50 Foods You Should Try Before You Die

[figmo]

The BBC assembled a list of 50 foods you should try before you die. Like lysana, I've tried most of them already. I've instead opted to italicize those few I haven't yet tried.


1. Fresh fish
2. Lobster
3. Steak
4. Thai food
5. Chinese food
6. Ice cream
7. Pizza
8. Crab
9. Curry
10. Prawns
11. Moreton Bay Bugs (I looked it up; turns out I had one in Australia, where they called it "bay lobster")
12. Clam chowder
13. Barbecues
14. Pancakes
15. Pasta
16. Mussels
17. Cheesecake
18. Lamb
19. Cream tea
20. Alligator
21. Oysters
22. Kangaroo
23. Chocolate
24. Sandwiches
25. Greek food
26. Burgers
27. Mexican food
28. Squid
29. American diner breakfast
30. Salmon
31. Venison
32. Guinea pig (Why?)
33. Shark
34. Sushi
35. Paella
36. Barramundi (turns out I had this in Australia, too; also known as Giant Perch)
37. Reindeer
38. Kebab
39. Scallops
40. Australian meat pie
41. Mango
42. Durian fruit
43. Octopus
44. Ribs
45. Roast beef
46. Tapas
47. Jerk chicken/pork
48. Haggis
49. Caviar
50. Cornish pasty

Comments

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

http://www.nativefish.asn.au/barramundi.html

And in Ecuador and parts of Peru, folks keep guinea pigs for food -- eating at home, and selling -- the way folks in parts of Asia and the US keep a flock of chickens or folks in Australia keep pigeons or folks in France have rabbits. They're just food there.

[bikergeek.livejournal.com]

New England or Manhattan style clam chowder?

[redaxe.livejournal.com]

Both, I'd hope. I prefer New England style, but I understand that there are folks who don't share my taste. (There are folks who prefer their tea with milk, or to drink coffee, and we can get along, most of the time, too :-)

[figmo.livejournal.com]

What kind of a New Yawker are you, anyway? ;-)

[figmo.livejournal.com]

It didn't say.

I strongly prefer Manhattan.

[slfisher.livejournal.com]

Geez, I'd better be careful. I've only got about three things left to eat before I die.

11. Moreton Bay Bugs
32. Guinea pig (and I'd love to)
36. Barramundi
40. Australian meat pie
42. Durian fruit
50. Cornish pasty

[cat-herder.livejournal.com]

What!? No Flint's BBQ pork ribs? No Cajun style etouffe? No sweet potato pie? Sheesh!

[figmo.livejournal.com]

Whaddya want with a list created by Brits.

[howeird]

Any list of food which places chocolate out of the top three is lame.

[gorgeousgary]

Hmm...37 out of 50, not bad so far. Oddly enough, I think I have had haggis, probably at an Intersection party.

I can't believe durian made the list...and of course having read the list you know what I'm going to be humming the rest of the night!!

[catalana.livejournal.com]

Hmm, a pretty bad list if you're allergic to seafood and shellfish...*grin*