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Journal tuxette's Journal: 50 things to eat before you die 80

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From the BBC: The top 50:

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
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
33. Shark
34. Sushi
35. Paella
36. Barramundi
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
46. Tapas
47. Jerk chicken and pork
48. Haggis
49. Caviar
50. Cornish pasty

The only things I haven't eaten from this list are: Moreton Bay bugs, kangaroo, guinea pig, barramundi, Australian meat pie, haggis

How about all of you?

And, is there anything missing? What do you think should be on this list?

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  • What a peculiar list! "Sandwiches"? "Chinese food"? It certainly makes it easy to check things off (usually with lists like this you feel like you've wasted your life; here it's more "Hmmm, if I eat a kangaroo, I can die tomorrow!") but it's hard to add anything given the breadth of the existing entries.
    • OK... I have to ask... what's haggis really taste like?

      I am one to try anything once... but I'd really have to think about trying haggis...
      • There's nothing objectionable about its taste, if you don't know what it is. I don't really care for the heavy, greasy texture.

        If there's a kosher grocery or deli near you, ask for kishke -- that's pretty similar, although nowadays the casing is usually vegetable-based rather than a real intestine. Haggis has a whole ceremony associated it with it, though, that's part of the experience.

      • I have to ask... what's haggis really taste like?

        I've never understand the mystique about it. It simply tastes of peppered ground beef.

  • 51. Norwegian chocolate

    52. Lutefisk

    53. Smalahovve (sheep's head)

    54. Cod with Red Wine

    55. Squirrel

    56. Snake

    57. Cat

    It might be that the last two are covered under Chinese food.

    • - whale - seal - seagull eggs - cloudberries (multebær) with vanilla ice cream - northern Norwegian strawberries (i.e. those exposed to 24 hours a day of daylight)
    • Although it's probably covered under 'mexican food'
      habanero peppers should be on the list. They aren't a taste I'm fond of, but they're the only thing hot enough to bring me to tears. wasabi didn't do it, jalapenos haven't done it, horesradish hasn't done it for me, only habanero pepers have brougt me to tears, from the heat.
  • Well, I have eaten everything on this list except kangaroo and guinea pig and I dont even know what Durian fruit is. I should also say that I am personally opposed to eating octopus these days as I had one for a pet once. Her name was cephus (short for cephalopod) and was one of the coolest pets I have ever known. She was amazingly intelligent with problem solving abilities that stunned me.

    All of that said, the last trip I took to New Zealand and Australia introduced me to Morton Bay bugs, showed me wha
    • Durian fruit is a fruit that smells like rotting flesh but apparently tastes really good.
    • Here's a durian [bangkokpost.net] ;-) Big and spikey.

      Durians are known as the King of Fruits, and also known as stinkfruits because of their pungent odor. They're so smelly that they're banned in some apartments and hotels in places like Thailand. But the flesh itself is sweet, rich, and creamy. Kind of like a sweet avocado. Yum yum!

      Here's wikipedia's entry on durians [wikipedia.org]...

      • Ah-Ha! I saw some of those in one of the local asian markets last weekend and wondered what it was. My wife and I stood over them for about five minutes talking and discussing just what they might be and concluded we had no idea. Thanks tuxette!

      • They're called Jackfruits in Asia.

        Very, very tasty. They're quite awesome with honey, too. Well, the real ones.
        • No. Jackfruits and durians are not the same thing [proscitech.com.au].

          "Jackfruit fondness grows with familiarity. The smell of a fully ripe fruit in an enclosed space may at first be unpleasant to some although the experience cannot be compared to the durian." hehe!

          • Oh damn. Now I know what Durians are. I kinda saw the pic and thought it was the same thing, not too good with names *embarrassed*

            Btw, Jackfruits rock. Ripe ones with good honey are an acquired but awesome taste - but I will have to agree on the smell part ;)
            • I think durians have bigger "spikes" but I'm not too sure...

              I'm not too crazy about jackfruit, but I've only had it 2 or 3 times...

