Food List Challenge

A Quest to Cook and Eat Every Food on “The List”

On April 14, 2012, I decided to take on The Food List Challenge – 100 things the facebook app creators claim you should eat before you die.  I’m not going to editorialize the list, since it seems somewhat arbitrary.  I’ll try not to label anything as “gross” because it is all matter of perspective. Some of the items on the list look simple enough.  Others may take some serious searching and some serious cash.  And, while I hate to admit defeat before I start, I know that I will probably not be able to purchase, much less, prepare Fugu, unless I’m prepared to risk my life.  Want to say you’ve (cooked and) eaten the items on the list?  Join the challenge!  I’m on a quest not just to EAT each of the items, but to find and PREPARE or COOK each of the items on the list.

Below is the list, my progress, and links to the recipes incorporating the foods.

Items remaining – 88.

1. Abalone
2. Absinthe
3. Alligator
4. Baba Ghanoush  Baba Ghanoush
5. Bagel & Lox  Homemade Bagels & (store bought) Lox
6. Baklava
7. Barbecue Ribs Barbecued Ribs with Bourbon BBQ Sauce
8. Bellini  Besties Bellini
9. Bird’s Nest Soup
10. Biscuits and Gravy
11. Black Pudding
12. Black Truffle
13. Borscht
14. Calamari
15. Carp
16. Caviar
17. Cheese Fondue
18. Chicken and Waffles
19. Chicken Tikka Masala Chicken Tikka Masala adapted from Suvir Saran
20. Chile Relleno
21. Chitlins
22. Churros
23. Clam Chowder
24. Cognac
25. Crab Cakes
26. Crickets
27. Currywurst
28. Dandelion Wine
29. Dulce de Leche
30. Durian
31. Eel
32. Eggs Benedict
33. Fish Tacos  Fish Tacos with Mango Black Bean Salsa
34. Foie Gras
35. Fresh Spring Rolls
36. Fried Catfish
37. Fried Green Tomatoes
38. Fried Plantain
39. Fritto Pie
40. Frogs’ Legs
41. Fugu
42. Funnel Cake
43. Gazpacho  Gazpacho!
44. Goat
45. Goat’s Milk
46. Goulash
47. Gumbo
48. Haggis
49. Head Cheese
50. Heirloom Tomatoes
51. Honeycomb
52. Hostess Fruit Pie
53. Huevos Rancheros
54. Jerk Chicken
55. Kangaroo
56. Key Lime Pie – Key Lime Pie
57. Kobe Beef
58. Lassi
59. Lobster  – Boiled Live Lobsters
60. Mimosa
61. MoonPie
62. Morel Mushrooms
63. Nettle Tea
64. Octopus
65. Oxtail Soup
66. Paella
67. Paneer
68. Pastrami on Rye
69. Pavlova
70. Phaal
71. Philly Cheese Steak
72. Pho
73. Pineapple and Cottage Cheese
74. Pistachio Ice Cream
75. Po’ Boy
76. Pocky
77. Polenta  Basic Polenta & Baked Polenta with Gouda & Braised Mushrooms
78. Prickly Pear
79. Rabbit Stew
80. Raw Oysters
81. Root Beer Float
82. S’mores
83. Sauerkraut
84. Sea Urchin
85. Shark
86. Snail
87. Snake
88. Soft Shell Crab
89. Som Tam
90. Spaetzle
91. Spam
92. Squirrel
93. Steak Tartare
94. Sweet Potato Fries  Sweet Potato Fries with Sriracha Dipping Sauce
95. Sweetbreads
96. Tom Yum
97. Umeboshi
98. Venison
99. Wasabi Peas  Salmon with Wasabi Peas
100. Zucchini Flowers