! But make sure you have a healthy snack nearby or the desire to be bad will certainly be tempting you!
LOL
wow what a list! i don’t recognize most of them though, so it’s nice to meet food names i haven’t known before.
I had to look a lot of them up too! But it was fun and I learned a little bit!
Me being the picky one, I’m surprised I’ve had something from the lists Teenie hasn’t, mole poblano. Oh, and I can’t believe they made a vegetarian scrapple. It must have been priceless to see our faces when we had a waitress explain to us what regular scrapple was. Blech.
Oh, I didn’t realize you had something I didn’t. Wow! LOL. And yeah, although I’m sure scrapple tastes great (many people love it), it just didn’t sound appetizing when our waitress explained it to us. Leftover meats all put together, etc. So I would say it’s a lot like sausage that way. Although I’ve had sausage and I do like some sausage very much, but when someone reminds me what it is made out of, it grosses me out. So there’s been a major decline in the amount of sausage I eat to almost nil.
You definitely need to try,
74. Gjetost, or brunost - I don’t eat cheese I can’t pronounce and brown is not a good color for cheese.
It is quite delicious even though it is brown. It has a slight sweet taste. It is brown because during the cooking process, the sugars caramelize.
Hmmm. Well, okay, as long as I have you to speak for it, then I’m willing to give it a try. Usually, I’m not that closed minded about food but I looked this one up and saw the picture and that turned me off. I should know better than to judge my food by the cover though so maybe I will give this a try (if I can find it now)! LOL. Do you know how to pronounce it? If you do, fill me in!
Oh - I suppose I could look up how to pronounce it too. **smacks self in forehead**
I have not had huevos rancheros, but I did have huevos a al mexicana–scrambled eggs with fresh jalapeno peppers in them, and they were good and hot!
Those sound delicious too! I’ve heard of huevos rancheros being done with scrambled eggs also. A little bit of spice is good, huh?
I’ve actually done a menu tasting at a Michelin 3-star restaurant. Per se in NYC. It was fantastic, but way too expensive. I preferred the tasting at Bouley, another fabu restaurant in NYC.
Well, I’d take your word for it over a tire, anyday! LOL. I would like to try some of those restaurants. Maybe TGH and I will have to plan a trip to NYC soon.
Jeez Teens, what a list. Some of this stuff sounds like exotic insect life more than food. I’ve never heard of about half of them. Though, I have tried most of what you have tried. Interesting what we humans can consider food though, eh?
Annie
LOL. You said it, Annie - exotic insect life. Certainly not what I want on my menu.
Here’s my new saying: “One man’s delicacy is another man’s disgust.” 
I agree with some of these others…I don’t even know what some of this stuff is! I DO know that I don’t like peanut butter, though.
Peanut butter is usually a safe bet unless you are allergic! At least it is almost universally recognizable! LOL. Welcome to the Vaguetarian Tea Room, Colby! Nice to meet ya!
I’m glad I stuffed my piehole with carrot cake before reading this!
Yeah, it’s a good idea to have some healthy snacks on hand if you want to complete these lists. LOL.
Well, you have certainly tried a lot more “unusual” things than me!! But you REALLY need to try Marmite & Vegemite … I will try and remember to get some and send it to you. It’s Vegan so you have no excuse!!
And Eggs Benedict … that’s so yummy! I can’t believe you haven’t tried it before.
Chilli Chocolate is also VERY good. Mmmmm.
You will have to instruct me in how to eat Marmite & Vegemite if you do send it because I don’t want to look like an idiot and just be sticking a spoon in it if that isn’t how you eat it.
I think I actually tried Eggs Benedict but didn’t like the sauce on it. I don’t know why I didn’t bold that one. My mistake. I do need to try chilli chocolate though - you are not the first to tell me how good it is. So I need to get my hands on some. 
Oh, cognac with a fat cigar…there’s me.
Haha - in your smoking jacket and all, huh?
I love it…in fact if I find the time I may just do this on my page.
Go for it, Cowgal! I bet you’ve had some stuff I haven’t had. Nice to see ya, by the way!
I have no idea how to pronounce; I just refer to it as ‘that brown Norwejian cheese.’
LOL. Okay, that’s good enough for me. I can say that.
You basically eat Vegemite and Marmite on toast or bread. Spread toast or bread with butter/margarine and then with V or M. Simple as that! Actually, one of the quintessential Kiwi ways to eat Marmite (Vegemite is Australian, LOL) is to have it on a sandwich with pototo chips (crisps I think you call them). Really YUM!
Other people do things like add it to mashed potatoes, or make savoury scone thingies.
Okay - I think I could handle that! LOL. It would just be like me to put it on ice cream or something and totally experience it all wrong.
Thanks Hannah. At least now I know how to eat it! 
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