  • It's quite tender if it's done well. Very beef like, but much leaner. At least, that's what "Dinner in the Dirt" in Yulara, NT provides you with. I'm pretty sure it's quite different from what the "old fellas" (aborigines) eat. :)
    • There are rumors flying around that McDonald's burgers contained Kangaroo. But, then there's been rumors that they contain most of the other 49 things as well, and worse.

      I've had most of the things on the list, missing the same ones as Tuxette, and I have no idea what Cream Tea is.

      I know cheesecake is on there, but I'd like to lobby for just cheese itself. And no proscuitto, salami, or pepperoni on the list!!! An outrage.

      • If you go to the bbc site, you can click on the names of the foods to find out what they are. Cream tea is more of an experience than anything else...

        As for cheese, proscuitto, etc., the list was based on a survey of Brits, so... :-P

  • I'm missing 5 of them: Moreton Bay Bugs, Alligator, Guinea pig, Australian meat pie and Durian fruit.

    I'm sure that everyone can debate aspects of the list (e.g. the relatively high proportion of antipodean delecacies relative to the region's over all contribution to world cuisine - but who am I to argue that seeing as I had a kangaroo apetizer at a restaurant in London (the Sugar Club) a few years back, so it is possible to find the stuff). I suspect that this weighting reflects British "exotic holiday"
    • ...is the result of a survey done in the UK. So whaddya expect? ;-)

      I like your additions, especially that of cheese. It's a disgrace that cheese isn't on the list...

      • the lack of cheese is a disgrace, but as you point out, if you ask a mass UK audience about food, you get a result conditioned by the British experience of "food"

        Looks like Delia still has work to do.
      • cheese is too 'french' to make a british list ;) (some cheese and crackers with your wine?) i've noticed the list omits any thing that can really be considered 'french' despite the fact that it's one of the most well known international cooking styles.. (particularly at 'high class' hotels etc.) why there is even a school here in minnesota with a 'le cordon bleu' certification for some course offering etc...
    • Be very careful to not smell the durian. Eating it is great, but smelling it is a big mistake.
    • Would an Australian meat pie be any different from a meat pie in the US?

      Is Barramundi any different from N Atlantic Perch? Or a Moreton Bay Bug that much different from a Florida (or Maine or Alaskan) Lobster?

      Things that should have been added:

      Gumbo
      Cajun style Crawdads
      Jambalya
      Dirty Rice
      Buffalo
      Moose (I consider venison soley to be Deer)
      • I'm also thinking that it's OK to use cultural equivalents for the stuff I'm missing, but then again... there are differences... dunno (it's Saturday morning and I haven't had any coffee yet)

        Mmm...Cajun food... and buffalo, ages since I've had that... and moose (elg) is plentiful though typically expensive (for obvious reasons) here...

  • i wouldn't eat half the things on that list, and some are ridiculously broad and should be narrowed down considerably. For example, does it matter how these things are prepared?

    add:

    pears poached in brandy with dark chocolate sauce

    pupusas made with mushrooms and cheese

    celery with peanut butter and raisins

    SUSHI made with raisins, egg, and cucumber

    mochi stuffed with maple-walnut cream cheese

    pomegranate seeds

    coffee granita with whipped cream

    rack of spam (the version with the peanut butter and pineapple
  • 2. Lobster 4. Thai food 8. Crab 9. Curry 10. Prawns 11. Moreton Bay Bugs 16. Mussels 19. Cream tea 20. Alligator 21. Oysters 22. Kangaroo 28. Squid 32. Guinea pig 33. Shark 35. Paella 36. Barramundi 37. Reindeer
    38. Kebab -- Do they mean shish-kebab?!?
    39. Scallops 40. Australian meat pie 42. Durian fruit 43. Octopus 46. Tapas
    47. Jerk -- i've met a few haven't eaten any Do they mean 'beef jerky'???
    46. Tapas 47. Jerk chicken and pork 48. Haggis 49. Caviar
    50. Cornish pasty -- sorry only had the pasty my family
    • 47. Jerk -- i've met a few haven't eaten any Do they mean 'beef jerky'???

      Its a combination of spices Jamacians put on their food. Think of the hotest, spiciest food you've eaten. Multiply that by 500 and that's what its like to inhale a jerk.

      Its REALLY hot. :-)
      • It is fabulous. I had some Jamaican friends make some for me and a bunch of others, back in my wild and crazy Cornell days. I wish I could reproduce what they made (and they combined all the spices from scratch). It was food to die for...
      • I doubt that, I've eaten a habanero plain. (it was only about a 100,000 scoville habanero, unfortunately)
        those little 2 oz bottles or whatever size they sell the authentic mexican habanero sauce in, well I used to go through a bottle a week of that stuff.

        MM nothing like crying when you take a bite and then feeling sick to the stomache as your tummy can't handle the heat... err.. and no I'm not talking Tobasco brand habanero sauce
        (that only has 8000 scoville units which means full 12 oz bottle has about ha
        • Um, they do use habaneros in jerks, if they don't use Scotch bonets ;-)
          • Um, they do use habaneros in jerks, if they don't use Scotch bonets

            Habanero and scotch bonnet are the same thing

            There are hotter peppers available - but the habanero/scotch bonnet is the hottest you find in any commercial quantities in the US.

            As to whether Jerk is hotter than straight habanero - its hard to say - sinc ethe jerk seasoning is concentrated it can be about the same as straight raw habanero - especially the flesh of the habanero - the membrane on the inside has even more heat though, so I d
            • Habanero and scotch bonnet are the same thing

              No, they are not the same thing. From pepperfacts [thescarms.com]:

              The habanero is not the same pepper as the Scotch Bonnet They are of the same species but the Scotch Bonnet is not a Cultivar. The Scotch Bonnet has a different shape - one which closely resembles a Scot's bonnet - so it is very easy to differentiate the two. The Scotch Bonnet grows mainly in the Caribbean islands while the habanero grows mainly in Latin and North American. The flavor of the two, however, is v

          • Well someone shoulda told google that and it should have ignored all the recipies for 'jerk' that didn't include habanero.
            I'm assuming that properly prepared jerk is like a properly prepared habernaro sauce in terms of raw heat, only unlike habanero, where the heat all comes late, the jerk has it's heat coming in waves. (at least from the descriptions i've read of what it's like) I won't know if it's really hot enough to make me cry until I try it, and I wouldn't want to try it if it wasn't properly prepa

  • Well (Score:2)

    by metlin ( 258108 ) *
    There are just about 15 items that are vegetarian in that list :-)

    Suffice it to say that I've not eaten most of them. Darn.
  • 11. Moreton Bay Bugs
    22. Kangaroo
    32. Guinea pig
    33. Shark
    35. Paella
    36. Barramundi
    37. Reindeer
    40. Australian meat pie
    42. Durian fruit
    50. Cornish pasty

    I'd like to try those. I'm not sure about guinea pig, but I'd try it. I'm surprised I've never had Paella... I might have to make it some time.

    I'm glad escargot isn't on there, because I don't want anything to do with that. I think Uni should be on there, simply for the texture.

    • Your list is pretty similar to mine - here is what I have left to try:

      11. Moreton Bay Bugs

      32. Guinea pig
      36. Barramundi
      40. Australian meat pie
      42. Durian fruit
      48. Haggis

      Of those, I actually only ever heard of Guinea Pig (though never seen it on a menu) and Haggis. Guinea pig I'd have no problem eating - Haggis I might try a VERY small portion sometim - but one of the few things I don't like is organ meats, so I know it's not going to become a favorite.

      A little Googling indicates Moreton Bay Bugs are basical

      • I tried Haggis... it wasn't as bad as I expected. I had two bites. It was not something I would eat a lot of, it was one of those things where someone was eating it and I wanted to try it just to say I had eaten it. I'd never order it.
  • 11. Moreton Bay Bugs, 22. Kangaroo,32. Guinea pig, 36. Barramundi, 37. Reindeer, 42. Durian fruit, 46. Tapas, 48. Haggis

    Only 8 things. Not bad, not bad. I'd also add:
    Pesto
    Anchovies!!! (Good anchovies in a good anchovie dish)
    Kim Chi (once you get over the smell, its quite good)
    Duck
  • 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 23, 24, 26 (and i'll have no more, if i can help it), 30, 31, 41, 44, 45. That's 18 out of the total 50. I despise 49).

    I haven't had any reindeer, but i've had plain deer. And wild boar.

  • I've eaten most of that list, barring Guinea Pig, Kangaroo, bugs, and many of the shellfish. Aussie meat pies are fantastic things! The list is missing boullibase. borscht, Camembert (especially double-cream Camembert), limburger, strawberries in Devonshire cream, baklava, Italian beef, poutine, and my personal favorite thing of all, pussey.

    Goddess, I miss waking up in the morning, her scent still dried-crunchy in my hair *WEG*
    • I've had borscht, and there is another Russian dish that I can't think of the name of off the top of my head. It's a layered dish, with fish in the bottom and layers of cabbage and veggies and a sauce... Damn it, what's it called? As for the last item, I wondered who'd mention that. I figured it'd be bofh31337. :-)
  • A few more to add from the last two months...

    Snapping turtle

    Horse

    Locus

    Goat

    Buffalo

    Ostridge

    Blood Sausage

    Rabbit

    A wide variety of Cheeses, the stinky ones can be tasty!

  • I haven't yet had:

    32. Guinea pig
    37. Reindeer

    I draw the line at eating guinea pigs.
    • I draw the line at eating guinea pigs.

      Why? Have you had one as a pet or something?

      I've heard from quite a few people that they aren't that good, which lowers the motivation level. But if I'm in Peru and starving, I'd probably eat one :-)

      • It would be a bit like eating a cat or a dog. I understand that it may be a necessity for some, but I guess it's a "don't eat your domestic pets" taboo.

        Still if I were starving, I wouldn't be so fussy.
        • One notorious scoutmaster (he gained his notoriety more than ten years ago when he was involved in a rather nasty military scandal) gained even more to his notoriety when he taught his boyscouts to cook a cat. I think the boys even kinda liked it (it was an adventure of sorts), but when some kid told his parents about what they had done on their field trip, their parents immediately started ringing church bells (metaphorically speaking), etc. Rather silly, i'd say.

  • Hmmm... (Score:2)

    by arb ( 452787 )
    Things I haven't eaten...

    20. Alligator
    22. Kangaroo
    28. Squid
    29. American diner breakfast
    32. Guinea pig
    37. Reindeer
    42. Durian fruit
    47. Jerk
    47. Jerk chicken and pork
    48. Haggis

    The only things I haven't eaten from this list are: Moreton Bay bugs, kangaroo, guinea pig, barramundi, Australian meat pie, haggis

    Moreton Bay Bugs are quite nice - Balmain Bugs are better IMHO though. Barramundi is a delicious treat, unfortunately it can be very hard to get hold of real barra around here. Several unscrupulous fish s
    • I hope to visit Australia some day, and try some of these foods that I'm "missing." Though I could always find a meat pie recipe on the net...
      • Though I could always find a meat pie recipe on the net...

        While I am sure there are many good pie recipies on the net, nothing beats getting a freshly made meat pie straight from the bakery. There are a couple of bakeries in the city where I live that make absolutely magnificent pies. Whether plain beef, steak and onion, steak and cheese, or any of the dozens of different varieties - they're all good.

        There's also something to be said for some of the "mass-produced" varieties: Patties (though they are sti
        • While I am sure there are many good pie recipies on the net, nothing beats getting a freshly made meat pie straight from the bakery.

          Yeah, I know what you mean. I've made the Chinese meat-filled buns before, but they're just not the same when compared to what I was able to get at the Chinese bakery, the time I lived near one.

          Speaking of Chinese stuff, I think dim sum should have been on that list...

    • Dude... seriously... eat some squid. Deep fried calamari is GREAT! Several of the things on that list are in Australia... I'd like to visit someday. Can I crash at your place? ;-)

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